Lesson 11 of 14
Lesson 11 of 14

Talking about family (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be talking about family, using the 1st person plural (we) and 3rd person plural (they) forms of the verb 'tener', together with adjective agreement after 'ser'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Use ... to mean ‘the’ for a masculine plural noun.

el
la
las
Correct answer: los

Q2.
Use .... to mean ‘the’ for a feminine plural noun.

el
la
Correct answer: las
los

Q3.
... means ‘they are’ (permanent trait)

es
está
están
Correct answer: son

Q4.
Translate into English: "las plazas son grandes"

the town is big
the town square is big
Correct answer: the town squares are big
the towns are big

Q5.
Translate into Spanish: "the towns are small"

el pueblo es pequeño
la ciudad es pequeña
las ciudades son pequeñas
Correct answer: los pueblos son pequeños

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. 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.
son

he is
Correct answer: they are
they were

Q8.
el

he
Correct answer: the
they

Q9.
entre

Correct answer: between
for
in

Q10.
lejos

close
Correct answer: far
later

Q11.
de

and
Correct answer: from
or

11 Questions

Q1.
Use ... to mean ‘we have’.

Correct answer: tenemos
tiene
tienen

Q2.
To mean ‘they have’ use ...

tenemos
tiene
Correct answer: tienen

Q3.
"Tiene una familia" in English is...

Correct answer: S/he has a family
They have a family
We have a family

Q4.
"He has a job" in Spanish is...

Tenemos un trabajo
Correct answer: Tiene un trabajo
Tienes un trabajo

Q5.
"Es simpática" in English is "..... nice"

he
Correct answer: she
you

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. 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.
mucho

fewer
Correct answer: many
more

Q8.
sólo

Correct answer: only
too
with

Q9.
lugar

far
later
Correct answer: place

Q10.
la

or
Correct answer: the
their

Q11.
cerca

a while
Correct answer: close
far

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UnitSpanish / Year 9 Unit 1

Spanish