Lesson 3 of 12
  • Year 7

Un hombre sin cabeza (adapted poem)

Lesson 3 of 12
  • Year 7

Un hombre sin cabeza (adapted poem)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discover and analyse a real Spanish poem called 'Un hombre sin cabeza' by Armando Sequera.

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12 Questions

Q1.
How do you say "France" in Spanish?

España
Correct answer: Francia
Inglaterra

Q2.
How do you say "July" in Spanish?

agosto
Correct answer: julio
junio

Q3.
What is the correct translation of "cada"?

during
Correct answer: every
normally

Q4.
How do you say "the sea" in Spanish?

Correct answer: el mar
la montaña
monta

Q5.
How would you translate "las vacaciones?

the holiday
Correct answer: the holidays
the mountains

Q6.
Which verb means "to enjoy"?

Correct answer: disfrutar
montar
viajar

Q7.
Which word in the list is not a month?

agosto
Correct answer: durante
julio

Q8.
How do you say "during" in Spanish?

cada
Correct answer: durante
normalmente

Q9.
How do you say "mountain" in Spanish?

Correct answer: la montaña
monta
montar

Q10.
Choose the correct translation for "s/he travels"

Correct answer: viaja
viajan
viajar

Q11.
What is "normalmente" in English?

normal
Correct answer: normally
often

Q12.
What is the correct translation of "they ride"?

disfrutan
Correct answer: montan
viajan

9 Questions

Q1.
cantar

to eat/eating
to play/playing
Correct answer: to sing/singing

Q2.
besar

to go/going
Correct answer: to kiss/kissing
to sing/singing

Q3.
problem

Correct answer: el problema
la problema
los problemas

Q4.
entender

to make an error/making an error
Correct answer: to understand/understanding
to want/wanting

Q5.
el hombre

human
hungry
Correct answer: man

Q6.
head

el cielo
el cuerpo
Correct answer: la cabeza

Q7.
pensar

to count/counting
to pray/praying
Correct answer: to think/thinking

Q8.
to use/using

comprar
necesitar
Correct answer: usar

Q9.
to love/loving

Correct answer: amar
entender
usar