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      Travel to Spain: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about traveling to Spain.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. The SSC [z] is pronounced as in the word 'zona'.
      2. The 3rd person singular of -AR verbs ends in -a in the present tense, e.g. 'canta'.
      3. The 3rd person plural of -AR verbs ends in -an in the present tense, e.g. 'cantan'.

      Keywords

      • -ar verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar, e.g. 'preparar', meaning 'to prepare'

      • 3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people

      Common misconception

      The 'she, he, it' form of -ar verbs and the 'they' form have the same ending.

      The 'she, he, it' form of -ar verbs ends in -a, but the 'they' form ends in -an.

      Teacher tip

      The teacher might consider showing students a brief videoclip about flamenco.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the English to the Spanish.

      Correct Answer:tree,el árbol
      Correct Answer:rubbish,la basura
      Correct Answer:place,el lugar
      Correct Answer:nature,la naturaleza
      Correct Answer:bird,el pájaro
      Correct Answer:floor,el suelo

      Q2.
      Put the days of the week in the correct order.

      1 - lunes
      2 - martes
      3 - miércoles
      4 - jueves
      5 - viernes
      6 - sábado
      7 - domingo

      Q3.
      Choose the correct adjectives: 'En mi jardín hay un pájaro .'

      amarilla y roja
      amarillas y rojas
      Correct answer: amarillo y rojo
      amarillos y rojos

      Q4.
      Match the Spanish to the English.

      Correct Answer:aunque,although, even though
      Correct Answer:sólo,only
      Correct Answer:otro,other
      Correct Answer:cada,each
      Correct Answer:durante,during

      Q5.
      'I take out the rubbish every day.' Choose the correct translation.

      Saca la basura cada día.
      Sacas la basura cada día.
      Sacan la basura cada día.
      Correct answer: Saco la basura cada día.
      Sacamos la basura cada día.

      Q6.
      Translate into Spanish: 'We wash the clothes on Sundays.'

      Correct Answer: Lavamos la ropa los domingos.

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      How would a person from Latin America pronounce the sound [z]?

      like a 'th' in English
      like a 'z' in English
      Correct answer: like an 's' in English

      Q2.
      Match the English to the Spanish.

      Correct Answer:August,agosto
      Correct Answer:July,julio
      Correct Answer:France,Francia
      Correct Answer:sea,el mar
      Correct Answer:mountain,la montaña
      Correct Answer:holidays,las vacaciones

      Q3.
      Match the pronoun with the correct -ar verb ending.

      Correct Answer:I,-o
      Correct Answer:you,-as
      Correct Answer:she, he, it,-a
      Correct Answer:we,-amos
      Correct Answer:they,-an

      Q4.
      Match the English with the Spanish.

      Correct Answer:I enjoy,disfruto
      Correct Answer:you enjoy,disfrutas
      Correct Answer:she, he, it enjoys,disfruta
      Correct Answer:we enjoy,disfrutamos
      Correct Answer:they enjoy,disfrutan
      Correct Answer:to enjoy, enjoying,disfrutar

      Q5.
      Write the correct form of the verb 'montar': 'Mi hermana su bici sólo los sábados.'

      Correct Answer: monta

      Q6.
      Translate into Spanish: 'They travel to France normally.'

      Correct Answer: Viajan a Francia normalmente., Normalmente viajan a Francia.

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