What people do: -ER and -IR verbs
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This unit introduces pupils to -ir and -er verbs. They learn to conjugate forms that are the same for both verb types. In future units, pupils will learn to conjugate forms where -er and -ir verbs differ. Pupils embed forming yes/ no questions using rising intonation by applying their knowledge to -er and -ir verbs. Pupils revisit key sounds ga, go, gu, ge, gi, j.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know how to use 'es' in sentences with infinitives.
- Pupils know singular persons of -ar verbs.
- Pupils know to use raised intonation when asking a yes/ no question.
- Pupils know what an infinitive is.
- Pupils know singular forms of the verb 'hacer'.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ga], [go], [gu], [ge], [gi], [j].
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Why this why now
This unit introduces pupils to -ir and -er verbs. They learn to conjugate forms that are the same for both verb types. In future units, pupils will learn to conjugate forms where -er and -ir verbs differ. Pupils embed forming yes/ no questions using rising intonation by applying their knowledge to -er and -ir verbs. Pupils revisit key sounds ga, go, gu, ge, gi, j.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know how to use 'es' in sentences with infinitives.
- Pupils know singular persons of -ar verbs.
- Pupils know to use raised intonation when asking a yes/ no question.
- Pupils know what an infinitive is.
- Pupils know singular forms of the verb 'hacer'.
- Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ga], [go], [gu], [ge], [gi], [j].
What people do: -ER and -IR verbs
This unit introduces -er and -ir verbs using a subset of the top 25 verbs. Pupils learn singular forms and the third person plural to talk about what people do. They ask yes/no questions with -er and -ir verbs using raised intonation. Key sounds revisited are ga, go, gu, ge, gi, j.
6 lessons in unit
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