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      Los derechos humanos: perfect tense, conversation (Edexcel)

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use the perfect tense and produce developed answers in a conversation about the environment and social issues.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. To conjugate the perfect tense, use the verb 'haber' + past participle.
      2. To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
      3. To form the past participle of regular -er/ir verbs, remove the -er/ir and add -ido.
      4. A well-developed conversation answer contains three verb clauses.

      Keywords

      • Perfect tense - verb tense used to express what has happened e.g. 'I have listened', 'you have bought'

      • Verb clause - a piece of information that contains a subject and a verb

      Common misconception

      I should keep my answers short in a conversation and avoid extending my sentences.

      In a conversation, you should extend and develop your sentences to include at least three verb clauses.

      Teacher tip

      The question for Task C1 can be simplified to be more suited to Foundation-tier students. Questions such as '¿Qué problemas sociales hay donde vives?' may be too complex for students at this tier.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which verb means 'done, made'?

      Correct answer: hecho
      puesto
      muerto
      vuelto

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:apagar,to turn off, extinguish

      to turn off, extinguish

      Correct Answer:causar,to cause, causing

      to cause, causing

      Correct Answer:destruir,to destroy, destroying

      to destroy, destroying

      Correct Answer:luchar,to fight, fighting

      to fight, fighting

      Correct Answer:matar,to kill, killing

      to kill, killing

      Correct Answer:añadir,to add, adding

      to add, adding

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:derecho (m),right, law

      right, law

      Correct Answer:energía (f),energy

      energy

      Correct Answer:plástico (m),plastic

      plastic

      Correct Answer:paro (m),unemployment

      unemployment

      Correct Answer:tasa (f),rate

      rate

      Correct Answer:vergüenza (f),embarassment

      embarassment

      Q4.
      Order the words to say: 'there is a river and some trees in a forest'.

      1 - hay
      2 - un río
      3 - y
      4 - unos
      5 - árboles
      6 - en
      7 - un bosque

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'los coches emitieron gases'.

      Correct Answer: the cars emitted gases, cars emitted gases

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'we live in a fair society'. Do not include the pronoun.

      Correct Answer: vivimos en una sociedad justa

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      A well-developed conversation answer contains at least three ...

      Correct Answer: verb clauses

      Q2.
      Order the words to say: 'she has said that they have written'.

      1 - ella
      2 - ha
      3 - dicho
      4 - que
      5 - ellos
      6 - han
      7 - escrito

      Q3.
      Write in Spanish: 'we have suffered'.

      Correct Answer: hemos sufrido, nosotros hemos sufrido, nosotras hemos sufrido

      Q4.
      Write in Spanish: 'I have helped'.

      Correct Answer: he ayudado, yo he ayudado

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