Giving an account of a holiday in the past (Part 3/3)

In this lesson we retrieve our knowledge of the present, preterite and imperfect tenses in the context of holidays. We will consolidate our understanding of how to use multiple tenses when giving an account of a holiday in the past through a reading task.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

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Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

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Question 11

Question 12

Q1.Many activities for which we use ‘to go’ in English are also translated by ________ in Spanish.

ir hacer

1/12

Q2.'I went sightseeing' translates as...

fui turismo hice turismo

2/12

Q3.we did

hizo hicimos

3/12

Q4.We use the ___________ for descriptions in the past.

preterite imperfect

4/12

Q5.Select the verb in the imperfect tense:

era fue

5/12

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.

Q6.qué

where? who? what? which? how ___! when? how?

6/12

Q7.así que

nevertheless however therefore

7/12

Q8.llevar

to take, carry to call to arrive

8/12

Q9.cómo

who? how? when?

9/12

Q10.último

best, greatest last, final only, sole

10/12

Q11.demasiado

too much not enough lots of

11/12

Q12.ayer

yesterday tomorrow today

12/12

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

Question 12

Q1.Many activities for which we use ‘to go’ in English are also translated by ________ in Spanish.

ir hacer

1/12

Q2.'I went sightseeing' translates as...

fui turismo hice turismo

2/12

Q3.we did

hizo hicimos

3/12

Q4.We use the ___________ for descriptions in the past.

preterite imperfect

4/12

Q5.Select the verb in the imperfect tense:

era fue

5/12

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.

Q6.qué

where? who? what? which? how ___! when? how?

6/12

Q7.así que

nevertheless however therefore

7/12

Q8.llevar

to take, carry to call to arrive

8/12

Q9.cómo

who? how? when?

9/12

Q10.último

best, greatest last, final only, sole

10/12

Q11.demasiado

too much not enough lots of

11/12

Q12.ayer

yesterday tomorrow today

12/12

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Giving an account of a holiday in the past [3/ 3]

Plenary quiz

Question 1

Question 2

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Question 11

Question 12

Q1.'monté and 'aprendí' are both in the ...

preterite imperfect

1/12

Q2.We use the ___________________ to talk about what you did / what happened.

preterite imperfect

2/12

Q3.Select the word that has the same 'c' sound as 'cien'.

caramelo celo

3/12

Q4.'el primer día' means ...

on the first day on the last day

4/12

Q5.'fuimos' means 'we went' and

we were we found

5/12

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.

Q6.ese

this that these

6/12

Q7.nos

you them us

7/12

Q8.entonces

so however furthermore

8/12

Q9.volver

to leave to return to give back

9/12

Q10.dónde

when? where? how?

10/12

Q11.a pesar de

in spite of weighing more than next to

11/12

Q12.por desgracia

unfortunately I'm not sorry thank you very much

12/12

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Giving an account of a holiday in the past [3/ 3]

Plenary quiz

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

Question 12

Q1.'monté and 'aprendí' are both in the ...

preterite imperfect

1/12

Q2.We use the ___________________ to talk about what you did / what happened.

preterite imperfect

2/12

Q3.Select the word that has the same 'c' sound as 'cien'.

caramelo celo

3/12

Q4.'el primer día' means ...

on the first day on the last day

4/12

Q5.'fuimos' means 'we went' and

we were we found

5/12

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.

Q6.ese

this that these

6/12

Q7.nos

you them us

7/12

Q8.entonces

so however furthermore

8/12

Q9.volver

to leave to return to give back

9/12

Q10.dónde

when? where? how?

10/12

Q11.a pesar de

in spite of weighing more than next to

11/12

Q12.por desgracia

unfortunately I'm not sorry thank you very much

12/12

Lesson summary: Giving an account of a holiday in the past (Part 3/3)

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