La Tomatina: -ar and -er verbs 'she, he' vs. 'they'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and write about what people do at La Tomatina using -ar and -er verbs.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- La Tomatina is a Spanish festival in Buñol, where participants throw tomatoes at each other.
- To read and say words accurately, it is important to know where the stress falls and how accents change pronunciation.
- To mean 'she, he, it' with an -ar verb, remove the -ar ending and add -a. To mean 'they', remove -ar and add -an.
- To mean 'she, he, it' with an -er verb, remove the -er ending and add -e. To mean 'they', remove -er and add -en.
Keywords
-ar verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
-er verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
Common misconception
The word for 'people' in Spanish - 'la gente' - uses the 3rd person plural form of the verb - 'they' - like in English.
'La gente' is a singular noun and therefore uses the 3rd person singular form of the verb - 'she, he, it'.
Teacher tip
Pupils may like to find out more about La Tomatina. There are lots of photographs and videos online that will allow pupils to develop their knowledge and understanding about this festival, its traditions and history.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
to understand, understanding
to write, writing
to wear, wearing
to organise, organising
to prepare, preparing
to respond, responding
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
race
lie
hat
jumper
trip, journey
visit
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
activity
dance
question
village, town
magazine
truth
Q4.Order the words to say: 'it is a fun and very silly party'.
Q5.Write in English: 'hay unos lugares populares'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I swim in the sea'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which statements are true?
Q2.Which words need an accent?
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'she dances and they celebrate'. Do not include pronouns.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'he drinks and they eat'. Do not include pronouns.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'the people run'.
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