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Year 10 - Spanish

Experiencias de trabajo: translation, extended writing

Studying and my future: mi futuro en el trabajo

Unit Summary

This unit introduces singular forms of the inflectional future tense for -ar, -er, -ir verbs. It also introduces irregular inflectional future stems 'tendr-', 'har-' and 'podr-'. Pupils revisit 'que' as a relative pronoun in subject relative clauses.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the BORDER acronym to respond fully and accurately to bullet points about the world of work.

Key Notes

  • It is important to establish the tense of Spanish verbs in order to accurately translate them into English.
  • When producing extended writing, you must establish the time frame of bullet point prompts to plan appropriate answers.
  • The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet points.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • tense: form of a verb that expresses time (past, present, future)
  • BORDER: acronym for extended writing

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Any word that ends in -é is in the preterite tense.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

It is important to establish the tense of Spanish verbs in order to accurately translate them into English. When producing extended writing, you must establish the time frame of bullet point prompts to plan appropriate answers.

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

form of a verb that expresses time (past, present, future). Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Any word that ends in -é is in the preterite tense. Correction: Some words that end in -é are in the inflectional future. In this case, the -é ending is added to the infinitive - 'trabajaré' (I will work) - rather than the stem, as in the preterite - 'trabajé' (I worked).

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