Y12 AS Spanish Induction
Tasks to do over the summer
• Revise grammar (do tasks on pages 7-12) and practise
further using websites such as www.languagesonline
www. studyspanish.com
www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/Spanish
• Revise vocabulary and some key phrases for discussion :
: see themes pages 3-6 & vocab topics on pages 13 – 17
• Read Spanish magazines online : ¡Hola!, Mia, Pronto,
¡Qué me dices! Diez Minutos
• Read Spanish newspapers online such as ABC, El País, El
Mundo
• Keep up to date with the news events in Spain and Latin
America and all current affairs by reading the English
press, listening to Spanish Radio on the internet (eg
me.es Radio Nacional de España) and watching Spanish
TV channels online eg rtve.es, antena3tv.com
• Read internet articles in Spanish eg: on yahoo.es and
www.bbcmundo www.youtube/vnews and find videos
on topics of interest to develop your listening skills.
• Get to know about more about Spanish/Latin American
culture by exploring the website www.cervantes.es
• Borrow/rent Spanish films with English subtitles (eg:
Volver and Pedro Almodóvar films) and watch any of
your favourite films in Spanish.
¡Mucha suerte y buenas vacaciones!
AS Spanish
The exams
• Unit 1: Listening, Reading &
Writing (2 hour written
exam)
• Unit 2: Speaking (20 min
preparation + 15 min oral)
AS Spanish
The topics
1. MEDIA
• Television
(TV viewing habits / range of programmes
and their appeal & popularity / range of
channels including satellite & internet /
benefits & dangers of watching TV)
• Advertising
(purposes of advertising / advertising
techniques / curbs on advertising eg:
tobacco & alcohol / benefits & drawback
of advertising)
• Communication technology
(popularity of mobile phones, MP3 players
etc / benefits & dangers of mobile phones,
MP3 players etc / Internet, its current &
potential usage / benefits & dangers of
the interne
AS Spanish
The topics
2. POPULAR CULTURE
• Cinema
(types of films, changing trends / the place
of cinema in popular culture / A good film
I have seen / cinema versus alternative
ways of viewing films)
• Music
(types of music, changing trends / the
place of music in popular culture / Music I
like / how music defines personal identity)
• Fashion / Trends
(How we can alter our image / Does how
we look define who we are? / lifestyle &
leisure activities / the cult of the celebrity)
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The topics
3. HEALTHY LIVING & LIFESTYLE
• Sport / Exercise
(traditional sports versus “fun” sports /
reasons for taking part in sport, physical
exercise / factors influencing participation
in sport, physical exercise / links between
physical exercise & health)
• Health & Well-being
(Alcohol, tobacco, other drugs / diet,
including eating disorders / the work-life
balance / risks to health through
accidents)
• Holidays
(types of holiday & holiday activities / the
impact on tourism on holiday destinations
/ purposes & benefits of holidays /
changing attitudes to holidays)
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The topics
4. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
• Relationships within the family
(role of parents & the importance of good
parenting / attitudes of young people
towards other family members / conflict
between young people & other family
members / changing models of family &
parenting)
• Friendships
(Characteristics & roles of friends /
conflicts with friends / importance of
friends / friendship versus love)
• Marriage / Partnerships
(changing attitudes towards marriage or
cohabitation / separation & divorce /
staying single: benefits & drawbacks /
changing roles within the home)
The present tense
Pablo is talking about what he does at the weekend. Fill in
each gap with a verb from the box, making sure you use the
correct form of the present tense.
Normalmente los sábados por la mañana no (1) ………..
mucho. A veces (2) ……………………….con mis amigos por
la tarde y (3) …………………………. al tenis o al baloncesto.
Por la noche siempre (4) ……………………………….. al cine o
al disco. Si (5) ………………………una fiesta entonces (6)
………………………………..ropa fina, si (7)……………………llevar
vaqueros o chándal. De todos modos los domingos (8)
……………….. día de (9)…………………con la familia y
después de un buen almuerzo muchas veces (10) ………..
hacer una siesta antes de pasear con mis padres.
hacer
jugar
tener ir
ser
querer
salir
estar
ponerse
preferir
The preterite tense: translate into Spanish
I arrived late to school this
morning
My holidays were incredible
Last Saturday we had a party
to celebrate my birthday
The day before yesterday I
went to the cinema and saw
a fantastic film
Yesterday I did nothing and
read a very good book
My brother studied eight
subjects at school
I got good marks in my
exams
I was really bored in the
history lesson
Last night my friends went to
the sports centre to play in a
football match
I looked for my watch but
couldn’t find it
The imperfect tense
The imperfect is a past tense which is used to describe what
something was like, what someone was doing, what used to
happen or happened on a regular basis. It is also used to refer to
events that happened over a period of time.
Match up the sentence halves. Then underline all the verbs in the
imperfect tense.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Señora Lopez leía
Los jóvenes desayunaban
Mi amiga jugaba
Señor Martinez y su
hermana se daban
5. Roberto se peleaba
6. Pilar esperaba
7. La familía hacía sus maletas
8. Ana hablaba por teléfono
9. Elena tomaba
10.Los negociantes tomaban
A. con su hermano
B. una copa en el bar
C. un paseo en el jardín
D. una novela romántica
E. con todos sus amigas
F. antes de salir
G. al golf
H. a un amigo en la recepción
I. una ducha
J. en el comedor
Translate each sentence into English:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The future tense: translate into
Spanish
I don’t know what I’ll do next
year
If I get good marks I’ll be able
to continue studying
Next week I’ll know the
results of my exams
Perhaps I won’t have enough
money to study at university
In the future the world will
be very different
How many pupils will study s
Spanish next year?
