The weather: 'hacer' meaning 'be'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use ‘hacer’ to describe the weather and say what I and others are doing.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Words with penultimate syllable stress that end in any other consonant other than 'n' and 's' need an accent.
- The verb 'hacer' can mean 'to do', 'to make' and 'to go'.
- The verb 'hacer' is also used to mean it is' when describing the weather.
- To work out the correct meaning of the verb, you often have to use the context to understand it.
Keywords
Hacer - irregular Spanish verb meaning 'to do', 'to make'
Hace - she, he, it does, part of the verb ‘hacer’ meaning 'to do' and 'to make' and also used when describing the weather
Hago - I do, part of the verb ‘hacer’ meaning 'to do' and 'to make'
Common misconception
We can translate weather phrases word for word from English and use the verb 'es'.
When talking about the weather, we use 'hace' to mean 'it is'. We can’t translate weather phrases word for word from English.
Teacher tip
A possible additional activity could be to make a seasonal weather wheel. There are lots of examples of these on the internet for inspiration. This activity will help consolidate new vocabulary and use of 'hacer' with weather conditions and tempoerature.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'pencil'?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to dance, dancing
to write, writing
to listen, listening
to be, being (temporary states)
to do, to make, doing, making
to read, reading
Q3.Order the numbers from smallest to biggest.
Q4.Order the words to say 'it it always cold in the north of England'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'there is good weather during the majority of summer'.
Q6.'I swim in the sea in spring.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'west'?
Q2.Which word is an adverb?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to look, looking
to be, being (permanent traits)
to have, having
to speak, speaking
to complete, completing
to classify, to sort, classifying, sorting
Q4.Order the days of the week from the end of the week to the beginning.
Q5.Order the words to say 'it is very hot during the summer in Spain'.
Q6.'I make a gift for my aunt.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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