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Morning activities: -ar verbs 'I', 'you', 'she, he'

Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can use -ar verbs in their singular form to describe morning activities.

Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondences [ga], [go], [gu] can be contrasted for practice.
  2. To mean 'I' with an -ar verb, the ending changes to -o. For 'you', change to -as. For 'she, he, it', change to -a.
  3. Verb endings indicate the person doing the action. Pronouns are not often used.

Keywords

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

Common misconception

Pronouns need to be used to indicate the person doing the action.

Pronouns are often unnecessary in Spanish as verb endings indicate the person doing the action.

Teacher tip

For additional speaking practice, pupils could work in pairs or small groups to perform the poem. This would be a good opportunity for pupils to revise the key sounds but also provides practice at performance and speaking aloud.

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English

Correct Answer:la semana,the week

the week

Correct Answer:gris,grey

grey

Correct Answer:bajo,low, short

low, short

Correct Answer:triste,sad

sad

Correct Answer:él,he

he

Correct Answer:,you

you

Q2.
Which words are missing from the sentence so that it reads 'In the morning, I sing at home': __________ la mañana, __________ en casa.

Correct answer: Por, canto
Por, canta
En, canto
En, canta

Q3.
Match the verb form with its definition.

Correct Answer:hablar,infinitive

infinitive

Correct Answer:hablo,1st person singular

1st person singular

Correct Answer:hablas,2nd person singular

2nd person singular

Q4.
Translate the sentence: You walk in the village.

Correct Answer: Caminas en el pueblo.

Q5.
Order the following words so that the sentence says, 'You sing in a small house'. pequeña cantas una en casa

cantas
en
una
casa
pequeña

Q6.
Who is doing the action here - I, you or she/he/it? Camina en la playa.

Correct Answer: she, he, it

6 Questions

Q1.
Which SSC is missing from these words - [ga], [go] or [gu]? __to, __nar, re__lo?

Correct Answer: ga, [ga]

Q2.
Match the Spanish and the English

Correct Answer:nado,I swim

I swim

Correct Answer:nadas,you swim

you swim

Correct Answer:nada,she, he, it swims

she, he, it swims

Correct Answer:nadar,infinitive

infinitive

Q3.
Which of the following verbs are in the first person singular?

caminas
Correct answer: nado
Correct answer: hablo
necesitas
escucha

Q4.
Which form of the verb is: 'pasas'?

1st person singular?
Correct answer: 2nd person singular?
3rd person singular?

Q5.
Order the verbs as follows: infinitive, 1st person singular, 2nd person singular, 3rd person singular: camino; camina; caminar; caminas

1 - caminar
2 - camino
3 - caminas
4 - camina

Q6.
Translate: 'In the morning, you swim in the sea'

Correct Answer: Por la mañana nadas en el mar.

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