Year 10 - Spanish
En el colegio: extended speaking and writing
My personal world: la vida fuera y dentro del colegio
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils revisit irregular verb stems 'tuve' and 'hice', and learn new irregular stems. Pupils consolidate the second person singular for -er and -ir verbs in the preterite and now learn the second person plural. They learn 'sin' with an infinitive to mean 'without doing'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of regular and irregular verbs in the simple present and preterite to give a detailed description of school life and events.
Key Notes
- Use 'hacer' in the 3rd person singular to talk about the weather.
- Combining the preterite tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present experiences.
- It is important to plan the use of tenses and the inclusion of regular and irregular verbs when creating a longer text.
- Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
- Immediate repetition of a speaking task, with reduced support, improves performance.
Vocabulary To Learn
- hacer: an irregular verb meaning 'to do, make', 'doing' or 'making'
- hace: 3rd person singular of the verb hacer in the simple present, meaning 'she, he, it does, makes' or 'it is' when talking about the weather
- hizo: 3rd person singular of the verb hacer in the preterite, meaning 'she, he, it did, made' or 'it was' when talking about the weather
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Hacer' only translates as 'to do, make; doing, making'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Use 'hacer' in the 3rd person singular to talk about the weather. Combining the preterite tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present experiences.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'hacer'
an irregular verb meaning 'to do, make', 'doing' or 'making'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Hacer' only translates as 'to do, make; doing, making'. Correction: 'Hacer' can be used to talk about the weather and therefore we can't always translate phrases with 'hacer' literally. 'Hace sol' translates as 'it's sunny' and 'hizo calor' translates as 'it was hot'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Después del colegio: extended writing Study Guide
- Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions Study Guide
- Este fin de semana: infinitives with 'sin', 'para', 'antes de', 'después de' Study Guide
- Hacer planes: read aloud and translation Study Guide
- Los días de colegio: 1st person singular present tense with 'g', e.g. 'pongo' Study Guide
- Los fines de semana: 'ir' (present), 'ir' + a + infinitive (future) Study Guide
- Un espectáculo: -er/-ir preterite 2nd person singular and plural Study Guide
- Un evento deportivo: -er/-ir preterite, 'tú/vosotros', 'tu/vuestro' Study Guide
- Un viaje escolar: irregular preterite stems, preterite 'ir', 'hacer' Study Guide
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