INTRODUCTION TO A LEVEL MATHS AT MGGS

?-688192-59087500Flying start: A Level Spanishcenter9652000?Bienvenidos al curso de A level Spanish en Thomas Rotherham College! ?Hola!Gracias por interesarte en el curso de espa?ol con nosotros ? Welcome to Spanish A level at TRC!I know you have worked hard to get your language skills to a good standard and, as your future teacher, I am determined to help you get ready to make a flying start with us at college. Just the fact that you are reading this shows that you want to keep your knowledge of Spanish and interest in the culture of Spanish-speaking countries in a good place, and if you can manage to complete some of the activities or all of them in this pack, you will be in a really good position when we start in September. Don’t worry if you haven’t practised much over the last few weeks/months. In fact, you might feel that you have forgotten it all but, trust me, it is all there ? The following activities will help you:Identify what you already know from GCSE SpanishPrepare for the first topic of the A level course (changes in the families in the Hispanic world)Engage with some grammar revision (nouns, articles, adjectives and the present tense)Enjoy Spanish by learning it through songs and filmsI am very much looking forward to meeting you in September and help you become a fluent Spanish speaker with a really good knowledge of the Hispanic world out there ?Best wishesFrancisca (Fran)PlannerThe following plan is meant as a guide to help you structure the activities in this flying start pack between June and August. However, if you would like to complete this at a different pace and/or spend less or more time on each activity this is entirely your choice. Week and activity numberPage numberTime allocationComplete?1530-40 minutes261 – 1 ? hours3630-45 minutes471-2 hours –depending on current knowledge and level of understanding581 hour6.1845 mins-1 ? hours6.2 & 6.38-920-30 minutes7930-40 minutes810Length of the film/series91045 mins - 1 hour10111 -1 ? hours depending on current knowledge and level of understandingThe Spanish course at TRC follows the A Level AQA Specification which includes an interesting range of topics for you to study throughout the two years.Link to the specification - Your knowledge of these topics and the grammar you study will all be tested at the end in 3 papers.Paper 1 – Listening, Reading and Translations - At GCSE you had these skills tested in different papers. At A level, this exam combines the same sort of activities - Verdadero/Falso/No se menciona/ Choose the correct statements/Translate into Spanish and English/ Answer in Spanish/ Find the synonyms, …Paper 2 – Writing - Your writing skills will be tested through two essays, one on a film and one on a book we study together. I will be teaching you how to write an essay in Spanish. ?Divertido! Paper 3 – Speaking - Your conversation skills as follows: a)Talking about a topic on a card, which has some pictures and questions (similar to those at GCSE) and b) Talking about a topic of your choice you will have prepared. ?Será interesante! Vamos a empezar con los ejercicios para poner tu espa?ol al día J EJERCICIO 1 – Conocimiento de la cultura y la sociedadNow, let’s see where you are with your knowledge of Spanish culture and society. Here are a few questions for you to answer. You are ‘allowed’ to research only 3 of them if you get stuck!?Venga! ?Inténtalo! Puedes hacerlo ? a) La capital de Espa?a es ________________b) Espa?a tiene un rey y una reina - ?Verdadero o Falso?c) Rosalía es una cantante muy famosa ahora por su canción ‘Malamente’d) En Espa?a hablan espa?ol y también otras lenguas - ?Verdadero o Falso?e) La paella es un plato típico de la región de ______________f) En México celebran el Día de los __________ en noviembreg) El Real Madrid y el FC Barcelona son dos grandes equipos de _____________h) Las Islas Canarias están situadas en el Mar Mediterráneo - ?Verdadero o Falso?j) El tango es un baile de ______________ (?Argentina, Venezuela o Colombia?)k) La Costa del Sol está en el este, oeste, norte o sur de Espa?a (circle the right answer)And now, try this one too. You will be an expert in Spanish culture once you have completed both of these quizzes. here 5 things you have learnt about Spanish culture