En el colegio: extended speaking and writing | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the Spanish and the English.

la seguridad

⇔

safety, security ✓

el pañuelo

⇔

headscarf ✓

encima

⇔

on top of ✓

caer

⇔

to fall, falling ✓

la fuente

⇔

fountain ✓

emocionante

⇔

exciting ✓
What are the correct translations of 'hacer'?

to do, doing ✓

to make, making ✓

to have, having

to be, being
Match the different form of 'hacer' with the person they refer to.

hago

⇔

I do, make ✓

haces

⇔

you do, make ✓

hace

⇔

she, he, it does, makes ✓
How do you say 'I do' in Spanish?

'hago' ✓
We use the preterite tense to talk about ______.

events in the future

completed events in the past ✓

events in the present
Match the sentence halves.

Tengo una

⇔

conversación. ✓

El uniforme no es

⇔

cómodo. ✓

Es una idea

⇔

perfecta. ✓

La tecnología

⇔

es sencilla. ✓

Pregunté

⇔

al director. ✓

Los miércoles hay

⇔

patatas fritas. ✓

Exit quiz

Match the Spanish with the English.

la generación

⇔

generation ✓

sentado

⇔

sitting, seated ✓

bienvenido

⇔

welcome ✓

alcanzar

⇔

to reach, reaching ✓

caliente

⇔

hot ✓

por favor

⇔

please ✓
We also use 'hacer' in the 3rd person singular to talk about the ______.

weather ✓

time

date
Match the forms of 'hacer' with the appropriate translation.

hago

⇔

I do, make ✓

hace

⇔

she, he, it does, makes ✓

hice

⇔

I did, made ✓

hizo

⇔

she, he, it did, made ✓

hiciste

⇔

you did, made ✓

haces

⇔

you do, make ✓
What does 'hizo frío' mean?

'it was cold' ✓
Complete the following statement. Creating a checklist for range of language and another for ______ can improve the quality of written work.

'accuracy' ✓
Select the stages which help improve speaking performance.

dictation

rehearsal ✓

planning ✓

transcription

repitition ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Use ‘hacer’ in the 3rd person singular to talk about the weather.
Combining the preterite tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present experiences.
It is important to plan the use of tenses and the inclusion of regular and irregular verbs when creating a longer text.
Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
Immediate repetition of a speaking task, with reduced support, improves performance.

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'.

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