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Rastrick High School: Home Learning

Year 8 Spanish

Autumn 1

Mis vacaciones

QUIZLET webpage and app:

Follow these links or scan the QR codes with your phone - work through the learn option for each ‘set’ of phrases on the menu, then use the other menu options to play games or test yourself.

Parallel text: https://quizlet.com/_8aa2e3?x=1jqt&i=1elzc9

Sentence Builder 1: https://quizlet.com/_8aa3n5?x=1j

qt&i=1elzc9

Sentence Builder 2, part one: https://quizlet.com/_8aaa31?x=1jqt&i=1elzc9

Sentence Builder 2, part two:

https://quizlet.com/_8aah74?x=1jqt&i=1elzc9

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Lesson 1: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? (1)

1. Read through the parallel text from the new sentence builder. You need to aim to be able

to recognise and produce this level of language, without support, by the end of this unit of

work (8 lessons + extra vocabulary learning + revision). Use different colours to highlight:

a. words you already know from previous units of work

b. cognates and near-cognates

c. verbs in the preterite tense (in bold)

Desafío (challenge): can you work out which past tense verbs are irregular and

therefore don’t follow the verb formation rules?

2. Play the ‘Y8 Spanish – Mis vacaciones-parallel text’ soundfile from ClassCharts and listen to

the pronunciation, then read the Spanish out loud, trying to perfect your pronunciation. Can

you read it out loud and keep up with the recording?

MIS VACACIONES MY HOLIDAY

1 ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? Where did you go on holiday?

2 El año pasado Last year

3 viajé a España I travelled to Spain

4 con mis tíos with my uncle and auntie

5 y fuimos en avión. and we went by plane.

8 ¿Qué hiciste en tus vacaciones? What did you do on your holiday?

9 El primer día por la mañana The first day in the morning

10 descansé en la playa I relaxed on the beach

11 y también saqué muchas fotos. and I also took lots of photos.

12 No obstante, no hice vela. Nevertheless, I didn’t go sailing.

13 ¿Cómo te fue? How was it?

14 Me parece que It seems to me that

15 fue flipante It was awesome

16 ya que since

17 pasé bastante tiempo con mi familia. I spent quite a lot of time with my family.

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3. Familiarise yourself with the words from the sentence builder below, which you can use to

build answers from the first question on the parallel text. Start by playing the ‘Y8 Spanish

– Mis Vacaciones SB1’ soundfile from ClassCharts and practising your pronunciation by

repeating the Spanish after the teacher.

4. After practising the correct pronunciation, choose at least three of the following tasks

which will help you familiarise yourself with the vocabulary from the sentence builder:

• Write down the Spanish and English for six sentences you have built using the

Sentence Builder above.

• Build six sentences, then time 20 seconds to look at each one before trying to re-

write the sentence from memory (as in the ‘frog copying’ activity we do in class).

• Play ‘Trapdoor’ or ‘Mind Reading’ to guess a sentence someone else has built (this

could be someone in your family (they don’t need to know Spanish, as they can use

the Sentence builder), or a friend in your class (over a phone call or video-chat).

• Make flashcards or a Look-Cover-Write-Check sheet to learn key words.

• You can also learn the words on Quizlet (see link/QR code on the front of this

booklet).

5. Test yourself! Using the grid on the following page, time yourself three minutes – how many

phrases can you fill in (Spanish to English)? Desafío: do at least one more task from the

list above before testing yourself on the second grid (English to Spanish).

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*if you haven’t got a printer, test yourself on a separate paper-sheet

Challenge: translate the grid below from English into Spanish (make sure you cover the grid

above).

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Lesson 2: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? (2)

1. Colour-code the mosaic to show how to translate the phrases below (or write out the

translations), then use Sentence Builder 1, part 1 (in Lesson 1) to check your answers.

time phrase Preterite tense country Who with Preterite tense Means of

transport

Hace dos años, visité Marruecos con mi

instituto

y viajamos en

barco.

La semana

pasada,

visité Escocia con mi familia y viajamos en

autocar.

El verano

pasado,

fui a Bélgica con mis padres y fuimos en avión.

La semana

pasada,

fui a Grecia Con mis tíos y fuimos en tren.

El mes pasado viajé a Irlanda con mis

abuelos

y fuimos en

crucero.

a) Two years ago, I visited Morocco with my grandparents and we travelled by plane.

b) Last week, I went to Ireland with my family and we went by boat.

c) Last summer, I visited Greece with my parents and we went on a cruise ship.

d) Last month, I travelled to Belgium with my school and we went by coach.

e) Last week, I went to Scotland with my uncle and aunt and we travelled by train.

