Activities: singular 'hacer' and subject pronouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use subject pronouns and singular forms of 'hacer' to contrast the activities I do with those you, she, or he does.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- If the stress is on the final syllable of a word ending in 'n' or 's' or a vowel, there is an accent on the last vowel.
- Words ending in other consonants have final syllable stress and no accent, e.g. 'genial'.
- 'Hacer' means 'to do, make'. It is irregular in its 'I' form only; 'I do, I make' is 'hago'.
- 'Hacer' combines with many nouns to make common verb-noun phrases, e.g. 'Hago un esfuerzo'.
- Subject pronouns add emphasis or clarity in Spanish; they are often used to contrast the actions of different people.
Keywords
Final syllable stress - pronouncing the final syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Hacer - Spanish verb meaning 'to do, doing' or 'to make, making'
Hago - irregular 1st person singular 'I' form of 'hacer' meaning 'I do, I make'
Verb-noun phrase - common pairing of verb and noun, e.g. 'make an effort'
Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g. 'I', 'we', 'they'
Common misconception
Subject pronouns, e.g. 'I', 'she', 'we', 'they', are used in the same way in Spanish and English.
English always uses subject pronouns. Spanish often relies on verb endings alone to indicate the 'doer'. However, Spanish has subject pronouns, e.g. 'yo' (I), 'tú' (you), 'él' (he), 'ella' (she), which are used for emphasis and clarity, as needed.
Teacher tip
Creating verb-noun combinations from memory is an effective way to revisit sizeable numbers of words in one go. Making semantic connections deepens word knowledge. Varying the contexts (song titles, top ten weekend activities for a leopard!) for the activity encourages creativity with language, too.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The verb 'hacer' means ' '.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
I
you
he
she
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to sing, singing
to take, taking
to win, winning
to try, trying (to)
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
bus
song
concert
phone
prize
Q5.Order the words to say: 'My friend is taking a year off'.
Q6.Write in English: 'No hago mis deberes'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words have final syllable stress?
Q2.Which word means 'tasty'?
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to make, making a change
to make, making a gesture
to make, making the bed
to do, doing sport
to do, doing a drawing
to make, making a journey
Q4.'Él hace los deberes ella mira la tele’. Write the correct word or phrase to say: 'He does homework whereas she watches TV'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'You make an effort'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I make noise'.
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