Lesson 5 of 12

Talking about the environment (Part 1/2)

Lesson 5 of 12

Talking about the environment (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be revising the preterite of -ar verbs in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person forms to mean 'I', 'you' and 's/he' in the context of talking about the environment.

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10 Questions

Q1.
What does 'sufrir' mean?

Correct answer: to suffer
to suggest
to surf

Q2.
Which of these means 'barely/hardly'?

aburrido
Correct answer: apenas
siempre

Q3.
Which of these means 'already'?

a veces
alrededor
Correct answer: ya

Q4.
What does 'los Estados Unidos' mean?

European Union
United Kingdom
Correct answer: United States of America

Q5.
How do you say 'culture'?

el calor
el cultivo
Correct answer: la cultura

Q6.
Which of these means 'to know/ get to know' (a person, place or thing)?

Correct answer: conocer
saber
succeder

Q7.
What does 'el accidente' mean?

accent
access
Correct answer: accident

Q8.
Which of these means 'to offer'?

abrir
Correct answer: ofrecer
romper

Q9.
Which of these means 'to occur/ to happen'?

ofrecer
romper
Correct answer: succeder

Q10.
What does 'la vida' mean?

Correct answer: life
skirt
window

15 Questions

Q1.
1 Choose the correct translation for "playa"

Correct answer: beach
rubbish
world

Q2.
2 Choose the correct translation for "basura"

beach
Correct answer: rubbish
world

Q3.
3 Choose the correct translation for "new"

divertido
Correct answer: nuevo
verde

Q4.
4 Choose the correct translation for "to take out"

caminar
limpiar
Correct answer: sacar

Q5.
5 Which word in Spanish includes the sound "qui"

Correct answer: team
to meet up
why

Q6.
6 Choose the correct translation for "on Thursday"

Correct answer: el jueves
el lunes
el martes

Q7.
What is the preterite ending for "ar" verbs in the first person (meaning "I"?

aste
Correct answer: é
ó

Q8.
Choose the correct translation for "she walked"

caminar
caminé
Correct answer: caminó

Q9.
Choose the correct translation for "you cleaned"

Correct answer: limpiaste
limpié
limpió

Q10.
Choose the correct translation for "I travelled"

viajaste
Correct answer: viajé
viajó

Q11.
Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence " _____ ayudó con la basura"

Correct answer: ella
yo

Q12.
Choose the correct pronoun to complete this sentence " ________ montaste en bicicleta"

ella
Correct answer:
yo

Q13.
Which word would make sense after "equipo de .." ?

calles
ropa
Correct answer: voluntarios

Q14.
Choose the word that fits best in this sentence "Solo usé productos _____"

lejos
naturaleza
Correct answer: verdes

Q15.
Choose the word that fits best in this sentence "Lunes limpiaste _________"

Correct answer: el barrio
la basura
los arbóles

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