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School events: -ar verbs 1st and 3rd person
I can use -ar verbs in the preterite tense to describe a languages festival at school.
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- Year 9
School events: -ar verbs 1st and 3rd person
I can use -ar verbs in the preterite tense to describe a languages festival at school.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Preterite-tense -ar verbs have the ending -amos in the 1st person singular.
- Preterite-tense -ar verbs have the ending -aron in the 3rd person singular.
- The possessive adjective 'nuestro' means 'our' and agrees with the noun in gender and number.
- 'Nuestro' refers to a singular masculine noun and 'nuestra' refers to a singular feminine noun.
- 'Nuestros' refers to a plural masculine noun and 'nuestras' refers to a plural feminine noun.
Keywords
1st person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'we'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'they'
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Common misconception
'Nuestro' does not agree with the noun in gender or number.
'Nuestro' agrees with the noun in both gender and number. 'Nuestro' and 'nuestros' refer to masculine nouns, while 'nuestra' and 'nuestras' refer to feminine nouns.
Task C2 could be done as a speaking activity in which pupils have to start with the shortest phrase and aim to get to the longest one each time. Alternatively, it could be done as a writing activity, allowing pupils more time to consider their response.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which noun is feminine?
Which noun is feminine?
hombre
idioma
ordenador
tipo
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: 'there are not enough drinks for the students'.
Order the words to say: 'there are not enough drinks for the students'.
Q5.Write in English: 'imprimes los mensajes'.
Write in English: 'imprimes los mensajes'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I pick up the letters'.
Write in Spanish: 'I pick up the letters'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the possessive adjectives and nouns.
Match the possessive adjectives and nouns.
Q2.Order the words to say: 'we changed our plans and our ideas'.
Order the words to say: 'we changed our plans and our ideas'.
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'they won'.
Write in Spanish: 'they won'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'we started'.
Write in Spanish: 'we started'.
