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Experiencias de trabajo: translation, extended writing

I can use the BORDER acronym to respond fully and accurately to bullet points about the world of work.

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Experiencias de trabajo: translation, extended writing

I can use the BORDER acronym to respond fully and accurately to bullet points about the world of work.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to establish the tense of Spanish verbs in order to accurately translate them into English.
  2. When producing extended writing, you must establish the time frame of bullet point prompts to plan appropriate answers.
  3. The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet points.

Keywords

  • Tense - form of a verb that expresses time (past, present, future)

  • BORDER - acronym for extended writing

Common misconception

Any word that ends in -é is in the preterite tense.

Some words that end in -é are in the inflectional future. In this case, the -é ending is added to the infinitive - 'trabajaré' (I will work) - rather than the stem, as in the preterite - 'trabajé' (I worked).


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Starter Quiz Q2 contains Higher Tier vocabulary. Task B1 presents a good opportunity for peer marking; you could encourage students to swap books and check for each part of BORDER in each other's answers.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:bajo,short
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short

Correct Answer:comprar,to buy, buying
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to buy, buying

Correct Answer:jefe,boss
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boss

Correct Answer:amigo,friend
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friend

Correct Answer:solamente,only
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only

Correct Answer:sobre todo,especially
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especially

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:imaginación,imagination
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imagination

Correct Answer:signo,sign
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sign

Correct Answer:por supuesto,of course
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of course

Correct Answer:belleza,beauty
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beauty

Correct Answer:mundial,global
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global

Correct Answer:sombra,shade, shadow
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shade, shadow

Q3.
Which verb is in the simple present?
aprender
Correct answer: aprendo
aprendí
aprenderé
Q4.
Which verbs are in the inflectional future?
Correct answer: compraré
alquilé
Correct answer: podrá
preparas
salva
Q5.
Which verb tense is not present in this sentence? 'Normalmente olvido mis gafas pero ayer olvidé mi teléfono.'
simple present
preterite
Correct answer: inflectional future
Q6.
'Compré un vestido y my hermana comprará unos pantalones.' Choose the correct translation.
I bought a dress and my sister bought some trousers.
Correct answer: I bought a dress and my sister will buy some trousers.
I will buy a dress and my sister bought some trousers.
I will buy a dress and my sister will buy some trousers.

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the verb tense of 'prepararé'?
simple present
preterite
Correct answer: inflectional future
Q2.
Which verb tense is present in this sentence? 'Mi madre fue a Italia y alquiló un piso en Roma.'
simple present
Correct answer: preterite
inflectional future
Q3.
'Mi madre fue a Italia y alquiló un piso en Roma.' Choose the correct translation.
Correct answer: My mum went to Italy and rented a flat in Rome.
My mum goes to Italy and rents a flat in Rome.
My mum will go to Italy and will rent a flat in Rome.
Q4.
What does E stand for in the extended writing acronym BORDER?
explain
evidence
Correct answer: extend
Q5.
Andeep has written an answer to this bullet point '-what you normally do in the holidays'. Match the parts of his answer to the BORDER acronym.
Correct Answer:B,Suelo jugar en el parque con mis amigos.
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Suelo jugar en el parque con mis amigos.

Correct Answer:O,Me gusta jugar al baloncesto
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Me gusta jugar al baloncesto

Correct Answer:R,porque es divertido.
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porque es divertido.

Correct Answer:D,Mi hermano ... prefiere jugar a los videojuegos.
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Mi hermano ... prefiere jugar a los videojuegos.

Correct Answer:E,que odia los deportes
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que odia los deportes

Correct Answer:R,Review for relevance and accuracy.
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Review for relevance and accuracy.

Q6.
Which relative clause is the most appropriate way to extend this sentence? 'Mi madre, , piensa que los deberes son importantes.'
que escucha música pop
que hace mucho ejercicio
Correct answer: que es profesora de ciencias

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