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GCSE SPANISH
BOOKLET 3The wider world
Mira GCSE Unit 1
Topics Grammar
Where you went preterite
Holidays and weather Irregular preterite
Accommodation imperfect tense
Dream Holiday conditional
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¿Cuándo y cuánto tiempo?1) Translate¿Cuándo fuiste de vacaciones? - When did you go on holiday?Fui de vacaciones el verano pasado. _____________________________________________________Fuide vacaciones el julio pasado. _______________________________________________________Fuide vacaciones el año pasado. ________________________________________________________Fui de vacaciones hace dos años. _______________________________________________________¿Cuánto tiempo pasaste allí? – How much time did you spend there?Pasé ocho días allí. ___________________________________________________________________________dos semanas _____________________________________ un mes_____________________________________
Los países2) Complete the tableVoy a… - I’m going to … ¿Adónde fuiste? - Where did you go? Fui a… - I went to …
¿Con quién?3) Translate¿Con quién fuiste? - Who did you go with?Fui con mis padres. __________________________________________________________________
Fui con mis amigos. __________________________________________________________________
Fui con mi familia. ____________________________________________________________________
Fui solo/sola. ________________________________________________________________________
El transporte
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4) Complete the table ¿Cómo fuiste? - How did you get there?Voy en… - I’m going by…. Fui en… - I went by … Exception: a pie – on foot
El viaje5) Translate¿Qué tal el viaje? - What was the journey like?El viaje duró cinco horas. ______________________________________________________________
El vuelo duró dos horas. _______________________________________________________________
El viaje fue muy largo. _________________________________________________________________
¿Qué tal el hotel?6) Complete the table
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¿Dónde te alojaste? – Where did you stay? Me alojé en… - I stayed in …
7) Fill the gaps with the words from the boxEstaba____________ en la montaña _____________________ al lado de la playa _________________________
en el campo ____________________ en la costa ____________________ en el centro _____________________
Era __________________ No era _______________ acogedor ___________________ antiguo _____________
nuevo _______________ cómodo ________________________ bonito _______________ feo _______________
caro ________________ barato __________________ animado ___________________ lujoso _______________
8) Complete the table¿Qué había? – What was there? Había… - There was… Tenía … - It had…
El pasado9) Write the matching sentence from the box next to the picture¿Qué hiciste? - What did you do?
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welcoming in the mountains new next to the beach nice comfortable It was (description)
It wasn’t cheap old in the centre expensive on the coast
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10) TranslateLos clientes eran ingleses. ______________________________________________________________________
Los camareros llevaban uniforme. ________________________________________________________________
Hablaban inglés. _____________________________________________________________________________
11) Write the first person singular of the following verbs, using the guidance in the table above.Example: jugar (toplay): jugu é – I played
1. comer (to eat): ____________________________________________________________________
2. beber (to drink): ____________________________________________________________________
3. tomar (to take, to drink) ______________________________________________________________
4. pasar (to spend time) : _______________________________________________________________
5. vivir (to live): _______________________________________________________________________
Verbos irregulares12) Complete the table as it has been done in the example, using the words from the boxes.Infinitive English “yo” present English “yo” preterite English
ir to go voy I go fui I went
hacer to do
ver to see veo
venir to come I come
tener to have tuve
1. Comí platos típicos 2. Tomé el sol 3. Saqué fotos 4. Jugué al voleibol
5. Visité castillos 6. Nadé en la piscina 7. Hice vela 8.Bailé en una discoteca 9.Fui a la playa
Gramática The preterite
To describe a holiday in the past in Spanish, you need to use the preterite tense.
-ar verbs -er verbs -ir verbs ir (irregular verb)
(hablar – to speak) (beber – to drink) (salir – to go out) (to go)
I hablé bebí salí fui
you hablaste bebiste saliste fuiste
he/she habló bebió salió fue
we hablamos bebimos salimos fuimos
you hablasteis bebisteis salisteis fuisteis
they hablaron bebieron salieron fueron
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ser to be (always) soy I was
estar to be (temporarily) estuve I was
El tiempo13) Complete the table¿Qué tiempo hizo? – What was the weather like?
