Starter quiz
- True/False: The Spanish letter 'z' is always pronounced in the same way.
- 'False' ✓
- Which of these adjectives could complete this phrase: un globo ...?
- rojo ✓
- amarillo ✓
- bonita
- pequeña
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- Match the Spanish and the English.
- un globo rojo⇔a red balloon ✓
- un globo amarillo⇔a yellow balloon ✓
- un regalo bonito⇔a pretty present ✓
- una pelota pequeña⇔a small ball ✓
- una pelota bonita⇔a pretty ball ✓
- un regalo pequeño⇔a small present ✓
- ¿Qué es 'Tengo un regalo bonito?'
- I have a pretty present. ✓
- I have a small present.
- She has a pretty present.
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- What is 'Tiene una cámara roja y un globo amarillo.' in English?
- He has a red camera and a yellow balloon. ✓
- I have a red camera and a yellow balloon.
- He has a yellow camera and a red balloon.
- He has a small camera and a pretty balloon.
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- Translate 'a yellow present'.
- 'un regalo amarillo' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which key sound is missing from these words: _uz, _ibro, _ista, sa_ir?
- 'l' ✓
- Infinitives...
- are the form of the verb found in a dictionary ✓
- are often written as 'to + verb' in English ✓
- are words that give information on a noun
- are always at the start of sentence
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- Many Spanish infinitives end in which two letters?
- 'ar' ✓
- Match the English and Spanish.
- hablar⇔to speak ✓
- cantar⇔to sing ✓
- escuchar⇔to listen ✓
- necesitar⇔to need ✓
- Which is the correct translation of 'It is important to listen in class.'?
- Es importante cantar en clase.
- Es importante escuchar en casa. ✓
- Es importante escuchar en clase.
- Es importante hablar en clase.
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- Translate into English: Es normal necesitar un amigo.
- 'It is normal to need a friend.' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [l] sounds like the 'l' in l, luz, salir.
- The infinitive form of a verb gives its general meaning, e.g., to listen.
- Spanish infinitives often end in -ar, e.g., escuchar.
Common misconception
Spanish infinitives, like English, have two words: 'to + verb' like the infinitive 'to eat'.
In English, infinites are often written as 'to + verb' whereas in Spanish infinitives often end in -ar.
Keywords
L - pronounced as in the word 'libro'
Infinitive - the form of the verb you find in the dictionary; it describes the general meaning of the verb.
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