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KS3 Spanish Toolkit

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LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK!

Be an independent Language Learner Before you ask the teacher for help: Look a word up in a dictionary or textbook Use this toolkit. Check your work for spelling, accuracy and presentation. Use the grammar section of a textbook to help you adapt

sentences Note down new words or phrases in the back of your text-

book, don't wait for the teacher to tell you.

How to learn vocabulary

Look at the word or phrase

Say the word or phrase

Cover up the word or phrase

Write down the word or phrase

Check what you have written and then,

Do it all again!!

It’s a good idea to get someone to test you

PHONEMES IN FRENCH Spanish is a phonetic language - you say it as you see it with only a few ex-

ceptions. This means that if you know how to pronounce the letters of a

word, it's relatively easy to sound out the word itself.

Vowels

The vowels in Spanish are short , and are the same in all words.

; a : like 'a' in "flat"

; e : like 'e' in "met"

; i : like 'i' in "sit"

: o : like 'o' in "off"

; u : like 'oo' in "book"

; y : like 'i' in "sit".

Consonants

Many Spanish consonants are similar to the English pronunciation but they

are softer:

b and v sound very similar to each other and sound like a soft English b.

Soften this by tucking your lips slightly under your teeth when you say the

letter.

d and t are softened by your tongue hitting the back of your teeth, and not

the top of your mouth

p is softened tucking your lips slightly under your teeth.

Key differences are:

c: like an s (or in Northern Spain like the th in think)

g: a throaty "hey"

h: not usually sounded

j: a throaty "hey"

ll: pronounce this like an English y. You may sometimes hear it as a dj

sound

n: this is considered a separate letter in Spain and sounds like a ny as in

manana= manyana

q: as in English usually followed by a u, and it is like a hard English c or k

r: is rolled. A single rolled r can sound a bit like an l

rr: Really roll this r - have fun with it.

z: like an s (or in Norther Spain like the th in think)

The only phoneme that is regularly used is ch, which is the same as in the

English church.

Tips on Using a Dictionary If you want to know the English meaning of a French word, look in the first half of the dictionary. If you want to know what the French word is for something, look in the second half of the dictionary. Check you are looking up the correct version of the word. Are you looking up a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? Be careful as the first word you find isn’t always the meaning you need. Think about the different meanings of ‘watch’ in English. Verbs will be listed in the infinitive. This is the ‘name of the verb’ and you normally need to change the spelling before you put in a sentence. Avoid online translating sites as they can be very inaccurate. Practise using the dictionary so you get quicker & more confident. If you use it carefully you will be able to find lots of useful word to improve your answers.

Make a CROSSWORD puzzle using all of your words. Provide a separate ANSWER KEY. 25 points Pyramid your words & then translate. Make flashcards EX: A Rainbow your with German on one Ap words. (Each letter in side and translation Apf in a different color.) (or picture) on Apfe Write the translation. reverse Apfel 25 points 25 points. Apple 25 points Find a Write your picture of your words of each word in CODE. online, & make a power point or 25 points illustrated Word document with (A=1, B=2, etc.) each word pictured and labeled in French. 50 POINTS

Use Word Art & Write each word

alphabetize your words 25 pts 3 times & translate once. 25pts

The Vocab Man

When your homework is to learn new words, you need to complete and hand in 50 points worth of vocabulary practice. You may choose any combination of practice to add up to 50 points.

Adjective

A describing word. The spelling sometimes has to change

Adverb A word to describe how you do an action

Article The word for „a‟ or „the‟ that comes before the noun

Connective A word that links 2 phrases or sentences to-gether

Gender Whether a noun is masculine or feminine

Imperative The version of the verb you need when tell-ing someone to do something

Infinitive The original version of the verb. The version you would find in the dictionary. (To...)

Intensifier A word that is used before an adjective to make it stronger or weaker

Irregular

Verb

Verb that does not follow a neat, regular pattern

Noun The name of a thing or person

Plural More that one person or thing

Preposition A Word that describes where something is

Pronoun A word that replaces a noun e.g. It/He

Tense The tense of a verb shows when the action

takes place e.g. the present/past/future

Verb An action or „doing word‟

Masculine Feminine Plural

el La the Los/las

Un Una a/some Unos/unas

Yo = I Nos = We

Tu = You (singlular) Vos = You (plural or formal)

El = He Ellos= They (masc./mixed group

Ella = She Ellas = They (feminine)

Most adjectives go after the noun in Spanish.

