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Year 8

Describe where people go: 'ir' in singular persons

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I can say what people are going to do and where.

I can pronounce words with ‘cu + vowel’ correctly.

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Describe where people go: 'ir' in singular persons

Learning outcomes

I can say what people are going to do and where.

I can pronounce words with ‘cu + vowel’ correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [cua] is pronounced as in the word 'cuatro', [cue] as in 'escuela' and [cui] as in 'cuidar'.
  2. To talk about future plans we use the verb 'ir' + a + infinitive, e.g. 'voy/vas/va a estudiar'.
  3. The verb 'ir' is often followed by 'al' or 'a la'. We use 'al' with masculine nouns and 'a la' with feminine nouns.

Keywords

  • Ir - verb meaning to go, going

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

Common misconception

The verb 'ir' is a regular verb so I can apply the regular conjugation rules for -ir verbs.

The verb 'ir' is irregular, therefore, it does not follow the normal conjugation rules. To say 'I go' we say 'voy', 'you go' - 'vas' and 'she, he, it goes' - 'va'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:billete (m),ticket (transport)
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ticket (transport)

Correct Answer:entrada (f),ticket (venue)
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ticket (venue)

Correct Answer:entrevista (f),interview
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interview

Correct Answer:jugador (m),player
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player

Correct Answer:noticia (f),news
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news

Correct Answer:partido (m),match
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match

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:perder,to lose, losing
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to lose, losing

Correct Answer:poner,to put, putting
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to put, putting

Correct Answer:recoger,to collect, collecting
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to collect, collecting

Correct Answer:salir,to go out, going out
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to go out, going out

Correct Answer:subir,to go up, going up
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to go up, going up

Correct Answer:vender,to sell, selling
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to sell, selling

Q3.
Which verb means 'I understand'?
creo
Correct answer: entiendo
entender
escondo
esconder
Q4.
'La periodista habla la noticia'. Choose the correct missing word.
pues
que
Correct answer: sobre
a pie
con
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'I play football at the weekend'.
1 - juego
2 - al
3 - fútbol
4 - el
5 - fin
6 - de
7 - semana
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I go to the cinema'.
Correct Answer: Voy al cine., Yo voy al cine.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words are missing the [cua] sound?
___rpo
___dar
Correct answer: ___dro
___llo
Correct answer: ___renta
Q2.
Which sound are these words missing? es___la, cin___nta, conse___ncia
Correct Answer: [cue], cue
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:ir,to go, going
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to go, going

Correct Answer:voy,I go, am going
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I go, am going

Correct Answer:vas,you go, are going
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you go, are going

Correct Answer:va,she, he goes, is going
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she, he goes, is going

Q4.
Order the words to form a sentence.
1 - voy
2 - a
3 - ir
4 - al
5 - centro
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'You are going to visit Spain'.
Correct Answer: Vas a visitar España., Tú vas a visitar España.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'She is going to go to the mountain'.
Correct Answer: Va a ir a la montaña., Ella va a ir a la montaña.

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