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      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can write a detailed description of after-school experiences using a range of features.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. Preterite endings for -er/-ir verbs are -í, -iste, -ió (singular persons) and -ieron (third person plural).
      2. A detailed description often has a wide range of features.
      3. We can also use longer texts to enrich vocabulary and style and ensure we include varied and interesting language.

      Keywords

      • Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past

      Common misconception

      All the singular persons of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the preterite have an accent.

      Only the 'I' and 'she, he, it' forms have an accent. For -ar verbs, the endings are -é and -ó; for -er and -ir verbs the endings are -í and -ió.

      Teacher tip

      Teachers can allocate time for students to practise B3 in pairs (asking and answering the questions).

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:santo,holy, saint, Saint's Day
      Correct Answer:cristiano,Christian
      Correct Answer:la escena,scene
      Correct Answer:ser,being (n)
      Correct Answer:engañar,to trick, deceive
      Correct Answer:los servicios,toilets

      Q2.
      Select the time phrases.

      Correct answer: siempre
      Correct answer: el año pasado
      me da igual
      Correct answer: al día siguiente
      cada representación

      Q3.
      Which sentences are in the preterite?

      Correct answer: No pudiste encontrar la salida.
      Jacob usa una silla de ruedas.
      La entrada está en la cuarta planta.
      Correct answer: No tuve la culpa.
      Correct answer: Escribí con un bolígrafo.

      Q4.
      Match the endings with the correct person for -ar verbs in the preterite.

      Correct Answer:yo,
      Correct Answer:,-aste
      Correct Answer:él, ella,

      Q5.
      Match the endings with the correct person for -er and -ir verbs in the preterite.

      Correct Answer:yo,
      Correct Answer:,-iste
      Correct Answer:él, ella,-ió

      Q6.
      Order the words to say in Spanish: 'Yesterday I lost an object but you found it.'

      1 - ayer
      2 - perdí
      3 - un objeto
      4 - pero
      5 -
      6 - lo
      7 - encontraste

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:distinto,distinct, different
      Correct Answer:la entrada,entrance, ticket
      Correct Answer:lleno,full
      Correct Answer:el público,audience
      Correct Answer:la piedra,stone, rock
      Correct Answer:leyendo,reading

      Q2.
      Which words are conjunctions?

      Correct answer: mientras
      Correct answer: aunque
      Correct answer: en cambio
      en medio
      el banco

      Q3.
      Match the pronoun or name with the correct verb.

      Correct Answer:yo,subí
      Correct Answer:,subiste
      Correct Answer:Nadia,subió

      Q4.
      Which persons of the verb have an accent in the preterite?

      Correct answer: I
      you
      Correct answer: she, he, it
      they

      Q5.
      Which verb is in the 3rd person plural form?

      sorprendió
      Correct answer: sugerieron
      conseguiste
      recibí

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'She sold sandwiches'.

      Correct Answer: Vendió bocadillos., Elle vendió bocadillos.

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