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December 3, 2010
The assessments next week will cover the topics of:
– describing what people look like
– describing people’s personalities
– comparing people
– sports and hobbies
– future tense and opinions
– food and drink
Use the following links to revise:
www.linguascope.com – beginner – las pasatiempos / los deportes / las frutas / las verduras / desayuno / los snacks
www.languagesonline.org.uk – caminos 1 – unidad 7 (nueva edicion) / unidad 8 / unidad 11 (nueva edicion) / unidad 12 /
Below is your speaking test, make sure that you know answers to the questions off by heart. Go back through your exercise books to help you find the answers. Remember to get level 5 you must use:
– opinions
– accurate verb endings
– future tense
– a variety of vocabulary
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October 12, 2010
Don’t forget to choose a photo of your own or download one from the web and write a description in Spanish about it (approx. 100 words). Below are some phrases that you might want to use:
Se llama ………. – He / She / It is called ………….
Tiene ……..años – He / She / It is ……………. years old
Es ……..y ……..y tiene el pelo …… y …….. – – He / She / It is …… and ……….. and has ……….. and ………… hair
Es …………. pero muy …………….. – He / She / It is …………… but very ………………
Tiene ……………… – He / She / It has …….(family / pets)
Vive en …………… – He / She / It lives in …………..
Trabaja en ………. – He / She / It works in ……………..
Le gusta …………… – He / She / It likes ……………….
No le gusta ………… – He / She / It doesn’t like …………………
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September 25, 2010
Read the information about Venus and Serena Williams below and then complete the sentences 1-5 with the name of the correct sister! Once you have done this, you need to translate each sentence into English. Any problems, send me a comment or come to see me in ML7.
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September 24, 2009
A comparative adjective is used when we want to compare two things. In English we either add ‘-er’ to the adjective or use ‘more / less ….. than …‘ :
e.g. tall = taller, beautiful = more beautiful
In Spanish the ‘-er’ form does not exist and we only use the ‘more / less …… than …….‘ way of comparing things. Look at the examples below:
Now try to translate the following sentences into Spanish. Click on the thumbnail to check your answers:
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September 9, 2009
Click on the thumbnail below, then read the texts about Marisa, Susana and Laura, then find the following information for each of them:
- La edad (age)
- 2 aficiones (2 hobbies)
- El lugar de vacaciones (holiday location)
- Un rasgo del caracter (a personal characteristic)
- La mascota (the pet)
Once you have done that, translate the 3 sentences underneath the texts into Spanish.
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