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Online activities: -er and -ir verbs 3rd persons
Learning outcomes
I can use the 3rd person singular and plural to describe what others do online.
I can recognise and pronounce the [j] sound in Spanish.
Lesson 5 of 6
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- Year 7
Online activities: -er and -ir verbs 3rd persons
Learning outcomes
I can use the 3rd person singular and plural to describe what others do online.
I can recognise and pronounce the [j] sound in Spanish.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [j] is pronounced as in 'ojo'.
- Regular verbs whose infinitives end in -er/-ir end in -en for the 3rd person plural.
- The verbs 'responder', 'abrir' and 'recibir' are useful to describe what you and others do online.
Keywords
[j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people (they)
-er verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
-ir verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir
Common misconception
Regular -er/-ir verbs in plural form always end in -en.
Only the 3rd person plural form ends in -en.
For more challenge in Task C4, students could write the sentence in English (their partner reads it aloud in Spanish).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Place these -er/-ir verbs in this order: 1 to understand, 2 to eat, 3 to read, 4 to ask for.
Place these -er/-ir verbs in this order: 1 to understand, 2 to eat, 3 to read, 4 to ask for.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the English and Spanish.
Match the English and Spanish.
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Place the verb forms in this order: 1 infinitive, 2 first person singular, 3 second person singular, 4 third person singular.
Place the verb forms in this order: 1 infinitive, 2 first person singular, 3 second person singular, 4 third person singular.
Q6.Select the 3rd person singular pronouns.
Select the 3rd person singular pronouns.
you
I
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Which -er/-ir verbs are in the third person plural form?
Which -er/-ir verbs are in the third person plural form?
vende
lee
abrir
Q3.'Escriben cartas'. Who is this plural verb referring to?
'Escriben cartas'. Who is this plural verb referring to?
we
you plural
we and they
we, they, and you plural
Q4.Place these words in order to describe the image.
Place these words in order to describe the image.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'he receives calls'.
Write in Spanish: 'he receives calls'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they open a message'.
Write in Spanish: 'they open a message'.
