Spanish

• • Poco: a little
  • Demasiado: too much
  • Suficiente: sufficient
  • Me enfurece: infuriates me
  • Me preocupa: worries me
  • Me da rabia: enrages me
  • Me da miedo: scares me
  • Me da pena: makes me sad
• Vocabulary:

  • Medio ambiente: environment
  • Medioambiental: environmental
  • A mi modo de ver: from my point of view
  • El problema más serio: the most serious problem
  • El problema más grave: the most important problem
  • El calentamiento global: global warming
  • El tráfico: traffic
  • La basura: rubbish
  • El ruido: noise
  • El atasco: traffic jams
  • La contaminación: pollution
  • Los espacios verdes: green spaces
  • La sobrepoblación: overpopulation
  • El consumo: consumption
  • Los cubos de basura: rubbish bins
  • La inundación: flood
  • Provocar: to provoke
  • Causar: to cause
  • Mucho: a lot
• In the writing assessment for the foundation level, you need to write a 40-word essay covering four bullet points: música (music), deporte (sports), cine (cinema), and restaurantes (restaurants)
• The maximum marks for content are 10, and to score 9 or 10 marks, you must cover all bullet points clearly without mistakes in verbs or basic vocabulary
• To score 7 or 8 marks, you need a good coverage of bullet points, but missing even one point can lower your score to 5 or 6 marks
• Adding opinions and reasons to your sentences can enhance your essay, like "me gusta el cine porque es interesante" (I like cinema because it's interesting)
• Using present tense verbs ending in -r is crucial for constructing sentences, such as "suelo escuchar música" (I usually listen to music) or "prefiero ver películas" (I prefer to watch films)
• You can also use future and past tenses for more variety, such as "ojalá que pueda escuchar música mañana" (I wish I could listen to music tomorrow) or "fui a un restaurante italiano la semana pasada" (I went to an Italian restaurant last week)
• Always ensure to cover all bullet points, even if you don't fully understand one, by expressing a basic opinion related to the topic, like "me gusta el deporte porque es divertido" (I like sports because it's fun)
• madre


  mother
• padre


  father
• hijo/a

  son/daughter
• hermano/a


  brother/sister
• tio/a

  uncle/auntie
• Abuelo/a


  Grandfather/grandmother
• marido


  Husband
• mujer


  woman
• esposo/a


  husband/wife
• sobrino/a


  Nephew/niece
• Novio/novia


  Boyfriend/girlfriend
• mi hermana mayor


  my older sister
• madrastra/padrastro 


  step mother/father
• mi pareja


  My partner
• tengo


  i have
• tiene


  he/she has
• pelo


  Hair
• Rubio


  blonde
• Castaño

  Brunette
• negro


  black
• pelirrojo

  ginger
• largo


  long
• Corto


  Short
• medio largo


  medium
• en tu pais


  in your country
• quiero


  i want
• necesito


  i need
• voy a


  i am going to
• la ultima vez


  last time
• el fin de semana pasado


  last weekend
• la proxima semana


  next week