Year 11

Talking about natural disasters (part 1/2)

Year 11

Talking about natural disasters (part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will talk about natural disasters and learn when to use the present and imperfect continuous.
  2. Purpose of language use. Talk about natural disasters
  3. Grammar. Present vs Imperfect continuou. Imperfect continuous vs preterite

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13 Questions

Q1.
The pluperfect tense is used to say

what you did in the past
Correct answer: what you had done in the past
what you have done in the past

Q2.
I had in the pluperfect is

Correct answer: había
he
tuve

Q3.
The past participle of the verb hacer is

hacía
Correct answer: hecho
hizo

Q4.
Adverbs like todavía and ya need to be placed

after the verb
Correct answer: before the verb
between the verb and past participle

Q5.
The past participle of the verb ver is

vi
vista
Correct answer: visto

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.
dar

to dare
Correct answer: to give
to take

Q8.
saber

Correct answer: to know/ find out
to savour
to taste

Q9.

I am
I can
Correct answer: I know

Q10.
alguno

anyone
anything
Correct answer: some, a few

Q11.
cierto

blind
Correct answer: certain
hundred

Q12.
diferente

Correct answer: different
opposite
the same

Q13.
distinto

Correct answer: distinct, different
distinguished
pure

13 Questions

Q1.
To form the present continuous

Correct answer: use the present tense of the verb estar
use the present tense of the verb ser
use the present tense of the verb tener

Q2.
Use the present continuous to say

Correct answer: What is happening right now
what usually happens
what was happening

Q3.
Use the imperfect continuous for

Correct answer: an ongoing action which was happening right then
something you are going to do
something you did in the past

Q4.
To form the present and imperfect continuous, you follow the verb estar with

Correct answer: a verb ending in ando/iendo
a verb in the present tense
a verb in the preterite

Q5.
ahora mismo means

Correct answer: right now
same thing
same time

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.
con qué frequencia

do you speak French?
Correct answer: how often?
what frequency?

Q8.
entre

Correct answer: between
enter
entrance

Q9.
tanto

fast
red (wine)
Correct answer: so much/ so many

Q10.
tan

Correct answer: as / so
brown
more

Q11.
menos

equal
Correct answer: less
more

Q12.
joven

old, old person
Thursday
Correct answer: young, young person

Q13.
cuál

how much?
when?
Correct answer: which?