Theme 1.1: Identity and relationships with others - Translation - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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Question 1 asks you to translate sentences from Spanish into English. Question 2 asks you to translate sentences from English into Spanish; parts (d) and (e) require Higher-tier structures (the conditional and the subjunctive). Question 3 asks you to translate a short connected passage from Spanish into English.

Translate these sentences into English.

(a)Mi padre es bastante alto y tiene los ojos verdes.(2)

(b)Mi hermana y yo nos llevamos muy bien porque compartimos los mismos intereses.(2)

(c)El año pasado, mi prima se mudó a otra ciudad y ahora la echo mucho de menos.(2)

(d)De pequeña, discutía mucho con mi hermana, pero ahora somos mejores amigas.(3)

(e)Mis abuelos siempre me han apoyado y confío plenamente en ellos.(3)

(Total for Question 1 is 12 marks)

Translate these sentences into Spanish.

(a)My sister is very friendly and gets on well with everyone.(2)

(b)We used to fight a lot, but now we understand each other better.(2)

(c)Last year, my parents celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary.(2)

(d)If I had more free time, I would spend more time with my family.(3)

(e)It is important that young people respect their grandparents' opinions.(3)

(Total for Question 2 is 12 marks)

Translate this passage into English.

(a)Desde que soy pequeña, mi mejor amiga ha sido Sofía.(3)

(b)Nos conocimos en el colegio primario y, desde entonces, compartimos casi todo.(3)

(c)El verano pasado discutimos por primera vez, pero, después de hablarlo con calma, nuestra amistad se hizo aún más fuerte.(3)

(d)Ahora creo que es fundamental escuchar al otro antes de juzgarlo.(3)

(Total for Question 3 is 12 marks)

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Question 1

(a) B1 'My father is quite tall' oe 'rather tall' for Mi padre es bastante alto
(a) B1 'and has green eyes' for y tiene los ojos verdes
(a) Answer: My father is quite tall and has green eyes.
(b) B1 'My sister and I get on very well' oe 'get along very well' for Mi hermana y yo nos llevamos muy bien
(b) B1 'because we share the same interests' for porque compartimos los mismos intereses
(b) Answer: My sister and I get on very well because we share the same interests.
(c) B1 'Last year, my cousin moved to another city' for El año pasado, mi prima se mudó a otra ciudad (preterite of mudarse)
(c) B1 'and now I miss her a lot' oe 'I really miss her' for y ahora la echo mucho de menos
(c) Answer: Last year, my cousin moved to another city and now I miss her a lot.
(d) B1 'When I was little' for De pequeña
(d) B1 'I used to argue a lot with my sister' oe 'would argue' oe 'argued regularly' for discutía mucho con mi hermana
(d) B1 'but now we are best friends' for pero ahora somos mejores amigas
(d) Answer: When I was little, I used to argue a lot with my sister, but now we are best friends.
(e) B1 'My grandparents have always supported me' for Mis abuelos siempre me han apoyado (present perfect)
(e) B1 'and I trust them completely' oe 'fully trust them' for y confío plenamente en ellos
(e) B1 correct verb 'support', not 'tolerate' (apoyar is not soportar)
(e) Answer: My grandparents have always supported me and I trust them completely.

Question 2

(a) B1 'Mi hermana es muy simpática' - ser + feminine adjective; allow 'amable' as a synonym for friendly
(a) B1 'y se lleva bien con todo el mundo' - reflexive llevarse bien; allow 'con todos'
(a) Answer: Mi hermana es muy simpática y se lleva bien con todo el mundo.
(b) B1 'Nos peleábamos mucho' - imperfect reflexive; allow 'discutíamos mucho' as a synonym for fight/argue
(b) B1 'pero ahora nos entendemos mejor' - reciprocal reflexive present
(b) Answer: Nos peleábamos mucho, pero ahora nos entendemos mejor.
(c) B1 'El año pasado, mis padres celebraron' - preterite 3rd person plural of celebrar
(c) B1 'su vigésimo aniversario de boda' - allow 'veinte años de casados' as an alternative idiomatic rendering
(c) Answer: El año pasado, mis padres celebraron su vigésimo aniversario de boda.
(d) B1 'Si tuviera más tiempo libre' - imperfect subjunctive of tener in the si-clause
(d) B1 'pasaría' - conditional of pasar
(d) B1 'más tiempo con mi familia'
(d) Answer: Si tuviera más tiempo libre, pasaría más tiempo con mi familia.
(e) B1 'Es importante que' - impersonal expression triggering the subjunctive
(e) B1 'los jóvenes respeten' - present subjunctive of respetar, 3rd person plural
(e) B1 'las opiniones de sus abuelos'
(e) Answer: Es importante que los jóvenes respeten las opiniones de sus abuelos.

Question 3

(a) B1 'Ever since I was little' for Desde que soy pequeña
(a) B1 'my best friend has been Sofía' for mi mejor amiga ha sido Sofía
(a) B1 present perfect 'has been' correctly maintained, not 'was'
(a) Answer: Ever since I was little, my best friend has been Sofía.
(b) B1 'We met at primary school' for Nos conocimos en el colegio primario (preterite conocerse = met for the first time, not 'knew each other')
(b) B1 'and since then' for y, desde entonces
(b) B1 'we have shared almost everything' oe 'we share almost everything' for compartimos casi todo
(b) Answer: We met at primary school and, since then, we have shared almost everything.
(c) B1 'Last summer we argued for the first time' for El verano pasado discutimos por primera vez
(c) B1 'but after talking about it calmly' for pero, después de hablarlo con calma
(c) B1 'our friendship became even stronger' for nuestra amistad se hizo aún más fuerte
(c) Answer: Last summer we argued for the first time, but after talking about it calmly, our friendship became even stronger.
(d) B1 'Now I think it is essential' oe 'important' for Ahora creo que es fundamental
(d) B1 'to listen to the other person' for escuchar al otro
(d) B1 'before judging them' for antes de juzgarlo
(d) Answer: Now I think it is essential to listen to the other person before judging them.

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