Starter quiz
- In which words is the [c] pronounced like [z] in Spanish?
- cinco ✓
- coche
- cenar ✓
- cama
- cada
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- Where are the [ce] [ci] and [z] sounds pronounced like [s] in Spanish?
- Latin America
- the Canary Islands
- some parts of Spain
- Latin America and the Canary Islands
- Latin America, the Canary Islands and some parts of Spain ✓
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- Match the Spanish and English.
- ir⇔to go, going ✓
- voy⇔I go, am going ✓
- vas⇔you go, are going ✓
- va⇔she, he, it goes, is going ✓
- Match the Spanish and English.
- tiempo⇔time, weather ✓
- tarde⇔afternoon ✓
- trabajo⇔work, job ✓
- tren⇔train ✓
- todos los días⇔every day ✓
- Write 'abroad' in Spanish.
- 'extranjero' ✓
- Complete the sentence: 'La madre de mi ______, Lucía, es la hermana de mi madre.'
- 'prima' ✓
Exit quiz
- In Latin America, the Canary Islands and some parts of southern Spain, [ce], [ci] and [z] are pronounced like ______.
- [th]
- [k]
- [ch]
- [s] ✓
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- Which is the structure for future plans using 'going to'?
- ir + a + infinitive ✓
- ir + a + present tense
- ir + a + future tense
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- 'Voy a escuchar música'. Choose the correct translation.
- I listen to music.
- I am listening to music.
- I am going to listen to music. ✓
- I listened to music.
- I have listened to music.
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- How do you make a closed question from a statement in Spanish?
- Swap the subject and verb.
- Change the pronoun.
- Use different intonation. ✓
- Add the Spanish verb for 'does' or 'did'.
- Add two question marks. ✓
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- Write in Spanish: 'We go to the beach'.
- 'Vamos a la playa.' ✓
- Write in Spanish: 'We are going to eat'.
- 'Vamos a comer.' ✓
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Key learning points
- In Spanish, the SSCs [ce], [ci], and [z] are pronounced differently in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world.
- 'Ir + a + infinitive' is a 2-verb structure used to say what someone is going to do.
- A question is ‘closed’ when its answer is either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
- A statement is changed into an intonation question in Spanish simply by raising the tone of voice at the end.
Common misconception
We swap the verb and subject around to ask a closed, yes/no question as in English, e.g. 'Are we going to go on holiday?'
All closed questions in Spanish have the same word order as the equivalent statement, e.g.'Vamos a ir de vacaciones' ('We are going to go on holiday') → '¿Vamos a ir de vacaciones?' ('Are we going to go on holiday?').
Keywords
[ce] [ci] [z] - pronounced as in 'centro', 'decir' and 'zapato', and differently in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world
Ir + a + infinitive - 2-verb future structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'
Closed question - question that gets the answer 'yes' or 'no' and is created in Spanish by raising the tone of voice at the end of a statement
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