Year 8

Learning about a famous Spanish-speaking person

Year 8

Learning about a famous Spanish-speaking person

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be revisiting the 3rd person singular preterite form of regular -ar, -ir and -er verbs as well as some key irregular verbs to talk about famous Spanish-speaking people.

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12 Questions

Q1.
1 Choose the correct translation for "when"

cómo
cuál
Correct answer: cuándo

Q2.
2 Choose the correct translation for "who"

dónde
qué
Correct answer: quién

Q3.
3 Which word in the list has a final syllable stress?

Correct answer: estudiar
isla
noche

Q4.
4 Which word has a penultimate syllable stress?

abril
café
Correct answer: teatro

Q5.
5 What is the preterite ending to mean "I" for "ar" verbs?

aste
Correct answer: é
í

Q6.
6 What is the preterite ending to mean "you" for "er/ir" verbs ?

aste
é
Correct answer: iste

Q7.
7 Choose the correct translation for "you ran"

correr
corrí
Correct answer: corriste

Q8.
8 Choose the correct translation for "I tried"

intentar
intentaste
Correct answer: intenté

Q9.
9 Choose the verb which best fits in this sentence " ______ en tren"

olvidé
perdiste
Correct answer: viajaste

Q10.
10 Choose the verb which best fits in this sentence " ________un libro a Juan"

celebraste
llegué
Correct answer: presté

Q11.
11 What date is this - el trece de enero

Correct answer: 13th January
30th January
3rd January

Q12.
12 Choose the correct translation for " Did I buy a present?"

Correct answer: ¿Compré un regalo?
¿Hice compré un regalo?
Compré un regalo?

12 Questions

Q1.
Choose the correct translation for this date " the 30th of April "

el trece de abril
Correct answer: el treinta de abril
el tres de abril

Q2.
Choose the correct translation for this date " the twelfth of July"

Correct answer: el doce de julio
el doce de junio
el dos de julio

Q3.
Which word in this list needs to have an accent on the second last syllable?

conoce
Correct answer: facil
marzo

Q4.
Which word in this list needs to have an accent on the second last syllable?

Correct answer: dolar
merecen
sales

Q5.
What is the preterite ending to mean "s/he" or "it" "ar" verbs?

í
Correct answer: ó

Q6.
What is the preterite ending to mean "s/he" or "it" for "er/ir" verbs ?

í
Correct answer:
ó

Q7.
Choose the correct translation for "he grew up"

crece
crecer
Correct answer: creció

Q8.
Choose the correct translation for "he scored"

marcar
marco
Correct answer: marcó

Q9.
Choose the best verb to fit in this sentence "Su madre no _________ con la familia"

empezó
perdió
Correct answer: vivió

Q10.
Choose the verb which best fits in this sentence " ________ con futbolistas muy conocidos"

hizo
Correct answer: jugó
nació

Q11.
Choose the best phrase to complete this sentence "Pasó ..."

muchos premios
su debut
Correct answer: unos años muy felices

Q12.
Choose the best phrase to complete this sentence "Hizo..."

en esta ciudad
Correct answer: historia con sus goles
para el primer equipo