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Possibilities and limits: negatives with 'pueden', 'deben' and 'quieren'

Places and plans: 'ir' for present and future plans

Unit Summary

This unit introduces 'voy', 'vas', 'va', 'vamos'. These forms of 'ir' are combined with 'a' to mean to go to. Pupils learn that 'a' and 'el' combine to make 'al' and contrast this with 'a la'. Pupils learn they can use a present tense form of 'ir' with 'a' and an infinitive expresses the future.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use singular and plural modal verbs to talk about what your family can, must and want to do in the summer.

Key Notes

  • Before reading aloud, it is important to identify tricky sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) and rehearse mentally.
  • Spanish modal verbs (e.g. 'can') change ending to match the person doing the action and are followed by an infinitive.
  • The possessive 'my' in Spanish is 'mi' for one thing and 'mis' for more than one thing.
  • The possessive your' in Spanish is 'tu' for one thing and 'tus' for more than one thing.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • pueden: modal verb meaning 'they can, are able to', part of 'poder'
  • quieren: modal verb meaning 'they want (to)', part of 'querer'
  • deben: modal verb meaning 'they must, have to', part of 'deber'
  • mi, mis: the possessive pronoun 'my', in Spanish it has a singular and plural form
  • tu, tus: the possessive pronoun 'your', in Spanish it has a singular and plural form

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • There is no preparation needed before I read Spanish aloud.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Before reading aloud, it is important to identify tricky sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) and rehearse mentally. Spanish modal verbs (e.g. 'can') change ending to match the person doing the action and are followed by an infinitive.

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

modal verb meaning 'they can, are able to', part of 'poder'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: There is no preparation needed before I read Spanish aloud. Correction: Trickier sounds can trip us up when we read aloud in Spanish. Identifying any tricky sounds, then mentally rehearsing before we read aloud can help us read more accurately and fluently.

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