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Year 10
Edexcel

Pensar en el futuro: extended writing

I can develop and extend my ideas when writing about the future.

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Year 10
Edexcel

Pensar en el futuro: extended writing

I can develop and extend my ideas when writing about the future.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to revisit vocabulary frequently to store it in your long-term memory.
  2. BORDER is a useful acronym to respond fully and accurately to bullet-point writing prompts.
  3. To develop written answers, you can add relevant information about another person or incorporate another time frame.
  4. You can extend written answers by adding an infinitive phrase, a relative clause, or a contrasting clause.

Keywords

  • BORDER - extended writing acronym

Common misconception

When producing written work in Spanish, I should stick to short simple sentences.

When producing written work in Spanish, you should try to develop and extend your sentences to demonstrate grammatical complexity.


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Slides 10-11 and Task A2 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. Task B1 Option 1 is aimed at the Higher Tier 150-word question, and Option 2 is suitable for Foundation Tier students as it is based around the 90-word question.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'well'?
ahí
así
muy
Correct answer: pues
que
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:anuncio (m),advert

advert

Correct Answer:castillo (m),castle

castle

Correct Answer:contacto (m),contact

contact

Correct Answer:madera (f),wood

wood

Correct Answer:mente (m),mind

mind

Correct Answer:caso (m),case, occasion

case, occasion

Q3.
Order the words to say: 'the local path is not very beautiful'.
1 - el
2 - camino
3 - local
4 - no
5 - es
6 - muy
7 - precioso
Q4.
'Llevo dos meses español'. Choose the correct missing word.
aprender
aprendo
Correct answer: aprendiendo
aprendido
aprendí
Q5.
Write in English: 'será el momento ideal'.
Correct Answer: It will be the ideal moment.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'including the roadworks'.
Correct Answer: incluso las obras

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:salario (m),salary

salary

Correct Answer:clave (f),key, important thing

key, important thing

Correct Answer:mente (m),mind

mind

Correct Answer:precioso,beautiful

beautiful

Correct Answer:claro,clear

clear

Correct Answer:ambicioso,ambitious

ambitious

Q2.
Which of these is not an element of the acronym BORDER?
Basic bullet answer
Opinion
Reason
Develop
Correct answer: Revise vocabulary
Q3.
Which advice about producing written work in Spanish is incorrect?
Correct answer: Stick to short, simple sentences.
Demonstrate grammatical complexity.
Include an infinitive phrase, a relative clause or a contrasting clause.
Add relevant information about another person or incorporate another time frame.
Review your work carefully when finished.
Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'the coast, which was peaceful'.
Correct Answer: la costa, que era tranquila
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'I used to play like that'.
Correct Answer: Jugaba así., Yo jugaba así.

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