Lesson 7 of 12

Comparing what people do (Part 1/2)

Lesson 7 of 12

Comparing what people do (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will focus on the use of the 1st person plural (we) and 3rd person plural (they) forms of -er verbs, in the context of journalism.

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11 Questions

Q1.
The verb 'pueden' means....

He/she can
I can
Correct answer: They can/they are able to
You can

Q2.
‘Debéis’ is...

He/she must
They have to/must
To have to/must
Correct answer: You (plural) have to/must

Q3.
Deber and poder must be followed by the ..... form of the verb

Future
Correct answer: Infinitive
Past
Present

Q4.
‘Deben limpiar’ is

The can clean
Correct answer: They must clean
We must clean
You must clean

Q5.
‘Podemos terminar ’ is

Correct answer: We can finish
We can start
We must finish
We must start

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
otra vez

a few times
Correct answer: once again
whenever

Q8.
tarde

early
Correct answer: late
midday

Q9.
temprano

Correct answer: early
tonight
weather

Q10.
¿quién?

what
when
Correct answer: who

Q11.
con

for
more
Correct answer: with

11 Questions

Q1.
The ending for ER present tense verbs in the ‘we’ form is:

e
Correct answer: emos
er
o

Q2.
The ending for ER present tense verbs in the ‘they’ form is:

emos
Correct answer: en
er
o

Q3.
The ending -dad on a Spanish words means the word in English ends in:

dad
ly
tion
Correct answer: ty

Q4.
‘Entendemos las noticias’ is:

They understand the news
To understand the news
We learn the news
Correct answer: We understand the news

Q5.
‘They believe in...’ is:

Creemos en
Correct answer: Creen en
Creer en
Creo en

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
o

and
for
Correct answer: or

Q8.
pero

because
Correct answer: but
to

Q9.
mucho

Correct answer: a lot
more
very

Q10.
luego

late
slowly
Correct answer: then

Q11.
cosa

because
problem
Correct answer: thing

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UnitSpanish / Year 9 Unit 3

Spanish