Year 8 - Spanish
Free time: what people do
Describing how people feel: 'tener' and 'dar' + noun
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils combine 'tener' and 'dar' with nouns to form idiomatic expressions to talk about how people feel. They learn new forms of 'dar' first person plural 'damos' and third person plural 'dan', and a new form of 'querer' first person plural 'queremos'. Pupils learn new stress rules.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to talk about what you and others do together in their free time using the irregular verbs 'dar' and 'querer'.
Key Notes
- The suffix '-tion' at the end of an English word is often '-ción' in Spanish; all '-ción' words are feminine.
- '-ción' words lose the accent in the plural form; this is because the stress now falls on the penultimate syllable.
- The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving'; its plural 'we' form is 'damos'.
- The verb 'querer' means 'to want, wanting'; its plural 'we' form is 'queremos'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- suffix: a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used, e.g. 'educate' → 'education'
- irregular verb: a verb that does not follow the regular rules
- dar: -ar irregular verb meaning 'to give, giving'
- querer: -er irregular verb meaning 'to want, wanting'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All the words ending in '-ción' and '-ciones' must have an accent.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The suffix '-tion' at the end of an English word is often '-ción' in Spanish; all '-ción' words are feminine. '-ción' words lose the accent in the plural form; this is because the stress now falls on the penultimate syllable.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'suffix'
a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used, e.g. 'educate' → 'education'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All the words ending in '-ción' and '-ciones' must have an accent. Correction: If a word ends in 'n' or 's' and has final syllable stress, it must have an accent, e.g. 'la opción'. However, if a word ending in 'n' or 's' has penultimate syllable stress, it does not need an accent, e.g. 'las opciones'.
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