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Lesson 4 of 3
  • Year 8

Future trips: 'ir' + a + infinitive

Learning outcomes

I can use 'ir' + a + infinitive to describe future holiday plans.

I can accurately pronounce [j] and [gu].

Lesson 4 of 3
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  • Year 8

Future trips: 'ir' + a + infinitive

Learning outcomes

I can use 'ir' + a + infinitive to describe future holiday plans.

I can accurately pronounce [j] and [gu].

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Key learning points

  1. The present-tense forms of 'ir' ('to go') for 'I', 'you' and 'she, he, it' are 'voy', 'vas' and 'va'.
  2. A present-tense form of 'ir' + a + infinitive means 'going to' + infinitive. It expresses future plans.
  3. The preterite-tense forms of 'ir' ('to go') for 'I', 'you' and 'she, he, it' are 'fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue'.
  4. A preterite-tense form of 'ir' + a + infinitive means 'went to' + infinitive. It expresses what someone went to do.
  5. [j] is pronounced as in 'ejemplo' and [gu] is pronounced as in 'pregunta'.

Keywords

  • Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning

  • 'ir' + a + infinitive - 2-verb structure meaning 'going to' + infinitive

  • Preterite - tense used for events completed in the past

Common misconception

When describing future plans, 'ir' + a is followed by a conjugated verb.

When describing future plans, 'ir' + a is followed by the infinitive form of a verb.


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The final activity is an opportunity to broaden pupils' personal repertoire. Pupils could use a dictionary or other word reference resource to express their own personal plans for the holiday.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'under'?

Correct answer: debajo
pasado
próximo
oscuro
verano

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:cabeza (f),head

head

Correct Answer:carta (f),letter

letter

Correct Answer:cielo (m),sky, heaven

sky, heaven

Correct Answer:estación (f),station

station

Correct Answer:pelo (m),hair

hair

Correct Answer:primo (m),cousin

cousin

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:ayudar,to help, helping

to help, helping

Correct Answer:aprovechar,to make the most of

to make the most of

Correct Answer:desayunar,to eat breakfast

to eat breakfast

Correct Answer:disfrutar,to enjoy, enjoying

to enjoy, enjoying

Correct Answer:cuidar,to look after, looking after

to look after, looking after

Correct Answer:visitar,to visit, visiting

to visit, visiting

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'my sister went to the beach and my brother goes to the village'.

1 - mi hermana
2 - fue
3 - a la playa
4 - y
5 - mi hermano
6 - va
7 - al pueblo

Q5.
Write in English: 'fuiste con el perro'.

Correct Answer: you went with the dog

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I went with my grandfather'.

Correct Answer: fui con mi abuelo, yo fui con mi abuelo

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which words are missing the sound [j]?

Correct answer: mu_er
pre_untar
_usano
Correct answer: _ulio
Correct answer: le_os

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:voy,I go

I go

Correct Answer:vas,you go

you go

Correct Answer:va,she, he it goes

she, he it goes

Correct Answer:fui,I went

I went

Correct Answer:fuiste,you went

you went

Correct Answer:fue,she, he, it went

she, he, it went

Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'you are going to work'.

Correct Answer: vas a trabajar, tú vas a trabajar

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'she went to celebrate'.

Correct Answer: fue a celebrar, ella fue a celebrar