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Planes de viaje: photo description, conversation practice

I can manipulate verbs to talk about the past, the present and the future, describe a photo and develop my answers in conversation about plans for a future trip.

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Year 11
Edexcel

Planes de viaje: photo description, conversation practice

I can manipulate verbs to talk about the past, the present and the future, describe a photo and develop my answers in conversation about plans for a future trip.

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Key learning points

  1. Manipulating present, past and future verbs allows you to tell a story and describe events clearly and accurately.
  2. Being able to switch between tenses helps to make your writing and speaking more interesting.
  3. When describing a photo, use the acronym PALM. It stands for People, Action, Location, Mood.
  4. It is helpful to predict follow-up questions on a theme for developing conversation after describing a photo.

Keywords

  • PALM - acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood

Common misconception

When developing a conversation about future travel plans, it is important to consistently use the future time frame in answers.

Whilst it is important to be able to refer to the future confidently, it is also helpful to add in different time frames to give more detail as well as opinions.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'Los museos están __________.' Choose the correct adjective.

cerrado
cerrada
Correct answer: cerrados
cerradas

Q2.
Which verbs are in the subjunctive?

va
van
vamos
Correct answer: vengas
Correct answer: venga

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:basta hablar,you only have to speak

you only have to speak

Correct Answer:hace falta hablar,it is necessary to speak

it is necessary to speak

Correct Answer:falta hablar,we, you, I still need to speak

we, you, I still need to speak

Correct Answer:hablé,I spoke

I spoke

Correct Answer:hablo,I speak

I speak

Correct Answer:hablar,to speak, speaking

to speak, speaking

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:alegría (f),happiness, joy

happiness, joy

Correct Answer:sinagoga (f),synagogue

synagogue

Correct Answer:sonrisa (f),smile

smile

Correct Answer:temporada (f),season

season

Correct Answer:gastos (mpl),expenses

expenses

Correct Answer:monte (m),hill(s), mountain

hill(s), mountain

Q5.
Order the words to say: 'the change has not been very positive'.

1 - el
2 - cambio
3 - no
4 - ha
5 - resultado
6 - muy
7 - positivo

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'we would prefer'.

Correct Answer: preferiríamos, nosotros preferiríamos, nosotras preferiríamos

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
You are taking part in a conversation about future travel plans. Which piece of advice is incorrect?

Correct answer: Stick to the future tense.
Refer to different time frames.
Use connectives and conjunctions to link ideas.
Include opinions and reasons.
Talk about other people.

Q2.
Which question is linked to the topic of 'travel and tourism'?

¿Es necesario llevar un uniforme escolar?
¿Cómo usas la tecnología?
Correct answer: ¿Cuál país quieres visitar?
¿Tienes una dieta sana?
¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

Q3.
Order the statements according to the acronym PALM.

1 - Hay un grupo de cuatro amigos.
2 - Están escuchando música.
3 - Están en una habitación.
4 - Me parecen muy contentos.

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:estoy jugando,I am playing

I am playing

Correct Answer:he jugado,I have played

I have played

Correct Answer:jugaba,I used to play, I was playing

I used to play, I was playing

Correct Answer:jugaría,I would play

I would play

Correct Answer:jugaré,I will play

I will play

Correct Answer:voy a jugar,I am going to play

I am going to play

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