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© 1 Write which tense matches the descriptions and time phrases. 1 -aba and ~ia endings; antes... enel pasado .. 2 haber + past participle; durante su vida 3 no accents except for vosotros (you plural); ahora . 4 infinitive + endings; maitana..., a partirde ahora . 5 accents except for nosotros (we) and irregulars; ayer: sentence and time phrases for c ©2 complete this passage with the correct words from the box. Antes una vida menos sana empecé £ y por eso cigarvillos. Sn embargo eee recaudar fumar y ahora en forma. mes pasado are corver y este verano en un triatlén, Espero estoy muchos fondos para una organizacion de caridad tenia participaré he dejado 3 Complete these translations by putting the verb in brackets into the correct tense and person. 1. They will live together. (vivir) juntos. 2 used to do boxing. (hacer) boxeo. 3 He has scored two goals. (marcar) dos goles, 4 She ate too much. (comer) demasiado. 5 Every day | walk the dog, Todos los dias (pasear) al perro. va! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 4 Translate these sentences into English. 1 Apart ahora intentaré dejar de fume porque quiero estarenformay _{Heteouneed he gud fut daa ls pulmones (fo oft ver. 2. Cuando tenia doce arias cedié ante la presién de grupo y empez6 a tomar drogas blandas, pero ya no fuma porto. 3. Han visjedo a muchos paises. Por ejemplo, fueron ala India donde vieron muchos festivales religiosos y les encanté la comida, © 5 Translate these sentences into Spanish. 1. Now do more sport because | don't want to put on weight. | have already lost five kilos. 2 used to buy twenty cigarettes a day but now (ila more money €9go out with my friends, You need parahere ‘Do you need por 3. They sold their house in England because they hope to rent an apartment in orparaifitis fora person? 6 Translate this passage into Spanish, __(Imeglat pastpartope ext year | will goto another school. | want I have learned a lot here and | have made many friends but n ‘ek | visited @ school in Manchester and to bei musician and therefore | need good facilities, Last we Selnmitesote. rng ‘Wiva! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 Mg 1 upon your understanding 1? How are You going ty G Verbs are the building blocks of any language. and minding yourself of useful tip is essential sand fle Complete these exercises on the most common tens : " do you need to revisit and rev Which tenses ate you confident using? Which tenses become mare confident using them? 1 Complete these verb tables and tip boxes. Present tense ee oe Regular hablar comer L (to speak) foe) | tolive) ) ‘abt como viv Ifa verb ens in (ti) hab com vives “mos the person tte | (@Veliavusted) —_| habla com ww | | ves (rosotres/nesotas)_| abl com vives (vosotros/vstras) | habs com ww (ellos/ellas/ustedes) | hab comen vw ca Irregular ser salir querer ‘Stem-changing verb! tobe) toga [tov | — Sameera ee aan Stem-changing tu) a Bae | vers dont change ta) sales | , | their speting in the (@Vella/usted) | and (nosotros/nosotras) | queremos peroneal | (vosotros/osotras) | sois | the vet) (ellos/elias/ustedes) salen ) form as it ends in and Preterite [Regular viajar beber decid (torraved {to drink (to decide) ee Ke ae = ge the same endings inte eciiste (eVella/usted) via) bebié a preterit (oosotros/nosotras) | vajamos beb teat (vosotros/vosotras) | viaj bebisteis decid rae (ellos/llas/ustedes) | viajaron bed decidiero = idieron Irregular ir tener lace nae {to go) (to have) at, Inthe preterit, He ave) {to do/make) (yo) | Tee | vets irand (a) tuviste sa ate formed in exact (eVella/usted) same way. {0sotr0s/nosotras) PF (vosotros/vosotras) | fusteis icimos n regular vers # (clos/llas/ustedes) feneae aed ‘Mial GCSE Spanish © Penrenm Edna imi © 2 complete these explanations of tenses and the tip boxes. : The future tense To form the future tense (will do’ something), add the following, [TS iemangae eso or endings to the of the verb: and verbs. ~< : --emos, -éis, Some verbs are irregular in the future tense and don’t use the infinitive, They have an irregular stem: The conditional i To form the conditional (would do’ something), add the following ‘are the same for -er endings to the of the verb: and verbs. Inthe conditional, the endings ia i -famos, ‘The conditional has the same irregular verbs as the tense, 3 It’s inTENSE! Read the following passage and highlight the ‘The imperfect tense endings are verbs in different