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      What do you do? 'Hacer', 'hago', 'haces', 'hace'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can say what I and others do using singular persons of the verb 'hacer'.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. The sound-symbol correspondences [que] and [ce] have different initial sounds; hard and soft 'c' sounds.
      2. Revising vocabulary is important to develop confidence and improve recall.
      3. The verb 'hacer' is irregular in its 1st person singular form; 'I do, make' is 'hago'.
      4. 'You do, make' is 'haces' and 'she, he, it does, makes' is 'hace'. These forms are regular.

      Keywords

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

      • Hago - part of the verb 'hacer' meaning 'I do' or 'I make'

      • 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 first person singular form of 'hacer' is 'haco'.

      The first person singular form of 'hacer' is irregular. To mean 'I' with the verb 'hacer', use 'hago'.

      Teacher tip

      Several of these activities could be done as stand alone practice activities during the week so that pupils embed their knowledge more securely. For the final speaking activities, pupils could use real dice to generate their own combinations and to provide additional practice for verb conjugation.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:él,he

      he

      Correct Answer:ella,she

      she

      Correct Answer:,you

      you

      Correct Answer:yo,I

      I

      Q2.
      Which noun refers to food?

      cama (f)
      cámara (f)
      libro (m)
      pueblo (m)
      Correct answer: queso (m)

      Q3.
      Order the words to say: 'I eat a cake because I am hungry'.

      1 - como
      2 - una
      3 - tarta
      4 - porque
      5 - tengo
      6 - hambre

      Q4.
      'La montaña es pequeña'. Write the correct missing word to say: 'The mountain is too small'.

      Correct Answer: demasiado

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'Mi amigo habla en clase'.

      Correct Answer: My friend speaks in class., My friend talks in class.

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'I am nine years old'.

      Correct Answer: Tengo nueve años., Yo tengo nueve años.

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which words are missing the [que] sound?

      Correct answer: cha___ta
      ___na
      Correct answer: pe___ño
      Correct answer: par___
      ___ntro

      Q2.
      Which Spanish numbers include the [ce] sound?

      8
      9
      10
      Correct answer: 11
      Correct answer: 12

      Q3.
      Match the nouns and verbs.

      Correct Answer:leer,un libro

      un libro

      Correct Answer:hacer,un ejercicio

      un ejercicio

      Correct Answer:comer,un bocadillo

      un bocadillo

      Correct Answer:aprender,español

      español

      Correct Answer:responder a,papá

      papá

      Correct Answer:tener,hambre

      hambre

      Q4.
      The Spanish verb ' ' means 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'.

      Correct Answer: hacer

      Q5.
      Write in Spanish: 'You make a list'.

      Correct Answer: Haces una lista., Tú haces una lista.

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'I do an activity'.

      Correct Answer: Hago una actividad., Yo hago una actividad.

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