Year 7 Spanish
Summer Term revision booklet
Name: ______________
Class: ______________
What will
be in the
tests?
Your tests will include:
They will cover the following topic areas:
• personal description
• family
• school (description)
• school hours & timetable
• school subjects
• likes and dislikes
• plans for next week(end) – sets 1-3 only
But how
will I
revise?
Revise by ‘doing’! First, you need to make sure you know
the key words. This involves using your memory.
Activity 1
Look at the following list of words and give each one a
number rating 1-5 based on how well you know the word.
Look at the VKS (Vocabulary Knowledge Scale) below:
1. I don’t remember having seen this word before.
2. I have seen this word before but I don’t know what
it means.
3. I have seen this word before and I think it
means….
4. I know this word: it means…….
5. I can use this word in a sentence, e.g……….
(ref: Wesche M & Paribakht T.S. (1996) “Assessing second language vocabulary
knowledge: depth versus breadth”, The Canadian Modern Language Review 53, 1:28)
bastante
prefiero
pero
no me gusta
pienso que..
liso
odio
feo
el horario
los ojos
me encanta
moreno
útil
con mis amigos
For a reading or listening test, a number ‘4’ rating is
enough. For a speaking or writing test, you need a ‘5’
rating to be sure of success.
But how do I get
all the words to a
‘4’ or ‘5’?
Activity 2
1. Take the words topic by topic – identify a maximum of 7
words that you have rated 1,2, or 3.
2. Use the step-by-step visual memory strategies on the
next two pages.
(If you already have given the words a ‘4’ rating then to
move to a ‘5’ the spelling strategy will be enough.)
3. Get someone in the class (or at home) to test you on
the words.
Now go to your vocabulary book and do the same 3 steps
to learn the words from the following pages. Not all at
once! One topic at a time and only the words that you
rate 1,2,3 – you know the others well enough already!
question & question words
10
family
29
numbers
12
description
30-1
days of the week
14
school subjects
32
SER/TENER/ESTAR/HAY
27
opinions & reasons
33-4
Brain researchers have shown many times that the power of
memory is multiplied many times if we connect an association to
the picture asking What does this sound like/remind me of?
An association is simply something that is connected to and reminds us of
something else. Author David Sousa says, “Whenever two events, actions
or feelings are learned together they are said to be associated or bonded,
so that the recall of one prompts the spontaneous recall of the other. The
word Romeo elicits Juliet, Batman gets Robin.”
Word-Picture association
1. Choose a word, look at it and say it out loud.
2. What does the sound of the word remind you of? (at this stage don’t
think of the real meaning of the word, only what the sound of the word
makes you think of)
3 Now think of the actual meaning of your new word. Create a picture
(looking up and to the side) in your mind of your association and the
real meaning of the word – make the mental image as humorous and
detailed as you can and hold the picture in your mind.
4 Now draw the picture – use as much colour as you can as this also
enhances memory!
5
Now write the word under the picture you have drawn.
6 In another colour write the English meaning of the word in the top
corner (right or left depending on where your visual memory is) of the
card.
7 Hold your card up above eye level in your own visual memory position
and say the word and the English meaning several times.
8 Now you are going to be tested on this vocabulary – sit as if you are
successful!
9 As you are recalling each word, use your visual memory – look upward
and to the right/left.
Step – by – step successful spelling
1. Write the word onto a piece of coloured card, using
different coloured pens to emphasise unique letters
which do not sound as they are spelled.
2. Hold the card up in your visual memory location – up to
the left or up to the right.
3. Trace the letters with a finger (still holding card in visual
memory position) and saying the word aloud.
4. Take a mental snapshot of the word – imagine a camera
in your brain taking a picture of the word and storing it
on your visual memory screen.
5. Write the word down on your paper. Look up and
remember (visualise) how it looked on the visual
memory screen.
6. Compare what you wrote down with the word card.
Expect success!
So now I know
the words. What
next?
Now you need to practise some test-type questions to see if you
can apply what you’ve learnt! Try these activities about school.
4. Read the text and answer the questions in English.
“Pienso que mi día favorito es el martes. A las nueve
tengo inglés. Es muy divertido. Puedo leer y escribir. A
las diez menos diez tengo historia. Me gusta la historia.
Pienso que es interesante. El recreo empieza a las doce
menos veinte. Prefiero ir a la cafetería a hablar con mis
amigos. A las doce tengo ciencias. Es mi asignatura
favorita. A las dos es la hora de comer. Por la tarde
tengo educación física. Sandra
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Which is Sandra’s favourite day?
At what time does she have English?
What does she think of history?
How long is break?
What is her favourite subject?
What does she have in the afternoon?
5. Lee el texto y las frases. ¿Verdad o mentira?
“Pienso que es importante estudiar
idiomas. Mi madre dice ‘Tengo que
aprender el español.’ ¡Mi abuelo
piensa que en España todos hablan
inglés! Mis amigos en Inglaterra
piensan que es importante pero
dificíl. Dicen que es aburrido. En el
instituto en España mis amigos
piensan que es útil aprender el inglés
pero dicen que no es fácil. Dicen que
hablo español muy bien. ¿Y tú?
¿Qué piensas? Adam
1. Adam thinks that it is not important to study
languages.
2. His mum says that she has to learn Spanish.
3. His grandfather thinks everyone in Spain speaks
Portuguese.
4. His friends in England think it is important and easy
to learn a language.
5. In Spain his friends think it is useful and easy to learn
English.
6. His friends say he speaks English well.
Use the words below to write some sentences in Spanish
giving your opinions for different subjects and the reasons
why.
NB: Check your vocabulary book p. 23 to remind yourself
about the adjective rules.