colours according to your own key of tenses. ‘aba (-ar ves) and ~ia(-er and-it ereceosoes verbs), but watch out fr irregular. Elafio pasado fui a Espaia con mi amigo. Viajamos en avién 1 [See pp. 56-57. Porque es répide y bastante barato. Llegamas a las tres de la ‘mafiana y cogimos un taxi del aeropuerto al hotel. El hotel estaba 1 enelcentro de Madrid y era un poco ruidoso. Tenia un bar y un Copresent 1 festaurante pero no tenia piscina. El afo que viene voy ara Cooreterite 1) Mexico porque me fascina la cultura y me gusta hablar en espaaol. i | Margo po: ater eann ecient Pimper 1 @prenderlo porque le gustaria volver al pais con su novia este (Cmearrature 1 verano, Su novia y él estudiarian juntos y yo les ayudaria también. ii | Siwelve a Espana, irda la costa y se quedara en un hotel en Ofature 1 '2.costa porque prefiere tomar el sol y nadar mientras que yo Cleonditionat 4_Prefiero hacer alpinismo en las montanas. ‘The near future tense uses ifn the present tense) + a+ nfnve, See Pp. 60-61 phrases can give you 8.6ve ast the tense ofa verb. 4 Reflect upon your progress and understanding ofthe different tenses and respond to these questions, 1 Which tense do you feel most confident using? 2 Which tense do you feet least confident using? 3 How are you going to improve your understanding and become more confident using that tense? ‘Mua! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 ee kiko y Shara son un dio musical y son hermanos. Nacieron en Cadiz, en el sur de Espaiia. Kiko es muy ‘uapo y ess alto qué)su hermana, Llevalbatba. Shara tiene el pelo mds largo que su hermano y es imuy simpatica y optimista, _ (Yornitresdorenenber howto Tovar ory wan 6 0 wea, bao (translate comparatives with this phrase. will need to choose a word that works with ‘beard’ 'b Translate the following words into Enj 1 nacieron 3 guapo 5 pelo 2 sur 4 barba 6 simpatica Remember that near cognates can help you transiate ‘Words. For example, optimsta means ‘optimistic’ in Engish 2a Read this text about Mand and social networks. Mis amigos y yo usamos Instagram para compartir fotos porque es muy facil de usar. Uso Spotify porque es la mejor aplicacion para descargar la masica que me gusta. A mi madre le encanta usar Skype. Ayer habl6 con su padre, que vive en Estados Unidos. 'b Someone has translated the passage but has made mistakes. Correct the errors. My friends and | use Instagram to download photos because itis free to use. use Spotify because itis a good app to share ‘music that | ike, My mother tikes using Skype. Yesterday she talked to her parents who lives in the United-Kingdom 3 Translate these passages into English. 1 Tengo muchos pasatiempos porque soy muy deportista, Hago footing todos ls das La semana pasada hice equitacion con mi mejor amigo. El jueves que viene, voy jugar al baloncesto con mi equipo y vamos a gona 2 Suelo escuchar la misica de Adele o Rhianna, Me ayuda a relajarme. Pienso que Rhianna es mas guap? ‘que Adele, Esta semana, he comprado el nuevo album de Rhianna. (Es genial! Tiene una voz preciosa. 7 fees ct CS Spi © Pa Ect © 4a Read this text about the festival El Correfoc El Correfoc se celebra en otofio en Cataluna. Muchas personas se disfrazan de demonios y desfilan por las calles corriende, bailando y saltando entre fuegos artificiales.Algunas personas, sobre todo los padres, se han quejado de esta |, tradicion porque dicen que es muy peligrosa. Las autoridades deberian hacer mas | fara rotegera sus hj pero Uenencede ver menos nero parelaseguidsd. = salaseauicet | WJ oreatetones each verb by looking careful atthe ending b now complete this translation of the text by filling the gaps. T for security. ! 2 5 Translate these passages into English. : = Toot yor tansiaton tack 1 Ricky Martin es un buen modelo a segura que lucha contra la ISficteiee hetnisteal oes pobrezoy por los derechos de los omoservales. demas, hahablado | aus sense, Dot forget0 Sbiertamente de su sexualidad,ispirando a muchos jovenes. Ha Shuck your grammar speings hecho mucho para combaticlainjusticia y quiere que el matrimonio | Sg puncuston n Engi, oo! gay sea legal en su propio pais. 2. Lapaella es el plato mas conocido de Espafta, pero si preguntaras a muchos espafioles no sabrian su origen. La paella fue inventada hace mucho tiempo por la gente que vivia en el campo y sigue siendo popular en los hogares espafioles. Ademas, podemos comera en todos los sitios turisticos de Esparia, 3) Miamiga Lucia fue de compras, ya que sus padres le regalaron mil euros para su cumpleaios. A Luca fe canta estara la moda, por eso se compro un anillo que era muy caro Lucia habia gastado un montén de dinero cuando salié dela joyeria. Me dijo que cuando tenga dieciocho afos pediré mas dinero ‘iva! