Year 8

Text exploitation: Ayamamá (Part 1/2)

Year 8

Text exploitation: Ayamamá (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, will be working with an authentic story from South America, 'Ayaymamá', and we will be revising using 'ser' and 'estar'.

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10 Questions

Q1.
What does 'le importan' mean?

they bother him/her
they interest him/her
Correct answer: they matter to him/her

Q2.
What does 'el regalo' mean?

Correct answer: present/gift
ruler
shirt

Q3.
How do you say 'clothes'?

el viaje
Correct answer: la ropa
la ventana

Q4.
What does 'le escribe' mean?

Correct answer: he/she writes to him/her
he/she writes to me
I write to him/her

Q5.
How do you say 'to bring'?

bailar
comprar
Correct answer: traer

Q6.
How do you say 'the shirt'?

Correct answer: la camisa
la mesa
la ropa

Q7.
How do you say 'you like'?

me gusta
Correct answer: te gusta
te molesta

Q8.
How do you say 'they scare him/her/it'?

Correct answer: le dan miedo
le dan risa
le molestan

Q9.
What does 'me molestan' mean?

it bothers me
Correct answer: they bother me
they worry me

Q10.
How do you say 'sometimes'?

Correct answer: a veces
nunca
siempre

12 Questions

Q1.
1 Choose the correct translation for "to want, to love"

gritar
llorar
Correct answer: querer

Q2.
2 Choose the correct translation for "to cry"

gritar
Correct answer: llorar
querer

Q3.
3 How do you say "to breathe" in Spanish?

dejar
Correct answer: respirar
saludar

Q4.
3 How do you say "to leave, to let" in Spanish?

Correct answer: dejar
respirar
saludar

Q5.
Which word has a similar meaning to "blanco"

extraño
Correct answer: palido
raro

Q6.
Choose the word that best fits with "julio"

Correct answer: el mes
la mamá
la policía

Q7.
7 What is the Spanish for "I follow"

llego
seguir
Correct answer: sigo

Q8.
What is the translation of "me da miedo"

it makes me angry
Correct answer: it makes me scared
it makes me sleepy

Q9.
9. Which sound is missing from the Spanish word - __uvia= rain

l
Correct answer: ll
v

Q10.
Choose the correct form of the verb "ser" or "estar" to complete the sentence- Tenemos que _____ buenos

estamos
estar
Correct answer: ser

Q11.
Choose the correct form of the verb "ser" or "estar" to complete the sentence- Todos ______ muy tristes

Correct answer: están
estás
son

Q12.
12. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence in Spanish " we have to love her" = "Tenemos que querer___

ella
Correct answer: la
lo