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      It's summer! Singular forms of 'hacer'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can say what I and others do in the summer.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. Sound-spelling correspondences [r] and [rr] look similar and have the same letter; however, they make a different sound.
      2. Verbs communicate what I and others do or how they are.
      3. Hacer is an irregular -er verb in the 'I' form. I do is hago.
      4. Regular verbs follow regular rules; we change the -ar and -er infinitives to match the person doing the verb.
      5. To say 'she, he, it' with regular -er and -ar verbs, remove the -er / -ar. For -ar verbs, add -a, and for -er, add -e.

      Keywords

      • Hago - I do, part of the verb 'hacer' meaning to do, doing

      • Haces - you do, part of the verb 'hacer'

      • Hace - she, he, it does, part of the verb 'hacer'

      Common misconception

      The sound-spelling correspondences [r] and [rr] look similar so are pronounced the same way.

      [r] and [rr] are pronounced differently. The [r] is a soft sound like a quick tap of your tongue and the [rr] is a rolling sound - your tongue vibrates or rolls, like when you make the sound of a telephone ring - brrrrring, brrrrring!

      Teacher tip

      For the final written task, the final text could be written on postcards and displayed in the classroom. Pupils could also read their texts out to a partner or to the class to practise accurate pronounciation.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish to the English.

      Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning

      to learn, learning

      Correct Answer:bailar,to dance, dancing

      to dance, dancing

      Correct Answer:beber,to drink, drinking

      to drink, drinking

      Correct Answer:caminar,to walk, walking

      to walk, walking

      Correct Answer:cantar,to sing, singing

      to sing, singing

      Correct Answer:comer,to eat, eating

      to eat, eating

      Q2.
      Which word means a 'drawing'?

      casa
      familia
      Correct answer: dibujo
      bocadillo
      fiesta

      Q3.
      Order the words to say 'in the morning I read a romantic book'.

      1 - por
      2 - la
      3 - mañana
      4 - leo
      5 - un
      6 - libro
      7 - romántico

      Q4.
      Order the months from the end of the year to the beginning of the year.

      1 - noviembre
      2 - octubre
      3 - agosto
      4 - julio
      5 - junio
      6 - febrero
      7 - enero

      Q5.
      'Hago una tarta en la cocina.' Translate this sentence into English.

      Correct Answer: I make a cake in the kitchen

      Q6.
      'In the afternoon he swims in the sea.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

      Correct Answer: Por la tarde nada en el mar, Por la tarde él nada en el mar

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which words have a masculine gender?

      montaña
      Correct answer: pueblo
      piscina
      Correct answer: jardín
      verdad

      Q2.
      'Mi gato es muy viejo __________bastante feliz.' Which word completes this sentence?

      perro
      caro
      Correct answer: pero
      con
      carro

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish to the English.

      Correct Answer:escribir,to write, writing

      to write, writing

      Correct Answer:escuchar,to listen, listening

      to listen, listening

      Correct Answer:estar,to be, being (temporary states)

      to be, being (temporary states)

      Correct Answer:hablar,to speak, speaking

      to speak, speaking

      Correct Answer:mirar,to look, looking

      to look, looking

      Correct Answer:nadar,to swim, swimming

      to swim, swimming

      Q4.
      Match the Spanish to the English.

      Correct Answer:divertido,fun, funny

      fun, funny

      Correct Answer:interesante,interesting

      interesting

      Correct Answer:útil,useful

      useful

      Correct Answer:diferente,different

      different

      Correct Answer:nuevo,new

      new

      Correct Answer:serio,serious

      serious

      Q5.
      Order the words to say 'normally I do lots of sport during the week'.

      1 - normalmente
      2 - hago
      3 - mucho
      4 - deporte
      5 - durante
      6 - la
      7 - semana

      Q6.
      'I play the guitar with friends.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

      Correct Answer: Toco la guitarra con amigos, Yo toco la guitarra con amigos, Yo toco la guitarra con amigas, Toco la guitarra con amigas

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