Year 7 - Spanish
Activities at home: -ar verbs 1st person singular & plural, 3rd person singular
At home and away: -AR verbs 3rd person plural, 'estar' and 'ser'
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits the present tense of -ar verbs and adds the third person plural form, which is contrasted with the third person singular. Pupils work with an authentic text 'Un hombre sin cabeza' by Armando José Sequera. Pupils revisit modal verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use -ar verbs to talk about your, our and someone else's activities at home.
Key Notes
- The SSC sound [ll] is pronounced as in 'llamar' and [l] as in 'libro'
- The 1st person singular of -ar verbs ends in -o, the 3rd person singular in -a, and the 1st person plural in -amos.
- Adverbs of location are followed by 'del' if the noun is masculine or by 'de la' if the noun is feminine.
Vocabulary To Learn
- -ar verbs: a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
- subject: person, people or thing(s) doing the verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Spanish verbs follow the same pattern as English verbs. The 'I', 'you', 'we' and 'they' forms are all the same and the only change happens in the 'she, he, it' form.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The SSC sound [ll] is pronounced as in 'llamar' and [l] as in 'libro'. The 1st person singular of -ar verbs ends in -o, the 3rd person singular in -a, and the 1st person plural in -amos.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '-ar verbs'
a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Spanish verbs follow the same pattern as English verbs. The 'I', 'you', 'we' and 'they' forms are all the same and the only change happens in the 'she, he, it' form. Correction: In Spanish, each subject has its own special ending. For -ar verbs, this is '-o' for 'I', '-as' for 'you', '-a' for 'she, he, it', '-amos' for 'we' and '-an' for 'they'.
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