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Sustainability activities: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use -er and -ir preterite verbs to talk about what I and other did to live sustainably.
I can pronounce and write words with the sounds [que] and [qui] confidently.
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- Year 8
Sustainability activities: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use -er and -ir preterite verbs to talk about what I and other did to live sustainably.
I can pronounce and write words with the sounds [que] and [qui] confidently.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [que] is pronounced as in the word '¿por qué?' and [qui] as in the word 'equipo'.
- The preterite tense is used to describe completed actions in the past.
- For -er and -ir verbs, for 'I' we remove the ending and add -í, for 'you' we add -iste and for 'she, he, it' we add -ió.
- Being able adapt a sentence creatively using linguistic knowledge is important for speaking, vocabulary and writing.
Keywords
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. ‘I did’
Common misconception
In the preterite tense, er and -ir verbs have different endings.
-er and -ir verbs share the same endings in the preterite: -í for 'I', -iste for 'you' and -ió for 'she, he, it'.
In order to help students further, the teacher might consider conjugating the verbs with the students prior to the writing activity in task C1.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'this week there is a football match'.
Order the words to say: 'this week there is a football match'.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I walk alone in order to enjoy the nature'.
Order the words to say: 'I walk alone in order to enjoy the nature'.
Q5.Write in English: 'siempre compras productos verdes'.
Write in English: 'siempre compras productos verdes'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'my team wins a prize'.
Write in Spanish: 'my team wins a prize'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.In the preterite tense, verbs have the same endings.
In the preterite tense, verbs have the same endings.
-ar and -er
-ar and -ir
-ar, -er and -ir
no
Q2.Which words include the sound [qui]?
Which words include the sound [qui]?
___dar
ata___
pa___te
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'he went out with the volunteers'.
Write in Spanish: 'he went out with the volunteers'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'you picked up the rubbish'.
Write in Spanish: 'you picked up the rubbish'.
