A Level Spanish Springboard work – Instructions The activities below will help you to make a smooth transition to A level Spanish. It is important to give all preparation tasks a go – we are not looking for perfect Spanish at this stage! 1. Complete all preparation tasks and bring them with you to the first lesson in September. Preparation Tasks (tick as you complete): Complete the regular present tense verb grid Learn the suggested irregular verbs in the present tense Complete the present tense practice activities Complete the Spanish film mini project 2. Watch at least one Spanish film (with English subtitles) (Volver, Pedro Almodóvar (2006) (El laberinto del fauno, Guillermo del Toro (2006) (El diario de la motocicleta Walter Salles (2004) (Abel, Diego Luna (2010) (Mar Adentro Alejandro Amenábar (2004) 3. We strongly recommend you purchase the following items: - A lever arch ring binder with dividers (8-10 file divider sections). We will explain how to organise your folder in September. Verb conjugator link: http://www.wordreference.com/conj/EsVerbs.aspx
Ser, estar, tener Write which verb would you use for these sentences: ser, estar, or tener and translate the expressions into Spanish I am hungry. _____________ I am cold. _____________ I am afraid. _____________ I am twenty years old. _____________ I am correct. _____________ I am timid. _____________ I am intelligent. _____________ I am thin. _____________ I am tall. _____________ I am blond. _____________ I am a student. _____________ It is Friday. _____________ It is 6:00 p.m. _____________ The party is at school. _____________ I am tired. _____________ I am sleepy. _____________ I am in class. _____________ The door is metal. _____________ I am from London. _____________ The door is closed. _____________ I am sick. _____________ I am hot. _____________
What difference do you see in the way we say these phrases in English versus in Spanish? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Explain the difference between these two sentences: “Soy tímida.” and “Estoy tímida”. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Verbos en español A.
Verbos en -ar: hablar yo habl___ tú habl___ él/ella habl___ nosotros/as habl___ vosotros/as habl___ ellos/as habl___
English translation I speak ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________
B.
Verbos en –er y –ir:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
COMER (to eat) yo como tú comes Maria come nosotros comemos vosotros comeís ellas comen
I eat_________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
VIVIR (to live) yo vivo en Londres tú vives en Madrid Luis vive en Barcelona nosotros vivimos en Pamplona vosotros vivís en Sevilla ellos viven en Granada
I live in London___________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________
C. ¿Qué diferencia hay entre verbos en –ar, -er, y –ir? Explica lo que puedes observar. (Are there differences between ‘ar’, ‘er’ and ‘ir’ verbs? Are all endings the same. Explain what you can observe). ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ D.
Completa la tabla:
Pronombre yo tú él/ella/usted nosotros/as vosotros/as ellos/ellas/ustedes
estudiar
leer
escribir
E.
Completa la tabla:
Infinitivo en español hablar
Infinitivo en inglés
Traducción en español yo hablo
Verbos en inglés I speak I study you read they paint you listen she lives we write we sing he speaks I eat they study
Una película hispánica ...a mini project Watch one of the following Spanish films Volver, El laberinto del fauno, l diario de la motocicleta, Abel, Mar Adentro and prepare a short résumé (1-2 powerpoint slides/ approximately one side of A4) about it in Spanish. However, don’t feel limited to a powerpoint presentation or a sheet of A4...we welcome creativity! A short video, podcast (mp3 format), poster, PREZI etc would also be encouraged! Consider the following questions (and use the structures below to help you. You should also use you’re a/A* glossaries and your GCSE notes): 1. ¿Qué es la película?
3. ¿Por qué te gusta la película?
1. What is the film?
3. Why do you like this song?
2. ¿De qué trata la película?
4. ¿Qué hace que una película sea buena?
2. What is the film about?
4. What makes a good song?
5. ¿Deberíamos estudiar la película? ¿Por qué si? ¿Por qué no? 5. Should we study this song? Why (not)?
1.
He elegido… La película se llama… / el título es… El director / el personaje principal se llama
I have chosen... The film is called... / The title is... The director / the main character is called...
2.
La película trata de… Los temas principales son…
The film is about... The main themes are…
3.
Me encanta esta película porque… Diría que es no sólo […], sino también […] La pelicula es ni […] ni […]
I love this song because... I would say that it is not only [...], but also [...] The song is neither [...] nor [...]
4.
Personlmente para mí, una buena película necesita… Una película [interesante / emocionante] tiene que ser… Una buena película debería ser / tener más […] que / menos […] que / tan […] que
Personally for me, a good film needs [...] An [interesting / exciting] film needs to be… A good film should be / have [...] more [...] than / less [...] than / as [...] as
5.
Deberíamos estudiar esta película dado que… Por una parte… por otra parte Sin embargo / no obstante
We should study this film given that... on the one hand.../on the other hand... However / Nevertheless...