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Year 7

At home and away: -AR verbs 3rd person plural, 'estar' and 'ser'

6 lessons

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  • Cultural spotlight
  • Read and respond to texts
  • The present
  • Use reference resources

Description

This unit revisits the present tense of -ar verbs and adds the third person plural form, which is contrasted with the third person singular. Pupils work with an authentic text 'Un hombre sin cabeza' by Armando José Sequera. Pupils revisit modal verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'.

In this unit, pupils anchor their knowledge of -ar verbs and modal verbs through understanding of an authentic text. They learn the third person plural form of -ar verbs and contrast this with the third person singular which is familiar to them. They revisit modal verbs and 'ser' and 'estar' in plural persons. Pupils revisit key sounds z, que, qui, ll, l.

  1. Travel activities: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural
  2. Travel to Spain: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural
  3. Impossible activities: 'puede' and negatives
  4. Study skills in MFL: use of word reference resources
  5. Character or mood? 'Ser' and 'estar' in 1st and 2nd person singular
  6. Activities at home: -ar verbs 1st person singular & plural, 3rd person singular

  • Pupils know singular persons and the first person plural of regular -ar verbs in the present tense.
  • Pupils know modal verbs 'poder', 'deber', 'querer'.
  • Pupils know the first and third persons plural of 'ser' and 'estar'.
  • Pupils know the difference between 'ser' and 'estar'.
  • Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [z], [que], [qui], [ll], [l].

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