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 Translati 5 . SR Get Meee | 1 Read this is passage about Argentinian holidays and complete the partial translation below. En Argentina vamos de vacaciones de verano en dcembre enero. | Amis amigos y yo MOSigusta hacer deportes acuticos. Suelo ala | playa con mi hermana y nadamos enema. Qué divetio! Remember to look closely af which tense is used a the start to ensure that you put the translation in the corect tense. In Argentina ‘on our holiday in December and January. My frends and | todo IU to with my sister and inthe sea, what__! “Tank eretly when translating star look at the pronoun before itso that you know who the subject ofthe verb Remember that in Spansh ‘you need to look atthe end of the verb to dace which person and tense is being used. p the sentence halves. 2 read this text about Pablo's holiday. Complete the translation by matching i 7 Yllgtos a unos amigos que viven al Aguilas un piso ene El afo pasado fui a Bilbao con mis padres jedarse en un hotel. Lo pasé fenomenal ‘ciudad. Es mas barato que qu centro de la some friends who live there, 1 We rented a b aflatin the centre of town. 2. Lastyear! went to Bilbao 3 We visited staying in a hotel. 4 thad 5 Itscheaper then with my parents e afanastictime | 3 Translate these passages into English. | 1 es en un pueblo industrial ene sur de Pri Hay mucho trie y pocosexpacis verdes Siempre et eae fa buen es que mis amigo vven aqu- Me gustaria viene campo en el futuro, 2. Valencia es una ciudad que esd sitvada al lado del mar. Hay muchas actividades para los turistas y aos vistantes les gusta probar plato tpicosespafioles Siempre hace més calor en verano que en inviern® ish © Pearson Education Limited 20! = iVa! GCSE Spa alone pan Eee ea) © 4 Read this text about the Spanish festival of La Tomatina. A student used Sn online translator to translate it. Can you correct the errors? ‘creo que es muy importante conocer otras culturas cuando se va de vacaciones. El ano pasado asisti a una fiesta que se llama La Tomatina donde habia una gran batalla de tomates. Solo levabamos pantalones cartos 0 trajes, de bafio. Tiramos un montén de tomates en una hora. Desafortunadamente, habia muchos chubascos y no se despejé hasta la noche. Remember to leave the names of festivals or Spanish cites in the orignal Spanish. They almost never change ~ Sevila, which changes to 'Sevil’, isthe exception Tia ts very portant to meet 1 ther cates wen going on vacation 2 _ Last year | attended a festival called Lo Tomatina where there ‘online translating wosa rend tomato battle We ony weer & Shorts orbathing. | 2 Ava us 2 Sits We thew 5 iotof tomatoes in an hou. Unfortunately there werea ; | srotine tena [tet showers nd ook nthe evening oa @5 Translate these passages into English. 1 site gustala vida tranquiay las vistas preiosas, Formentera es el lugar ideal para vivic Solo se puede llegar esta en berco desde bia, Est inaccesibllidad Ia convierte en un lugar pare escapar del estrés. No hay hora punta en la isla porque cas todos os vehiculos estan prohibidos. 2. Lamejor manera de conocer Madrid es explorar en Segway. Visite la ciudad hace dos afios y exploré la historia los edificos y los monumentos madrilefios, Habia recorrides de dos 0 cuatro horas con guias expertos que hablaban al menos dos idiomas. Es importante que traigas tu cimara para sacar fotos, El viaje fue inolvidable gracias a estas experiencias. 3. Sitengo la oportunidad en el futuro, iré ala isla mas grande det Caribe, Cuba, Por la mafiana, fescucharia a tos misicos que tocan salsa en las plazas o las calles estrechas, 0 conduciria los coches ‘estadounidenses de los afios cincuenta, Por la tarde, tomaria el sol en las playas blancas de Varadero. iv GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Linited 2017 | 105) Ree nes ete = =o the partial transtation below. 1 Read thi passage from a magazine and complete low pecans eee | ("ren vanslaing the dente aide ap) Seleee cena you can often miss i otin Engish so clases translates 28 ‘Casses’ | Daniela, 16 aos, nos cuenta (Les: 1 copa ce Ce ifyou are unsire ofa translation, ok athe other words around ito hep yoy work out its meaning Estudio en un instituto en Santiag Las clases empiezan alas ocho y ataban a las tres. Mi asignatura preferida es la educacionfisica, pero lo que(menaayme gustan son las vacaciones de verano duran las matematicas, Lo mejores que l tres meses, ide diciembre a marzo!" rink about the superlative here 1 ‘ata school in Santiago, the capital of Chile. 