Year 8 - Spanish
Sustainability activities: -ar verbs singular persons preterite
Activities past and present: -ar verbs, pronouns, adverbs
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to the third person singular preterite of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Pupils contrast these forms with their present tense counterparts. Key sounds revisited are z, que, qui. Pupils contrast z with ce and ci.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use -ar verbs in the preterite to talk about what you and others do to live sustainably.
Key Notes
- When revisiting vocabulary it's important to revise different parts of speech: verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs.
- Verbs communicate actions or states, e.g. -ar verbs - 'sacar', -er verbs - 'recoger', -ir verbs - 'subir'.
- Adjectives give information about a noun (person, place, thing). Prenominal adjectives go before the noun; most follow.
- Adverbs describe a verb or an adjective, e.g. adverbs of frequency - 'por la tarde' or adverbs of place - 'lejos (de)'.
- To mean 'I' for a preterite verb, we remove the -ar and add -é, for 'you' we add -aste, and for 'she, he, it' we add -ó.
Vocabulary To Learn
- verb: word that communicates actions or states
- noun: word for a person, place, or thing
- adjective: word that gives information about a noun
- adverb: word that describes a verb or an adjective
- preterite: describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Accents don't affect how we pronounce Spanish words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
When revisiting vocabulary it's important to revise different parts of speech: verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs. Verbs communicate actions or states, e.g. -ar verbs - 'sacar', -er verbs - 'recoger', -ir verbs - 'subir'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'verb'
word that communicates actions or states. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Accents don't affect how we pronounce Spanish words. Correction: Accents are very important and can differentiate between past and present. When we pronounce words with accents, we must remember to stress that syllable. For example, the verb 'caminó' means 'he, she, it walked' while 'camino' means 'I walk'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Socialising: -ar verbs 1st person present, 3rd person preterite Study Guide
- Socialising: adverbs of position, contraction 'del' Study Guide
- Sustainability activities: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite Study Guide
- Travel: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular preterite Study Guide
- Travel: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite, subject pronouns Study Guide
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