In class and at home: modal verb 'debemos'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use modal verbs 'deber' and 'poder' to understand and write about what I and others must and can do in class and at home.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Rules about penultimate (syllable) stress tell us if we need to write an accent on the penultimate vowel.
- Applying knowledge about syllable stress helps to remember how to say words that we may have forgotten how to pronounce.
- 'Deber' is a modal verb meaning 'to have to, must'. It is conjugated as a regular -er verb; the 'we' form is 'debemos'.
- The verb deber is always followed by an infinitive, e.g. 'Siempre debemos decir la verdad.'
Keywords
Penultimate (syllable) stress - pronouncing the second-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'
Deber - modal verb that means 'to have to', 'must'
Common misconception
When there are two verbs together, e.g. 'I must go', we need to conjugate both.
English confuses us here. We say 'I must go' rather than 'I must to go' as English uses an infinitive but without 'to'. In Spanish, after modal verbs 'deber', 'poder' and 'querer' the 2nd verb must always be an infinitive; 'I must go' is 'Debo ir'.
Teacher tip
The extended listening activity can be easily differentiated by: i) reducing or increasing the number of questions overall or ii) by removing the ‘story doesn’t say’ column. The audio can be paused to provide additional support.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'perhaps'?
Q2.Order the months of the year correctly.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
pleased
same
clean
ready, clever
safe, sure, secure
dirty
Q4.Order the words to say: 'you go to the neighbourhood and he goes to Italy'.
Q5.Write in English: 'la gente puede hacer ejercicio'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I can go to the beach'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which words require an accent?
Q2.Which sentence means 'I must go'?
Q3.Order the words to say: 'I must start the homework and she must finish the test'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'we must see everything'.
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