2 start at eight and 3 at three. My favourite & is PE, but what | lke 5 is maths. The best thing is that 6 last for three months, from December to March! 2. Read this passage and choose which isthe correct translation. ‘vay payatentono won nogatve pirases a they wil 7 rofe de dibujo es mucho més simpatico que nuestro profe del ‘Mi nuevo profe de dibuj ho mas simpatico que nuestro profe crags to earn tee aio pasado, el seftor Lopez. El sefor Lopez nos ponia muchos deberes y |i not anslated accuray re era demasiado estricto, Nunca aprendi nada y saqué malas notas, a | My new teacher of drawing is nicer than our teacher last year, Mr Lopez. Mr. Lopez put us many duties and was always too strict. never learned nothing and got bad grades. 2 ® | my new art teachers less rice than our teacher from last year, Mr Lopez. Mr Lopez gave us too much | homework and was too strict. | never learnt anything and got rubbish grades. | «| Mynew art teacher is much nicer than our teacher from last year, Mr Lopez. Mr Lopez gave us a lot of LL | homework and was always too strict. | never learnt anything and | got bad grades. 13 Translate these passages into English. 1. Miasignatura preferida son las matematicas porque me encanta resolver problemas. Soy la mejor de la clase y siempre saco buenas notas en las pruebas. Voy a participar en un concurso de matematicas y espero ganar. ‘When you have fished the translation, read aloud to make suc that t sounds natural. Hit doesn, ty pai | wi the word oder. 2 io mi riforme Tenge qu evar Cafe unfome Teng que ea tos patalones ries una chaque del mismo cole Peniote iva de nuestro instituto. adres dicen que el uniforme mejora la disciplina y da una image" (a ‘iva! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited ee Taran jy ase atoin ote) br porter Zand 12,9 ond 18 and i Tt an sn coed (4 ead ths passage and then number the phrases below from 1-8 to put the translation inthe correct oder. Beware! Tere are sentences which are incorrect transi Latelesecundaria es un modelo de educacién en México que empez6 en mil novecientos sesenta y ocho, Tiene el objetivo de dar clases a los estudiantes de los pueblos rurales mexicanos a través de programas de television. El gobierno quiere mejorar la ensenanza de los ninos pobres que no saben ni leer ni escribir. [ar stated in 1968 1 ive css tostudens in rural Mexican ies Though TV programmes Telesecrdarais an education odel in Mio [its objective is that started in 1978. | ‘yappeangin Wshows. improve the education of poor cilren [ws dont know how ead or wie ithas the object of [who want lear to read and write. | || make bigger the education f poor tren [Fis gece nists [] [ten stern ral ncn lags 1 ‘Avoid ransating word fr word Read the whole passage through to gel a sense ofthe overall ‘meaning and make your transiatio read as though it tad orginal been writen in English, ©)5 Transtate these passages into English. 1 Toco ta batera desde hace trece afos. Me chifla a misica rock porque te ensenaaimprovisar yes sper ivertdo. El julio pasado dimos un concierto para nuestros companeros de casey yo toqué un solo de bateria Fue un éitol El proximotrimestre, aprenderéa tocar el piano tambien 2. En mi escuela primaria no habia ni pizarras interactivas ni aulas de informatica. La verdad es que el edifcio ro era adecuado, Ahora estoy mas contento en mi nuevo insttuto, que tiene mejores instalaciones, porque sé que tendré mas oportunidades en el futuro para ira la universidad y encontrar un buen empleo. reglas y no estoy de acuerdo con ellas, Ayer comi chicle en clase y el 3 Miinstituto tiene demasiadas atico con mi clase al final del afio. No profesor me castigo. El director no me permitira ir al parque tem reo que sea justo y tengo muchas ganas de salir de este institute. jLo odio! va! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017, ‘Miva! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Ee Translation: Spanish-English Future aspirationssstudyanclwory ‘a _Read this passage about Maria's mother and translate the Spanish words betow into English. Mi madre era azaatay fe gustabo su trabajo. Lo bueno era que vstaba muchos paises en el extranjero. Visits los Estados Unidos y Nueva Zelanda diez veces, Lo malo fue que los clientes eran antipaticos. azafata visitaba Visits 1 2 3. muchos paises 4 5 enya Read aloud what you have writen Kit doesnt sound right to you, i probably fn. | b Now translate the whole passage into English. 