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Was darf man ab wann? 'Dürfen' vs 'können', wh- questions and modal verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use 'können' and 'dürfen' to describe what people are able to do and what people are allowed to do. Key learning points: - 'Dürfen' refers to permission required from another person to do something. - 'Können' refers...
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Life at home: building sentences, present tense singular
Pupil outcome: I can use weak verbs in the present tense in singular persons to translate or write a letter to a penfriend in German. Key learning points: - [u] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by...
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What people do: 'faire', meaning 'go'
Pupil outcome: I can use 'faire' to mean 'to go' and for other present tense activities. Key learning points: - [ch] sounds like 'chercher'. - 'Faire' means 'to do/make'. - Use je fais for 'I do/make', tu fais for 'you do /make', il fait...
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My friend: singular -er verbs
Pupil outcome: I can form sentences with -er verbs, the preposition 'à' (meaning in, at or to) and the adverb 'aussi' in French. Key learning points: - 'Habiter' is a regular -er verb meaning 'to live'. - Regular -er verbs have the...
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Music lessons: singular regular verbs
Pupil outcome: 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. Key learning points: - Secure knowledge of sound spelling correspondences helps when...
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A school exchange: 'on' meaning 'we'
Pupil outcome: I can recognise when the pronoun 'on' means 'people in general' or 'we' in informal conversations. Key learning points: - The SSC [oy] sounds like a ‘yih’ sound after SSC [oi]. This is similar to the [i] vs [-ill-/ille]...
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Describe people: 'être' 1st and 2nd persons plural and regular plural adjectives
Pupil outcome: I can use 'nous sommes' and 'vous êtes' with regular plural adjectives to describe what we and you (pl) are like. Key learning points: - The SSC [e] is pronounced as in the word 'je'. - 'Nous sommes' and 'vous êtes' are...
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Los días de colegio: 1st person singular present tense with 'g', e.g. 'pongo'
Pupil outcome: I can talk about a typical school day using regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. Key learning points: - [u] and [i] are weak vowels and they merge with other vowels making a single syllable. - 'Contigo' is a...
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Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect plural persons
Pupil outcome: I can use plural forms of the imperfect tense in the context of protests and social movements. Key learning points: - ábamos, -abais and -aban are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural endings of -ar verbs in the imperfect...
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On va à un concert : direct object pronouns, reflexive pronouns and negation
Pupil outcome: I can use direct object pronouns, reflexives, negation and new vocabulary to accurately convey descriptions and opinions. Key learning points: - Grouping vocabulary by word class is a useful strategy for deepening...
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Mon voyage dangereux : extended writing and speaking
Pupil outcome: I can exploit a longer written text to improve my vocabulary and grammar knowledge, to develop my reading skills and to create my own extended text on a contemporary issue. Key learning points: - Direct and indirect object...
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Spanish: Conjugating Verbs
Learn how to conjugate AR verbs. This clip is part 6 in the series 'Learning Spanish: Beyond the Basics'.
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Turtle Diary: Conjugation of Verbs
This TurtleDiary interactive video lesson [2:05] features information about verb conjugation. Practice exercises are provided to supplement this verb conjugation lesson.