Leaving Cert Spanish Present
Leaving Cert Spanish Present Tense to learn how to use the 3 categories of Spanish verbs (-ar, -er-, -ir) & talk about everyday actions.
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Leaving Cert Spanish Present
The free sample here is all about a super-important tense:
THE PRESENT TENSE
It is one of the “core” tenses for both Junior Cert. and Leaving Cert. and indeed for anyone studying this great language.
You can see three examples in the blue box below of what these verbs express in English.
Profesor Dave.
I STUDY EVERY DAY
He EATS TOAST THEY LIVE IN WICKLOW
Becoming the Expert
Take your first steps to become an expert in Spanish verbs by learning…
Regular Verb Endings
Handy Time Expressions
Take Away Notes
SECCIÓN 1
Part 1 - 4 Step Process
The very first thing to learn is the 4-step process of working with Spanish verbs.
It doesn’t matter if we are talking about the past, present or future as it is like a “checklist” so you always complete the full process. It’s as easy as 1-2-3-4!
Leaving Cert Spanish Present
Teach Yourself
Watch this 1-minute video of the 4-step process of conjugating verbs in Spanish.
You will learn everything you need to know at this point.
Play Video about Leaving Cert Spanish Present My Teacher Dave infographic slide presenting the 3 steps to conjugating verbs in Spanish
SECCIÓN 2
Part 2 - Who Are They?!
The next quick thing we need to do is identify who we are talking about with these Spanish and English pronouns.
TIP = When you’re finished and have the right answers, pop the information down in your “libreta“.
SECCIÓN 3
Part 3 - Basic Spanish Verbs
OK, you’re ready to start working with Spanish Present Tense verbs!
It’s probably been a while since you’ve worked with Spanish verbs, so let’s go back to basics.
Read the instructions below for the activity…
Leaving Cert Spanish Present
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity, you get:
– a chart with the 3 categories of Spanish verbs
– 6 verbs that belong to one of the 3 categories
2) You have to move the verb to the correct category
SECCIÓN 4
Part 4 - Using Your Verbs
In this section, you are going to put everything you’ve done into practice.
The topic is FOOD and a girl called Fiona is going to tell us all about what her and her family usually eat for breakfast. However, there is a slight problem, poor Fiona never learned her verbs so there are gaps you have to fill.
Let’s start with a super-basic vocab. matching activity – DRAG THE WORDS to the correct image.
Leaving Cert Spanish Present
How to Do this Activity
1) Do sentences 1, 5 & 9 ONLY first.
2) CHECK your answers and record your score.
3) Watch the mini-video here.
4) Take notes of all the different endings.
5) Do all the sentences 1-10.
Play Video about Leaving Cert Spanish Present My Teacher Dave cover image for explainer video for the Spanish Present Tense regular verbs
SECCIÓN 5
Part 5 - Time Expressions
We are going to build our vocabulary of time expressions that are super common for the Present Tense.
When you have this activity up to 100%, make sure you pop this handy vocab. into your “libreta” (notebook).
SECCIÓN 6
Part 6 - LC Listening Exam 2018 Q6
¡FANTÁSTICO!
So, now you have a nice process of writing your verbs, some super-important pronouns, handy time expressions and you have also practiced using some regular verbs in sentences.
As you are an LC student who is going to be doing the Leaving Cert exam, let’s see how we actually practice with the listening part of the exam!
Below is Question 6 of the 2018 Exam all about El Tiempo (The Weather) – follow the instructions 1-5 carefully to improve.
Play Video about LC Listening Spanish Weather 1 weather in beautiful paradise island setting with blue waters and boats in the bay
1 – LISTEN to the audio
2 – ANSWER the questions
3 – RECORD your score
4 – DO vocab. activities
5 – REDO LISTENING to improve score
LC Listening Exam 2018 Q6
Q6 Comprehension
LC Listening Exam 2018 Q6
Q6 Vocabulary Part 1
LC Listening Exam 2018 Q6
Q6 Vocabulary Part 2
SECCIÓN 7
Part 7 - School Rules
In the Oral Exam for the Leaving Cert., a very common topic is your school life (favourite subjects/teachers and what sports you play etc.). Often, the topic of “rules” is included, in terms of what you can or can’t do.
In this section, we’re going to now write complete sentences but first let’s get some core vocabulary and verbs under our belt by doing the activity below.
¡MUY BIEN!
Now, let’s put it all together. Imagine that Count Dracula was your Spanish teacher – you would be as good as gold in his class! You are going to write about all the things that NEVER happen in his class.
Read the instructions for this activity very carefully paying close attention to the SAMPLE given.
You have to follow exactly the structure of the sample sentence.
* TIP * – Think of WHO is doing the action – is it me, you, them, us etc.
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity, you only get:
– the person or people doing the action
– the verb in the infinitive
2) You have to make a complete sentence
3) You also need to use NUNCA (“never“) in each sentence.
Example Sentence
You are given => los estudiantes/gritar
Anwser is => “Los estudiantes nunca gritan“.
YOUR NOTES
NOTES TO DOWNLOAD
To help with your studies, I have made a set of notes of the vocabulary for this listening.
I suggest you print these and store them in your Spanish folder for future revision.
Profesor Dave.
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