Schools will have more
computers
If I have time I’ll play
basketball on Friday
It’s a pity but I think that
there will always be bullying
in schools
Tomorrow evening we’ll go
to a party and dance all night
The conditional tense: translate into
Spanish
The conditional tense is used to describe what you
would do in the future.
Me encantaría trabajar con ordenadores
(I’d love to work with computers)
What would you do if you had more time? Translate
these examples into Spanish :
My brother would play
football a lot more
My friends would go
swimming every day
I would send text messages
to all my family
My sister would go to the
cinema every weekend
Rosa would watch television
all the time
My mother would go
shopping with a friend every
Saturday
Would you go to the sports
centre to do gym?
I would have more parties
We would be fit because we
would do more sport
Expresiones y frases claves
¿Cómo se dice en inglés?
español
inglés
a mi parecer
hay que comprender
(no) vale la pena
lo bueno es que
lo importante es que
a mi modo de ver
me parece que
adémas
sin embargo
desde mi punto de vista
sin duda
por un lado
por otro lado
por eso / por lo tanto
quizás / tal vez
en primer lugar
(no) estoy de acuerdo
estoy a favor de …
estoy en contra de ……..
hay que tener en cuenta de …
afortunadamente
desafortunadamente
desgraciadamente
tanto …….. como …………...
no sólo ………… sino también
es cierto que ……
no comparto tu opinión
Los medios
La televisión
la telebasura- =
trashy TV
la tertulia = chat
show
la telerealidad =
reality TV
la caja tonta = ‘the
box’ (TV)
la parabólica =
satellite dish
la telenovela = soap
el culebrón = soap
hacer zapping = to
zap
ser el bombazo / el
fracaso = to be a
hit/flop
ser el fracaso
Las tecnologías de la
comunicación
el internet / la red = the Internet
el sitio web = web site
el correo electrónico = email
la palabra clave = password
el teléfono fijo = fixed line phone
el teléfono móvil = mobile
el navegador = browser
el ordenador pórtatil = laptop
el apodo / psuedónimo =
username
el mensaje de texto = a text
message
el acoso escolar = bullying
el daño = harm
la amenaza = threat
bajarse = to download
subir = to upload
chatear = to chat online
mandar = to send
La publicidad
El anuncio = advert
El spot publicitario = advert (TV)
El eslogan = catchphrase
El lavado del cerebro =
brainwashing
La pausa publicitaria = commercial
break
La vida sana
la salud = health
sano = healthy
el consumo de drogas = drug taking
el drogadicto / el toxicómano = drug addict
el traficante de droga / el camello = drug addict
el trastorno alimenticio = eating disorder
el SIDA = AIDS
la droga blanda / dura = soft / hard drugs
la drogodependencia = drug addiction
drogarse = to take drugs
la comida rápida = fast food
la obesidad = obesity
la anorexia = anorexia
la bulimia = bulimia
borracho = drunk
el alcohol = alcohol
el alcoholismo = alcoholism
un resaca = hangover
el embriaguez = drunkeness
el tabaquismo = smoking
el regimén = diet
estar en forma = to be fit
mantener la forma = to stay in shape
fumar = to smoke
dejar de fumar = to give up smoking
La familia
la familia monoparental = single parent family
la familia unida = close family
la pareja = partner/couple
la esposa = wife
la novia = girlfriend
la ama de casa = house wife
la tasa de natalidad = birth rate
Masculine:
el matrimonio = marriage
el divorcio = divorce
el amo de casa = house husband
el marido = husband
el compañero = partner
el novio = boyfriend
el comportamiento = behaviour
el conflicto generacional = generation gap
Verbs
vivir juntos = to live together
cuidar a los niños = to look after the children
criar una familia = to bring up a family
La cultura popular
La música
la canción = song
el/la cantante = singer
el coro = choir
la música clásica = classical music
la música pop = pop music
la estrella de pop = pop star
la música bacalao = techno music
la gaita = bagpipes
el compositor = composer
componer = to compose
la orquesta = orchestra
las cuerdas = strings, chords
la grabación = recording
grabar = to record
El cine
El Goya = Spanish
equivalent to Oscar
el premio = the award
el actor / la actriz =
actor/actress
alquilar un DVD = to
rent a DVD
el cineaste / el director
= director
el guión = the script
el / la guionista =
scriptwriter
la cartelera = cinema
listings
los efectos especiales = special effects
grabar = to film, record
rodear = to shoot a film
los palomitos = popcorn
la pantalla = the (big) screen
el público = the audience
La moda
la adoración de celebridades = the worship pf celebrities
aspirar a ser como ellos = to aspire to be like them
la alta sociedad = the jet set
el aspecto físico = physical appearance
la cirugía plástica = plastic surgery
la delgadez = slimness
estar de moda = to be fashionable
la imagen = the image
el peinado = hairstyle
la présion de grupo = peer group pressure
la ropa de marca = designer clothes
la revista de corazón = a glossy magazine
el tatuaje = a tattoo
comprar en las cadenas = to buy in the high street chains
estar guay = to be cool
estar pasado de moda = to be out of fashion