En el colegio: extended speaking and writing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of regular and irregular verbs in the simple present and preterite to give a detailed description of school life and events.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use ‘hacer’ in the 3rd person singular to talk about the weather.
- Combining the preterite tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present experiences.
- It is important to plan the use of tenses and the inclusion of regular and irregular verbs when creating a longer text.
- Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
- Immediate repetition of a speaking task, with reduced support, improves performance.
Keywords
Hacer - an irregular verb meaning 'to do, make', 'doing' or 'making'
Hace - 3rd person singular of the verb hacer in the simple present, meaning ‘she, he, it does, makes’ or ‘it is’ when talking about the weather
Hizo - 3rd person singular of the verb hacer in the preterite, meaning ‘she, he, it did, made’ or ‘it was’ when talking about the weather
Common misconception
'Hacer' only translates as 'to do, make; doing, making'.
'Hacer' can be used to talk about the weather and therefore we can't always translate phrases with 'hacer' literally. 'Hace sol' translates as 'it's sunny' and 'hizo calor' translates as 'it was hot'.
Teacher tip
For the speaking task in the second learning cycle, it would be beneficial if students have more than one opportunity to repeat the task, if time permits.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and the English.
safety, security
headscarf
on top of
to fall, falling
fountain
exciting
Q2.What are the correct translations of 'hacer'?
Q3.Match the different form of 'hacer' with the person they refer to.
I do, make
you do, make
she, he, it does, makes
Q4.How do you say 'I do' in Spanish?
Q5.We use the preterite tense to talk about .
Q6.Match the sentence halves.
conversación.
cómodo.
perfecta.
es sencilla.
al director.
patatas fritas.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
generation
sitting, seated
welcome
to reach, reaching
hot
please
Q2.We also use 'hacer' in the 3rd person singular to talk about the .
Q3.Match the forms of 'hacer' with the appropriate translation.
I do, make
she, he, it does, makes
I did, made
she, he, it did, made
you did, made
you do, make
Q4.What does 'hizo frío' mean?
Q5.Complete the following statement. Creating a checklist for range of language and another for can improve the quality of written work.
Q6.Select the stages which help improve speaking performance.
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