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Year 4

At breaktime: -er verbs 'I', 'you', 'she, he'

Learning outcomes

I can say what I, you and others do at breaktime.

I can contrast [que], [ca] and [co].

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Year 4

At breaktime: -er verbs 'I', 'you', 'she, he'

Learning outcomes

I can say what I, you and others do at breaktime.

I can contrast [que], [ca] and [co].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondences [que], [ca], [co] can be contrasted with one another.
  2. Learning new vocabulary improves understanding and communication skills.
  3. Use the singular persons of -er verbs in the present tense to talk about breaktime activities.
  4. Singular persons of 'er' verbs in the present tense are -o (I), -es (you) and -e (she, he, it).

Keywords

  • -er verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er

  • Hacer - Spanish verb meaning 'to do, doing' or 'to make, making'

  • Haces - part of the verb 'hacer' meaning 'you do' or 'you make'

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

Common misconception

The verb endings stay the same for I, you and she, he, it with -er verbs.

The verb endings change for I, you and she, he, it with -er verbs.


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It may be helpful to use actions when completing the grammar sections of the lesson and for pupils to point to themselves for 'I', to the teacher for 'you' and to another pupil for 'she, he, it' to help them when conjugating verbs in the present tense.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:yo,I

I

Correct Answer:,you

you

Correct Answer:él,he

he

Correct Answer:ella,she

she

Q2.
Which word refers to an animal?
casa (f)
Correct answer: conejo (m)
cama (f)
lista (f)
fruta (f)
Q3.
'La profesora habla la mañana'. Write the correct missing word to say 'The teacher speaks in the morning'.
Correct Answer: por
Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:tener hambre,to be hungry

to be hungry

Correct Answer:tener sed,to be thirsty

to be thirsty

Correct Answer:tener razón,to be right, correct

to be right, correct

Correct Answer:tener ocho años,to be eight years old

to be eight years old

Q5.
Order the words to say: 'He reads a book but she learns Spanish'.
1 - lee
2 - un
3 - libro
4 - pero
5 - aprendes
6 - español
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I have five cameras'.
Correct Answer: Tengo cinco cámaras., Yo tengo cinco cámaras.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words are missing the [co] sound?
Correct answer: __mer
__mera
Correct answer: cin__
sa__puntas
__ntar
Q2.
Which Spanish words include the [que] sound?
street
Correct answer: small
Correct answer: cheese
food
car
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:actividad (f),activity

activity

Correct Answer:bocadillo (m),sandwich

sandwich

Correct Answer:ejercicio (m),exercise

exercise

Correct Answer:naranja (f),orange

orange

Correct Answer:ordenador (m),computer

computer

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'She does an activity and you do an exercise'.
1 - hace
2 - una
3 - actividad
4 - y
5 - haces
6 - un
7 - ejercicio
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'He eats a sandwich'.
Correct Answer: Come un bocadillo., Él come un bocadillo.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I reply to my mum'.
Correct Answer: Respondo a mi mamá., Yo respondo a mi mamá.

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