pronouncing the second-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

word that has the opposite meaning of another word

verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g. must, can, want

A1 - 1 balcón

A1 - 4 después

A1 - 3 según

A1 - 5 seguro

A1 - 6 contento

Check 1 - Puedo aprender alemán en mi escuela.

Check 2 - Podemos terminar cinco minutos antes.

C2a, C2b - 1 Mis compañeros [pueden] hablar español.

C2a, C2b - 2 Mi amigo Daniel [puede] ser muy tonto en clase.

C2a, C2b - 3 Mi hermana no [puede] ir al colegio los lunes.

C2a, C2b - 4 Quizás mis profesoras [pueden] terminar la clase diez minutos antes

C2a, C2b - 5 Estoy seguro: mi equipo [puede] ganar otra vez sin problema.

C2a, C2b - 6 Es verdad, a veces mis deberes [pueden] estar muy sucios.

In class and at home: modal verb 'podemos'

Spanish

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.

Comparing what people do: -ER and -IR verbs

Where does the stress fall in the word 'desayuno'?

Which form of the verb 'poder' does not have a vowel change in the stem?

Order the words to say 'I can go to Italy in January'.

Write in Spanish: 'we can go to the park'.

Write in Spanish 'he goes to the market'.

Starter Quiz