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Year 11 - Spanish

Las redes sociales: past, present, future, conversation (AQA)

Communication and the world around us: Repaso - la vida diaria y en línea

Unit Summary

This first revision unit covers all persons of the present and preterite. Pupils strengthen direct objects and modal verbs. They contrast the preterite and imperfect, use imperfect forms of 'estar' with a present participle to discuss actions in progress, and use the preterite for interruptions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to produce developed answers to conversation questions on the theme of technology in past, present and future time frames.

Key Notes

  • The simple present is used to express habitual events in the present.
  • The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
  • 'Ir a + infinitive' is used to say what is going to happen.
  • A verb clause is a piece of information containing a verb.
  • A well developed or extended response in a conversation has at least three verb clauses.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • simple present: verb tense used to express habitual events in the present e.g. 'I do'
  • preterite: verb tense used to express completed actions in the past e.g. 'I did'
  • ir a + infinitive: 2-verb structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'
  • verb clause: a piece of information containing a verb

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Like in a role-play, I should keep my answers short and concise in a conversation.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The simple present is used to express habitual events in the present. The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.

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

verb tense used to express habitual events in the present e.g. 'I do'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Like in a role-play, I should keep my answers short and concise in a conversation. Correction: Conversation answers should be developed and extended with at least three verb clauses.

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