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La Tomatina: -ar and -er verbs 'she, he' vs. 'they'

Festivals and places: plural -ar/-er verbs, 'hay', 'muchos/muchas'

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils apply their knowledge of third person singular and plural -ar and -er verbs and new determiners 'mucho' and 'todo' to understand and communicate about festivals in Spain and Peru; the Tomatina, Fiestas Patrias and Inti Raymi, as well as aspects of Spain's physical geography.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand and write about what people do at La Tomatina using -ar and -er verbs.

Key Notes

  • La Tomatina is a Spanish festival in Buñol, where participants throw tomatoes at each other.
  • To read and say words accurately, it is important to know where the stress falls and how accents change pronunciation.
  • To mean 'she, he, it' with an -ar verb, remove the -ar ending and add -a. To mean 'they', remove -ar and add -an.
  • To mean 'she, he, it' with an -er verb, remove the -er ending and add -e. To mean 'they', remove -er and add -en.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • -ar verbs: a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
  • -er verbs: a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The word for 'people' in Spanish - 'la gente' - uses the 3rd person plural form of the verb - 'they' - like in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

La Tomatina is a Spanish festival in Buñol, where participants throw tomatoes at each other. To read and say words accurately, it is important to know where the stress falls and how accents change pronunciation.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '-ar verbs'

a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The word for 'people' in Spanish - 'la gente' - uses the 3rd person plural form of the verb - 'they' - like in English. Correction: 'La gente' is a singular noun and therefore uses the 3rd person singular form of the verb - 'she, he, it'.

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