Inspiring people: 3rd person singular and plural preterite
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils consolidate regular and irregular singular verbs in the preterite, question words, and direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'. Pupils draw on this knowledge to help them explore texts about Diana Trujillo. They reactivate the third person plural present by contrasting it with the third person plural preterite and anchor this knowledge by talking about past and present achievements of engineers. Pupils revisit key sounds r and rr, and contrast strong and weak vowels.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know singular persons of irregular verbs 'ir', 'hacer', 'tener' in the preterite.
- Pupils know singular and plural persons of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the preterite.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'.
- Pupils know singular and plural persons of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the present tense.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [r] and [rr].
- Pupils know strong vowels [a], [e], [o] and weak vowels [i] and [u].
- Pupils know the preterite is for actions completed in the past.
Threads
Why this why now
In this unit, pupils consolidate regular and irregular singular verbs in the preterite, question words, and direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'. Pupils draw on this knowledge to help them explore texts about Diana Trujillo. They reactivate the third person plural present by contrasting it with the third person plural preterite and anchor this knowledge by talking about past and present achievements of engineers. Pupils revisit key sounds r and rr, and contrast strong and weak vowels.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know singular persons of irregular verbs 'ir', 'hacer', 'tener' in the preterite.
- Pupils know singular and plural persons of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the preterite.
- Pupils know a variety of question words.
- Pupils know direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'.
- Pupils know singular and plural persons of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the present tense.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [r] and [rr].
- Pupils know strong vowels [a], [e], [o] and weak vowels [i] and [u].
- Pupils know the preterite is for actions completed in the past.
Inspiring people: 3rd person singular and plural preterite
This unit revisits singular forms of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs and irregular verbs in the preterite. It revisits question words, direct object pronouns, and contrasts the third person plural present with the preterite. Pupils exploit texts to learn about Diana Trujillo.
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