Year 6 - Spanish
Household chores: 2-verb phrases 'odiar' and 'amar'
What we like to do: -er and -ar verbs in the 'we' form; 2-verb phrases
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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 understand and give opinions about doing household chores using 2-verb phrases with 'odiar' and 'amar'.
Key Notes
- Tapas are small Spanish dishes - practising their names is a useful way to revisit sound-symbol correspondences.
- To say 'we' with an -ar verb, remove the -ar ending and add -amos. To say 'they', remove -ar ending and add -an.
- To say 'love' or 'hate' doing something, use the correct form of the verbs 'amar' and 'odiar' and add the infinitive.
- In English, phrases like 'we love' and 'we hate' can be followed by the infinitive (to + verb) or the gerund (-ing).
Vocabulary To Learn
- infinitive: form of the verb found in dictionary giving the general meaning of the verb
- gerund: -ing form of the verb that functions as a noun in a sentence
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When talking about what we like and hate, we change the ending of 'amar' or 'odiar' to say who loves or hates and add the gerund (-ing) of the verb that follows, as in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Tapas are small Spanish dishes - practising their names is a useful way to revisit sound-symbol correspondences. To say 'we' with an -ar verb, remove the -ar ending and add -amos. To say 'they', remove -ar ending and add -an.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'infinitive'
form of the verb found in dictionary giving the general meaning of the verb. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When talking about what we like and hate, we change the ending of 'amar' or 'odiar' to say who loves or hates and add the gerund (-ing) of the verb that follows, as in English. Correction: We change the ending of 'amar' or 'odiar' to say who loves or hates, but the verb that follows is in the infinitive.
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