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Tradiciones y costumbres de Navidad: present tense

I can use and understand the simple present tense in the context of Christmas celebrations in Spain and Cuba.

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Tradiciones y costumbres de Navidad: present tense

I can use and understand the simple present tense in the context of Christmas celebrations in Spain and Cuba.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to revisit prior learning to strengthen long-term memory.
  2. The simple present expresses habitual events and repeated actions in the present.
  3. We use the simple present to describe and compare annual traditions and customs in the Spanish-speaking world.

Keywords

  • Simple present - verb tense that expresses habitual events and repeated actions in the present

Common misconception

Once you've learnt a word once, it will stay in your memory forever.

If you learn a word once and don't revisit it, it is unlikely to stay in your long-term memory. It is important to revisit prior learning regularly to retain knowledge in the long-term memory.

Task A1 can be adapted to cover words that are revelant to your students. The full translation text for Task B2 is available on the worksheet to remove the time pressure if necessary.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:biblioteca,library
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library

Correct Answer:concurso,competition, quiz
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competition, quiz

Correct Answer:instalación,facility
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facility

Correct Answer:un montón,a lot
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a lot

Correct Answer:marca,brand
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brand

Correct Answer:salón,living room
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living room

Q2.
What does the simple present tense communicate?
completed actions in the past
Correct answer: habitual events and repeated actions in the present
what used to happen over a long period of time
events that are going to happen
habitual events and repeated actions in the past
Q3.
What is the correct translation of 'arreglan'?
I tidy
you tidy
she, he, it tidies
we tidy
Correct answer: they tidy
Q4.
'My brother eats a cheese sandwich'. What is the missing verb? Mi hermano un bocadillo de queso.
como
comes
Correct answer: come
comemos
comen
Q5.
'Abrir' means 'to open, opening'. What is 'we open' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: abrimos
Q6.
Match the irregular verbs in the simple present.
Correct Answer:voy,I go
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I go

Correct Answer:hago,I do, make
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I do, make

Correct Answer:tengo,I have
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I have

Correct Answer:estoy,I am (location, state)
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I am (location, state)

Correct Answer:soy,I am (general traits)
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I am (general traits)

Correct Answer:pongo,I put
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I put

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:Nochebuena,Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve

Correct Answer:Nochevieja,New Year's Eve
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New Year's Eve

Correct Answer:Reyes Magos,Three Kings, Wise Men
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Three Kings, Wise Men

Correct Answer:siesta,afternoon nap
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afternoon nap

Correct Answer:uva,grape
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grape

Correct Answer:solamente,only
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only

Q2.
What helps to store words in the long-term memory?
learning a word once in a lesson
Correct answer: regularly revisiting previously learnt words
Correct answer: seeing and using words in a range of contexts
Q3.
Throwing into the street is a popular New Year's tradition in Cuba.
money
Correct answer: water
old clothes
grapes
Q4.
Which verbs are in the simple present?
Correct answer: abrimos
preparé
Correct answer: descanso
escuchó
hablaba
Q5.
In what order do the simple present verbs appear in this passage? La Nochevieja __________ con mi familia. Mis abuelos __________ la comida y yo __________ en la cocina. El Dia de Navidad __________.
1 - ceno
2 - preparan
3 - ayudo
4 - descansamos

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