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End of school year: singular regular verbs
Learning outcomes
I can describe what happens at the end of the school year using singular regular verbs.
I can pronounce the sounds [b] and [v].
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- Year 4
End of school year: singular regular verbs
Learning outcomes
I can describe what happens at the end of the school year using singular regular verbs.
I can pronounce the sounds [b] and [v].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- It is important to pronounce [b] and [v] correctly; in Spanish the sounds [b] and [v] sound the same.
- Singular present tense forms of regular -ar verbs have endings -o, -as, -a. -er verb endings are -o, -es, -e.
- In Spain, at the end of the school year, there is a celebration called 'el festival de fin de curso'.
- You can use singular forms of regular -ar and -er verbs to describe some activities at the festival.
Keywords
[b] - pronounced as in the word 'celebrar'
[v] - pronounced as in the word 'ver'
Common misconception
The sounds [b] and [v] are pronounced differently, as in English.
The sounds [b] and [v] are pronounced the same in Spanish.
You may like to conduct additional research on the 'festival de fin de curso' and look at actual videos of performances and celebrations, which are available online. You may even like to include one of the celebrations in your own end of year festivities!
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are possessive adjectives?
Which words are possessive adjectives?
yo
tú
él
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I read my favourite book with my friend'.
Order the words to say: 'I read my favourite book with my friend'.
Q5.Write in English: 'amo la comida'.
Write in English: 'amo la comida'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I swim in the swimming pool'.
Write in Spanish: 'I swim in the swimming pool'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which sounds in Spanish are the same?
Which sounds in Spanish are the same?
[c] and [s]
[r] and [rr]
[n] and [ñ]
[j] and [h]
Q2.Which word means 'after'?
Which word means 'after'?
ella
también
divertido
tarde
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I eat a sandwich'.
Write in Spanish: 'I eat a sandwich'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'you wear a hat'.
Write in Spanish: 'you wear a hat'.
