Prepositions

In class this week we have been learning prepositions.  These are words that describe the location of an item (e.g. on top of,  underneath, behind, in front of, beside, to the left of, to the right of).

These are quite hard to remember in Spanish.  This Space Invaders game will help you revise.  Use the arrow keys to move left and right, and the space bar to shoot.

zondle - games to support learning

Las habitaciones

Next in Unit 4 we learn the rooms of the house (pp.64-65).

Games to play ...

1. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spellmaster/Spanish/Rooms/jigword2.html  A matching activity on rooms.

2. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spellmaster/Spanish/Rooms/match2.html  A 'concentration' game on rooms.

3. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spellmaster/Spanish/Rooms/speedword2.html   A 'speedword' spelling game.  Choose your speed - fast, faster or furious!

4. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Listen/Spanish/Casa/jigsound1.html  A short listening activity - listen to each clip and identify the room.

4. Here is a Spanish song for children called 'Mi Casa'.  Listen carefully - there should be lots of words that you understand!  Listen for the names of rooms as well describing words from earlier in the chapter.

El verbo VIVIR

The verb 'vivir' means 'to live'.  As with all Spanish verbs, there are six parts of the verb - you choose the correct verb part to show WHO is doing the action.

The game below requires you to select the correct part of the verb 'vivir' to put in the gap.  You will have to think carefully!

For example:

Mi padre ____ en Italia.  Your Dad is 'he', so you would choose 'vive'
Mis amigos _____ en Inglaterra.  Your friends are 'they', so you would choose 'viven'
Mi madre y yo ____ en Gales.  My Mum and I = we (because you are part of the group) - 'vivimos'.

zondle - games to support learning

¿Cómo es tu casa?

In Unit 4 we learn how to describe where we live.  This involves describing where your house is located (in the countryside, a town, a city, in the mountains, by the coast) as well as describing your house (big, small, pretty, modern, old, a flat, etc.)

Good games ...

1.http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni4/Caminos1Unidad4i.htm  This is a  matching activity to get you started.

2. A great game - find the teacher with the right answer and hit them with a hammer!

zondle - games to support learning

3. A Space Destroyer game revising the adjectives to describe your house!

zondle - games to support learning

Los países ...

The first thing we do in Unit 4 is to learn the names of 11 European countries in Spanish.  Note that the map below refers to Reino Unido (UK) but in class we learned Inglaterra (England), Escocia (Scotland) and Gales (Wales).  We also learned España, Portugal, Irlanda, Alemania, Francia, Italia, Grecia and Polonia.

Some great games to play ...

http://www.spanish-games.net/spanishvocabulary  This is a great website for practising countries.  Select 'World' as your topic and then you can choose 'European Countries'.  You can have a lesson first before doing the games.

http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/beginner/year7/12737.html  Lots of good games on countries listed here - free to use after 4pm.

http://www.toporopa.eu/es/paises_de_europa.html   This one will really test your Geography as well as your Spanish!  It's quiz which asks you to locate the country named in Spanish by clicking on the map.  It does include all the countries of Europe including several we haven't learned in class - good for learning extra vocabulary!

Describing People

This week we are looking at how to describe people. Here is the word wall we used in class ... a really good way to practise this topic is to write as many sentences as possible from the wall. I am happy to correct any work you do at home!

Los días

In the last week we have been looking at days of the week.  Here are some games and videos on this topic. Remember to vote in this week's poll: what is your favourite day?

1. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni1/8.htm  An easy matching activity to get you started!

2. http://www.northwood.org.uk/spanish%20days%20of%20the%20week,.html  You can click on each day of the week and hear it being pronounced in Spanish.

3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/spanish/my_calendar/games/magic_cards_days/  A card game with the days of the week.

4. http://www.proprofs.com/games/word-games/hangman/spanish-days-of-the-week-hangman-3/  A game of Hangman with days of the week. 

5. http://www.learnalanguage.com/popup/main.php?language=spanish&source=the-months-and-days&lessonD=memory-machine&ref=http://www.learnalanguage.com/learn-spanish/spanish-words/months-and-days.php   An easy multiple choice game with months AND days mixed together!

And here's a YouTube video with a song about days of the week!

Las asignaturas

Welcome to Unit 2!

