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- Year 11
- AQA
Las redes sociales: preterite and present, picture task (AQA)
I can use the simple present and preterite tenses and confidently describe photos in Spanish.
- Year 11
- AQA
Las redes sociales: preterite and present, picture task (AQA)
I can use the simple present and preterite tenses and confidently describe photos in Spanish.
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Key learning points
- Revisiting words through themes can be a good way to strengthen vocabulary.
- The simple present tense is used to express habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'.
- The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I did'.
- Common verbs that are irregular in the present and preterite tenses include: 'ser', 'tener', 'estar', 'hacer' and 'ir'.
- The PALM acronym is a useful tool to describe photos using a range of information.
Keywords
Simple present - verb tense used to express habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Preterite - verb tense used to express completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Common misconception
I always need to use subject pronouns in Spanish to show who is doing an action.
It is not usually necessary to use subject pronouns in Spanish to show who is doing an action. The subject of an action is usually shown by the verb ending.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'__________ están cansadas'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to chat, chatting
to send, order
to publish, post (online)
to build, building
to install, installing
to trust, trusting
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
notice, advert
device, gadget
user
password
computer
games console
Q4.Order the words to say: 'she plays in the garden and he played in the kitchen'.
Q5.Write in English: 'no me gusta ese canal'.
Q6.You are talking to one friend. Write in Spanish: 'Did you read the message?'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
cyberbulllying
screen
keyboard
to record, recording
to charge, charging
to surf, browse
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
I speak
I spoke
she, he shares
she, he shared
you respond
you responded