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Year 10
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Planeta tierra solo hay uno: regular and irregular imperatives

I can use imperative verbs and describe photos within the context of the environment.

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Year 10
AQA

Planeta tierra solo hay uno: regular and irregular imperatives

I can use imperative verbs and describe photos within the context of the environment.

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Key learning points

  1. Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
  2. Regular -ar and -er/-ir imperative verbs end in -a or -e respectively.
  3. 'Hacer', 'decir', 'poner', 'salir', 'ser', 'ir', 'tener' and 'venir' are irregular in the affirmative imperative.
  4. The PALM acronym is a useful tool to include a range of information when describing photos.
  5. When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to plan extended sentences to talk for a prolonged period of time.

Keywords

  • Imperative - form of verbs used to give instructions or commands

  • PALM - acronym for photo description

  • Verb - word communicating actions or states

Common misconception

When completing a photo description in Spanish, I should stick to short, simple sentences.

When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to plan extended sentences to talk for a prolonged period of time.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'factory'?
calefacción
Correct answer: fábrica
cultivo
incendio
madera
Q2.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:contaminar,to contaminate, contaminating

to contaminate, contaminating

Correct Answer:emitir,to emit, emitting

to emit, emitting

Correct Answer:dañar,to damage, damaging, to harm harming

to damage, damaging, to harm harming

Correct Answer:contribuir,to contribute, contributing

to contribute, contributing

Correct Answer:obtener,to obtain, obtaining

to obtain, obtaining

Correct Answer:reducir,to reduce, reducing

to reduce, reducing

Q3.
Which phrase means 'it seems to me that ... '?
Pienso que
Creo que
Veo que
Correct answer: Me parece que
En mi opinión
Q4.
Order the words to say 'factories damage the atmosphere and contaminate it'.
1 - las
2 - fábricas
3 - dañan
4 - la
5 - atmósfera
6 - y
7 - contaminarla
Q5.
'¿Cómo reciclo la basura?' Translate this sentence into English.
Correct Answer: How do I recycle the rubbish?
Q6.
'Listen to the podcast on the app'. Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Correct Answer: Escucha el podcast en la app.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'environment'?
contaminación
invierno
árboles
deforestación
Correct answer: medioambiente
Q2.
Translate into Spanish 'when do I visit the factory?'.
¿Cuándo visitas la fábrica?
¿Cuándo voy a la fábrica?
¿Cómo visitas la fábrica?
Correct answer: ¿Cuándo visito la fábrica?
¿Cómo voy a la fábrica?
Q3.
Order the words to say 'pick up the rubbish in your bedroom'.
1 - recoge
2 - la
3 - basura
4 - en
5 - tu
6 - dormitorio
Q4.
'Creo que la chica está feliz porque .' Complete this sentence.
está haciendo el trabajo
Correct answer: está sonriendo con su madre
está sentado en la cocina
está llorando
está reciclando la basura
Q5.
'Pienso que están en una escuela'. Translate this sentence into English.
Correct Answer: I think they are in a school., I think they're in a school.
Q6.
'I think she is in the countryside'. Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Correct Answer: Pienso que está en el campo., Creo que está en el campo.

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