Practice writing: Try to translate these into Spanish
1. ¿Cómo es tu colegio? (What is your school like?)
 My school is called CVC. It is quite modern and
very big. It has lots of classrooms, a canteen and a
gym. I like my school a lot.
2. ¿ Cómo es el horario? (What is your timetable like?)
 My school starts at 8.30 and finishes at 2.50. I
have 6 lessons every day. On Monday I have maths,
English, Spanish and science.
3. ¿Cuáles asignaturas (no) te gustan? ¿Por qué (no)?
Which subjects do you like? Why/why not?
 I love Spanish and art because they are fun. I
don’t like ICT because it is quite boring. I think that
maths is very important.
1. ¿Cómo es tu colegio? (What is your school like?)

2. ¿ Cómo es el horario? (What is your timetable like?)

3. ¿Cuáles asignaturas (no) te gustan? ¿Por qué (no)?
Which subjects do you like? Why/why not?

 
Present (reg)
Present (rad ch)
Present (reflex)
Future (ir a)
links
opinions
reasons
adjectives
questions
Try writing a short text
about your school (100
words maximum) Look at
the tick grid below and
make sure you include:
opinions, reasons,
adjectives, sentence(s)
about others not just you,
a question, a negative
sentence, and sentence(s)
about your plans for next
week if you can.
negatives

Level 2: short, simple (one or part phrase) responses to 3 of 5 questions.
Spelling is approximate but meaning clear.
Level 3: answers of two phrase length in 3 of 5. Spelling is intelligible. Several
complete sentences.
Level 4: answers of 3 or 4 phrase length – spelling generally accurate,
sentences mostly have correct verb forms.
Opinions & reasons included with linking words.
Level 5: Pupils do as for level 4 but include questions and reference to the
future. Evidence of independent learning and adaptation of grammar learnt to
new contexts.
NB: Half levels are also possible.
Year 7 Summer Speaking Assessment: Sets 4 & 5
Your teacher will ask you these questions on school. You
can prepare your answers in advance and practise them.
You can have this sheet with you but NOT any written
answers. Your assessment will last about 1 minute.
Year 7 Summer Speaking Assessment: Sets 1,2,3
You need to prepare to talk about your family and your
school. Your teacher will choose one of the two topics on
the day. You can prepare some answers in advance and
practise them. You will be allowed to start by presenting
what you have prepared but your teacher will also ask you
some questions. The assessment will be a maximum 1 ½
minutes.. You can have this sheet with you but NOT any
written answers or notes.
Habla de tu familia
Habla de tu instituto
¿hermanos/
hermanas?
¿nombres?
¿edades?
¿descripción?
¿cumpleaños?
¿descripción?
¿horario?
¿asignaturas?
¿opiniones?
¿razones?
¿planes para la próxima
semana?
¿planes para el fin de semana?
Remember to keep active when
you revise!
‘REVISE BY DOING’
RHawkes May 09