Year 9

Talking about festivals (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Talking about festivals (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will contrast the present vs preterite tenses in the 3rd person singular. We look again at the Tomatina and refer to other festivals too.

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11 Questions

Q1.
To mean s/he in the present with an -AR verb in Spanish, use the ending

Correct answer: a
as
o

Q2.
To mean they in the present with an -AR verb, use the ending...

-a
Correct answer: -an
-o

Q3.
Una fiesta muy popular y famosa en España se llama

Cannes
La Fête de la Musique
Correct answer: La Tomatina

Q4.
La gente _______ muchos kilos de tomates

compra
Correct answer: tira
tiran

Q5.
Muchos turistas _________ la región para la fiesta.

van
visita
Correct answer: visitan

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.
primero

Correct answer: first
primary school
prism

Q8.
luego

I go
lastly
Correct answer: then, later

Q9.
igual

Correct answer: equal, same
even
loyal

Q10.
después

Correct answer: after
breakfast
but

Q11.
finalmente

at last
Correct answer: finally
in the end

11 Questions

Q1.
For -AR verbs, to mean s/he in the __________, use -ó

future
present
Correct answer: preterite

Q2.
For -AR verbs, to mean s/he in the present, use ____

Correct answer: -a
-an
-o

Q3.
Una fiesta muy popular y famosa en España se llama

Cannes
La Fête de la Musique
Correct answer: La Tomatina

Q4.
To say takes place in Spanish, use _______

lleva ropa
Correct answer: tiene lugar
tira tomates

Q5.
Después de __ __________ los voluntarios _________ __ __________

Correct answer: la fiesta / limpian la ciudad
la fiesta/llevan ropa roja
la fiesta/tiran tomates

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.
primero

Correct answer: first
primary school
prism

Q8.
luego

I go
lastly
Correct answer: then, later

Q9.
igual

Correct answer: equal, same
even
loyal

Q10.
después

Correct answer: after
breakfast
but

Q11.
finalmente

at last
Correct answer: finally
in the end