En países donde se habla español: -ar present tense 2nd persons
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand information about lifestyles across different Spanish-speaking countries.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Spanish is the official language in 21 countries across 3 different continents.
- Spanish is spoken differently across various countries, with notable linguistic variations.
- In Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for both formal and informal situations instead of 'vosotros'.
- The ending for 2nd person singular for -ar verbs in the present tense is -as and -áis for the 2nd person plural.
Keywords
2nd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' (singular) and 'you all' (plural)
Common misconception
Spanish is the official language only in Spain.
Spanish is the official language in 21 countries across 3 different continents.
Teacher tip
After the lesson on Spanish-speaking countries and language variations, teachers can direct students to search for 'BBC Languages - A Guide to Spanish'. Ask students to choose one interesting fact about Spanish from the website and present it to the class.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Sí, __________ les gusta ir al cine'. Choose the correct missing phrase.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
accident
elderly person
carer
network
noise
view
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to attract, attracting
to get divorced, getting divorced
to arrive, arriving
to seem, seeming
to lose, miss
to travel around (area), cover (distance)
Q4.Order the words to say: 'it is necessary to buy a new screen'.
Q5.Write in English: 'la ciudad era sucia'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I wore a black jacket'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.El español es la lengua oficial en __________ países en __________ continentes diferentes.
Q2.Which sentences indicate that the speaker is from Latin America?
Q3.Order the words to say: 'you (singular) dance but you (plural) do not dance'.
Q4.Write in Latin American Spanish: 'you all buy bread'.
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