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Year 10 - Spanish

Dos idiomas, dos culturas: develop reading, practise transcription

People and lifestyle: cuestiones de identidad

Unit Summary

This unit introduces singular and plural forms of 'haber' with an -ar verb stem and '-ado', and an -er or -ir verb stem with '-ido'. Pupils learn some irregular past participles. The unit introduces 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita', 'se debe', and the passive 'se' with the third person.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to interpret past, present and future time frames in reading comprehension questions about 'los Nuyoricans'.

Key Notes

  • You can use adverbs of time and verb tenses to interpret time frames in reading comprehension tasks.
  • In Spanish, the strong vowels are [a], [e] and [o]. These are always fully pronounced and don't glide into other sounds.
  • The stress in Spanish words ending in a vowel, 'n' or 's' falls on the penultimate syllable.
  • The stress in Spanish words ending in a consonant, excluding 'n' and 's', falls on the final syllable.
  • Words that break the rules of stress in Spanish pronunciation indicate where the stress should fall with an accent.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • strong vowel: vowels that are always fully pronounced and don't glide into other sounds; the strong vowels are [a], [e] and [o]
  • stress: pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In Spanish, 'mañana' always means 'morning'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

You can use adverbs of time and verb tenses to interpret time frames in reading comprehension tasks. In Spanish, the strong vowels are [a], [e] and [o]. These are always fully pronounced and don't glide into other sounds.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'strong vowel'

vowels that are always fully pronounced and don't glide into other sounds; the strong vowels are [a], [e] and [o]. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In Spanish, 'mañana' always means 'morning'. Correction: In Spanish 'mañana' has two meanings. It can mean 'morning' or 'tomorrow'.

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