You often also need to change the spelling of the adjective to

make it „agree‟ with the word it is describing:

Adjectives following a feminine

noun end in “a”

adjectives following a masculine

noun end in “o”

Untrousse verte

For plurals, add –s Des pulls noirs

Singular Plural

my Mi Mis

Your Tu Tus

His/her Su Sus

tener

= T

o h

ave

ag

es

Bro

ther

s &

sist

ers

pet

s

Ha

ir &

eyes

Pen

cil

case

item

s

Ro

om

s /f

urn

itu

re

ser

= T

o b

e

size

per

son

ali

ties

na

tio

na

liti

es

occ

up

ati

on

s

Don’t f

org

et

you h

ave t

o m

ake y

our

adje

ctiv

es

agre

e w

ith t

he n

oun t

hey a

re d

esc

ribin

g

E.g

. add a

n e

fe

min

ine

Add a

n s

for

masc

ulin

g p

lura

l

Add a

n e

s f

or

fem

inin

e p

lura

l

Watc

h o

ut

for

irre

gula

r adje

ctiv

es

I

He/S

he

W

e

Tene

r te

ngo

tien

e

tene

mos

ser

soy

es

som

os

hace

r hag

o hac

e

hac

em

os

ir

voy

va

vam

os

Juga

r ju

ego

ju

ega

ju

gam

os

mir

ar

mir

o m

ira

mir

amos

es…

abur

rido/

a

Dif

ícil D

ivert

ido

Fác

il

G

raci

oso/

a

Impo

rtan

te

I

ntere

sant

e

m

odern

o

P

ast

P

rese

nt

Nea

r Fu

ture

Ha

cer

hice

hag

o

haré

Ir

fui

voy

iré

Juga

r ju

gué

jueg

o Jju

garé

Mira

r m

iré

miro

m

iraré

Com

er

com

í co

mo

com

eré

Tim

e Ex

-

pre

ssio

ns

aye

r N

orm

ale

men

te

ma

nana

El fi

n d

e se

ma

na p

asa

do

El fi

n d

e se

ma

na

El fi

n d

e se

ma

na q

ue

vien

e El

año

pa

sad

o To

dos

los d

ías

El a

ño q

ue

vien

e

Me

gust

a

W

HY ?

por

que es…

bue

no

inte

ress

ante

abur

rido

dif

icíl

Me e

ncan

ta

No

me g

usta

Odio

Dónde = where Quien = Who Porque = Why

Cuándo = When Como = How A que hora = (at)

what time

y = and por que /car = because pero = but

o = or pues= then entonces = so

Muy = very Assez = quite Un poco = a little

Trop = too Incroyablement =

unbelieveably

Vraiment = really

No

Not

Nunca

Never

No más

No longer

É = acute accent Can occur on the letters e and a

ñ Only on “n”, pronounced “en-ney”

Cur

rent

N/C

Leve

l

Str

eng

ths

Targ

ets

Aut

umn

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

Spr

ing

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

Sum

mer

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

My

Year

7 T

arge

t Leve

l is

: _

__

__

My

end

of

KS

3 T

arge

t is

:

__

__

_

Self

-evalu

ati

on

an

d T

arg

et

Sett

ing:

Year

7

Cur

rent

N/C

Leve

l

Str

eng

ths

Targ

ets

Aut

umn

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

Spr

ing

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

Sum

mer

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

My

Year

8 T

arge

t Leve

l is

: _

__

__

My

end

of

KS

3 T

arge

t is

:

__

__

_

Self

-evalu

ati

on

an

d T

arg

et

Sett

ing:

Year

8

Cur

rent

N/C

Leve

l

Str

eng

ths

Targ

ets

Aut

umn

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

Spr

ing

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

Sum

mer

Y7

1)

1)

2)

2)

3)

3)

My

end

of

KS

3 T

arge

t is

:

__

__

_

Self

-evalu

ati

on

an

d T

arg

et

Sett

ing:

Year

9

Lev

el 1

I ca

n un

der

stan

d s

impl

e sh

ort

phra

ses.

I m

ay n

eed s

ome

repe

titi

on o

r hel

p.

Lev

el 2

I

can

under

stan

d a

var

iety

of

shor

t co

mm

ands,

sta

tem

ent

s an

d q

uest

ions

when

spo

ken

clea

rly

and w

ithou

t in

terf

ere

nce.

Lev

el 3

I

can

under

stan

d s

hor

t sp

oken

pas

sage

s an

d p

ick

out

the

mai

n po

ints

.

Lev

el 4

I

can

under

stan

d lon

ger

spok

en p

assa

ges

and p

ick

out

the

mai

n po

ints

.

