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AQA 8692 · about 25 minutes

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Translate the following sentences into English. Question 1 covers Foundation-level structures; Question 2 includes some Higher-level structures (future tense, opinion clauses, conditional and complex connectives).

Translate these sentences into English.

(a)Mi madre trabaja como enfermera en un hospital grande.(2)

(b)Los fines de semana, mis amigos y yo jugamos al fútbol en el parque.(2)

(c)Uso mi ordenador para hacer los deberes y para chatear con mis amigos.(2)

(d)El año pasado, mi familia y yo fuimos a un festival tradicional en el pueblo de mi abuela.(3)

(e)Cuando era pequeño, pasaba mucho tiempo jugando con mis primos en el jardín.(3)

(f)Este fin de semana, voy a salir con mis amigos para celebrar mi cumpleaños.(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 14 marks)

Translate these sentences into English.

(a)El próximo año, mi hermano estudiará en la universidad y vivirá lejos de casa.(3)

(b)Me parece importante pasar tiempo con la familia porque nos ayuda a estar unidos.(3)

(c)Si tuviera más tiempo libre, aprendería a tocar la guitarra con mi hermana.(3)

(d)Aunque mis padres son bastante estrictos, siempre me apoyan cuando tengo problemas.(3)

(Total for Question 2 is 12 marks)

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Question 1

(a) B1 'My mother works' for Mi madre trabaja
(a) B1 'as a nurse in a large hospital' for como enfermera en un hospital grande
(a) Answer: My mother works as a nurse in a large hospital.
(b) B1 'At weekends' for Los fines de semana
(b) B1 'my friends and I play football in the park' for mis amigos y yo jugamos al fútbol en el parque
(b) Answer: At weekends, my friends and I play football in the park.
(c) B1 'I use my computer' for Uso mi ordenador
(c) B1 'to do homework and to chat with my friends' for para hacer los deberes y para chatear con mis amigos
(c) Answer: I use my computer to do homework and to chat with my friends.
(d) B1 'Last year' for El año pasado
(d) B1 'my family and I went' for mi familia y yo fuimos
(d) B1 'to a traditional festival in my grandmother's village' for a un festival tradicional en el pueblo de mi abuela
(d) Answer: Last year, my family and I went to a traditional festival in my grandmother's village.
(e) B1 'When I was young/little' for Cuando era pequeño
(e) B1 'I used to spend a lot of time' for pasaba mucho tiempo, allow 'I would spend' or 'I spent'
(e) B1 'playing with my cousins in the garden' for jugando con mis primos en el jardín
(e) Answer: When I was young, I used to spend a lot of time playing with my cousins in the garden.
(f) B1 'This weekend, I am going to go out with my friends' for Este fin de semana, voy a salir con mis amigos
(f) B1 'to celebrate my birthday' for para celebrar mi cumpleaños
(f) Answer: This weekend, I am going to go out with my friends to celebrate my birthday.

Question 2

(a) B1 'Next year' for El próximo año
(a) B1 'my brother will study at university' for mi hermano estudiará en la universidad
(a) B1 'and will live far from home' for y vivirá lejos de casa
(a) Answer: Next year, my brother will study at university and will live far from home.
(b) B1 'It seems important to me' for Me parece importante, allow 'I think it is important'
(b) B1 'to spend time with family' for pasar tiempo con la familia
(b) B1 'because it helps us to stay close/united' for porque nos ayuda a estar unidos
(b) Answer: It seems important to me to spend time with family because it helps us to stay close (united).
(c) B1 'If I had more free time' for Si tuviera más tiempo libre
(c) B1 'I would learn to play the guitar' for aprendería a tocar la guitarra
(c) B1 'with my sister' for con mi hermana
(c) Answer: If I had more free time, I would learn to play the guitar with my sister.
(d) B1 'Although my parents are quite strict' for Aunque mis padres son bastante estrictos
(d) B1 'they always support me' for siempre me apoyan
(d) B1 'when I have problems' for cuando tengo problemas
(d) Answer: Although my parents are quite strict, they always support me when I have problems.

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