Year 9 - Spanish
Where people go and went: 'ir' in singular persons
School is out! 'Ir' and 'ir' + a + infinitive
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Unit Summary
This unit focuses on 'ir'. Pupils learn the present tense second person plural form 'vais'. They revisit preterite singular forms of 'ir' and contrast these with present tense singular forms. Pupils also revisit plural forms of 'ir a' with an infinitive to express future meaning.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to talk about where someone goes or went using the correct form of 'ir' in Spanish.
Key Notes
- The -tion ending of an English word often changes to -ción in Spanish, e.g. 'nation' - 'nación'.
- If a word ending in -n or -s has final syllable stress, use an accent, otherwise, no accent is needed.
- To talk about where someone goes (present) use the verb 'ir', e.g. 'voy', 'vas', 'va'.
- To say 'to the', use 'a la' for singular feminine nouns and 'al' for singular masculine nouns.
- In the preterite tense, the verb 'ir' does not follow general conjugation rules, e.g. 'fui', 'fuiste', 'fue'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- final syllable stress: pronouncing the last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
- penultimate syllable stress: pronouncing the second-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
- simple present: describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
- preterite: a tense used for events completed in the past
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All words ending in -n or -s need an accent.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The -tion ending of an English word often changes to -ción in Spanish, e.g. 'nation' - 'nación'. If a word ending in -n or -s has final syllable stress, use an accent, otherwise, no accent is needed.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'final syllable stress'
pronouncing the last 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: All words ending in -n or -s need an accent. Correction: Words ending in -n, -s or a vowel generally have penultimate syllable stress and no accent. Words ending in -n, -s or a vowel with final syllable stress have an accent on the final vowel. Note the difference: 'canción', 'canciones'.
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