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Year 8 - Spanish

A party: -ir verbs in 1st person plural

Comparing what people do: -ER and -IR verbs

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn to form the first person plural form of -er and -ir verbs, and the third person plural 'hacen'. They learn English has two translations of the Spanish present tense - present simple and continuous. Spanish subject pronouns are introduced. Stressed syllables are introduced.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use 1st person plural -ir verbs to talk about how we organise a party.

Key Notes

  • Applying knowledge about syllable stress reminds us how to say words that we may have forgotten how to pronounce.
  • Reading aloud accurately supports our own and others' vocabulary learning.
  • We can say we know a verb when we can compose sentences of our own with its different persons.
  • The verb endings for Spanish -er and -ir verbs are the same for 'I', 'you (singular)', 'she', 'he', 'it' and 'they'.
  • The 1st person plural 'we' ending for -ir verbs is -imos; for -er verbs it is -emos.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • stress: pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
  • -ir verb: verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir
  • 1st person plural: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'we'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Spanish -er and -ir verbs share the same endings in the present tense.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Applying knowledge about syllable stress reminds us how to say words that we may have forgotten how to pronounce. Reading aloud accurately supports our own and others' vocabulary learning.

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

pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Spanish -er and -ir verbs share the same endings in the present tense. Correction: The verbs endings for Spanish -er and -ir verbs are the same for 'I', 'you (singular)', 'she', 'he', 'it' and 'they'. The 1st person plural 'we' ending for -er verbs is -emos, and for -ir verbs is -imos.

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