Lesson 16 of 17
  • Year 10
Lesson 16 of 17
  • Year 10

Guided Writing: Foundation

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a Foundation Paper style GCSE writing question on the topic of free time before co-constructing a written answer and completing our own independent writing at the end of this lesson. We will also practise vocabularly connected to free time and the grammar strucures we need for our writing.
  2. Purpose of language use. Repaso
  3. Grammar. Guided writing: Free time and sports

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13 Questions

Q1.
Translate into Spanish: Last year, Shakira raised money for charity.

El año pasado Shakira recaudaba fondos para una organización benéfica.
Correct answer: El año pasado Shakira recaudó fondos para una organización benéfica.

Q2.
Translate into English: comportarse

Correct answer: to behave, behaving
to end up, ending up
to get into, getting into

Q3.
Translate into English: Nadal se quedó con lesiones después del partido.

Nadal behaved badly in the match.
Correct answer: Nadal ended up with injuries after the match.

Q4.
Choose the missing pronoun needed before the reflexive verb: ...... comportaba bien porque yo tenía un buen modelo.

Correct answer: me
se

Q5.
Choose the missing pronoun needed before the reflexive verb: Mi modelo nunca ...... metía en problemas en el colegio.

me
Correct answer: se

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. 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.
al menos

Correct answer: at least
even less
the most

Q8.
sobre

Correct answer: on, about
too much
under

Q9.
bien

badly
quite
Correct answer: well

Q10.
aunque

Correct answer: although
however
therefore

Q11.
por un lado

at the side of
Correct answer: on the one hand
on the other hand

Q12.
por otro lado

on the one hand
Correct answer: on the other hand
on the side of

Q13.
quién

what?
where?
Correct answer: who?

13 Questions

Q1.
What does 'R' stand for in the 'BORDER' writing technique?

Recognition
Correct answer: Review/relevance

Q2.
Which tense is 'voy' in?

near future 'I am going to go'
past perfect 'I have gone'
Correct answer: present 'I go'

Q3.
Which tense is 'voy a ir' in?

Correct answer: near future 'I am going to go'
past perfect 'I have gone'
present 'I go'

Q4.
Which verbs would you use to answer the bullet point 'tus planes para este fin de semana'

he jugado, he gastado, he ido, he hecho
juego, gasto, voy, hago
Correct answer: voy a jugar, voy a gastar, voy a hacer

Q5.
Which answer would you say is relevant (answers the question) for this bullet point: 'una persona que admiras y por qué'

Juego al fútbol y me encanta.
Correct answer: Mi ídolo es muy simpático y recauda dinero para las organizaciones benéficas.
Voy a gastar mi paga en el centro comercial.

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. 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.
que

and
but
Correct answer: that

Q8.
eso

Correct answer: that
these
this

Q9.
día

Correct answer: day
diary
dire

Q10.
cosa

cause
house
Correct answer: thing

Q11.
nuevo

Correct answer: new
nice
nine

Q12.
único

Correct answer: only
unified
united

Q13.
viejo

Correct answer: old
villager
young