KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Mi tiempo libre de todos los días: present tense, conversation practice
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Your learning goal
I can talk on the topic of free time in the present tense using adverbs of time and a range of grammatical persons.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can talk on the topic of free time in the present tense using adverbs of time and a range of grammatical persons.
Key learning points
- It is importantly to see words in context to effectively strengthen vocabulary.
- The simple present describes habitual actions in the present, e.g. 'I play football'.
- Conversation answers can be developed using adverbs of time and 3rd person language.
Words to know
- simple present
- describes habitual actions in the present, e.g. 'I play football'
- adverb of time
- words or phrases that tell you when something happens
- 3rd person
- form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to ‘she’, ‘he’, ‘it’, ‘they’
Common mistakes
Conversation answers should be kept as short and simple as possible.
It is important to develop conversation answers to showcase a range of vocabulary and grammar. This can be achieved by using adverbs to add more detail and by incorporating a range of grammatical persons.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning Cycle 1 contains a mixture of Foundation and Higher-tier vocabulary, but could be adapted to focus solely on Foundation words.