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A. Starter
Match the expressions of frequency by writing the letters in the grid below.
1= 2= 3= 4= 5= 6= 7= 8= 9= 10 = 11 = 12 =
Spanish English
1. siempre a. sometimes
2. con frecuencia / frecuentemente b. rarely
3. todos los días c. often
4. a menudo d. occasionally / now and again
5. a veces e. normally / usually
6. alguna que otra vez / ocasionalmente f. never
7. muchas veces g. many times
8. cada año h. frequently
9. nunca i. every year
10. casi nunca j. every day
11. normalmente k. always
12. raramente l. almost never / hardly ever
B. Scrambled sentences
Unjumble the Spanish words to give the correct translation of the sentences.
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2. I love going to the theatre on Saturdays. (ir los sábados me teatro encanta al)
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3. Do you prefer to watch TV or surf the internet? (navegar TV prefieres por ver o internet)
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4. Yesterday afternoon I visited my cousin. (mi tarde ayer la a prima por visité)
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5. Wouldn’t you like to rest one day a week? (la un descansar día no te semana gustaría a)
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E. Checklist
Vicente es muy activo. Los domingos juega al fútbol. Se reunía dos veces por semana con una
banda musical y ahora toca el saxo antes de dormir. Antes del desayuno sale a correr y luego
nada en la laguna cerca de su casa. En sus vacaciones tendrá más tiempo libre y ayudará a su
padre en el jardín. Raramente va al cine pero ve películas por internet.
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I’m Norma and I’m 16 years old. I love playing with the local volleyball team. After doing my
homework and a bit of reading, I like to surf the net. I’m also learning my part for the school
play. I sing and dance with a band and two days ago I did my piano exam. I also play with my
little sister!
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E. Checklist
This resource is designed to develop translation skills with a focus on grammatical accuracy and
contains similar tasks to the new GCSE exam questions for all boards.
The resource is differentiated: all students complete the tasks on p.1 and then you can give
Foundation students p.2 while Higher students move straight onto p.3.
Translations below are suggestions only – there may be other possible correct translations. By
using the mark scheme suggested below, students can track their progress as they practise their
translation skills using our other similar worksheets on different topics.
For Foundation translations (individual sentences), allow two marks per sentence: one for
communicating the key message and one for grammatical accuracy, giving a total out of 10.
For Higher translations (short paragraphs), the answers are broken into six sections. Each
section can be given one mark for communication and one mark for grammatical accuracy, to
give a total out of 12.
Answers
A. Starter
1=k 2=h 3=j 4=c 5=a 6=d 7=g 8=i 9=f 10 = l 11 = e 12 = b
B. Scrambled sentences
1. Normalmente salgo con mis amigos.
2. Me encanta ir al teatro los sábados.
3. ¿Prefieres ver TV o navegar por internet?
4. Ayer por la tarde visité a mi prima.
5. ¿No te gustaría descansar un día a la semana?
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