Socialising: -ar verbs 1st person present, 3rd person preterite
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use present and past tense verbs to talk about socialising online.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think' in most of Spain, and 's' in Latin America and the Canary Islands.
- Listening deepens vocabulary knowledge and speeds up processing, supported by six pre-, in- and post-listening steps.
- 'Mucho' and 'poco' are both adverbs and adjectives. Adverb endings don't change, adjective endings match the noun.
- Spanish -ar verb endings change depending on who the verb refers to and when the action takes place.
- 1st person singular present tense -ar verbs end in -o. 3rd person singular preterite verbs end in -ó.
Keywords
Present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Common misconception
'Hablo' and 'habló' mean the same.
The 1st person of the present ends in -o, e.g. 'hablo', meaning 'I speak'. The 3rd person of the preterite ends in -ó, e.g. 'habló', meaning 'she, he, it spoke'.
Teacher tip
The teacher might consider printing out the sentences from activity B2 for students to annotate and highlight.
Equipment
Pupils will need a copy of the Snakes and Ladders game.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Compro un regalo la fiesta'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I have a coffee but you have a sandwich'.
Q5.Write in English: 'doy un paseo con mi madre'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I live in an interesting country'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word with the missing sound.
Q2.Order the steps to follow when completing a listening task.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.'Compro tapas para la fiesta'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'I send the photo'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'he presented the game'.
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