A2.12 - My time at school
A2.12 - My time at school

A2.12 - My time at school - Exercises

Mi tiempo en la escuela


Exercise 1: Match a word

Instruction: Match the items that have a related meaning.

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echar de menos — tener nostalgia de (to miss — to feel nostalgic for)
inscribirse — apuntarse a (to enroll — to sign up for)
sacar buenas notas — aprobar (to get good grades — to pass)
sacar malas notas — suspender (to get bad grades — to fail)

Exercise 2: Exam preparation

Instruction: Read the text, fill in the gaps with the missing words, and answer the questions below

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Folleto del AMPA: charla sobre la ESO

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.

  1. ¿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 and answer the questions.

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True False

(In primary school she studied at a small school and usually did well in class.)

(In secondary school she didn't have any difficult subjects and always passed without problems.)

(Now she remembers her school days with nostalgia and says she misses them.)

Exercise 4: Verb conjugations

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

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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 comprehension

Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

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Inscripción en el colegio

Administrativa del colegio (Laura): Show Buenos días. ¿Viene a inscribir a su hijo en el colegio?

(Good morning. Are you here to enroll your child at the school?)

Padre/Madre (Álex): Show Sí, es para la escuela primaria. Es nuevo en España y quisiera saber qué papeles necesito traer.

(Yes, for primary school. He’s new in Spain, and I’d like to know what paperwork I need to bring.)

Administrativa del colegio (Laura): Show Perfecto. Necesitamos el DNI o pasaporte del niño, el certificado de empadronamiento y la tarjeta sanitaria. ¿Conoce ya el aula o al tutor?

(Great. We need the child’s national ID card or passport, a certificate of address registration, and the health card. Do you already know the classroom or the homeroom teacher?)

Padre/Madre (Álex): Show Todavía no. En mi infancia fui a un colegio pequeño y, a veces, echo de menos esa atención más personal.

(Not yet. When I was growing up, I went to a small school and sometimes I miss that more personal attention.)

Administrativa del colegio (Laura): Show Lo entiendo. Cuando entregue los documentos, le enseñamos el centro y le presentamos a algún compañero para que se adapte mejor.

(I understand. When you bring in the documents, we’ll show you around the school and introduce him to a classmate so he settles in more easily.)

Padre/Madre (Álex): Show Perfecto, muchas gracias. Así él tendrá un buen recuerdo y yo me quedo más tranquilo.

(Great, thank you very much. That way he’ll have a good experience, and I’ll feel more at ease.)


Open questions:

1. ¿Qué documentos pide Laura para la inscripción?

Which documents does Laura ask for to complete the enrollment?

Exercise 6: Discussion questions

Instruction: Speaking: translate and respond

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Useful expressions:

Cuando era pequeño/a, solía… / En el colegio me gustaba… / Recuerdo que un día en clase…

  1. 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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  2. 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?

    __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 7: Writing correspondence

Instruction: Write a reply to the following message appropriate to the situation

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