that you didn’t know beforeEscribe cinco cosas sobre la cultura de Espa?a y del mundo hispánico que has aprendidoEJERCICIO 2 – Vocabulario The first topic you will be studying will be Los cambios en las familias (‘Changes in the families’). To help you with your first lessons on it, compile a list of words that you could use for the topic. Use your GCSE notes and a dictionary. You will need to have two columns (English and Spanish). For each of the set of words below (members of the family, pets, appearance, personality, …), you must include a minimum of 12 words:For example:Espa?olInglésSobrino/aNephew/nieceAbuelos Grandparentsetcetc Words for the different members of a familyWords for different pets Words to describe people’s appearance (eg. blond, blue eyes, …)Words to describe the way people are/behave (eg. understanding, protective, nice, nasty, …)Verbs to use for this topic (eg. to love, to understand, to see, …)Once you have compiled your list, go on the BBC Bitesize Spanish Revision pages and complete some of the activities. Here is the link. 3 – Términos de gramática importantesGrammar is going to be an important part of your A level language course. Using your GCSE notes and doing some research, write a definition for each of the following words.Grammar TermDefinitionExamplesA verb is …A noun is …A pronoun is …An adjective is …An adverb is …A preposition is …A conjunction is …EJERCICIO 4 – El uso de los nombres, artículos y adjetivosCopy the following link onto a browser. about the following aspects of grammar:Gender of Nouns I & IIDefinite and Indefinite ArticlesAdjectives I & IIYou will have studied them all at GCSE and we will be doing revision exercises in the first few lessons. As you go through the theory, make notes on aspects you don’t understand/find hard.This is a screenshot of the page you will see when you go on the website above. If you look at the left-hand side menu, you will just need to select the areas I have listed.a) Practise nouns and articles using this link) Practise the use of adjectives using this link Canaria020000Gran CanariaUna isla en el Océano AtlánticoEJERCICIO 5 – Una canción en espa?ol36074355486404000020000Listening to Spanish music will help you improve your language skills greatly. Here are 3 catchy songs (canciones pegadizas) for you to listen and enjoy. Once you have listened to the 2 of them, choose one and translate it into English.a) Bailando – Enrique Iglesias ) Resistiré – Varios artistas (por el Dúo Dinámico)EJERCICIO 6 – Los verbos en presente6.1 Revision of the present tenseMastering the verbs in Spanish will be one of the key aspects of the A level course. At GCSE you will have studied most of the tenses, but you probably feel that you can’t use them and you have forgotten all the endings. Don’t worry! We will revise all the tenses in class together and we will make sure you can use them successfully J ?Lo prometo!Go on the BBC Spanish GCSE Revision website again to revise the present tense. You will not necessarily be able to use it all without errors, but have a go at practising the activities. They will help you feel more confident about the use of this tense. . Complete the following sentences with the right form of the verb (in the present tense), as in the example. Ejemplo: Los martes, (yo) ……bailo…… salsa en un club. (BAILAR)En la clase, (nosotros) …………………………… las canciones en espa?ol. (ESCUCHAR)El lunes, voy a la piscina y (yo) ……………………………… (NADAR)Normalmente, los ni?os …………………………… la tele cada día (VER)Mi amigo Raúl ………………………………… en un bar que se llama Enigma. (TRABAJAR)Ellas ……………………….. pescado en el mercado (VENDER) (Vosotros) ………………………………… en casa (DESAYUNAR)Todos los sábados, ellos van a Madrid y (ellos) ……………………………… un regalo de sus abuelos. (RECIBIR)Alicia a veces ………………………… un plato cuando pone la mesa (ROMPER)6.3. Put the verbs in between brackets in the correct form of the present tense:Te voy a hablar de mi familia. Nosotros ___________ (llevarse) muy bien y tenemos una muy buena relación en casa. Yo _________ (levantarse) a las 8 de la maňana y mi hermano menor ____________ (despertarse) después de mí. Mis padres ___________ (salir ) de casa a las siete y media y _______ (ir) al trabajo juntos, pues sus oficinas están situadas muy cerca la una de la