Preguntas importantes14) Translate the answers into English¿Cuándo fuiste de vacaciones? – When did you go on holiday?El año pasado _____________________________ El agosto pasado ___________________________________¿Adónde fuiste? - Where did you go?Fui a España __________________________________ Fui a la costa __________________________________¿Con quién fuiste ? – Who did you go with?Fui con mi familia ______________________________ Fui con mis amigos ______________________________¿Cuánto tiempo pasaste allí? – How much time did you spend there?Pasé ocho días allí. __________________________ Pasé dos semanas allí _____________________________¿Cómo fuiste? – How did you go?Fui en avión ________________________________ Fui en autobús ___________________________________¿Dónde te alojaste? – Where did you stay?Me alojé en un hotel _________________________ Me alojé en un camping_____________________________¿Qué hiciste? – What did you do?Hice windsurf. _______________________________ Visité museos ___________________________________Jugué al fútbol_______________________________ Fui a la playa ___________________________________
hago tengo fui vi
vine vengo estoy hice
I have I am I see I was I came
I had I did I am I saw I do
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Opiniones In order to achieve a grade C, you will have to be able to express some opinions.
Me gustó … I liked …
No me gustó … I didn’t like …
Fue … It was …
estupendo great
rico delicious
interesante interesting
fascinante fascinating
sucio dirty
limpio clean
Lo pasé bomba I had a great time
15) Translate the following into EnglishMe gustó la comida típica ______________________________________________________________________
Mi viaje fue estupendo _____________________________________________________________________
Lo pasé bomba en la piscina ____________________________________________________________________
No me gustó el hotel. _________________________________________________________________________
Me gustó la playa porque era limpia.______________________________________________________________
Reclamaciones16) Complete the table
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17) Translate
The light isn’t working ________________________________________________________________
I need soap ________________________________________________________________________
I need some pillows __________________________________________________________________
Objetos perdidos
18) Translate into EnglishHe perdido mi pasaporte I’ve lost ___________________________
mi monedero ___________________________
mi maleta ___________________________
mis llaves ___________________________
mi bolsa ___________________________
mi cámara ___________________________
mi paraguas ___________________________
mi cartera ___________________________
mi equipaje ___________________________
19) Use a dictionary to complete this box
Me hace falta – I need
To say what you need you can either use necesito, or you can use the construction Me hace falta.
It behaves like Me gusta.
Me hace falta papel higiénico/un secador I need toilet paper/a hair dryer
Me hacen falta toallas/unas aspirinas I need towels/aspirins
Use connectives to extend your sentences:
también ____________________ pero__________ y_______ por eso_________________
porque ____________________ por lo menos ______________________ aunque ______________
sin embargo _____________________ pues ____________________ entonces_________________
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El futuro
20) Translate
1. El año que viene voy a Italia con mi familia ______________________________________________________
2. El año que viene me gustaría ir a Grecia. _______________________________________________________
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3. Viajaré con mis amigos. ____________________________________________________________________
4. Iré a la playa y comeré platos típicos. __________________________________________________________
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5. Me alojaré en un hotel de cinco estrellas con una piscina y un restaurante
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Talking about the past – useful phrases
Jugué al _______
I played _____
Jugó al ________ He / she played _____
Jugamos al _______ We played _____
Visité a _______
I visited _____ (people)
Visitó a ________ He / she visited _____
Visitamos a _______ We visited _____
Visité _______
I visited _____ (sights)
Visitó ________ He / she visited _____
Visitamos _______ We visited _____
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Tomé el solI sunbathed
Tomó el sol He/she sunbathed
Tomamos el sol We sunbathed
Compré _______
I bought _____
Compró ________ He / she bought _____
Compramos _______ We bought _____
Comí _______I ate _____
Comió ________ He / she ate _____
Comimos _______ We ate _____
Bebí _______ I drank _____
Bebió ________ he / she drank _____
Bebimos _______ We drank _____
Escribí _______I wrote _____
Escribió ________ He / she wrote _____
Escribimos _______ We wrote _____
Bailé _______
I danced
Bailó ________ He / she danced
Bailamos _______ We danced
Escuché música
I listened to music
Escuchó música He / she listened to _____
Escuchamos música We listened to _____
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Descansé I rested
Descansó He / she rested
Descansamos We rested
Perdí _______ I lost _____
Perdió________ He / she lost _____
Perdimos _______ We lost _____
Monté a caballo/en bicicletaI went horseriding/cycling
Montó a caballo/en bicicleta He / she went horseriding/cycling
Montamos a caballo/en bicicleta We went horseriding/cycling
Fui _____ I went _____
Fue _____ He / she went _____
Fuimos __________ We went _____
Esquié
I went skiing
Esquió He / she went skiing
Esquiamos We went skiing
Las vacaciones de mis sueños
Si fuera rico/a – If I was rich …. iría a …– I would go to … El hotel tendría … the hotel would have …
Estaría … It would be (positioned).. Sería …- I / It would be … Mi habitación sería …- My room would be …
tendría … I / it wouldhave… comería --- I would eat bebería – I would drink habría – there would be ..
podría. – I could … Si tuviera mucho dinero – If I had a lot of money… Si tuviera más tiempo - if I had more time ..
