Giving an account of a holiday in the past (Part 3/3)

Giving an account of a holiday in the past (Part 3/3)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will retrieve our knowledge of the present, preterite and imperfect tenses in the context of holidays. We will consolidate our understanding of how to use multiple tenses when giving an account of a holiday in the past through a reading task.
  2. Purpose of language use: Repaso
  3. Grammar: Guided writing: Holidays

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13 Questions

Q1.
Many activities for which we use ‘to go’ in English are also translated by ________ in Spanish.
Correct answer: hacer
ir
Q2.
'I went sightseeing' translates as...
fui turismo
Correct answer: hice turismo
Q3.
we did
Correct answer: hicimos
hizo
Q4.
We use the ___________ for descriptions in the past.
Correct answer: imperfect
preterite
Q5.
Select the verb in the imperfect tense:
Correct answer: era
fue
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
qué
Correct answer: what? which? how ___!
when? how?
where? who?
Q8.
así que
however
nevertheless
Correct answer: therefore
Q9.
llevar
to arrive
to call
Correct answer: to take, carry
Q10.
cómo
Correct answer: how?
when?
who?
Q11.
último
best, greatest
Correct answer: last, final
only, sole
Q12.
demasiado
lots of
not enough
Correct answer: too much
Q13.
ayer
today
tomorrow
Correct answer: yesterday

13 Questions

Q1.
'monté and 'aprendí' are both in the ...
imperfect
Correct answer: preterite
Q2.
We use the ___________________ to talk about what you did / what happened.
imperfect
Correct answer: preterite
Q3.
Select the word that has the same 'c' sound as 'cien'.
caramelo
Correct answer: celo
Q4.
'el primer día' means ...
Correct answer: on the first day
on the last day
Q5.
'fuimos' means 'we went' and
we found
Correct answer: we were
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
ese
Correct answer: that
these
this
Q8.
nos
them
Correct answer: us
you
Q9.
entonces
furthermore
however
Correct answer: so
Q10.
volver
to give back
to leave
Correct answer: to return
Q11.
dónde
how?
when?
Correct answer: where?
Q12.
a pesar de
Correct answer: in spite of
next to
weighing more than
Q13.
por desgracia
I'm not sorry
thank you very much
Correct answer: unfortunately

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