Lev

el 5

I

can

under

stan

d s

poke

n pa

ssag

es c

onta

inin

g w

ords

and p

hra

ses

from

dif

fere

nt t

opic

s.

I ca

n re

cogn

ise if

peop

le a

re s

peak

ing

abou

t th

e f

utur

e or

the p

ast

as w

ell

as t

he

pre-

sent

.

I ca

n co

pe w

ith lan

guag

e sp

oken

at

near

nor

mal

spe

ed a

nd c

an ident

ify

and n

ote

mai

n

poin

ts a

nd s

peci

fic

det

ails

.

Lev

el 6

I

can

under

stan

d e

xtr

acts

whic

h c

over

past

, pr

ese

nt a

nd f

utur

e e

vent

s.

I ca

n co

pe w

ith lan

guag

e sp

oken

at

norm

al s

peed

and

wit

h s

ome int

erf

eren

ce.

I te

nd n

ot t

o ne

ed t

hin

gs r

epea

ted.

Lev

el 7

I

can

under

stan

d m

ore c

ompl

icat

ed m

ater

ial w

hic

h c

onta

ins

com

plex

sen

tenc

es a

nd s

ome

unfa

milia

r la

ngua

ge.

I ca

n un

der

stan

d lan

guag

e s

poke

n at

nor

mal

spe

ed inc

ludin

g au

thent

ic ite

ms

take

n fr

om

radio

or

TV

.

Lev

el 8

I

can

under

stan

d d

iffe

rent

typ

es

of s

poke

n m

ater

ial fr

om a

ran

ge o

f so

urce

s.

I ca

n in

fer

mea

ning

and

rec

ogni

se a

ttit

udes

and

em

otio

ns. I

nee

d lit

tle

repe

titi

on.

Leve

l 1

I

can

say

sing

le w

ords

or s

hor

t ph

rase

s but

I m

ay

need

som

e hel

p

Leve

l 2

I

can

give

shor

t, s

impl

e re

spon

se. M

y pr

onun

ciat

ion

is u

nder

stan

dab

le

Leve

l 3

I

can

say

2 o

r 3

sen

tenc

es a

nd g

ive

a pe

rson

al o

pini

on.

I te

nd t

o sa

y ph

rase

s th

at I

‟ve

lear

nt b

y hea

rt b

ut s

omet

imes

chan

ge t

hem

as

wel

l

Leve

l 4

I

can

take

par

t in

sim

ple

conv

ers

atio

ns a

nd a

m b

egin

ning

to

use m

y kn

owle

dge

of

gram

mar

to v

ary

my

sent

enc

es. M

y pr

onun

ciat

ion

is g

enera

lly

accu

rate

Leve

l 5

I

can

take

par

t in

shor

t co

nver

sati

ons.

I r

efer

to

past

or

futu

re a

s w

ell

as p

rese

nt

event

s. I

mig

ht

mak

e so

me

mis

take

s, b

ut p

eopl

e ca

n un

der

stan

d m

e eas

ily.

Leve

l 6

I ca

n ta

ke p

art

in c

onve

rsat

ions

whic

h inc

lude p

ast

, pr

ese

nt a

nd f

utur

e e

vent

s.

I ca

n ap

ply

my

know

ledge

of

gram

mar

.

I ca

n as

k qu

esti

ons

and g

ive

answ

ers

con

fident

ly.

Leve

l 7

I ca

n st

art

and d

eve

lop

conv

ersa

tion

s an

d a

m h

appy

to

dis

cuss

top

ics

that

int

eres

t m

e o

r

are

topi

cal.

I ca

n im

prov

ise t

o co

mm

unic

ate w

hat

I w

ant

to s

ay.

Leve

l 8

I ca

n gi

ve a

nd j

usti

fy o

pini

ons

and d

iscu

ss f

acts

, id

eas

and

expe

rien

ces.

I u

se a

ran

ge o

f

voca

bul

ary

and c

an a

dap

t w

hat

I h

ave lea

rnt

to d

eal

wit

h u

npre

pare

d s

itua

tion

s.

I am

con

fiden

t w

hen

spe

akin

g an

d h

ave

good

pro

nunc

iati

on

Leve

l 1

I

can

under

stan

d s

ingl

e ev

ery

day

wor

ds.

Leve

l 2

I

can

under

stan

d s

hor

t ph

rase

s.

I ca

n us

e a

voca

bul

ary

list

or

dic

tion

ary

to c

hec

k m

eani

ng.

Leve

l 3

I

can

under

stan

d s

hor

t w

ritt

en

pass

ages

and

pic

k ou

t th

e m

ain

poin

ts.

