Claro 2 Unidad 2.1 Writing worksheet
1 Translate the sentences (a–c) into Spanish using the table below.
a
Normally I go to Mexico by plane and it is sunny.
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b
We’ve been going to Madrid by car with my family since three years ago.
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c
Follow the table for
the correct Spanish
wording.
English:
We’ve been going
to Madrid since
three years ago.
Spanish:
Since three years
ago we go to
Madrid.
Sometimes I go to Málaga by train with my friends.
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1 Normalmente
1 voy a Barcelona
1 en coche
1 con mi familia.
2 De vez en cuando
2 vamos a Madrid
2 a pie
2 con mis amigos.
3 Siempre
3 voy a México
3 en avión
3 y hace sol.
4 A veces
4 voy a Argentina
4 en barco
4 pero hace frío.
5 Nunca
5 vamos a Cuba
5 en tren
5 porque hace calor.
6 Desde hace tres años
6 voy a Málaga
6 en bici
6 con mi madre.
2 Translate the sentences (a–c) into Spanish. Use the table in activity 1 to make sure
you have the correct word order.
a
We always go to Madrid by train, but it is cold.
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b
I never go to Argentina by boat with my mother.
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c
I sometimes go to Barcelona by bike because it is hot.
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Spot the six differences between the English and the Spanish in these paragraphs. Highlight
them in the English. Then change the English to match the Spanish correctly.
Si voy de vacaciones con mi familia, normalmente vamos a México. Prefiero ir en avión. En México
siempre hace sol. Me gusta mucho ir a la playa.
When I go on holiday with my family, I normally go to Mexico. We like to go by plane. In Mexico it is
usually hot. I like to go to the beach.
Accuracy and checking
5 Translate the paragraph below into Spanish.
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When I go on holiday, I normally go to Barcelona with my family. We
go by train. I like to go to Barcelona because it’s sunny. When I go to
Madrid, I go with my father by car. I prefer to go to Barcelona.
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Watch out for little words:
muy, si, no.
Pay attention to verb
endings.
Check that time words and
opinions are accurately
translated.
EXTRA 1 Write about your own journeys. Use as many of the words from the boxes
below as you can.
y
pero
la ciudad
cuando
la playa
si
porque
voy
el campo
vamos
ir
me gusta
de vacaciones
hace
es
EXTRA 2 Play a game to create random sentences.
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Throw a dice and see what number it lands on.
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Following the table from activity 1 in order, build a sentence. If you throw
1, then 3, then 4, then 6, you get:
Normalmente… voy a México… en barco… con mi madre
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If you get a sentence that makes sense, write it down here.
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To make your sentences more complex add some opinions and justifications
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