Spanish translation: family and friends

Spanish translation: family and friends
A. Starter
Match the connectives by writing the letters in the grid below.
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2=
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4=
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6=
English
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11 =
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Spanish
1.
also
a. porque
2.
but
b. después de
3.
after
c. cuando
4.
as well as
d. también
5.
then
e. finalmente
6.
when
f. pero
7.
because
g. o
8.
like
h. además de
9.
although
i. luego
10. since
j. como
11. or
k. aunque
12. finally
l. desde
B. Scrambled sentences
Unjumble the Spanish words to give the correct translation of the sentences.
1. On Saturdays I visit my grandmother.
a
sábados
mi
los
visito
abuela
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2. I get on really well with my stepbrother.
bien
me
mi
llevo
con
hermanastro
muy
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3. When my uncle arrived he brought a lot of presents.
tío
trajo
mi
llegó
regalos
muchos
cuando
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4. As my mum works, I do the cooking.
hago
madre
como
trabaja
la
mi
yo
cocina
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5. Do you prefer to go out with your cousins or your friends?
o
tus
amigos
salir
primos
con
tus
prefieres
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C. Translate into English (Foundation)
1. Soy hija adoptiva. Las relaciones con mis padres adoptivos son excelentes.
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2. Mi primo vive con su novia desde hace dos años.
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3. Después del divorcio de mis padres, mi madre vive sola.
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4. A menudo los amigos de mi hermano viene a mi casa para hacer sus deberes.
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5. Discuto siempre con mi hermanita porque es insoportable.
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D. Translate into Spanish (Foundation)
1. Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?
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2. My sister is clever but also annoying.
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3. I get on well with my stepdad.
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4. I would like to have a kind and generous boyfriend/girlfriend.
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5. Sometimes I argue with my brothers and sisters.
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E. Checklist
1. Have you added the right accents?
2. Check spellings and adjective endings.
3. Check your verbs and tenses.
4. Do your translations into English sound ‘natural’ when read aloud?
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C. Translate into English (Higher)
Mi madre es profesora y mi padre contable. A mi hermana menor de 10 años, Rosa, le
encanta jugar con sus amigas y saca buenas notas en la escuela. Mi hermano mayor de
22 años, Pedro, trabaja en el banco. ¡Además de guapo es rico! Vive con su esposa y su
bebé, Sara. Adoro a mi sobrina y ella también me quiere mucho.
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D. Translate into Spanish (Higher)
As well as my friends at school, I have several friends in my neighbourhood and I get on
very well with them all. However, my best friend is Pablo because he is really funny.
We always play football together and talk about sport. We are best friends since
primary school and he’s always there for me.
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E. Checklist
1. Have you added the right accents?
2. Check spellings and gender of nouns.
3. Check adjective agreements.
4. Check your tenses.
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Teaching notes
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.
1=d
2=f
3=b
4=h
5=i
6=c
7=a
8=j
9=k
10 = l
11 = g 12 = e
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Los sábados visito a mi abuela.
Me llevo muy bien con mi hermanastro.
Cuando mi tío llegó, trajo muchos regalos.
Como mi madre trabaja, yo hago la cocina.
¿Prefieres salir con tus primos o tus amigos?
C. Foundation translation into English
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I’m an adopted daughter. The relationship with my adopted parents is excellent.
My cousin has lived with his girlfriend for two years.
After my parents’ divorce, my mum lives alone.
My brother’s friends often come to my house to do their homework.
I’m always arguing / I always argue with my little sister because she’s (so) annoying.
D. Foundation translation into Spanish
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
¿Tienes novio o novia?
Mi hermana es lista/inteligente pero es insoportable también.
Me llevo bien con mi padrastro.
Me gustaría tener un novio/a simpático/a y generoso/a.
A veces discuto con mis hermanos y hermanas.
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C. Higher translation into English
My mum is a teacher and my dad is an accountant. / My younger sister, who is 10 years old,
loves playing with her friends and she gets good marks at school. / My older brother, who is 22,
works in a bank. / He’s rich as well as good looking! / He lives with his wife, Monica and his baby
daughter, Sara. / I adore my niece and she is fond of me too.
D. Higher translation into Spanish
Además de mis amigos en colegio, tengo varios amigos en mi barrio / y me llevo muy bien con
todos. / Sin embargo, mi mejor amigo es Pablo porque es muy divertido. / Jugamos siempre al
fútbol y hablamos de deporte. / Somos mejores amigos desde la escuela / y siempre esta allí
para mí.
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