Year 9

Talking about festivals (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Talking about festivals (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revisit the third person singular and plural forms of -ar verbs in the context of festivals, focusing in particular on La Tomatina.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Use preterite of ir + a + infinitive to say what you
are going to do
Correct answer: went to do
will do
Q2.
Use....for future plans
imperfect tense of ir + a + infinitive
Correct answer: present tense of ir + a + infinitive
preterite tense of ir + a + infinitive
Q3.
Va a ir a la frontera española in English means:
I am going to go to the Spanish border.
Correct answer: S/he is going to go to the Spanish border.
You are going to go to the Spanish border.
Q4.
He went to catch a train in order to go to Scotland.
Correct answer: Fue a coger un tren para ir a Escocia
Fui a coger un tren para ir a Escocia
Va a coger un tren para ir a Escocia
Q5.
You went to help your grandma
Fue a ayudar a tu abuela.
Correct answer: Fuiste a ayudar a tu abuela.
Fuiste a ayudar a tu abuelo.
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. 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.
solamente
alone
lonely
Correct answer: only
Q8.
sino
also
Correct answer: but, except
without
Q9.
mayor
bigger
Correct answer: older
younger
Q10.
pues
if
Correct answer: well
who
Q11.
tal vez
always
Correct answer: maybe
sometimes

11 Questions

Q1.
To mean s/he in the present with an -AR verb in Spanish, use the ending
Correct answer: a
as
o
Q2.
To mean they in the present with an -AR verb, use the ending...
-a
Correct answer: -an
-o
Q3.
Una fiesta muy popular y famosa en España se llama
Cannes
La Fête de la Musique
Correct answer: La Tomatina
Q4.
La gente _______ muchos kilos de tomates
compra
Correct answer: tira
tiran
Q5.
Muchos turistas _________ la región para la fiesta.
van
visita
Correct answer: visitan
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. 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.
primero
Correct answer: first
primary school
prism
Q8.
luego
I go
lastly
Correct answer: then, later
Q9.
igual
Correct answer: equal, same
even
loyal
Q10.
después
Correct answer: after
breakfast
but
Q11.
finalmente
at last
Correct answer: finally
in the end