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- Year 8
Questions about the summer holidays: -ar verbs in 2nd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can ask and answer questions about summer holidays using the present and preterite tenses.
I can pronounce words with strong vowels correctly.
- Year 8
Questions about the summer holidays: -ar verbs in 2nd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can ask and answer questions about summer holidays using the present and preterite tenses.
I can pronounce words with strong vowels correctly.
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Key learning points
- When the SSC sounds [a], [e] and [o] appear together, they are pronounced separately.
- The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in -é and 2nd person singular preterite in -aste.
- The 2nd person singular present of -ar verbs ends in -as.
- Question words are used to ask for specific information, e.g. '¿dónde?, '¿cómo?'.
Keywords
Strong vowels - the letters [a], [e] and [o]
Question words - words used to ask for specific information in a question, e.g. 'what', 'where', 'when'
Present - a verb tense to describe routine events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Preterite - a verb tense to describe completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Common misconception
Two vowels together are always read as one vowel.
In Spanish, when two strong vowels [a], [e] or [i] appear next to each other they are pronounced separately. This is why we call them 'strong' vowels.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
April
morning
never
March
sometimes
Q2.'El hombre coge el tren porque no tiene coche.' Choose the correct translation of 'porque'.
Q3.Which verb has the opposite meaning to 'tomar'?
Q4.'Viajo hasta Madrid.' Which word could replace 'hasta'?
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'We go'.
Q6.Translate into English: 'Gano un premio'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the strong vowels.
Q2.When two strong vowels appear next to each other in a word, they are pronounced ...
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
where?
when?
who?
how?
how much?
which?
Q4.Match the English and Spanish.
cantar
coger
tomar
ganar
intentar