2 Read this passage about Sonia and correct the translation below. The mistakes have been crossed out, ‘Semele wards can rave wo meanings: aba can mean both Job”) (Ba caret here as possessions expressed and 'I work. Look caefuly a the cone to wok out te meaning, 50, siempre reciclo el salgo de una habitacion y siempre meueho. “Take care when translating refiexve verbs ‘as you dont aways translate the reflexive pronoun, eg. me acuesto I go to bed ‘Someimes you need translate the infntive by placing the word ‘before it ‘Make sure you learn [The environment and | want | | era wera ke or so, sin embargo and asi | the planet. sHalways and plastc.at home! | | #0" They are ess ope when | a room and «| | ets aa ic eae ara recaudar Fondos porque es muy divertido estar con tus amigos. Ful 'sa de un huracan, Tuve que pagar para entrar. Las fiestas son una excelente idea p a una fiesta para ayudar ala gente de México que sufte 2 cau: ‘Remember, n Spanish, unlke English, the word for ‘people takes a singular verb: a gente es -> people a 1 recaudar 3 divertido 5 huracan 2 fondos 4 ayudar 6 tuve que b Now translate the whole passage into English. 3 Translate these passages into English. 1 La sequia es uno de los problemas medioambientales mas serios de nuestro mundo. Para informar a la ‘gente, la semana pasada organizamos un festival de musica, Muchos misicos y cantantes participaron. Fue genial 2. En Madrid en verano hace mucho calor eso afecta a muchas personas. El afo pasado, murieron mas de cien personas a causa del calor. También, habia mucha contaminacién por los coches. Va a ser peor en el futur. Luo) iMive! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 ae © 4 Read this passage and then number the phrases below from 1-9 to put the translation in the correct drder. Beware! There are sentences which are incorrect translations. Las ventas de pasteles son muy populares para recaudar fondos. Tengo muy buenos recuerdos de las ventas de pasteles cuando estaba en el institut, Se puede peda varias personas que donen distintos productos como pasteles y galletas, para venderos. Si todo el mundo I algo, no habria tanta pobreza en el mundo. (Teste oe inert ieee ee Wen rating hypotaical sugesion the impo sbjrcve flowed by th conto, [[Cake sales are popular for funds, Tike cakes and biscuits E {nave very good souvenirs of cake Sales that you an then sell there wouldnt be as much poverty inthe word | || when was at schoo. Cake sales are very popular for fundraising Tfeveryone did something, Thave very good memories of cake sales | || tosellthem. ‘when |am at school [there willbe less povertyinthe world. | to donate cfferent products TT fen cn ask several people | Remember, when translating from Spaish to Engish you olen leave ot define ates. wwwww ©5 Translate these passages into English. 1 Hace mas de cuarenta ais, un pequefio grupo de médicos periodistas funds la organiz "Médicos sin fronteras” Ayudan a la gente que es victima de catastrofes, como inundaciones 0 terremotos, Ha hecho mas de un millén de consultas médicas este aio y se estima que habré mas en el futuro. humanitaria| 2. Elafio pasado hubo una gran inundacién en mi pueblo. Una noche, estaba durmiendo, y de repente me desperte porque el agua estaba entrando en mi habitacidn. Tuve miedo. Pata ayudar alas victimas de este desastre natural, hay que recaudar fondos y se deberia solicitar donativos de otros paises, 3 Mi padre decidis comprar contenedores para separar la basure en casa. Siempre hemos querido hacerlo y aprovecharemos la oportunidad para ser una familia ecologica, Sin embargo, él pasado jueves m, padre se enfadé porque mi hermano no se habia acordado de utilizar los contenedores. Dijo que estaba ‘demasiado ocupado. En el futuro tendré que acordarse. ‘Wival GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 ean Spanish translation. Ty Note that after verbs of tinglovnghating ) the second verb must bein the inftve basketball because it is fun. ‘Adjectives must ace i ‘agree withthe noun Me encanta juger@)bolonceso porque UB. | 40% wey Hove playing Remember jugar folowed Remember that you don't translate it and {bythe prepostion a |'sseparatly, The ver conjugation lets : [tre eader know ahs dong the acton 1 Translate these sentences into Spanish, The first four have been pai 1 like to play chess with my friends 2 Atweekends, she chats and sends messages on her mobil. 