Countries: 'hacer', -ar verbs
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils consolidate singular present and preterite forms of 'hacer'. They build on this knowledge to talk about what the weather is or was like when doing activities. Pupils are already familiar with singular forms of -ar verbs in the preterite, and now add '-amos' and '-aron' to their repertoire. They refresh singular forms by contrasting them with the new plural preterite forms, and also contrast preterite '-amos' with present tense '-amos', as this is an area of linguistic difficulty. New sound ch is taught, and stress patterns are revisited.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know singular persons of 'hacer' in the present tense and in the preterite.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know how to use the present continuous.
- Pupils know singular and plural persons of -ar verbs in the present tense.
- Pupils know singular persons of -ar verbs in the preterite.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondence silent [h].
- Pupils know rules for stress on the penultimate or the antepenultimate syllable of a word.
- Pupils know the Spanish present tense has two English translations, and that time adverbs and context help decide which English translation to use.
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils consolidate singular present and preterite forms of 'hacer'. They build on this knowledge to talk about what the weather is or was like when doing activities. Pupils are already familiar with singular forms of -ar verbs in the preterite, and now add '-amos' and '-aron' to their repertoire. They refresh singular forms by contrasting them with the new plural preterite forms, and also contrast preterite '-amos' with present tense '-amos', as this is an area of linguistic difficulty. New sound ch is taught, and stress patterns are revisited.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know singular persons of 'hacer' in the present tense and in the preterite.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know how to use the present continuous.
- Pupils know singular and plural persons of -ar verbs in the present tense.
- Pupils know singular persons of -ar verbs in the preterite.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondence silent [h].
- Pupils know rules for stress on the penultimate or the antepenultimate syllable of a word.
- Pupils know the Spanish present tense has two English translations, and that time adverbs and context help decide which English translation to use.
Countries: 'hacer', -ar verbs
This unit revisits singular present and preterite forms of 'hacer', and introduces the use of 'hacer' with the weather. Pupils learn plural forms '-amos' and '-aron' for -ar verbs in the preterite, and contrast these with their singular counterparts and '-amos' in the present tense.
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