This unit is all about school (el instituto).  We will begin by learning how to say school subjects (las asignaturas) in Spanish.  Don't forget to vote in the new poll on the right - what is YOUR favourite subject?



Here are some games on school subjects ...

1. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni5/Cam1Uni5New/1.htm
(A matching activity)

2. http://www.atantot-extra.co.uk/resources/resource.php?l=es&r=18971cf5e60fcb9c2afd69477514b622  (A fun game of 'Fling the Teacher' with school vocabulary)

3. http://www.atantot-extra.co.uk/resources/resource.php?l=es&r=5fd57469d74d3ee18e4c487f28fbf4e3  (A game of noughts and crosses to play against a friend!)

4. http://www.atantot-extra.co.uk/resources/resource.php?l=es&r=6f161a30386eed422f8969789fe5748a  (A penalty shootout game - answer the questions about school vocabulary correctly and you get to take penalties against a goalkeeper of your choice!)

5. http://www.atantot-extra.co.uk/resources/resource.php?l=es&r=600a827f35b452b36f83f2eef6802714
(A school subjects wordsearch)

And here is a good video to watch ... some Colombian students test one of their classmates to see if she can remember what is in her schoolbag.  Afterwards, they talk about their opinions of school subjects.  Listen and see how many words you can understand!



And here is a funny YouTube video about school subjects featuring an evil carrot!

End of the exams!

Well done everybody on finishing your Unit 1 Exam!  You will find out your results and National Curriculum Levels when you return from half-term holidays.

In the meantime, you might want to watch more 'La Vida Loca' - this is the BBC video series we watched after the exams.  You can find all 22 episodes here:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/  

¡Hasta luego!

End of Unit 1 Exam

Your exam to test your knowledge of Unit 1 will take place in the week beginning Monday 15 October (next week).  Here are the PowerPoint slides that were shown in class to explain what you need to do.

Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

¡Cumpleaños feliz!

Here is a video of a Spanish family singing 'Happy Birthday'. Remember the lyrics ...

 Cumpleaños feliz,     Happy birthday,
 Cumpleaños feliz,     Happy birthday,
Te deseamos todos  We all wish you
¡Cumpleaños feliz!    Happy birthday!

En mi mochila tengo ...

Here you can revise the vocabulary for school stationery...

1. http://quizlet.com/5832669/mira-1-module-1-en-mi-mochila-flash-cards/
Flashcards to help you revise the key vocabulary before you play the games!

2. http://www.quia.com/jg/982474.html
Games to revise the vocabulary.

3. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni2/1.htm  
   A multiple choice activity.

4.http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spellmaster/Spanish/Clase/En_Clase.swf
A memory game - can be played alone or with a partner.

3. A fantastic song to revise school items.  Don't worry if you don't understand all the words!

Los meses ...

The months of the year ...

1.  http://www.espanol-extra.co.uk/spxmflgames/spmatchmonths.htm    A matching game on the months of the year.

2.http://www.sunderlandschools.org/estrellas/Resources/MemoryGame/Los%20MesesMemory/Los%20MesesMemory.html  Memory game with months of the year.

3. http://www.quia.com/hm/775291.html  Hangman with months of the year.

4. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni2/10.htm 
A crossword - click on each number to get your clue.

5. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spellmaster/Spanish/Months2/speedword2.html
A SpeedWord challenge!

5. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni2/10.htm 
Practise writing the date in Spanish.

4. Listen to this catchy song with the 12 months of the year in Spanish.

Los números ...

Here are some great websites to help you learn them:

1. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/Cam1Uni1/3.htm
    A simple matching activity for the numbers 1-10.

2. http://www.espanol-extra.co.uk/spxmflgames/spws0to20.htm   A game to practise the numbers 1-20.

3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/spanish/numbers/games/magic_cards_numbers1_10/
A game with the numbers 1-10.

4. http://www.hellomylo.com/Activity/Spanish/SP_L0_M7.1_P1  A game with audio clips for the numbers 1-29.

5. A song to help you remember the numbers 1-10!

El abecedario ...

This week we have been learning the alphabet in Spanish.

Two useful resources to help you learn it:

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/guide/alphabet.shtml
On this website you can listen to MP3 tracks of the letters of the alphabet being read by a Spanish speaker.


2. A Spanish alphabet song!