Year 4 - Spanish
End of school year: 'jugar', 'juego', 'juegas', 'juega'
What I and others do: -AR and -ER singular verbs
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils use singular -er and -ar verbs, including stem-change verb 'jugar' to play, for end of school year activities, summer days and music lessons. They extend cultural knowledge learning names of several typical musical instruments from Peru. Pupils practise new sounds, v, b, and h.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use singular forms of the verb 'jugar' to describe end of term activities.
Key Notes
- The sounds [b] and [v] in Spanish sound the same; reading aloud helps with pronunciation.
- Retrieval of vocabulary consolidates learnt words. Using them regularly in different contexts supports this.
- Jugar is an irregular -ar verb: 'jug-' changes to 'jueg-'; the singular forms are: 'juego', 'juegas', 'juega'.
- You can use 'jugar' to describe end of term activities.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [v]: pronounced as in 'ver'
- jugar: irregular -ar verb meaning 'to play, playing'
- juego: irregular -ar verb meaning 'I play'
- juegas: irregular -ar verb meaning 'you play'
- juega: irregular -ar verb meaning 'she, he, it plays'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All -ar verbs are conjugated in the same way. This includes the verb 'jugar'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sounds [b] and [v] in Spanish sound the same; reading aloud helps with pronunciation. Retrieval of vocabulary consolidates learnt words. Using them regularly in different contexts supports this.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[v]'
pronounced as in 'ver'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All -ar verbs are conjugated in the same way. This includes the verb 'jugar'. Correction: Some -ar verbs, like 'jugar', are irregular. There is an extra 'e': 'Jug-' changes to 'jueg-'.
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