Year 7 Spanish

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Year 7 Spanish

• Summer Term revision bookletName
  ______________Class ______________

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What will be in the tests?
Your tests will include They will cover
the following topic areas
writing
speaking
listening
reading

• personal description
• family
• school (description)
• school hours timetable
• school subjects
• likes and dislikes
• plans for next week(end) sets 1-3 only

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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 1Look 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 dont
remember having seen this word before.2. I have
seen this word before but I dont 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, 128)
bastante prefiero
pero no me gusta
pienso que.. liso
odio feo
el horario los ojos
me encanta moreno
útil con mis amigos
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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 21. 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
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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
• 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 dont 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.

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Step by step successful spelling

• 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.
• Hold the card up in your visual memory location
  up to the left or up to the right.
• Trace the letters with a finger (still holding
  card in visual memory position) and saying the
  word aloud.
• 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.
• Write the word down on your paper. Look up and
  remember (visualise) how it looked on the visual
  memory screen.
• Compare what you wrote down with the word card.
  Expect success!

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So now I know the words. What next?
Now you need to practise some test-type questions
to see if you can apply what youve learnt! Try
these activities about school.
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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. Which is Sandras favourite day?2. At what
time does she have English?3. What does she
think of history?4. How long is break?5. What
is her favourite subject?6. What does she have
in the afternoon?
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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.
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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.
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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
dont like ICT because it is quite boring. I
think that maths is very important.
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1. Cómo es tu colegio? (What is your school
like?)
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2. Cómo es el horario? (What is your timetable
like?)
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3. Cuáles asignaturas (no) te gustan? Por qué
(no)?Which subjects do you like? Why/why not?
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Present (reg)
Present (rad ch)
Present (reflex)
Future (ir a)
links
opinions
reasons
adjectives
questions
negatives
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 hermanos/hermanas?nom
bres?edades?descripción?cumpleaños?planes
para el fin de semana?
Habla de tu instituto descripción?horario?
asignaturas?opiniones?razones?planes para
la próxima semana?
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Remember to keep active when you revise!
REVISE BY DOING
RHawkes May 09