21. Translate the following sentences1. Si tuviera mucho dinero, iría a Australia __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Si fuera rico, viajaría a Italia porque es un país muy bonito. ____________________________________________
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3. Iría con mis amigos y el hotel estaría cerca de la playa. Mi habitación tendría una sauna privada. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Nadé I went swimming
Nadó He / she went swimming
Nadamos We went swimming
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4. Me gustaría viajar a Egipto porque me interesa la cultura y visitaría las pirámides porque he oído que son muy asombrosas. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSESSMENT AND EXTENSION 6
The wider world - Speaking
You have been asked to give a short talk about your recent visit to Spain for a promotional video for the hotel. You will need to talk about the following:
1. Where you went on holiday last year2. What you did during your time on holiday3. Whether you enjoyed it4. Where you stayed and what positives the hotel offered5. What the weather was like during the stay6. How a holiday in Spain compares with one in England
The wider world - Writing
Write a letter to your grandmother who lives in Spain telling her about a recent holiday you went on. She has recently won the lottery and moved abroad. She wants to share her winnings with you but only if you practise your Spanish. She wants to know the following:
1. Where you went and who with2. How long you went for and details of the journey3. About the accommodation 4. What the weather was like5. What you did on different days 6. What the best or worst thing about the holiday was7. Whether you enjoyed the holiday and would recommend a visit there8. What your dream holiday would be
Assessment criteria
E Use simple structures correctly, e.g voy (I go), hace sol (it’s sunny), hace mucho calor (it’s very hot), fui (I went)Include simple opinions, e.g. me gusta mucho + infinitive (I like), me encanta + infinitiveJoin sentences with connectives, e.g. y (and), pero (but) and también (also)
C Use the present tense to describe where you would normally go on holiday and what you like to do there, e.g. Normalmente voy a España. También me gusta escuchar música en la playaUse the preterite to say what you did and what the weather was like, e.g. Hizo sol e hice natación ..fui de excursiónUse lo pasé + adjective to give your opinion of what it was like, e.g. Lo pasé genial ( I had a great time)Use the near future tense to say what you are going to do, e.g. En invierno voy a viajar a ItaliaInclude sequencing words, e.g. Primero descansé, luego hice vela en el mar y después jugué al voleibolJustify your opinions with porque
A Use exclamations like ¡Qué aburrido! (how boring!) ¡Qué guay! (cool!) ¡Qué horror! (how awful!) and expressions like Fue un desastre (it was a disaster)Use the imperfect tense to describe the accommodation and facilities, e.g. El hotel tenía una piscina pero no discotecaTalk aboutother people not just yourself, e.g. Mi madre compró una muñeca para mi primaUse a range of time expressions, e.g.un día (one day), el primer día (on the first day), el ultimo día (the last day)
A* Use complex negatives like no … ni … ni… (neither .. nor) and tampoco (not … either)Use sentences with more than one tense in them, e.g. Normalmente vamos a Grecia pero el año pasado fuimos a Egipto para celebrar el aniversario de mis padres. Use relative pronouns (donde or cuando), e.g. El primer díafui a la playa, donde descansé y nadé en el mar
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¿Adóndefuiste de vacaciones?Fui a …AlemaniaArgentinaCubaEscociaEspañaFranciaGalesGran BretañaGreciala IndiaInglaterraIrlandaItaliaMéxicoPakistánLa República DominicanaEstados Unidos¿Cuándo fuiste de vacaciones?El año pasadoEl verano pasadoEl invierno pasadohace dos/cinco años¿Con quién fuiste?Fui con…mi familiamis padresmis amigossolo/a¿Quéhiciste?BailéComí …Bebí …Vi ..Conocí a muchagenteEscuché músicaEsquiéFui de excursiónJugué al voleibolMandé mensajesMonté en bicicletaSaqué fotosTomé el solVisité monumentos¿Qué tal lo pasaste?Lo pasé…bienmuy bienfenomenalfatalguaymalprimerodespuésluegotambiényperofinalmente¿Qué tal tus vacaciones?
