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Popular culture: Fiestas y costumbres

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This unit introduces idiomatic phrases 'acabar de' with the infinitive, 'seguir' with a present participle, and 'continuar' with a present participle. Pupils revisit third person singular and plural regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives and question words.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 17 / 19

Popular culture: Fiestas y costumbres

This unit introduces idiomatic phrases 'acabar de' with the infinitive, 'seguir' with a present participle, and 'continuar' with a present participle. Pupils revisit third person singular and plural regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives and question words.

3 lessons
  1. Fiestas y costumbres: photo description, read aloud
  2. Las Hogueras de San Juan: acabar de + infinitive, seguir + present participle
  3. La fiesta del pueblo: -er/-ir preterite 3rd person singular and plural