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En el colegio: extended speaking and writing

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.

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En el colegio: extended speaking and writing

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.

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Key learning points

  1. Use ‘hacer’ in the 3rd person singular to talk about the weather.
  2. Combining the preterite tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present experiences.
  3. It is important to plan the use of tenses and the inclusion of regular and irregular verbs when creating a longer text.
  4. Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
  5. 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'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:la seguridad,safety, security
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safety, security

Correct Answer:el pañuelo,headscarf
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headscarf

Correct Answer:encima,on top of
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on top of

Correct Answer:caer,to fall, falling
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to fall, falling

Correct Answer:la fuente,fountain
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fountain

Correct Answer:emocionante,exciting
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exciting

Q2.
What are the correct translations of 'hacer'?
Correct answer: to do, doing
Correct answer: to make, making
to have, having
to be, being
Q3.
Match the different form of 'hacer' with the person they refer to.
Correct Answer:hago,I do, make
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I do, make

Correct Answer:haces,you do, make
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you do, make

Correct Answer:hace,she, he, it does, makes
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she, he, it does, makes

Q4.
How do you say 'I do' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: hago, Hago
Q5.
We use the preterite tense to talk about .
events in the future
Correct answer: completed events in the past
events in the present
Q6.
Match the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:Tengo una,conversación.
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conversación.

Correct Answer:El uniforme no es,cómodo.
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cómodo.

Correct Answer:Es una idea,perfecta.
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perfecta.

Correct Answer:La tecnología,es sencilla.
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es sencilla.

Correct Answer:Pregunté,al director.
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al director.

Correct Answer:Los miércoles hay,patatas fritas.
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patatas fritas.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:la generación,generation
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generation

Correct Answer:sentado,sitting, seated
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sitting, seated

Correct Answer:bienvenido,welcome
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welcome

Correct Answer:alcanzar,to reach, reaching
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to reach, reaching

Correct Answer:caliente,hot
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hot

Correct Answer:por favor,please
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please

Q2.
We also use 'hacer' in the 3rd person singular to talk about the .
Correct answer: weather
time
date
Q3.
Match the forms of 'hacer' with the appropriate translation.
Correct Answer:hago,I do, make
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I do, make

Correct Answer:hace,she, he, it does, makes
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she, he, it does, makes

Correct Answer:hice,I did, made
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I did, made

Correct Answer:hizo,she, he, it did, made
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she, he, it did, made

Correct Answer:hiciste,you did, made
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you did, made

Correct Answer:haces,you do, make
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you do, make

Q4.
What does 'hizo frío' mean?
Correct Answer: it was cold
Q5.
Complete the following statement. Creating a checklist for range of language and another for can improve the quality of written work.
Correct Answer: accuracy
Q6.
Select the stages which help improve speaking performance.
dictation
Correct answer: rehearsal
Correct answer: planning
transcription
Correct answer: repitition

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