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Year 9

Activities every day and today: 'hago', 'haces', 'hace'

Learning outcomes

I can use singular forms of 'hacer' in the present with adverbs to describe what I and others do or are doing in the context of experiences in Chile.

I can accurately pronounce words with [h] and [ch].

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Year 9

Activities every day and today: 'hago', 'haces', 'hace'

Learning outcomes

I can use singular forms of 'hacer' in the present with adverbs to describe what I and others do or are doing in the context of experiences in Chile.

I can accurately pronounce words with [h] and [ch].

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Key learning points

  1. The [h] in Spanish is not pronounced. However, [ch] is always pronounced like the [ch] in 'coche' (car).
  2. The Spanish verb 'hacer' means 'to do, doing' or 'to make, making'.
  3. The singular forms of 'hacer' are 'hago' ('I do/make'), 'haces' ('you do/make') and 'hace' ('she, he does/makes').
  4. The present tense is used in Spanish to indicate routine activities and immediate plans for today.
  5. Time adverbs help to correctly translate, e.g. 'siempre' (always) for routines and 'hoy' (today) for immediate plans.

Keywords

  • Hacer - Spanish verb meaning 'to do, doing' or 'to make, making'

  • Hago - I do, I am doing; I make, I am making

  • Haces - you (singular) do, you are doing; you (singular) make, you are making

  • Hace - she, he does, she, he is doing; she, he makes, she, he is making

Common misconception

The Spanish [h] is always silent, no matter which letter it appears next to.

The Spanish [h] is not pronounced, but [ch] is always pronounced like the [ch] in 'churros' and 'chocolate'.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does the verb 'parecer' mean?

to think, to believe
to present, presenting
Correct answer: to seem, to appear
to pronounce, pronouncing
to ban, to forbid

Q2.
Order the days of the week correctly.

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

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:¿cómo?,how?

how?

Correct Answer:¿cuál?,which?

which?

Correct Answer:¿cuánto/a(s)?,how much? how many?

how much? how many?

Correct Answer:¿qué?,what?

what?

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:fila (f),line

line

Correct Answer:pájaro (m),bird

bird

Correct Answer:papel (m),paper

paper

Correct Answer:pregunta (f),question

question

Correct Answer:trabajo (m),work, job

work, job

Correct Answer:traducción (f),translation

translation

Q5.
Write in English: 'unos ejercicios aburridos'.

Correct Answer: some boring exercises

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'a funny film'.

Correct Answer: una película divertida, una película graciosa

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
In which words is the [h] silent?

Correct answer: helado
chocolate
lechuga
Correct answer: hermano
Correct answer: ahora

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:hacer,to do, doing; to make, making

to do, doing; to make, making

Correct Answer:hago,I do, make; I am doing, making

I do, make; I am doing, making

Correct Answer:hace,she, he does, makes; she, he is doing, making

she, he does, makes; she, he is doing, making

Correct Answer:haces,you do, make; you are doing, making

you do, make; you are doing, making

Q3.
'Normalmente hago mis deberes en la cocina'. Choose the correct translation of the verb.

to do
I am doing
Correct answer: I do
you are doing
you do

Q4.
Write in English: 'hoy haces un esfuerzo'.

Correct Answer: today you are making an effort, you are making an effort today, today you're making an effort, you're making an effort today

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