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Lanzarote in summer: translate sentences with 'querer' from memory

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 say what someone else and you want to do on a summer trip to Lanzarote using 'querer'.

Key Notes

  • Reciting tongue twisters is a good way of practising sound-spelling correspondences and pronunciation.
  • Revisiting vocabulary helps develop confidence and communication.
  • Many adjectives follow the noun; they agree in gender and number wih the noun they're describing.
  • 'Querer' means 'to want, wanting'. For 'I want', use 'quiero'; 'you want' - 'quieres'; 'she, he, it wants' - 'quiere'.
  • To say someone wants to do something, use the correct form of 'querer' plus the infinitive.

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

  • When describing something, adjectives come before the noun as they do in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Reciting tongue twisters is a good way of practising sound-spelling correspondences and pronunciation. Revisiting vocabulary helps develop confidence and communication.

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: When describing something, adjectives come before the noun as they do in English. Correction: In Spanish, adjectives mainly come after the noun and agree with the gender and number of the noun.

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