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I love languages: opinion verbs 'amar' and 'odiar'

Learning outcomes

I can use the verbs 'amar' and 'odiar' to understand opinions.

I can pronounce the sounds [r] and [rr].

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Year 4

I love languages: opinion verbs 'amar' and 'odiar'

Learning outcomes

I can use the verbs 'amar' and 'odiar' to understand opinions.

I can pronounce the sounds [r] and [rr].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondence [r] is pronounced as in 'pero'.
  2. The sound-symbol correspondence [rr] is pronounced as in 'perro'.
  3. The definite articles for 'the' are 'el' and 'la' for masculine and feminine singular nouns.
  4. The definite articles for 'the' are 'las' and 'los' for masculine and feminine plural nouns.
  5. The opinion verbs 'amar' and 'odiar' can be used to say what you and others like or dislike.

Keywords

  • Plural definite article - the words 'los' and 'las' meaning 'the'

  • Opinion verbs - verb that shows what someone thinks, feels or believes about something

Common misconception

The sounds [r] and [rr] are pronounced the same.

The single [r] sound is pronounced as in the words 'pero', 'abrir', 'Francia'. The double [rr] sound is pronounced as in the words 'perro', 'correr', 'correo'.


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Ensure children have adequate opportunity to explore the sounds [r] and [rr] so they an hear and produce the difference. A short research task to explore words containing [r] and [rr] could be used as a paired task and lists created to practise pronunciation.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which words are masculine?
Correct answer: idioma
Correct answer: ordenador
pelota
tortuga
Correct answer: uniforme
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:él,he

he

Correct Answer:ella,she

she

Correct Answer:yo,I

I

Correct Answer:un,a (masculine nouns)

a (masculine nouns)

Correct Answer:una,a (feminine nouns)

a (feminine nouns)

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:bicicleta (f),bike

bike

Correct Answer:bocadillo (m),sandwich

sandwich

Correct Answer:cámara (f),camera

camera

Correct Answer:clase (m),class

class

Correct Answer:gato (m),cat

cat

Correct Answer:sombrero (m),hat

hat

Q4.
Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
1 - doce
2 - once
3 - diez
4 - nueve
5 - ocho
6 - siete
7 - seis
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'I have five books'.
Correct Answer: Tengo cinco libros., Yo tengo cinco libros.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'she has two rabbits'.
Correct Answer: Tiene dos conejos., Ella tiene dos conejos.

5 Questions

Q1.
Which words include the [rr] sound?
Correct answer: co__er
Correct answer: co__eo
ab__ir
F__ancia
ta__ta
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:el,the (masculine singular)

the (masculine singular)

Correct Answer:la,the (feminine singular)

the (feminine singular)

Correct Answer:los,the (masculine plural)

the (masculine plural)

Correct Answer:las,the (feminine plural)

the (feminine plural)

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:amar,to love, loving

to love, loving

Correct Answer:amo,I love

I love

Correct Answer:ama,she, he, it, loves

she, he, it, loves

Correct Answer:odiar,to hate, hating

to hate, hating

Correct Answer:odio,I hate

I hate

Correct Answer:odia,she, he, it hates

she, he, it hates

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'I hate the food'.
Correct Answer: Odio la comida., Yo odio la comida.
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'he loves the bear'.
Correct Answer: Odia el oso., Él odia el oso.

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