2. Play again the ‘Y8 Spanish – Mis Vacaciones SB1’ soundfile from ClassCharts and carry on

practising your pronunciation by repeating the Spanish after the teacher (pause the

recording every time I say the Spanish and English).

3. After practising the correct pronunciation, choose at least three tasks from those listed in

Lesson 1 (p3 of this booklet).

4. Use the Quizlet weblink or the QR code in front of this booklet to practise Sentence

Builder one. Use the option ‘test’ on the webpage to see how many structures you have

learnt so far. Tip! You can also play the ‘match-up’, ‘asteroids’ game to carry on drilling the

key structures of this first Sentence Builder.

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Lesson 3: Grammar, reading and writing practice [After doing each activity in this lesson, check your work - answers at end of the booklet.]

1. Read the texts and write the correct name for each picture.

2. Spend 10 minutes revising preterite tense verb endings and three important irregular

verbs.

a) Practise the regular verb endings by repeating them out loud until you can do this without

looking (e.g. AR verb endings are “-é, -aste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron”). Use Katy Perry’s

‘California gurls’ parody to help you remember the preterite verb endings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=907MN6lwsKA

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b) Do some research on the Internet and find examples of other 3 ‘common’ Spanish verbs

that are irregular in the preterite tense. Write their conjugations e.g. (ir = to go – fui/I

went, fuiste/he,she,it went, …)

(Use flashcards or use a Look-Cover-Write-Check sheet to help you learn this information.)

3. Find the parts of bailar, conocer and escribir in the banner below. Translate them into

English.

4. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.

Challenge: Translate the sentences into English.

5. Write an interview with a famous person about their holiday last summer. Use some

exclamation phrases from the box below:

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WAGOLL

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Lesson 4: ¿Qué hiciste en tus vacaciones?

[After the first activity in this lesson, check your work - answers at end of the booklet.]

1. RETRIEVAL PRACTICE:

Time yourself 10 minutes and translate the sentences – how many points can you get?

A veces leo y mando

SMS ya que es

emocionante y

divertido.

El fin de semana me

gustaría ir a la pista de

patinaje sobre hielo a

las seis y cuarto.

En mi pueblo hay

muchas tiendas y

supermercados, pero

también hay un cine.

Mi futura casa sería

menos fea y tendría

una chimenea grande

y vistas al mar.

Hoy en día mi familia

y yo vivimos en un piso

en el norte de

Inglaterra.

Nunca comparto mis

vídeos favoritos porque

es una pérdida de

tiempo.

Mi casa ideal sería

más acogedora y

tendría una sala de

juegos y un jacuzzi.

Los sábados llevo un

jersey gris, unos

pantalones negros y

unos zapatos grises.

Lo siento, no puedo

salir, debo pasear al

perro.

Mi casa tiene un jardín

bastante bonito pero

no tiene un comedor

moderno.

Creo que las

telenovelas son más

aburridas que el

telediario.

Me chifla mi barrio ya

que se puede ir a la

bolera y comer en

restaurantes.

2. Familiarise yourself with the words from Sentence Builder 2. You can use this to build

answers from the second question on the parallel text. Start by playing the ‘Y8 Spanish –

Mis vacaciones SB2, part one’ soundfile from ClassCharts and practising your pronunciation

by repeating the Spanish after the teacher.

3. After practising the correct pronunciation, choose at least three tasks from those listed in

Lesson 1 (p3 of this booklet). See the front of the booklet for the Quizlet weblink

(Sentence Builder 2, part two).

February/

March: 1

point

January: 2

points December:

3 points November:

4 points

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4.

(use the Sentence builder 2, part one to check your answers)

5. Test yourself! Using the first grid below, time yourself three minutes per grid – how many

phrases can you fill in (Spanish to English)?

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Challenge: translate the grid below from English into Spanish (make sure you cover the grid

above)

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Lesson 5: ¿Cómo te fue?

1. Colour-code the mosaic to show how to translate the phrases below (or write out the

translations), then use Sentence Builder 2 (in Lesson 4) to check your answers.

Time phrase Preterite

tense

connective Preterite tense connective Negative +

preterite tense

El primer día

por la mañana

nadé en el

mar

y también saqué muchas fotos. Sin embargo, no bebí limonada.

El segundo día

antes de comer

tomé el sol y después mandé SMS a mis

amigos.

Sin embargo, no salí con mi

hermana.

El segundo día

después de

comer

visité

monumentos

y saqué muchas fotos. No obstante, no hice vela.

