Year 5 - Spanish
A dream: -ar verbs 'she, he' vs. 'they'
What I and others do: AR and -ER singular and plural verbs
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' verb knowledge. Pupils use singular and new plural forms in various contexts, including the languages classroom, a fundraising event, daily activities, a dream scene and Las Fallas festival. They use negation and conjunctions 'también' and 'pero' in extended sentences.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use -ar verbs to say what she, he and they are doing and describe a dream.
Key Notes
- Any vowel with a written accent is stressed. For words ending in vowels, -n or -s, stress the penultimate syllable.
- For all other words, stress the final syllable.
- Learning new vocabulary helps develop your understanding and comprehension.
- Many Spanish infinitives end in -ar; they are called-ar verbs.
- To say 'she, he' with -ar verbs, remove the -ar ending and add -a. To say 'they', remove the -ar ending and add -an.
Vocabulary To Learn
- syllable: single unit of pronunciation, part of a word you can say in one beat
- stress: pronouncing a syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
- -ar verb: Spanish infinitive that ends in -ar
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only syllables in words with written accents should be stressed.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Any vowel with a written accent is stressed. For words ending in vowels, -n or -s, stress the penultimate syllable. For all other words, stress the final syllable.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'syllable'
single unit of pronunciation, part of a word you can say in one beat. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Only syllables in words with written accents should be stressed. Correction: Any vowel with a written accent is stressed. For words ending in vowels, -n and -s, the penultimate syllable is stressed. For all other words, the final syllable is stressed.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Ask about activities at a fundraising event: -er verbs ' she, he' vs. 'you' Study Guide
- At break time: -er verbs 'he, she' and 'we', the negative 'no' Study Guide
- Fallas: -ar verbs 'she, he, it' vs. 'we' Study Guide
- In the languages classroom: -er verbs 'we' vs. 'she, he' Study Guide
- It's summer! Singular forms of 'hacer' Study Guide
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