3. loften read magazines but | never read poetry. 4 He will never share his photos because itis dangerous 5 Last week | watched a reality show and it was very funny. 6 I get on well with my best fiend. 7 Last night he fought with his sister ' Yesterday we played volleyball onthe beach, 9. She is going to buy a hat for her sisters wedding 10 Tomorrow, will use Skype to contact my family in ireland, ©2 Read this passage and complete the partial translation below. ‘When you transite think in Spanish you always need the ‘You wil need to think about adjectival agreement \Word for ‘that even though in English we can leave it out. _/\to make sure your spelings are accurae. I think that many footballers are bad rolejmodels|because they behave badly cn the football pitch. They are often fUde and Selfish. Sometimes they get drunk and fight. | would lke to be a footballer(when Lam oldeand | will be a good rote model because | will help others and will raise)funds for charities. | ‘You wil need to think about the subjunctive} hereto conjugate the verb correct Pe ee nn ee enn nnn | rey ‘muchos futbolistas son malos modelos a seguir 1 || porque se comportan mal en el campo de futbol. A menudo son 1 12 Aveces seemborrachany 13 4 ser futbolista cuando I Is ‘mayor y seré un buen modelo a seguir porque ayudaré 1 le y7 para organizaciones de caridad. Be ee eee eee nd © 3 Now translate these two passages into Spanish. 1 When | was ten | used to play handball but | no longer play it. Now | ama member ofa canoeing club and we train every weekend on a lake near my house. tn the future I would like to represent my country inthe Olympic Games. Iwill win more gold medals than Usain Bolt Make sure you check. the tense in English so that you choose the correct tense in Spanish. Look atthe Uranslaton strategies on pp. 112-113 to help you 2. My best friend is called Pablo and we get on very well. We have known each other for twelve years He supports me and never criticises me. We love travelling and last summer we went to France together. Next winter | am going to go skiing with my parents and he will come with me, ‘Miva! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 ade. fe translation was m: Look t this sentence in English and its Spanish translation Try to see how th ———) Remember that many | | weather expressions in Spanish are formed using the verb hacer. | ‘Make sure you look back at iregular tense verb formation ‘on pp. 38 and 52. j Last summer went to Benidorm and itwas sunny. £ | £ Elverano pasado, fui o Benidorm @ hizo sol Remember that before words beginning with and hi (when the sound see) the word fer ‘ad's 29, Habio espaol etaano Paste e hijo. 1 Correct these translations. 1. Next winter, | will goto Sweden but it will be cold! \ pasado invierno, ir a Sueca, pero nacers fri! 2 Last April, | went to Wales and it was very windy. El pasado abril, fue a Gales y hacd mucho veint. ‘Break each sentence down into smal 2 Translate these sentences into Spanish. ea, The first four have been partially translated to help you. 1 | live in Leeds in the north of England, Vivo en Leeds ‘manageable and logical chunks and think carefully about spelings and accents, 2 During her holidays, she likes to swim in the sea, Durante sus vacaciones, 3. I prefer living in the countryside because it is peaceful Prefiero vivir en el campo porgue 4 We hate holidays in England because it’s always bad weather. Odiamos las vacaciones en Inglaterra porque 5 Next year we'e going to go tothe south of France with our grandparents, 6 Every day my friend and | goto the park in our town, 7 | would like to visit Italy because my mother is Italian 8 You can go shopping in the Gran Via in Madrid. 9 They went to Bareelna and they saw a match at he Camp Nou stadium 20When | visited Mallorca | lost my sunglasses on the beach, a a INNO! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited ‘Remember thal the word many must ‘Remember, when translating would” agree with the noun it qualifes you need to use the contional tense. | Many British tourists go to the south of Spain for its beautiful beaches but I the north of Spain has many also. | WOU ike to visit Santander because you I can spend lots of time in the open air or sail on the sea. Next year there will 1 be a flight from Manchester if you want to vist this interesting region. ' Z lation: English-Spanish © 3 read this passage and complete the partial translation below wth the correct word or phrase. Mochosaisas tins 4 alsurde espana por sue | a plas, er elnate de pana 3 también ‘ vitar Santander porgue se pede paar Oromo | tiempo 6 of en el mar. _ajectves often folow lato que viene, 8 unwelo de Manchester viata | | Reon seine 10 interesante regén fron © 4 Translate these passages into Spanish. 1. Last year | visited Croatia with my school and we had a fantastic time. The people are friendly and there are many activities for young people. My aunt says that itis nota safe country, but I do not believe her. My dream would be to live there. 2 Tenerife is one of the most popular Canary Islands. tis close to the African coast and itis always sunny and warm, It takes four hours to reach the island by plane from England. Last year they opened anew ‘water park and my friend Pablo has told me that he wants to go. ‘Mia! GCSE Spanish © Pearson Education Limited 2017 MCU Cartes Ue eer ur at this sentence in English and its Spanish translation, Ty to see how the translation was made. ' ‘weara grey skirt and a white blouse. | fevo una falda gris y una blusa blanca. | ‘Adjectives usualy come afer The adjective is feminine and singular. agrees the noun in Spanish, In gender and number withthe naun Husa, 1 Complete these English sentences and their Spanish translations. BE on heen at 85 aes el Be Prato — am Tee aaa 3 blue anda shirt. al Llevo pantalones negra. 2 Translate these sentences into Spanish. The first four have been partially translated to help you, Always check your work fo make sure your spelings and verb formations are core 11 goto school by car with my dad, Voy a istitto 2 Bullying isa problem for my fiends at school EL acoso escolar es un problema 3 My friend Sara sings in the choir when | go to chess club. cuando yo voy al club de ajedree. 4 Yesterday, | walked to school with friends but it rained! con los amigos, jpero levi! RForastecetanetcn Spanish, 5 Chemistry is more difficult than physics. 6 Inmy primary school there were fewer students 7 You are not allowed to use a mobile phone in lessons 8 Weare going to visit a Spanish school next week 9 IF! pass my exams, | wil elebrate with my parents at home. ‘You need to say celebrate it in Spanish. 110 My French teacher is the worst in the school ‘Wivol GCSE Spanish © Peorson Education Limited 2017 {[tastyearwe went on an excha 9° et eis passage art ther nvnber tephra elas ion 1-5 to pt hu tralalon tte cevert order. Beware! There are sentences which are incorrect translations. all the Spanish families had gone there to meet Us. | stayed with Paco and he was very friendly. He didn’t | sPeak English so | had to practice my Spanish. would lave to return in the future. Be careful with object pronouns here, EL ano pasado hicimos un intercambio Me encantaria ir en el futuro. Uegué al aeropuerto alas tres Me encantaria volver en el futuro. a buscar nosotros. Me quedé con Paco y era muy simpatico. todas las foils espanolas habia do al ige with a school in Zaragoza. We arrived at the airport at three o'clock and con un instituto de Zaragoza. [ No hablaba inglés Llegamos al aeropuerto a las tres asi que tuve que practicar mi espaol. El afo pasadao fuimos en un intercambio © 4 Transtate these passages into Spanish. Hf you dont know a word in Spanish, ty to think of ‘synonym or similar word For example, there are two words {or str which could be used in passage 1: severo or esti, 1 Thate school because I am very stressed. My teacher is very strict and the worst thing is have to do a Spanish oral and I am scared. | am worried about my best friend Pablo because bullying isa problem in my school and there are pupils who make fun of him. 2. hope to pass my exams in the summer because my parents have said they will buy me a new watch if ‘my grades are good. | had a test last week and | thought that | had passed it but | failed! I will talk to my teacher and he will give me strategies to study better. sat re énanich © Penson Education Limited 2017 ie translation was made. Look at this sentence in English and its Spanish translation, Try to see how th , Fhave to do a three-year apprenticeshi Para ser mecénico, tenigo'qulé hacer un aprendizaje de tres anos. ‘When saying what job someone does, ) [Remember that feneris an iregulr verb and is ‘you do not use the indefinite article. followed by the infinitive when used with que, 1_Unjumble these translations. 