Where people go and went: 'ir' in singular persons
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about where someone goes or went using the correct form of 'ir' in Spanish.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The -tion ending of an English word often changes to -ción in Spanish, e.g. 'nation' - 'nación'.
- If a word ending in -n or -s has final syllable stress, use an accent, otherwise, no accent is needed.
- To talk about where someone goes (present) use the verb ‘ir’, e.g. ‘voy’, ‘vas’, ‘va’.
- To say ‘to the’, use ‘a la’ for singular feminine nouns and ‘al’ for singular masculine nouns.
- In the preterite tense, the verb ‘ir’ does not follow general conjugation rules, e.g. ‘fui’, ‘fuiste’, ‘fue’.
Keywords
Final syllable stress - pronouncing the last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Penultimate syllable stress - pronouncing the second-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past
Common misconception
All words ending in -n or -s need an accent.
Words ending in -n, -s or a vowel generally have penultimate syllable stress and no accent. Words ending in -n, -s or a vowel with final syllable stress have an accent on the final vowel. Note the difference: 'canción', 'canciones'.
Teacher tip
The teacher might want to use mini whiteboards in the final writing task for whole-class assessment for learning. They could have students show each sentence individually to provide live feedback and address any misconceptions as they arise.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Voy al parque __________ semana'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Order the months from first to last.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
year
countryside
stadium
border
church
doctor
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
sometimes
yesterday
on the other hand
always
early
already
Q5.Write in English: 'normalmente voy al teatro'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'he goes to France'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Write the word 'prediction' in Spanish.
Q2.Which words require an accent?
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
I go, I am going
you go, you are going
she, he, it goes; she, he it is going
I went
you went
she, he, it went
Q4.Order the words to say: 'he goes to the shop and to the stadium'.
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