A trip to Barcelona: 'voy', 'vas' and 'estás' with 'en', 'al' and 'a la'
Learning outcomes
I can use the verbs ‘ir’ and ‘estar’ followed by the correct preposition to describe a trip to Barcelona.
I can accurately distinguish between words with [r] and [rr].
A trip to Barcelona: 'voy', 'vas' and 'estás' with 'en', 'al' and 'a la'
Learning outcomes
I can use the verbs ‘ir’ and ‘estar’ followed by the correct preposition to describe a trip to Barcelona.
I can accurately distinguish between words with [r] and [rr].
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Key learning points
- The sound-spelling correspondences [r] and [rr] are pronounced differently: [r] as in ‘armario’ and [rr] as in ‘perro’.
- The irregular verb ‘ir’ means ‘to go, going’. To say 'I go, I’m going' use 'voy'. 'You go, you’re going' is 'vas'.
- With 'ir', use 'al' or 'a la' to say 'to the' depending on whether the following noun is masculine or feminine.
- When 'estar' is used for location it is often followed by the preposition 'en'; this can mean 'in', 'on' or 'at'.
Keywords
Voy - 'I go, I’m going' - part of the verb ‘ir’ meaning ‘to go, going’
Vas - 'you go, you’re going' - part of the verb ‘ir’ meaning ‘to go, going’
Al - 'to the' before a singular masculine noun
A la - 'to the' before a singular feminine noun
En - 'in', 'on' or 'at', used after the verb 'estar'
Common misconception
'Estar' can be followed by 'en' or 'a'.
The preposition 'en' is generally used with 'estar' and can mean 'in', 'on' or 'at'. The preposition 'a' is generally used with the verb 'ir'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
to make, to do
to send, sending
to look, looking
to prepare, preapring
to see, seeing
to visit, visiting
cinema
culture
swimming pool
beach
village
present
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
to be, being (location)
to go, going
I go, I am going
you go, you are going