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Year 6 - Spanish

A poem: 'Cada ser es único y especial'

What we like to do: -er and -ar verbs in the 'we' form; 2-verb phrases

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils use newly introduced 2-verb structures with opinion verbs 'amar' and 'odiar' to say what they like and hate doing, and modal verbs 'deber' and 'querer' to say what they must do and want to do. Contexts include household chores, rules at school, Lanzarote in summer and a poem.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to read, understand and adapt a Spanish poem.

Key Notes

  • Revisiting vocabulary like numbers, colours and animals is important; it helps you remember previously learnt words.
  • Exploring a poem builds grammar, vocabulary and fluency.
  • Reference resources like dictionaries give word meaning, word class and gender, and develop independent writing.
  • Adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun; they add detail to description.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • gender: grammatical categorisation of all nouns as masculine or feminine
  • word class: category of words of similar functions, e.g. nouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Reference resources, like dictionaries, only provide the definition of a word.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Revisiting vocabulary like numbers, colours and animals is important; it helps you remember previously learnt words. Exploring a poem builds grammar, vocabulary and fluency.

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

grammatical categorisation of all nouns as masculine or feminine. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Reference resources, like dictionaries, only provide the definition of a word. Correction: Reference resources, like dictionaries, also indicate word class and gender.

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