DescanséMonté a caballoNadéPatinéEsquiéHice yogaWhere did you go on holiday?I went to ..GermanyArgentinaCubaScotlandSpainFranceWalesGreat BritainGreeceIndiaEnglandIrelandItalyMexicoPakistanDominican RepublicUSAWhen did you go on holiday?last yearlast summerlast wintertwo/five years agoWho did you go with?I went with ..my familymy parentsmy friendsaloneWhat did you do?I dancedI ate …I drank …I saw …I met many peopleI listened to musicI skiedI went on a tripI played volleyballI sent textsI rode a bikeI took photosI sunbathedI visited monumentsHow was it?It was …goodvery goodwonderfulterriblegreatrubbishfirstafter
thenalsoandbutfinallyHow were your holidays?I relaxedI went horse ridingI swamI skatedI skiedI did yogaHicealpinismoHice velaFui a clases de baileDi unavuelta en bicicletaVilugares de interésNo tuvemiedoBuenasvacacionesPaséunasemanaFui en aviónEl vueloduró….Mi hotel estaba …en la costacerca de la playaen la montañaen la ciudadEra muy modernoTenía …un restaurante fantásticouna piscina grandeHabía …Los camarero seran muy amablesLos camareros llevaban uniformeHablabaninglésConocí a muchos jóvenesEranmuysimpáticosMejoré mi españolHizo sol toda la semanaPodías hacer …¿Dónde te alojaste?¿Cómo era el hotel?¿Qué había en el hotel?
En el hotelMe gustaría reservar ..una habitación individualuna habitación doble¿Para cuántos días?¿Para cúantas noches?para … nochespara ..díassin/con balcóncon vistas al marcon bañocon cama de matrimonioVoy/vamos a llegar el..del… hasta…una semana/quince días¿Cuánto es?
¿Hay servicios de habitaciones?¿Hasta de qué hora se sirve desayuno/la comida/ la cena?¿Hay connexion a Internet?¿Se admiten perros?ReclamacionesMe hace(n) falta …Necesito ..papel higiénicojabóntoallasun secadoraspirinas(no) está..No funcionaNo hay … el ascensorI went climbingI went sailingI went to dance classesI went for a bike rideI visited places of interestI wasn’t scaredA good holidayI spent a weekI went by planeThe flight lasted …My hotel was (position)..on the coastnear the beachin the mountainsin a cityIt was very modernIt had…a fantastic restauranta large poolThere was/were …The waiters were very pleasantThe waiters wore a uniform
They spoke EnglishI met lots of young peopleThey were very niceI improved my SpanishIt was sunny all weekYou could do …Where did you stay?How was the hotel?What facilities did the hotel have?In the hotelI’d like to reserve..a single rooma double roomFor how many days?For how many nights?for ..nightsfor ..dayswithout/with balconywith sea views
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Until what time do you serve breakfast/lunch/ dinner?Is there internet connection?Are dogs allowed?ComplaintsI need… (I’m missing..)I need …toilet papersoaptowelsa hairdryeraspirinsit is (not)it doesn’t workthere is/are no ..liftel aseolaluzladuchaLa habitación está suciaLa cama no está limpiaEl baño/el aseo está sucioHay mucho ruidoQuiero quejarme ahoraQuiero un descuentoQuiero cambiar de habitaciónQuiero hablar con el directorMe vuelve loco/aEl año que viene voy a ..Va a ser ..En el futuro me gustaría viajara ..Quiero visitar ..Si fuera rico/a…Si tuviera el dinero …iría a ..compraría …El hotel tendría ..El hotel sería ..El hotel estaría..Mi habitación tendría ..Sería ..Comería …Bebería ..Seria una experíencia asombrosaVisitaría___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________the toiletthe lightthe showerthe room is dirtythe bed is not cleanthe bathroom/toilet is dirtyThere is a lot of noiseI want to complain nowI want a discountI want to change roomI want to speak to the managerIt drives me madNext year I’m going to be ..It’s going to be ..In the future I would like to go to ..I want to visit ..If I was rich ..If I had the money ..I would go to ..I would be ..The hotel would have …The hotel would be ..The hotel would be (position) ..My room would have ..It would be ..I would eat …I would drink …It would be an amazing experienceI would visit ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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