Lesson 15 of 20
  • Year 11

Talking about illness and injury (Part 3/3)

Lesson 15 of 20
  • Year 11

Talking about illness and injury (Part 3/3)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consolidate our learning about illness and injury by recapping the topic vocabulary, whilst learning how to use singular and plural subjects with the verb 'doler'.
  2. Purpose of language use. Talk about illness and injury
  3. Grammar. Past (perfect) reflexive use of verbs: romperse, cortarse, quemarse, OVS word order: DOLER, desde hace vs desde

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which verb means "to hurt"?

dolar
Correct answer: doler
dolir

Q2.
What does "la pierna" mean?

arm
foot
Correct answer: leg

Q3.
If only one body part hurts, use:

Correct answer: me duele
me duelen

Q4.
Translate: My head hurts

Correct answer: Me duele la cabeza
Me duelen la cabeza

Q5.
Translate: My hands hurt

Correct answer: Me duelen las manos
My duele las manos

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.
por

around, in between
Correct answer: by, for, through
please

Q8.
llegar

Correct answer: to arrive
to leave
to stay

Q9.
hablar

to learn
to listen
Correct answer: to speak

Q10.
mejor

Correct answer: best, better
major
worse, worst

Q11.
llamar

to arrive
Correct answer: to call
to leave

Q12.
bastante

not very
Correct answer: quite
too much

Q13.
peor

better, best
poor
Correct answer: worse, worst