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Using the active and passive voice

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can convert sentences between the active and passive voice. Key learning points: - There are different tenses and ways of forming verbs in English. - In the passive voice, the verb is 'done to' the subject. - The passive...
Instructional Video28:25
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Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ate and -en

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ate and -en. Key learning points: - The suffixes -en and -ate often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix. -...
Instructional Video27:55
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Adding the suffix -ise to words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ise. Key learning points: - The suffix -ise often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix....
Instructional Video27:46
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Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ed"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ed. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - -ed is a suffix that can be used to create the past tense. - Using...
Instructional Video27:41
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ing", using alternative rules

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can learn new rules to spell words when adding the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense. - If the root word has a short vowel and a...
Instructional Video27:50
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Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the -ing suffix. Key learning points: - When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense. - Using the strategy "big letters" is a useful practice strategy. -...
Instructional Video28:25
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Present tense

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can say and write a simple sentence in the simple present tense. Key learning points: - A simple sentence is about one idea and it makes complete sense. - A simple sentence can be written in the present tense. - A simple...
Instructional Video27:39
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Experiencias de racismo: develop understanding

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can translate complex sentences from English to Spanish in the context of people’s experiences of racism in Mexico. Key learning points: - Present-tense verbs ending in -gir or -ger have a spelling change in the 1st...
Instructional Video27:09
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The vowels: [a] [e] [i] [o] [u]: classroom instructions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can recognise and understand instructions in the classroom. Key learning points: - The vowels [a] [e] [i] [o] [u] are pronounced differently in Spanish and in English. - When you know the sound-symbol correspondences...
Instructional Video29:05
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ed", using alternative rules

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ed when you change the 'y' to an 'i' or double the consonant. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - -ed is a...
Instructional Video28:52
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Present and past tense

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can vary the tense of a simple sentence. Key learning points: - A simple sentence can be written in the past or present tense. - The tense of a simple sentence changes the time frame of the action.
Instructional Video28:36
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Dos idiomas, dos culturas - los Nuyoricans: imperfect for habitual actions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can distinguish between the present and imperfect tenses in the life of a Nuyorican. Key learning points: - The imperfect tense is used to talk about habitual actions in the past or to describe how things were in the...
Instructional Video28:07
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Lifestyle: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand -er and -ir infinitives and 3rd person singular verbs describing what someone else does. Key learning points: - The SSCs [ga], [go], [gu] are pronounced as in 'ganar', 'domingo', 'preguntar'. - Some...
Instructional Video28:41
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Conversation with a friend: -ar verbs 1st and 3rd person singular

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use the 1st and 3rd person singular forms of regular -ar verbs. Key learning points: - [ce] and [ci] are pronounced as in 'centro' and 'decir'. These sounds differ accross the Spanish-speaking world. - The indefinite...
Instructional Video28:24
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Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can describe my area in detail and describe people's roles within it using prepositions and emphatic pronouns. Key learning points: - [ui] sounds like 'huit' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'. - Emphatic pronouns can be used...
Instructional Video28:16
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A school exchange: 'on' meaning 'we'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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]...
Instructional Video28:28
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School life in France

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand and use verbs like 'choisir' in the 'tu' and 'il, elle' forms to discuss what you and others do at school. Key learning points: - The SSC [y] sounds different to the English [y] and is pronounced as in...
Instructional Video29:44
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Karrieregespräche: perfect tense strong verbs, 'mochte', 'gefallen' vs 'gemocht'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use irregular verbs in the perfect tense and ‘mochte’ in the imperfect tense in the context of career choices. Key learning points: - Some past participles are irregular. - In the imperfect tense, the stem of 'mögen'...
Instructional Video28:51
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Improve your lifestyle: modal verbs 'müssen', 'dürfen', 'wollen' + infinitive

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can recognise how modal verbs are used to express what people want, must or can do, in positive and negative statements. Key learning points: - [ü] is pronounced long as in 'Tür' or short as in 'fünf'. - Modal verbs...
Instructional Video29:07
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Make plans: 'aller' 1st and 2nd persons plural + infinitive

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use 'aller' in the 1st and 2nd persons plural with an infinitive to express what we and you (plural) are going to do. Key learning points: - The French 'g' has 2 sounds: soft before e, i and y and hard before other...
Instructional Video29:51
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Sentences in the simple present, past and future tense

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types in the simple present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - Sentences can be formed in the first, second or third person. - The...
Instructional Video31:04
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Rich vocabulary associated with walking

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'meandering', 'skulk' and other rich vocabulary associated with walking. Key learning points: - 'Meandering' is an adjective which means wandering or following a bendy path. - 'Skulk' is a...
Instructional Video30:53
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Rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'feud', 'ambush' and other rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle words. Key learning points: - 'Ambush' is a verb which means to make a surprise attack. - 'Feud' is a noun which...
Instructional Video30:18
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Adding the suffix -ate to words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ate. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word and can change the word class. - The suffix...