Activities every day and today: 'hago', 'haces', 'hace'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
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.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The [h] in Spanish is not pronounced. However, [ch] is always pronounced like the [ch] in 'coche' (car).
- The Spanish verb 'hacer' means 'to do, doing' or 'to make, making'.
- The singular forms of 'hacer' are 'hago' ('I do/make'), 'haces' ('you do/make') and 'hace' ('she, he does/makes').
- The present tense is used in Spanish to indicate routine activities and immediate plans for today.
- 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'.
Teacher tip
This is the first of two lessons in this unit on Chile, which is a fascinating Latin American country. You may wish to spend more time on cultural details such as the comics of Francisco Ibáñez which pupils will enjoy finding out more about.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the verb 'parecer' mean?
Q2.Order the days of the week correctly.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
how?
which?
how much? how many?
what?
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
line
bird
paper
question
work, job
translation
Q5.Write in English: 'unos ejercicios aburridos'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'a funny film'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In which words is the [h] silent?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to do, doing; to make, making
I do, make; I am doing, making
she, he does, makes; she, he is doing, making
you do, make; you are doing, making
Q3.'Normalmente hago mis deberes en la cocina'. Choose the correct translation of the verb.
Q4.Write in English: 'hoy haces un esfuerzo'.
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