otra. Cuando mi hermano está desayunando yo __________ (ducharse) y luego __________ (vestirse). Mi hermano ____________ (terminar) el desayuno y se mete en el cuarto de baňo cuando yo he terminado. Después de prepararme, bajo las escaleras y __________ (tomar) un zumo de naranja y un bocadillo. ___________ (gustar) el bocadillo de queso y jamón por la maňana para desayunar !!EJERCICIO 7 – Traducción al inglésEspa?a es un país lleno de fiestas populares durante todo el a?o. Todo empieza con las celebraciones de Navidad y las cabalgatas de los Reyes Magos que traen regalos a los ni?os (la noche del 5 de enero). En febrero llegan los Carnavales (los más famosos son los de Cádiz y los de Santa Cruz de Tenerife), y en marzo celebran las Fallas de Valencia con sus enormes estatuas de cartón. Alrededor de abril está la Semana Santa y la Feria de Abril (en Sevilla). En verano, que es la época con más fiestas en Espa?a, tienen lugar los Sanfermines (en julio) y la Tomatina (en agosto)Aquí tienes un enlace (link) para aprender más sobre las fiestas en Espa?a. This is going to be one of the topics at A level too. Dos mujeres en La Feria de Abril de SevillaEJERCICIO 8 – ?Por qué no ver una película??Te gusta el cine? Watch at least one film or series (with English subtitles) before we start in September.1308735488315Have you watched any Spanish films or series recently? We will be studying a film at A Level (Volver, by Pedro Almodóvar). I would recommend you watch it through the summer? You can buy the DVD on sites such as Amazon or Ebay or you can purchase it too through Amazon Prime or iTunes 020000Have you watched any Spanish films or series recently? We will be studying a film at A Level (Volver, by Pedro Almodóvar). I would recommend you watch it through the summer? You can buy the DVD on sites such as Amazon or Ebay or you can purchase it too through Amazon Prime or iTunes Otras películas o series recomendadas:Ocho apellidos vascosOcho apellidos catalanesDiarios de motocicletaLa casa de papel (Money Heist)El laberinto del faunoEJERCICIO 9 – Investiga sobre un lugar de Espa?a (o del mundo hispánico) que te gustaría visitar o has visitadoHay muchos, muchos sitios en Espa?a y en el mundo hispánico para visitar. Barcelona, Tenerife, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Mallorca, Madrid, Burgos, Santander, La Habana, Bogotá, …Choose a place (it can be a region, a city, a town, a historical site, a building, …) from one of the Spanish-speaking countries and research it. Then, write about half a page in Spanish including the following information:?Dónde está??Cuántas personas viven allí?Descripción - ?por qué es importante??Tu opinión sobre el sitio?EJERCICIO 10 – Escribe sobre tiYour 1st ASSESSMENT. You must submit this answer on the 2nd lesson in September. Your teacher will be grading this and will take it into account for your 1st progress report.As mentioned above, the first topic you will be studying will be Los cambios en las familias (‘Changes in the families’). To help your teacher learn about you as we start the course, you need to write at least 1 ? pages in Spanish about yourself and your family . Make sure you include information on the following points:Who you are (name, where you live, what you look like and what you are like as a person)Your hobbies/what you like to do in your spare time (when, why, with whom, …)The place where you live (what it is like, what is good/not so good about it)Your family (have you got a big/small family and what’s good or not so good about its size, how many siblings, what your family members are like, what your parents do for a living, …)How you get on with the different members of your family and what you do as a family together – e.g. go out to the cinema, shopping, eating, holidays, …Your future aspirations/plans and whyWhy you have chosen Spanish as one of your A levelsWhat your other subjects are and why you like themYour most recent holiday/travel experience??Felicidades, por haber terminado todas las actividades!! ?Bring your work to the second lesson in September. I will be rewarding your dedication and hard work, and you will find the work you have done very useful in your lessons straightaway.?Buen verano! ................
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