YEAR 9 SPANISH REVISION

YEAR 9 SPANISH REVISION

My Teachers

  • Expressing opinions and descriptions:
    • Mi profe favorito es… + (adjectives of personal description): This phrase is used to express who your favorite teacher is, followed by adjectives describing their personality.

Facilities at School

  • Vocabulary for school facilities:
    • Las aulas: Classrooms.
    • El campo de fútbol: Football field.
    • La pista de hielo: Ice rink.
    • La piscina: Swimming pool.
    • El club de ajedrez: Chess club.

My Primary School

  • Describing your primary school:
    • El campo: The countryside/field.
    • Estaba/Era: Was (two forms of the verb 'to be' in the imperfect tense, used for descriptions).
    • Cancha de baloncesto: Basketball court.
    • Mixto: Mixed (gender).
    • Antiguo: Old/Former.

School Rules

  • Discussing school rules and regulations:
    • Los deberes: Homework.
    • No se permite: It is not allowed.
    • Está prohibido: It is prohibited.
    • (No) se debe: (You) should (not).
    • Maquillaje: Makeup.

Technology

  • Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of technology:
    • Ventaja/desventaja: Advantage/disadvantage.
    • Salud mental: Mental health.
    • En línea: Online.
    • Pérdida de tiempo: Waste of time.

Family Relationships

  • Talking about relationships with family members:
    • (No) me deja + verb: (Doesn't) let me + verb. (Expressing permission or lack thereof).
    • Nos peleamos: We fight.
    • Tengo problemas con...: I have problems with…

My Holidays

  • Describing holidays and vacations:
    • El año pasado: Last year.
    • Durante las vacaciones: During the holidays.
    • Cuando hace mal/ buen tiempo: When the weather is bad/good.

Free Time

  • Discussing activities done in free time:
    • Equipos: Teams.
    • Campeonato: Championship.
    • Jugar: To play.
    • Cuando estoy triste: When I am sad.
    • Opinion phrases: Phrases to express opinions.

My Town

  • Describing your town:
    • Un piso: An apartment.
    • Mi ciudad: My city.
    • Lo peor/ mejor es que…: The worst/best thing is that…
    • Lo bueno/ malo es que…: The good/bad thing is that…

Near Future Tense

  • Expressing future actions:
    • Formation: ir (to go) in the present tense + a + infinitive verb.
    • Examples:
      • Voy a + infinitive: I am going to + infinitive.
      • Vamos a + infinitive: We are going to + infinitive.
      • Example: Voy a estudiar (I am going to study).

Comparatives

  • Comparing two things using adjectives:
    • Más (adjective) que: More ___ than.
    • Menos (adjective) que: Less ___ than.
    • El/ la más: The most.
    • El/ la menos: The least.
    • Examples:
      • Mi casa es más grande que la tuya (My house is bigger than yours).

Superlatives

  • Expressing the most or least of something:
    • El / la / los / las más: The most.
    • El / la / los / las menos: The least.
    • Examples:
      • Es la chica más inteligente de la clase (She is the smartest girl in the class).

Imperfect Tense

  • Describing what you used to do in the past:
    • Irregular verbs: era, tenía, había, estaba.
    • Regular verbs:
      • For -AR verbs: Take the infinitive (e.g., Jugar = to play), drop the ending off (jug-), and add -aba for the