El tercer día descansé en

la playa

y más tarde mandé postales a mi

familia en Inglaterra.

No obstante, no comí paella.

El ultimo día vi un

castillo

interesante

Y luego conocí a un chico

guapo.

No obstante, no monté en

bicicleta.

a) On the first day in the morning I sunbathed and later I took lots of photos. Nevertheless,

I didn’t go sailing.

b) On the second day before eating I swam in the sea and then I sent text messages to my

friends. However, I didn’t drink lemonade.

c) On the seconday day after eating I saw an interesting castle and also I took lots of photos.

Nevertheless, I didn’t go out with my sister.

d) On the third day I visited monuments and after that I met a good-looking boy. However, I

didn’t eat paella.

e) On the last day I relaxed on the beach and I sent postcards to my family in England.

Nevertheless, I didn’t ride a bike.

Desafío: create two similar sentences from memory.

2. Do some more work to learn Sentence Builder 1 and 2 (both parts). Start by testing

yourself and identifying what you need to work on.

• To work on the vocabulary from a particular sentence builder, you could practise on

Quizlet. See the front of the booklet for the Quizlet weblink/QR codes.

• To work on pronunciation, listen to the soundfile ‘Y8 Spanish SB2, part two’ from

ClassCharts and repeat after the teacher.

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3. Test yourself! Using the first grid below, time yourself three minutes per grid – how many

phrases can you fill in (Spanish to English)?

Challenge: translate the grid below from English into Spanish (make sure you cover the grid

above)

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4. Translate the opinions (use Sentence builder 2, part two to check the answers):

5. Read the tweets. Copy and complete the grid in

English.(answers at the end of the booklet)

name destination 😊/☹ reason

6. Test yourself! Create your own ‘Quick 10’ vocabulary tests, similar to the ones you take in

lessons; or use the grids in this booklet, or the tests on Quizlet to check how well you have

learned the vocabulary and pinpoint what you still need to work on.

7. Make a revision resource (e.g. flashcards, mind-map, poster, game, Look-Cover-Write-

Check sheet) to help you practise any words you still need to learn.

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Lesson 6: Grammar, reading and translation practice [After doing each activity in this lesson, check your work - answers at end of the booklet.]

1. Read the texta. Copy and fill in the grid in English (you may have to use a separate

papersheet if the answers don’t fit in the grid.

2. Spend 15 minutes revising preterite tense verb endings and important irregular verbs.

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a) Practise the regular verb endings by repeating them out loud until you can do this without

looking (e.g. AR verb endings are “-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron”).

b) Practise irregular verbs by repeating the full verb conjugation out loud until you can do this

without looking (e.g. “ir (to go) and ser (to be) are fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron”).

(Use flashcards or use a Look-Cover-Write-Check sheet to help you learn this information.)

How do you say the following in Spanish? Choose the correct answer.

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6. Imagine that you have just been on holiday. Write a 80-90 word description of your holiday

in the past. Make sure you use the present and preterite tense as well as justified opinions.

Desafío: use the near future tense as well. (Use www.wordreference.com to research any

extra vocabulary you need, but make sure you apply grammar rules to verbs and adjectives.)

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MODULE 1

RESPUESTAS: ANSWERS

Lesson 3 answers:

Exercise 1:

Exercise 3:

Exercise 4:

MODULE 1

RESPUESTAS: ANSWERS

Lesson 4 answers:

Exercise 1:

Sometimes I read and

send text messages

since it is exciting

and fun.

On the weekend I

would like to go to the

ice rink at quarter past

six.

In my town there are

lots of shops and

supermarkets, but

there is also a

cinema.

My future house

would be less ugly and

it would have a big

chimney and sea-

views.

Nowadays my family

and I live in a flat in

the north of England.

I never share my

favourite videos

because it is a waste

of time.

My ideal house would

be more cosy and it

would have a game

room and a hot-tub.

On Saturdays I wear

a grey jumper, some

black trousers and

some grey shoes.

Sorry, I can’t go out,

I must walk the dog.

My house has quite a

beautiful garden but it

hasn’t got a modern

dining room.

I believe soap-operas

are more boring tan

the news.

I really like my

neighbourhood since

one can go to the

bowling alley and eat

in restaurants.

Lesson 5 answers:

Exercise 5:

MODULE 1

RESPUESTAS: ANSWERS

Lesson 6 answers:

Exercise 1:

Exercise 2:

Exercise 3:

Exercise 4:

MODULE 1

RESPUESTAS: ANSWERS

Exercise 5: