A friend in another school: 'poder', 'puedo', 'puede'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about what I and a friend in another school are able to do.
I can pronounce words with the [u] sound correctly.
- Year 7
A friend in another school: 'poder', 'puedo', 'puede'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about what I and a friend in another school are able to do.
I can pronounce words with the [u] sound correctly.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound [u] is pronounced as in 'universo'.
- The verb 'poder' means to be able/can'.
- 'Puedo' means 'I am able to/can' and 'puede' means she, he, it is able/can'.
- The verb 'poder' is followed by an infinitive.
Keywords
[u] - pronounced as in the word ‘universo’
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive e.g., must, can, want
Poder - the modal verb that means to be able to/can. ‘Puedo’ means ‘I can/I’m able to’ and ‘puede’ means ‘she, he, it can/is able to’
Common misconception
The stem of the 'I, you, she/he/it' form of the verb 'poder' is spelt exactly the same as the infinitive.
The infinitive is 'poder' but when we conjugate the verb, the spelling changes for the 'I, you, she/he/it' form. 'Puedo' means 'I can', 'puedes' means 'you can' and 'puede' means 'she/he/it can.'
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following verbs mean 'to do/to make'?
Q2.Match the first three conjugations of the verb 'hacer'.
Q3.Match the English to the Spanish.
Q4.Which of the following question words means 'how much'?
Q5.Choose the correct verb form to say 'I spend time with my family'. tiempo con mi familia.
Q6.How do you say in Spanish?: 'We rest in the bed.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which verb is a modal verb?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
