Talking about illness and injury (Part 1/3)

Talking about illness and injury (Part 1/3)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn new language for talking about illness and injury. We shall be learning some new vocabulary, along with understanding how to use 'desde' and 'desde hace'.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about illness and injury
  3. Grammar: Past (perfect) reflexive use of verbs: romperse, cortarse, quemarse, OVS word order: DOLER, desde hace vs desde

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13 Questions

Q1.
What does "tengo tos" mean?
I have a cold
Correct answer: I have a cough
I have a fever
Q2.
What does "tengo un resfriado" mean?
Correct answer: I have a cold
I have a cough
I have fever
Q3.
What does "tengo insolación" mean?
I have inhaled the sun
I have sunburn
Correct answer: I have sunstroke
Q4.
Translate: "Tengo mucho sueño desde hace una semana"
Correct answer: I've been sleepy for a week.
I've had dreams for a week.
Q5.
Translate: "I've had a fever since last Sunday"
Correct answer: Tengo fiebre desde el domingo pasado
Tengo fiebre desde hace el domingo pasado
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.
a
an
of, from
Correct answer: to, at
Q8.
con
against
like, as
Correct answer: with
Q9.
como
except
Correct answer: like, as
with
Q10.
porque
Correct answer: because
however
in order to
Q11.
mucho
Correct answer: a lot, lots of
also
big
Q12.
además
Correct answer: furthermore
however
nevertheless
Q13.
ciudad
citizen
Correct answer: city
country

13 Questions

Q1.
What does "tengo tos" mean?
I have a cold
Correct answer: I have a cough
I have a fever
Q2.
What does "tengo un resfriado" mean?
Correct answer: I have a cold
I have a cough
I have fever
Q3.
What does "tengo insolación" mean?
I have inhaled the sun
I have sunburn
Correct answer: I have sunstroke
Q4.
Translate: "Tengo mucho sueño desde hace una semana"
Correct answer: I've been sleepy for a week.
I've had dreams for a week.
Q5.
Translate: "I've had a fever since last Sunday"
Correct answer: Tengo fiebre desde el domingo pasado
Tengo fiebre desde hace el domingo pasado
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.
a
an
of, from
Correct answer: to, at
Q8.
con
against
like, as
Correct answer: with
Q9.
como
except
Correct answer: like, as
with
Q10.
porque
Correct answer: because
however
in order to
Q11.
mucho
Correct answer: a lot, lots of
also
big
Q12.
además
Correct answer: furthermore
however
nevertheless
Q13.
ciudad
citizen
Correct answer: city
country

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