Vacaciones
¿Qué hiciste en tus vacaciones el último año? = What did you do in your holidays last year?
¿Cuáles son las ventajas y desventajas de las vacaciones? = what are the advantages and disadvantages of holidays?
¿Qué vas a hacer el año que viene? = what are you going to do next year?
Describe tu alojamiento y menciona un problema que tuviste = describe your accommodation and mention a problem you had
Verbs to use
Fui a = i went to
Fui en + transport = I went by…
Veraneé en…. = i spent the summer in
Nadé = i swam
Tomé el sol = i sunbathed
Salí = i went out
Comí = i ate
Bebí = i drank
Bailé = i danced
Jugué al = i played
Saqué fotos = i took photos
Hice = i did
Vi = i saw
Visité = i visited
Pude + infinitive = I could/ I was able to
No pude + infinitive = i couldn’t/ i was not able to
Era = it was
Estaba en = it was in (places and moods)
Había = there was
Voy a tomar el sol = I am going to sunbathe
voy a jugar al = i am going to play…
voy a viajar = i am going to travel
voy a ir a = i am going to go to
va a ser = i am going to be
voy a ver = i am going to go
voy a visitar = i am going to visit
voy a comer = i am going to eat
voy a beber = i am going to drink
Time markers
Hoy = today
Ayer = yesterday
La semana pasada = last week
El año pasado = last year
El fin de semana pasado = last weekend
Mañana = tomorrow
Mañana por la mañana = tomorrow morning
El año que viene = next year
La semana que viene = next week
El mes que viene/ próximo = next month
Normalmente/ generalmente =. Normally/generally
Siempre = always
A menudo = often
Connectives
Y = and
Dado que, ya que, porque, puesto que = because
Así que = therefore
Sin embargo = however
Por eso = because of that
También = also
Además = in addition
Aunque = although
Luego = then
Después = afterwards
Después de + infinitive = after -ing
Antes de + infinitive = before -ing
Opinions and reasons
En mi opinión/ creo que/ me parece que = i think
diría = i would say
desde mi punto de vista = from my pouring of view
Por un lado…. Por otro lado = on one hand…. On the other hand
Me gusta(n) = i like
Me gustó/aron = i liked
Me encanta/n = i love
me encantó/aron = i loved
Me chifla/n = i am crazy about
Me chifló/aron = i was crazy about
Me interesa /me interesó = i am/was interested in
Me gustaría / quisiera = i would like
Me encantarí = i would love
Me chiflaría = i would go crazy for
A ella le chiflaría = she would go crazy for
Me interesaría = i would be interested in
Prefiero = i prefer
Show off sentences
Cuando sea mayor = when I´ll be older
Cuando tenga mi propio dinero = when I´ll have my own money
Lo mejor es que = the best thing is
Lo peor es que = the worst thing is
Si tuviera la oportunidad me gustaría …… = If I had the opportunity I would like to….
Si fuera rica me encantaría = if I were rich I´d like to …..
Si estuviera en casa me gustaría = If I were at home I´d like to…