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¿Qué tipo de programa? Photo description and conversations

I can describe photos and respond to questions about TV programmes and viewing habits.

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¿Qué tipo de programa? Photo description and conversations

I can describe photos and respond to questions about TV programmes and viewing habits.

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Key learning points

  1. When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to convey a range of information.
  2. The PALM acronym is a useful prompt to include a range of information when describing photos.
  3. When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to use full sentences with verbs.
  4. You can form answers to questions in Spanish by converting 2nd person language into 1st person language.

Keywords

  • PALM - acronym for photo description (people and objects, action, location, mood)

  • 1st person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself ('I')

  • 2nd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to who the speaker is addressing ('you')

Common misconception

In Spanish, you can always repeat language used in the question to form your answer.

If 2nd person language is used in a Spanish question, this must be converted into 1st person language for the answer.


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Starter Quiz Q2 contains Higher Tier vocabulary. Based on the students in your class, you could set different challenges for the final speaking task. Some students could aim to develop at least one answer with justifications and contrasts, whereas others may be able to develop all their answers.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:eso,that
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that

Correct Answer:lo bueno,the good thing
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the good thing

Correct Answer:hoy,today
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today

Correct Answer:aunque,although
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although

Correct Answer:seguro,safe, sure, secure
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safe, sure, secure

Correct Answer:palabra,word
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word

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:complejo,complex, complicated
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complex, complicated

Correct Answer:humano,human
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human

Correct Answer:manifestación,protest
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protest

Correct Answer:atravesar,to cross, crossing
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to cross, crossing

Correct Answer:impedir,to prevent, preventing
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to prevent, preventing

Correct Answer:afortunadamente,fortunately
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fortunately

Q3.
Which is a full sentence?
un hombre
un hombre y una mujer
Correct answer: hay un hombre y una mujer
Q4.
Which verb completes the sentence? 'La familia feliz.'
hay
Correct answer: está
están
Q5.
Which verbs are in the 2nd person singular?
Correct answer: prefieres
Correct answer: compras
juego
comemos
Correct answer: vas a ir
Q6.
What is the 1st person singular form of 'escuchas'?
Correct Answer: escucho

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:posibilidad,possibility
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possibility

Correct Answer:bienvenido,welcome
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welcome

Correct Answer:seguramente,surely
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surely

Correct Answer:negativo,negative
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negative

Correct Answer:proponer,to propose, proposing
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to propose, proposing

Correct Answer:te gustaría,you would like
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you would like

Q2.
What Spanish word means 'there is' or 'there are'?
Correct Answer: hay
Q3.
Order the parts of the useful photo description acronym.
1 - people and objects
2 - action
3 - location
4 - mood
Q4.
Which sentences best describe the location of this picture?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Están en el salón.
En el salón.
Correct answer: Están en casa.
Una casa.
Están en el parque.
Q5.
Match the second person verbs with their first person equivalents.
Correct Answer:tienes,tengo
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tengo

Correct Answer:eres,soy
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soy

Correct Answer:vas ,voy
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voy

Correct Answer:estudias,estudio
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estudio

Correct Answer:compraste,compré
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compré

Correct Answer:estás,estoy
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estoy

Q6.
'¿Para qué usas tu móvil?' What is the best way to start an answer to this question?
Usas tu móvil para ...
Usas mi móvil para ...
Uso tu móvil para ...
Correct answer: Uso mi móvil para ...
Usar mi móvil para ...

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