Lesson 7 of 20
  • Year 11
Lesson 7 of 20
  • Year 11

Describe a special day (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be learning new vocabulary and grammar to describe a special day, along with learning how to use verbs reflexively in the preterite tense.
  2. Purpose of language use. Describe a special day
  3. Grammar. Past (preterite) reflexive use of verbs

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13 Questions

Q1.
What does "la llegada" mean?

Correct answer: arrival
dead person
legend

Q2.
What does "el muerto" mean?

arrival
Correct answer: dead person
legend

Q3.
To indicate the passive, which word should you put before the verb?

me
Correct answer: se
te

Q4.
Translate: Se liberan los toros en la calle.

Correct answer: The bulls are freed into the street.
They free the bulls in the street.

Q5.
Translate: They fill the church for the festival.

Correct answer: Llenan la iglesia para la fiesta.
Se llena la fiesta para la fiesta.

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?

13 Questions

Q1.
What does "peinarse" mean?

Correct answer: To brush one's hair
To brush one's teeth
To brush the cat

Q2.
What does "ducharse" mean?

To bathe oneself
Correct answer: To shower oneself
To wash oneself

Q3.
What does "se" change to at the beginning of a reflexive verb if the subject is "I"?

Correct answer: me
nos
te

Q4.
Translate: I got myself dressed

me vesté
Correct answer: me vestí

Q5.
Translate: I washed myself

Correct answer: me lavé
me laví

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