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The weather: 'hacer' meaning 'be'

What I and others do: the verb 'hacer'

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils use 'hacer' to understand short texts and ask and answer questions about birthdays and other celebrations. They learn to use 'hacer' meaning be with weather expressions and extend their sentences using the subordinating conjunction 'cuando', meaning 'when'.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use 'hacer' to describe the weather and say what you and others are doing.

Key Notes

  • Words with penultimate syllable stress that end in any other consonant other than 'n' and 's' need an accent.
  • The verb 'hacer' can mean 'to do', 'to make' and 'to go'.
  • The verb 'hacer' is also used to mean it is' when describing the weather.
  • To work out the correct meaning of the verb, you often have to use the context to understand it.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • hacer: irregular Spanish verb meaning 'to do', 'to make'
  • hace: she, he, it does, part of the verb 'hacer' meaning 'to do' and 'to make' and also used when describing the weather
  • hago: I do, part of the verb 'hacer' meaning 'to do' and 'to make'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • We can translate weather phrases word for word from English and use the verb 'es'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Words with penultimate syllable stress that end in any other consonant other than 'n' and 's' need an accent. The verb 'hacer' can mean 'to do', 'to make' and 'to go'.

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

irregular Spanish verb meaning 'to do', 'to make'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: We can translate weather phrases word for word from English and use the verb 'es'. Correction: When talking about the weather, we use 'hace' to mean 'it is'. We can't translate weather phrases word for word from English.

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