Exercise 1: Match a word
Instruction: Match the items that have a related meaning.
Exercise 2: Exam preparation
Instruction: Read the text, fill in the gaps with the missing words, and answer the questions below
Folleto del AMPA: charla sobre la ESO
Fill in the gaps: suspendían, sacaban, colegio, infancia, experiencia, secundaria
(Parents’ Association leaflet: talk about lower secondary school)
El AMPA del organiza una charla para las familias sobre el paso de primaria a . Se explicará cómo funciona la ESO en el instituto del barrio: más asignaturas, más profesores y un horario más largo. También hablarán del departamento de orientación y de cómo apoyar a los alumnos en los primeros meses.
Al final habrá un turno de preguntas. Algunas madres y padres cuentan que, en su , el colegio era más pequeño y los grupos no cambiaban. Otros recuerdan que a veces buenas notas y otras algún examen, pero aprendieron con la .The school’s Parents’ Association is organizing a talk for families about the move from primary to lower secondary school. They will explain how lower secondary school works at the local secondary school: more subjects, more teachers, and a longer timetable. They will also talk about the guidance department and how to support students in the first few months.
At the end, there will be a Q&A session. Some parents say that, when they were children, the school was smaller and the groups didn’t change. Others remember that sometimes they got good grades and other times they failed an exam, but they learned from the experience.
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¿Qué cambios de primaria a secundaria se mencionan y qué ayuda ofrece el instituto a las familias y a los alumnos?
(What changes from primary to secondary school are mentioned, and what help does the school offer to families and students?)
Exercise 3: Listening
Instruction: Listen to the audio fragment and indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
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(In primary school she studied at a small school and usually did well in class.) |
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(In secondary school she didn't have any difficult subjects and always passed without problems.) |
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(Now she remembers her school days with nostalgia and says she misses them.) |
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. En la escuela primaria, yo ___ casi siempre porque estudiaba un poco cada día.
(In primary school, I ___ almost always because I studied a little every day.)2. El año pasado ___ Matemáticas y tuve que hacer un examen de recuperación.
(Last year I ___ Maths and had to take a resit exam.)3. Cuando estaba en la escuela secundaria, mi profesora de Historia ___ a los alumnos que participaban en clase.
(When I was in secondary school, my History teacher ___ the students who participated in class.)Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Discussion questions
Instruction: Answer the questions using the vocabulary from this chapter.
Useful expressions:
Cuando era pequeño/a, solía… / En el colegio me gustaba… / Recuerdo que un día en clase…
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Cuando ibas al instituto, ¿qué asignaturas te gustaban y por qué?
When you were in secondary school, which subjects did you like and why?
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Cuenta un recuerdo de tu infancia en el colegio: ¿qué pasó y cómo te sentías?
Tell a memory from your childhood at school: what happened and how did you feel?
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Exercise 7: Writing correspondence
Instruction: Write a reply to the following message appropriate to the situation