El viaje de fin de curso: irregular verbs, uses of 'dar'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use regular and irregular verbs as well as idiomatic uses of 'dar' to talk about the end of the academic year.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Many of the most commonly-used Spanish verbs are irregular, e.g. 'ser', 'estar', 'tener', 'hacer', 'venir', 'dar', 'ir'.
- The verb 'dar' can be used to describe how something makes people feel. English uses 'to be' + adjective for this.
- Indirect object pronouns ('me', 'te', 'le') are used with 'dar' + noun to say how something makes you and others feel.
Keywords
Irregular verb - verb that does not follow the regular rules
Dar - -ar irregular verb meaning 'to give, giving'
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common misconception
The verb 'dar' always translates as 'to give, giving'.
The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving' but can also translate as 'to be + adjective' when describing how something makes people feel.
Teacher tip
Teachers might make use of mini whiteboards for Learning Cycle 2 in order to guide student practice and check students' understanding and recall of key irregular verbs, addressing gaps in their knowledge appropriately.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which phrase means 'you only have to listen'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to attend, attending
to relax, relaxing
to invite, inviting
to give (as a gift)
to be, turn out (+ adjective)
to take, drink
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
face
behaviour
result
route
smile
season
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I give a gift to my mother'.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'there is a small synagogue in the town'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they play in the swimming pool'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
to be, being (temporary states, location)
to do, make; doing, making
to go, going
to be, being (general traits)
to have, having
to come, coming
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to be happy
to be scary
to be sad
to be funny
to be boring
to be embarrassing
Q3.Order the words to say: 'the classes make her happy'. Start with the indirect object pronoun.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'the dog makes me laugh'. Use the verb 'dar'.
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