Year 11

Guided Writing - Foundation: social and global issues

Year 11

Guided Writing - Foundation: social and global issues

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a Foundation Paper style GCSE writing question on the topic healthy living 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 healthy living and the grammar strucures we need for our writing.
  2. Purpose of language use. Repaso
  3. Grammar. Guided writing: Social and global issues

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13 Questions

Q1.
To talk about an ongoing action in the past, use the

imperfect
Correct answer: imperfect continuous
preterite

Q2.
To talk about something which suddenly happened, to interrupt an action in the past, use the

imperfect
perfect
Correct answer: preterite

Q3.
To join two clauses, one with imperfect continuous and one with preterite, you can use the word

Correct answer: cuando
que
quien

Q4.
Translate "I was driving"

Correct answer: estaba conduciendo
estoy conduciendo
estuve conduciendo

Q5.
Which two words fill the gaps in this sentence: Estaba ____ la radio cuando mi padre me ____.

escuchando, llamé
Correct answer: escuchando, llamó
escuché, llamó

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.
poco

Correct answer: little / not very
lots / lots of
spot

Q8.
ahora

Correct answer: now
on time
when?

Q9.
nunca

Correct answer: never
no one
nothing

Q10.
antes

after
Correct answer: before
year

Q11.
nadie

never
Correct answer: no one
nothing

Q12.
ninguno

another one
Correct answer: nobody, none
nowhere

Q13.
todavía

already
not
Correct answer: still, yet

13 Questions

Q1.
I did

hacé
hago
Correct answer: hice

Q2.
What is the correct word to fill the gap? La semana pasada _____ muchas verduras.

Correct answer: comí
como
voy a comer

Q3.
Which is the correct word to fill the gap? ______ en forma es importante.

estaba
Correct answer: estar
estoy

Q4.
Which is a relevant answer to the question - ¿Qué haces para estar en forma?

Es importante hacer deportes.
Correct answer: Juego al fútbol los sábados.
Voy al cine con mis amigos.

Q5.
Which answer is relevant to the question ¿Qué comiste la semana pasada?

Comer fruta es importante.
Correct answer: Comí mucha fruta.
Me encanta comer fruta.

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.
ya

Correct answer: already, still
not yet
yet

Q8.
hasta

from
quickly
Correct answer: until, up to

Q9.
desde

Correct answer: from, since
slowly
until, up to

Q10.
nada

never
no one
Correct answer: nothing

Q11.
mayor

Correct answer: larger, older, main
major, biggest
minor, smallest

Q12.
igual

different
Correct answer: equal
igloo

Q13.
faltar

to be faulty
Correct answer: to be lacking
to fake