Leve

l 4

I ca

n un

der

stan

d lon

ger

wri

tten

pass

ages

.

I ca

n pi

ck o

ut t

he

mai

n po

ints

and

som

e deta

il.

Som

etim

es I

can

wor

k ou

t th

e m

eani

ng o

f ne

w w

ords

from

what

I a

lrea

dy

know

.

Leve

l 5

I

can

under

stan

d lon

ger

wri

tten

pass

ages

con

tain

ing

wor

ds

from

dif

fere

nt t

opic

s.

I ca

n re

cogn

ise if

the

pass

ages

are

abou

t th

e fu

ture

or

the p

ast

as w

ell as

the

pres

ent

.

Leve

l 6

I ca

n un

der

stan

d lon

ger

wri

tten

pass

ages

abou

t th

e pa

st,

prese

nt a

nd f

utur

e.

I ca

n w

ork

out

what

pas

sage

s ar

e ab

out

if t

hey

con

tain

wor

ds

and p

hra

ses

I hav

e le

arnt

in o

ther

top

ics.

I ca

n w

ork

out

the

mea

ning

of

new

wor

ds

and p

hra

ses

wit

h t

he h

elp

of

wor

ds

and

phra

ses

I kn

ow a

lrea

dy.

Leve

l 7

I ca

n un

ders

tand

a r

ange

of

imag

inat

ive

and f

actu

al m

ater

ials

whic

h c

onta

in l

onge

r se

n-

tenc

es a

nd n

ew lan

guag

e.

I us

e n

ew v

ocab

ular

y fr

om w

hat

I r

ead i

n m

y ow

n w

ritt

en

and s

poke

n an

swer

s an

d u

se

refe

renc

e m

ater

ials

app

ropr

iate

ly.

Leve

l 8

I un

ders

tand

a w

ide

rang

e of

wri

tten

mat

eria

ls a

nd c

an c

ope

wel

l w

ith m

ore c

ompl

ex lan

-

guag

e.

I ca

n re

cogn

ise a

ttit

udes

and

em

otio

ns

Leve

l 1

I ca

n co

py s

ingl

e w

ords

and p

hra

ses

wit

hou

t m

akin

g a

mis

take

.

Leve

l 2

I

can

copy

phra

ses

corr

ect

ly a

nd w

rite

sin

gle

wor

ds

from

mem

ory.

Leve

l 3

I

can

wri

te 2

or

3 s

ente

nces

and

inc

lude

a pe

rson

al o

pini

on u

sing

a t

extb

ook.

I ca

n w

rite

shor

t ph

rase

s fr

om m

em

ory

Leve

l 4

I ca

n w

rite

a s

hor

t pa

ragr

aph f

rom

mem

ory

and u

se m

y kn

owle

dge

of

gram

mar

to

adap

t

sent

enc

es.

I ca

n us

e dic

tion

arie

s an

d g

loss

arie

s to

chec

k w

ords.

Leve

l 5

I ca

n pr

oduc

e s

hor

t pi

eces

of

wri

ting

whic

h a

sk a

nd g

ive o

pini

ons.

I ca

n re

fer

to p

ast or

fut

ure

event

s, a

s w

ell

as e

very

day

act

ivit

ies.

Ther

e m

ay b

e so

me

mis

take

s, b

ut m

y w

ork

can

be u

nder

stoo

d.

Leve

l 6

I ca

n w

rite

sim

ple

desc

ript

ions

in

para

grap

hs.

I ca

n re

fer

to past

, fu

ture

and

pre

sent

eve

nts.

I ca

n ap

ply

gram

mar

in

dif

fere

nt c

onte

xts

and

the m

eani

ng o

f m

y w

ork

is g

ener

ally

clea

r.

Leve

l 7

I ca

n pr

oduc

e p

iece

s of

wri

ting

on

fact

ual an

d im

agin

ary

subje

cts.

I ca

n link

my

para

grap

hs

and m

y w

riti

ng is

well

stru

ctur

ed.

I ca

n ch

eck,

re-d

raft

and

im

prov

e m

y ow

n w

ork

usin

g re

fere

nce

mat

eri

als.

I m

ake

very

few

mis

take

s.

Leve

l 8

I ca

n dev

elo

p id

eas

and

expr

ess

argu

men

ts.

I ca

n us

e a

wid

e va

riety

of

tens

e a

nd v

erb

for

ms

and a

m c

onfi

den

t w

ith g

ram

mar

.

I us

e r

efer

enc

e m

ater

ials

to

impr

ove

my

lang

uage

and

acc

urac

y.