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Music lessons: singular regular verbs

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I can use my knowledge of singular forms of -ar and -er verbs to say what I and others do and to understand a text about music lessons.

I can use my knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences to pronounce unfamiliar words in Spanish.

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Music lessons: singular regular verbs

Learning outcomes

I can use my knowledge of singular forms of -ar and -er verbs to say what I and others do and to understand a text about music lessons.

I can use my knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences to pronounce unfamiliar words in Spanish.

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Key learning points

  1. Secure knowledge of sound spelling correspondences helps when pronouncing unfamiliar vocabulary.
  2. Using singular persons of -ar, -er, -ir present tense verbs allows me to say what I and others do.
  3. You can use context and known vocabulary to help you work out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
  4. Reading texts in the target language supports learning new vocabulary in context.

Keywords

  • Sound-spelling correspondence - the relationship between letters and their sounds

  • Verb - a word that communicates actions or states

Common misconception

Like in English, pronouns are needed with verbs to know who the verb refers to.

Pronouns are not often necessary in Spanish. Verb endings change to indicate the person who the verb refers to.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:cuidar,to look after, looking after
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to look after, looking after

Correct Answer:enseñar,to teach, teaching
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to teach, teaching

Correct Answer:participar,to participate, participating
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to participate, participating

Correct Answer:practicar,to practise, practising
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to practise, practising

Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning
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to learn, learning

Correct Answer:amar,to love, loving
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to love, loving

Q2.
Which of these verbs means 'to understand'.
aprender
comer
Correct answer: entender
hablar
jugar
Q3.
Which Spanish phrase means 'you are thirsty'.
tienes hambre
tengo sed
tienes razón
Correct answer: tienes sed
tienes calor
Q4.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:la pelota,ball
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ball

Correct Answer:la guitarra,guitar
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guitar

Correct Answer:la fruta,fruit
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fruit

Correct Answer:la tarta,cake
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cake

Correct Answer:el sombrero,hat
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hat

Correct Answer:el globo,globe
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globe

Q5.
Translate into English 'El niño enseña la guitarra'.
Correct Answer: The boy teaches the guitar., The boy is teaching the guitar
Q6.
Translate into Spanish 'the girl is doing work'.
Correct Answer: La niña hace el trabajo.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which personal pronoun is missing in 'Yo visito la escuela y visitas el castillo'.
Correct Answer: tu
Q2.
Which Spanish words have soft sounds.
Correct answer: cerdo
casa
Correct answer: cinco
coche
Correct answer: cielo
Q3.
Which phrase means 'how old is she'.
¿cuántos años tienes?
¿cuántos años tengo?
¿dónde estás?
¿de dónde vienes?
Correct answer: ¿cuántos años tiene?
Q4.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:enseñas,you teach, are teaching
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you teach, are teaching

Correct Answer:canto,I sing, am singing
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I sing, am singing

Correct Answer:juega,he plays, is playing
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he plays, is playing

Correct Answer:practica,she practises, is practising
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she practises, is practising

Correct Answer:escucho,I listen, am listening
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I listen, am listening

Correct Answer:comes,you eat, are eating
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you eat, are eating

Q5.
Translate to English: Tu preparas un bocadillo
Correct Answer: You prepare a sandwich., You are preparing a sandwich
Q6.
Translate into Spanish 'the elephant is playing with the ball'.
La tortuga juega con la pelota.
Correct answer: El elefante juega con la pelota.
El elefante come el queso.
El elefante juega con el sombrero.
El elefante canta una canción.

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