1. I'm looking for a job with a good salary. ‘rabajo/ur/sueldo/con/busco/buen/un 2 My brother is a mechanic and repairs cars. coches/y/es/nermano/mecdnico/mi/repara 2 Translate these sentences into Spanish. The first four have been partially translated to help you. 1. My father is a gardener and he has to look after the plants. Mi padre es jardinero 2. I would like to be a teacher because | love children. Me gustaria ser profesora 3 She is very ambitious so she wants to be a singer. €s muy ambiciosa 4 am going to travel and live abroad in the future. Voy a viajar 5. My brother went to university in Scotland and studied Modern Languages. 6 Lady Gaga worked as a waitress before being famous, 7. Pablo is going to work as a volunteer in a hospital in South America, 8 tis more interesting working as an actor than being a shop assistant, 9 Sometimes customers are unfriendly and rude in supermarkets, 10 She is going to be an engineer in the future because she loves maths, @ 3 Read this passage and complete the partial translation below. ‘You will need the preterte here | (Be careful with accents as they can change a the ime phrase is ‘ast year.) | the meaning. For example, trabajo means work’but rabajé means helshe worked. Volunteer work increases your self-confidence and allows you to improve your social skills. Last year, my brother Worked in an orphanage in Equatorial Guinea. The trip was a success because he could speak a foreign language. Next yearn! am older | wll take a gap year in Colombia before going to university Remember cuando +a future intention takes the present subjunctive. ‘Use time phrases lke ‘this weekend! last year or next Thursday’ to help you decide what tense to use. El voluntariado aumenta tu 1 ytez mejorar | us habilidades 3 4 smi hermano 5 ‘enunorfanato | ‘en Guinea Ecuatorial. El viaje 6 tun éxito porque sabia hablar 7 extranjero. El proximo afo, cuando 8 mayor 9 tun afo sabatico en Colombia 10 ira la universidad. © 4 translate these passages into Spanish. 1 When | am older | would like to be a hairdresser. | have always wanted to cut hair because | am cleave aoneaaciable. My friends think | am crazy because they all want to be famous. My parents want me t0 69 to university, but it costs too much. 2. My sister studied law a the University of Manchester and now shes lawyer for a company in London. ty sitet 3 good salary but she wil ear less next year because she's Go!nE (0 have a baby. Her fiance, pence ic a businessman; he is loyal and has 2 good sense of humour 17 Penson Education Limited 2017 © 2 Read the English passage and correct the Spanish translation below. The mistakes have been crossed out. |n many countries you have to pay fora plastic bag in shops, When you go tothe tll the assistant will ask you if you need one. The campaign to reduce the numberof plastic bags WaS)SUelESSFil in France. | would like to do more to help but I don't know what | should do. Think carefully about the form of { Remember thal in Spanish the expression to) the vero that folons this rigger’ } | be suecessul uses the verb tne not ser. ' En muchos paises tienen «que pagar por una bolsa de plstico en la tends. Cuando vayas. | 1 ala caja, el depenciente te preguntaré sinecesitomes una.Lacampana | para reducer el nero de bolsas de plastico era éxito en Francia. Me gusta hacer mas para protegie- Pero no sé lo que deber hacer. ‘Make suze you are fair with | expressions that reformed with the ver to be in Engh but in Spanish are fommed with the verb fener (to have). eg, tener xo, toner sodhamtre, tener pia Tenkensey ate Ene anes wo you hone cre re [nour Sprain Remember, in Spanish hace are two verbs, saber © 3 Translate these passages into Spanish. SEES ECE re Exes or 8 Ow 1 Many Mexican children are dying due to droughts. | had always wanted to help, but | didn't know what I could do, Last week! went to a music festival that was raising funds for children in danger in Mexico The concert was a success and there will be another next yea. 2. Many athletes dream of winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games. When they take place in 2020, ‘Spanish athletes wil want to win many medals, especially in gymnastics, sailing and cycling, tis sad that ‘so many competitors take drugs to improve the possiblity of winning, but there is pressure to be the best. ted 2017

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