Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand, ask and answer questions about after-school experiences in past and present tenses.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To form the singular preterite persons of -er and -ir verbs, we take the infinitive, remove –er/-ir and add endings.
- The -er and -ir singular preterite endings are: -í (I), -iste (you), -ió (she, he, it).
- In conversation it is important to listen carefully to and understand the tense of questions before answering.
- Being able to ask questions in different tenses, as well as answer them, is key to successful communication.
Keywords
Preterite tense - a tense used for events completed in the past
Common misconception
As long as I get the gist of the meaning of a Spanish question, I can answer successfully.
In conversation it is important to listen carefully to the tense of questions before answering. Otherwise your answers might not be relevant. For example, 'What did you do after school yesterday?' 'I usually do my homework.'
Teacher tip
Pupils often trip up in conversational interactions because they lack practice in understanding unplanned questions. It is worth pupils spending ample time across the secondary phase practising understanding as well as responding to unprepared questions, giving relatively short but clear answers.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
Q2.Which verbs are in the preterite tense?
Q3.Order the verb forms: first person, second person, third person.
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Match the preterite -ar verb endings with the correct person.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I surprised.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
Q2.Which preterite verbs are singular?
Q3.Which verbs are in the present tense?
Q4.Which time phrases can we use with the preterite?
Q5.Match the questions and answers.
Q6.'¿Dónde haces los deberes?' Write the correct Spanish verb form which you would use in your answer.
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