Work and jobs: 'vas' and 'vais', with simple present for future events
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the simple present tense to talk about someone else's scheduled future events.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- If the stress is on the final syllable and the word ends in any consonant except ‘n’ or ‘s’, there is no accent.
- If the stress is on the final syllable and the word ends in a vowel or ‘n’ or ‘s’, there is an accent.
- To talk about where someone goes (present tense), use the verb ‘ir’, e.g. 'vais'.
- To talk about what you are going to do (future plans), use a present tense form of the verb 'ir' + a + infinitive.
- In Spanish we use the simple present to talk about scheduled plans in the future, e.g. 'organizáis una fiesta mañana'.
Keywords
Final syllable stress - pronouncing the last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
'ir' + a + infinitive - 2-verb structure meaning 'going to' + infinitive
Simple present - tense used to describe habitual events, routine actions and in some cases scheduled future events
Common misconception
A present tense verb can be used on its own to talk about the future.
When using the present tense to talk about the future, it is essential to include a temporal adverb (such as 'mañana', 'la próxima semana', 'el lunes', etc.) to make the future meaning clear.
Teacher tip
The teacher might want to show students a short video about Telefónica.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word or phrase means 'so'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
year
career
dialogue
favour
country
meeting
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to look for, looking for
to go, going
to take, to carry
to ask, asking
to publish, publishing
to improve, improving
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I want to speak to the English woman and he wants to speak to the English man'.
Q5.Write in English: 'ella es una persona rica'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'Where is the bus?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which words need an accent?
Q2.Which sentences refer to the future?
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'you all go to the cinema'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'you are all going to organise a party'. Do not include the pronoun.
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