La última película que vi: extend writing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the imperfect and the preterite tenses to write about the last film I watched.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The imperfect is used to give background information and for repeated actions in the past.
- The preterite tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Keywords
Imperfect - verb tense used to describe the setting, characters or things that were happening in the background during the film
Preterite - verb tense used to talk about specific actions or events that happened and ended during the film
Common misconception
For completed events and actions in the past I can use either the preterite or the imperfect.
The imperfect is used to set the scene, give background information and for repeated actions in the past and the preterite to say what happened, talk about completed events and actions in the past.
Teacher tip
The teacher may consider showing students the trailer for Icíar Bollaín's film El Olivo.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish to the English.
to pollute, contaminate, polluting, contaminating
to destroy, destroying
to win, winning
to maintain, maintaining
to recycle, recycling
to ensure, ensuring
Q2.Which word has a masculine gender?
Q3.Order the words to say 'there was a fire but the victims escaped'.
Q4.Which word means 'winter'?
Q5.'La mujer decidió luchar.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'The man's love was pure.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish to the English.
say!/tell!
do!/make!
put!
leave!/go out!
be!
have!
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
twin
key
root
death
up to, until
right
Q3.Order the words to say 'the cinema shows films every night'.
Q4.Which words are prepositions?
Q5.'¡Ven aquí! Es una urgencia!' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.Go! You (informal) need to hurry up! Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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