The environment: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person (present)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use -er and -ir verbs in the 3rd person singular and plural to describe how people protect the planet.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Present-tense -er and -ir verbs have the ending -e in the 3rd person singular.
- Present-tense -er and -ir verbs have the ending -en in the 3rd person plural.
- The possessive adjective 'mi' means 'my' and 'tu' means 'your'.
- ‘Mi’ and ‘tu’ appear before a singular or uncountable noun.
- ‘Mis’ and ‘tus’ appear before a plural noun.
Keywords
3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she', 'he', 'it'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'they'
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Stem-changing verb - verb that has a spelling change in the stem
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives in Spanish do not agree in number with the noun.
Possessive adjectives in Spanish agree in number with the noun. For example, 'mi' becomes 'mis' when it refers to a plural noun.
Teacher tip
Mini whiteboards would be very useful for slide 22. This would allow the teacher to check pupils' understanding of the stem change in 'encender' and 'promover'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'advice'?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to cross, crossing
to miss, missing
to mange to, to succeed in, managing to, succeeding in
to improve, improving
to practise, practising
to fight, fighting
Q3.Order the words to say 'the weather is different in various countries'.
Q4.Order the words to say 'she travelled through Germany during her holidays'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'I need a ball to play football'.
Q6.'I miss the sun today.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'environment'?
Q2.'Juntos, podemos proteger el__________.' Which words complete this sentence?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to turn on, turning on
to produce, producing
to ban, to prohibit, banning, prohibiting
to reduce, reducing
to put up with, putting up with
to swim, swimming
Q4.Order the words to say 'the government promotes the recycling of plastic products'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'charitable organisations have many ideas to prevent climate change'.
Q6.'My friends (m) reuse products.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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