Year 10 Spanish ~ Term 1

You will spend the first term working on a language-based project in your Spanish lessons.
WHAT WILL YOU ACHIEVE BY DOING THIS PROJECT?
 Better development of your Spanish language skills – reading, writing and speaking
 It will help you recognise your strengths and develop any areas of weakness
 You will gain more confidence and a better understanding of how the Spanish language works
 You will be aiming for a Grade C or above at GCSE!!
 To challenge yourself!
WHAT WILL IT INVOLVE?
 Independent learning
 Self assessment and peer assessment to aid learning / development
 1-on-1 time with a Spanish teacher to focus on individual needs / problems
 Grammar practice – verbs and tenses (past, present, future)
 Writing detailed descriptions in Spanish paying attention to accuracy
 Accessing new resources and materials (both in the classroom and online)
 Also as much creativity and imagination as you like! And maybe a minipresentation to the group…!!
THINKING = pensar PLAN = organizar TASK = tarea
HOW LONG HAVE I GOT? GROUP WORK = trabajar en grupos
 6 weeks ( 12 lessons in total, plus homework sessions)
 Deadline = Friday 17 th October
So what’s the TASK then ???? 

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TASK 1:
Use the space below to plan or brainstorm
(in English)what sort of information you think you will need to include.
Write an account of a real or imaginary holiday in the past.
150-200 words.

TASK 2: VOCABULARIO
Use this page to write a list of useful and necessary vocabulary
(en Español)in order to help you complete the task
Los países Las actividades
(p.40 Listos 3 can help)
OPINIONES
(positive & negative)
CONECTORES

TASK 3: Write a postcard (approx. 50 words) to a
Spanish person, briefly telling them about your holiday, which can be based on a real holiday or it can be completely imaginary.
ALGUNAS IDEAS / SOME IDEAS:
 ¿Dónde estás de vacaciones? ¿Qué haces?
 ¿Qué tiempo hace? ¿Cómo es tu hotel?
 ¿Qué piensas de sus vacaciones?
(p.65 in Listos 2 might help you and give you some ideas…)
What level is this piece of work?
If you are not sure, check your levels on www.zimflex.com
homepage. How can you improve????
When your work has been checked, log onto www.spainguides.com/post.cards.html
where you will be able to send your postcard electronically to either a friend or your teacher!

TASK 4:
You now need to revise how to say what you DID on holiday and also what you are GOING TO DO next year on holiday.
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Don’t be scared! You might already recognise some of the verbs in the past tense, and also recognise how to change some verbs into the future tense – you’re half way there!
PAST TENSE:
To give you a helping hand work in groups to first of
all think WHERE you will find this information, and then secondly follow the example and fill in the table below:
Ejemplo:
HACER = to DO or to MAKE
I did = hice I went (did) windsurfing = hice windsurf
VERB
TENER = to___________
IR = to __________
I had =
I went =
‘I’ form Use in a phrase
I had a TV in my room =
Last year I went to Italy
=

VER = to _____________
I saw = I saw lots of monkeys =
I played tennis on the beach =
JUGAR = to ______________
COMPRAR =
To _______________
NADAR =
To _______________
VISITAR =
To ________________
VIAJAR =
To _________________
I played =
I bought =
I swam =
I visited =
I travelled =
I bought a t-shirt =
I swam in the swimming pool =
I visited an art museum =
I travelled by plane =
(Make a list of any other verbs you might want to use)
By using the past tense in my work I can achieve a : ______

For the FUTURE TENSE look back in your exercise books – you should have a short explanation on how to write the phrase ‘I am going to …do something’ in
Spanish.
(You should have already used this phrase in previous works.)
There are 3 steps:
(I) ________________ + _________ + ____whole verb_____
(He / She)
(We) vamos
+
+
+ ____whole verb _____
+ _____whole verb____
(They) _ van _______ + + whole verb ___
Practice using this tense by translating the following sentences:
1.
I am going to go to Spain ________ voy a ir a España ____________
2.
I am going to visit a castle ____________________________________
3.
He is going to swim in the sea __________________________________
4.
We are going to travel by plane _________________________________
5.
They are going to play tennis ___________________________________
TIP  Use BOTH the Past & Future Tenses to work towards a C grade
Now let’s put this into practice!
~ Vamos a practicar ~

TASK 5: Mis vacaciones pasadas
Read through the sentences on the left and decide which phrase on the right is the most suitable to finish the sentence on the left. Write them down and translate them into
English.
Some are PAST tense, some are FUTURE tense…
1.
Es una ciudad bastante bonita al lado del mar,
2.
Fuimos durante dos semanas al sur de España
3.
De vez en cuando fui de compras porque
4.
Hizo mucho calor durante mis vacaciones
5.
El año que viene voy a visitar otra ciudad en
España
6.
En el restaurante comí
 sin embargo es muy turístico.
 entonces fui a la playa casi todos los días por la mañana.
 porque me encanta la cultura del país
 fuimos a la discoteca.
 a una ciudad que se llama
Fuengirola.
7.
Después normalmente hermana de cenar
8.
Fui con mis padres y mi
 tenía que comprar regalos para mis amigos en
Inglaterra.
 y también una amiga vino conmigo.
 sardinas frescas y paella.

Which of the sentences will you use in your project?
Which ones can you change? How? Why?
Why are these sentences really good examples?
What LEVEL do you think the sentences are? Why?
Does your friend agree with you?

You should now have everything you need to complete the original task:
Write an account of a real or imaginary holiday in the past.
150-200 words.
Here are a few reminders of what you need to include to make sure you get the best level possible:
(you can use this as a check list before you hand in your work)
 Introduction, main description of holiday, conclusion
 Detail – describe everything
 Variety – avoid using the same word all the time! It’s boring!
 Linking Words – use these to form longer & more interesting sentences
 Accuracy – check Spellings, Accents, Word Order, Agreement (masc. & fem.)
 Refer to the Past, Present and Future!!
 Use the work and examples you have seen in this booklet to help you
Use the next page to write your piece of Holidays work.
You may add pictures and graphics if you wish.

¡FELICITACIONES!
~ TU HAS TERMINADO ~
I think I have achieved a LEVEL…
BECAUSE….
My friend agrees / disagrees because….
My TEACHER thinks…