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Actividades de amigos: singular -ar present tense
I can use the simple present and present continuous to make plans to meet up with friends.
Lesson 6 of 6
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- Year 10
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Actividades de amigos: singular -ar present tense
I can use the simple present and present continuous to make plans to meet up with friends.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To say what time it is we say 'son las' followed by the number of the hour.
- To say that it’s a quarter past the hour, we use 'y cuarto'; to say that it's a quarter past the hour, we use 'y media'
- To say that it’s a quarter to the hour, we use 'menos cuarto'.
- We can use the simple present and the present continuous when making plans with friends.
- Rosalía is a Spanish singer known for her genre-bending musical styles including Latin pop, flamenco and trap.
Keywords
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
Son - 3rd person plural of the verb 'to be, being' used to give the time
Common misconception
'I am reading' and 'I read' both translate as 'leo'.
'I am reading' is the present continuous and therefore it translates as 'estoy leyendo'. 'I read' is the present simple and it translates as 'leo'. We need to use context and time markers to know when to use each.
Teachers can adapt task C4b by giving pupils the freedom to choose the content of their dialogue. They can provide bullets in English with a brief description on what kind of information to include (time to meet up, place, what they are doing, etc.).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Q2.In Spanish 'to be, being' is translated as estar and .
In Spanish 'to be, being' is translated as estar and .
tener
hacer
Q3.Match the forms of 'estar' with the correct translation.
Match the forms of 'estar' with the correct translation.
Q4.Match the forms of 'ser' with the correct translation.
Match the forms of 'ser' with the correct translation.
Q5.Select the sentences which contain a verb in the present continuous.
Select the sentences which contain a verb in the present continuous.
Soy muy perezoso.
No me convence su música.
¿Puedes encender las luces?
Q6.Select the correct words needed to translate the sentence 'I am looking for the tickets'.
Select the correct words needed to translate the sentence 'I am looking for the tickets'.
buscar
la entrada
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Q2.Match the Spanish with the English.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Q3.Choose the correct options to finish the sentence: Son .
Choose the correct options to finish the sentence: Son .
la una
a las dos
Q4.Put the times in chronological order (the earliest first).
Put the times in chronological order (the earliest first).
Q5.Match the verbs with the appropriate translation(s).
Match the verbs with the appropriate translation(s).
Q6.How do you say 'you listen'?
How do you say 'you listen'?
