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- Year 9
Past holidays: singular -ar verbs in the preterite, intonation questions
Learning outcomes
I can use the preterite tense to describe and ask about past holidays.
I understand syllable structure in Spanish.
- Year 9
Past holidays: singular -ar verbs in the preterite, intonation questions
Learning outcomes
I can use the preterite tense to describe and ask about past holidays.
I understand syllable structure in Spanish.
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Key learning points
- In Spanish, syllables often contain consonant-vowel pairs, or a vowel with a consonant either side.
- The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
- To conjugate singular forms of the preterite tense for regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -é, -aste, -ó.
- Raise your voice at the end of a statement to form an intonation question.
Keywords
Syllable - single unit of pronunciation, part of a word you can say in one beat
Preterite - verb tense used for completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'
Intonation question - question that is formed by raising the tone of voice at the end of a statement
Common misconception
When asking questions like 'Did you travel by plane?' in Spanish, I need to start by translating the word 'did'.
To ask a 'did'-style question in Spanish, you can form an intonation question by simply raising your voice at the end of a past-tense sentence. It is not necessary to translate the word 'did'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which question means 'really?'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to make the most of, take advantage of
to dance, dancing
to walk, walking
to celebrate, celebrating
to rest, resting
to arrive, arriving
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
camera
song
party
place
sea
museum
Q4.Order the words to say: 'a long journey and a pretty view'.
Q5.Write in English: 'visito un país interesante'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'tengo un bicicleta nueva'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the number of syllables.
tú
pasar
verano
vacaciones
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
I sing
she, he, it sang
I sang
she, he, it sings
you sing
you sang