Starter quiz
- Match the English to the Spanish.
- nature⇔la naturaleza ✓
- tree⇔el árbol ✓
- river⇔el río ✓
- bird⇔el pájaro ✓
- What is the meaning of 'solo' in this sentence? 'El pájaro está solo.'
- only
- alone ✓
- far
- close
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- What is the meaning of 'sólo' in this sentence? 'Estudio sólo en la tarde.'
- only ✓
- alone
- far
- close
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- Choose the right translation for this sentence: 'Escucho la respuesta.'
- We listen to the answer.
- You listen to the answer.
- I listen to the answer. ✓
- She listens to the answer.
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- Match the verb endings with the pronouns they refer to.
- -o⇔I ✓
- -as⇔you ✓
- -a⇔she, he, it ✓
- -amos⇔we ✓
- Translate into Spanish: 'We work in the centre.'
- 'Trabajamos en el centro. ' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the English to the Spanish.
- centre⇔centro ✓
- theatre⇔teatro ✓
- museum⇔museo ✓
- shop⇔tienda ✓
- school⇔escuela ✓
- church⇔iglesia ✓
- How often do you need to revise vocabulary?
- once in a while
- the day before the exam
- a little bit every day ✓
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- Tick the 'I' form verbs from the list below.
- descanso ✓
- banco
- busco ✓
- museo
- compro ✓
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- Tick the 'she, he, it' form of the -ar verbs.
- respuesta
- estudia ✓
- trabaja ✓
- tienda
- naturaleza
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- Translate this sentence into Spanish: 'We are looking for a bank.'
- 'Buscamos un banco.' ✓
- How would you say this in Spanish: 'We (boys and girls) spend time together.'
- 'Pasamos tiempo juntos. ' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The SSC [e] is pronounced as in 'elefante'
- The SSC [i] is pronounced as in 'idea'
- -ar verbs in the present tense end in o, -as, -a and -amos when refering to different people.
Common misconception
All Spanish verb forms for -ar verbs end in -ar.
Spanish -ar verbs end in o-, -as, -a, -amos depending on who they refer to. -o for 'I', -as for 'you', -a for 'she, he, it' and -amos for 'we'
Keywords
[e] - pronounced as in 'elefante'
[i] - pronounced as in 'idea'
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do', 'we do'
-ar verbs - a group of infinitives that end in -ar
1st person plural - form of the verb used to refer to I and other, i.e. we
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