Luis' trip to Iquique: 'al' and 'a la'
Learning outcomes
I can understand information about a trip.
I can choose correctly between [b] and [v] when spelling familiar words.
Luis' trip to Iquique: 'al' and 'a la'
Learning outcomes
I can understand information about a trip.
I can choose correctly between [b] and [v] when spelling familiar words.
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Key learning points
- The sounds [b] and [v] are the same, so practising the spelling of familiar words helps to remember which letter to use.
- The verb 'ir' means to go, going. To say I go, use 'voy'. To say she, he, it goes, use 'va'.
- The Spanish word 'a' means 'to'. 'To the' with singular masculine nouns is 'al'; with singular feminine nouns, 'a la'.
Keywords
Voy - I go, am going - part of the verb ‘ir’ meaning ‘to go, going’
Va - she, he, it goes, is going - part of the verb ‘ir’ meaning to ‘go, going’
A - to
Al - 'to the' before a singular masculine noun
A la - 'to the' before a singular feminine noun
Common misconception
The preposition 'a' stays the same regardless of the gender of the noun it precedes.
In English, the preposition 'to' before 'the' does not change. In Spanish, 'a' + 'el' contracts to 'al' before masculine nouns (e.g., 'al parque' — to the park), but stays as 'a la' before feminine nouns (e.g., 'a la playa' — to the beach).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
to play, playing (an instrument)
to clean, cleaning
to need, needing
to work, working
to have, having
to see, seeing
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
north
east
west
south
countryside
city
to help, helping
to write, writing
to listen, listening
to be, being (temporary states)
to speak, speaking
to read, reading