Year 6 - Spanish
Lanzarote in summer: 2-verb phrases with 'querer'
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 what someone wants to do and say what you want to do in Lanzarote in the summer.
Key Notes
- Sound-spelling correspondences can be practised through reading and cultural learning about Lanzarote.
- 'Querer' means to want, wanting. To say I want, use 'quiero'; you want, use 'quieres'; she, he, it wants, use 'quiere'.
- To say someone wants to do something, use the correct form of the verb 'querer' and follow with an infinitive.
- To say I want to do something, use 'quiero' followed by an infinitive. To give an opinion, use 'es' and an adjective.
Vocabulary To Learn
- querer: verb meaning to want, wanting
- quiero: I want, part of the verb querer meaning to want, wanting
- quieres: you want, part of the verb querer meaning to want, wanting
- quiere: she, he, it wants, part of the verb querer meaning to want, wanting
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- You need to use the word 'a' meaning 'to' after querer to mean that someone wants to do something, as we do in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Sound-spelling correspondences can be practised through reading and cultural learning about Lanzarote. 'Querer' means to want, wanting. To say I want, use 'quiero'; you want, use 'quieres'; she, he, it wants, use 'quiere'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'querer'
verb meaning to want, wanting. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: You need to use the word 'a' meaning 'to' after querer to mean that someone wants to do something, as we do in English. Correction: To say someone wants to do something, you use querer followed immediately by the infinitive. The preposition 'a' is not needed before the infinitive.
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