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Year 11
AQA

¿A quién sigues en redes? Photo card

I can talk about my and other people's habits related to social media.

New
New
Year 11
AQA

¿A quién sigues en redes? Photo card

I can talk about my and other people's habits related to social media.

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Key learning points

  1. When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to convey a range of information.
  2. The PALM acronym is a useful prompt to include a range of information when describing photos.
  3. When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to use full sentences with verbs.
  4. To make a photo description more interesting and complex, add justifications and contrasts.

Keywords

  • PALM - acronym for photo description tasks (people and objects, action, location, mood)

  • Justification - an explanation or reason given for something that has been stated

  • Contrast - a comparison made to show the differences between two or more things, people, or ideas

Common misconception

I can describe a photo using single words.

When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to use full sentences with verbs. To make the description even more interesting and complex add justifications and contrasts.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'often'?
Correct answer: a menudo
a veces
cada vez
nunca
siempre
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:contestar,to answer, answering

to answer, answering

Correct Answer:describir,to describe, describing

to describe, describing

Correct Answer:escribir,to write, writing

to write, writing

Correct Answer:publicar,to publish, post

to publish, post

Correct Answer:seguir,to follow, following

to follow, following

Correct Answer:usar,to use, using

to use, using

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:comentario (m),comment

comment

Correct Answer:cuenta (f),account

account

Correct Answer:móvil (m),mobile phone

mobile phone

Correct Answer:película (f),film

film

Correct Answer:pregunta (f),question

question

Correct Answer:respuesta (f),answer, response

answer, response

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'the boy is eating with his family'.
1 - el
2 - chico
3 - está
4 - comiendo
5 - con
6 - su
7 - familia
Q5.
Write in English: 'el profesor está trabajando'.
Correct Answer: The teacher is working, The male teacher is working
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'there are two (female) friends'.
Correct Answer: Hay dos amigas

4 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence can be used to describe a photo?
Amigos
Dos amigos
Correct answer: Hay dos amigos
Tengo muchos amigos
Es mi amigo.
Q2.
Order the statements according to the acronym PALM. (People, Action, Location, Mood)
1 - Hay tres alumnos.
2 - Están usando sus móviles.
3 - Están en la biblioteca.
4 - Creo que están cansados porque hacen los deberes.
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:aunque,although

although

Correct Answer:sin embargo,however

however

Correct Answer:en cambio,on the other hand

on the other hand

Correct Answer:para,in order to

in order to

Correct Answer:mientras que,while

while

Correct Answer:ya que,since

since

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'I see lots of gadgets'.
Correct Answer: Veo muchos dispositivos, Yo veo muchos dispositivos

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