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- Year 3
In class: -ar infinitive verbs
Learning outcomes
I can understand a number of -ar infinitive verbs describing activities in the classroom.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sound [l].
- Year 3
In class: -ar infinitive verbs
Learning outcomes
I can understand a number of -ar infinitive verbs describing activities in the classroom.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sound [l].
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [l] sounds like the 'l' in l, luz, salir.
- The infinitive form of a verb gives its general meaning, e.g., to listen.
- Spanish infinitives often end in -ar, e.g., escuchar.
Keywords
L - pronounced as in the word 'libro'
Infinitive - the form of the verb you find in the dictionary; it describes the general meaning of the verb.
Common misconception
Spanish infinitives, like English, have two words: 'to + verb' like the infinitive 'to eat'.
In English, infinites are often written as 'to + verb' whereas in Spanish infinitives often end in -ar.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True/False: The Spanish letter 'z' is always pronounced in the same way.
Q2.Which of these adjectives could complete this phrase: un globo ...?
Q3.Match the Spanish and the English.
a red balloon
a yellow balloon
a pretty present
a small ball
a pretty ball
a small present
Q4.¿Qué es 'Tengo un regalo bonito?'
Q5.What is 'Tiene una cámara roja y un globo amarillo.' in English?
Q6.Translate 'a yellow present'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which key sound is missing from these words: _uz, _ibro, _ista, sa_ir?
Q2.Infinitives...
Q3.Many Spanish infinitives end in which two letters?
Q4.Match the English and Spanish.
to speak
to sing
to listen
to need