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Planeta tierra solo hay uno: regular and irregular imperatives
I can use imperative verbs and describe photos within the context of the environment.
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Planeta tierra solo hay uno: regular and irregular imperatives
I can use imperative verbs and describe photos within the context of the environment.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
- Regular -ar and -er/-ir imperative verbs end in -a or -e respectively.
- 'Hacer', 'decir', 'poner', 'salir', 'ser', 'ir', 'tener' and 'venir' are irregular in the affirmative imperative.
- The PALM acronym is a useful tool to include a range of information when describing photos.
- When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to plan extended sentences to talk for a prolonged period of time.
Keywords
Imperative - form of verbs used to give instructions or commands
PALM - acronym for photo description
Verb - word communicating actions or states
Common misconception
When completing a photo description in Spanish, I should stick to short, simple sentences.
When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to plan extended sentences to talk for a prolonged period of time.
Learning Cycle 1 contains Higher Tier vocabulary. To increase the challenge of Task B, you could remove the existing answers and encourage students to improvise their own.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'factory'?
Which word means 'factory'?
calefacción
cultivo
incendio
madera
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Q3.Which phrase means 'it seems to me that ... '?
Which phrase means 'it seems to me that ... '?
Pienso que
Creo que
Veo que
En mi opinión
Q4.Order the words to say 'factories damage the atmosphere and contaminate it'.
Order the words to say 'factories damage the atmosphere and contaminate it'.
Q5.'¿Cómo reciclo la basura?' Translate this sentence into English.
'¿Cómo reciclo la basura?' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'Listen to the podcast on the app'. Translate this sentence into Spanish.
'Listen to the podcast on the app'. Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'environment'?
Which word means 'environment'?
contaminación
invierno
árboles
deforestación
Q2.Translate into Spanish 'when do I visit the factory?'.
Translate into Spanish 'when do I visit the factory?'.
¿Cuándo visitas la fábrica?
¿Cuándo voy a la fábrica?
¿Cómo visitas la fábrica?
¿Cómo voy a la fábrica?
Q3.Order the words to say 'pick up the rubbish in your bedroom'.
Order the words to say 'pick up the rubbish in your bedroom'.
Q4.'Creo que la chica está feliz porque .' Complete this sentence.
'Creo que la chica está feliz porque .' Complete this sentence.
está haciendo el trabajo
está sentado en la cocina
está llorando
está reciclando la basura
Q5.'Pienso que están en una escuela'. Translate this sentence into English.
'Pienso que están en una escuela'. Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'I think she is in the countryside'. Translate this sentence into Spanish.
'I think she is in the countryside'. Translate this sentence into Spanish.
