¿Cómo se dice en inglés?
(underline the correct answer):
1. What does the Spanish word
"extraño" mean in English?
a) Strange b) Exterior c) Extra
2. What is the English translation
of the Spanish word "batalla"?
a) Bat b) Battle c)
Bottle
3. What is the English meaning of
"huevos" in Spanish?
a) Hues b) Eggs c) Houses
4. What does "harina" mean in
English?
a) Hair b) Flour c) Harness
5. What is the English translation
of "desfile" in Spanish?
a) Dessert b) Despair c) Parade
6. What does "llegada" mean in
English?
a) Luggage b) Arrival c) Legend
7. What is the meaning of
"hoguera" in English? Ayuda: text p. 122 ex. 1 (vocabulary in context)
a) Bonfire b) Hog c) Hug DTC: create a similar multiple choice exercise
8. What is the English translation of
"madera"?
a) Material b) Wood c) Meadow
9. What does "fuegos artificiales"
mean in English?
a) Artifacts b) Firefighter c)
Fireworks
10. What is the English meaning of
"valiente" in Spanish?
a) Value b) Brave c) Valley
11. What does "pañuelo" mean in
English?
a) Panel b) Handkerchief c) Pencil
12. What is the English translation of
"toro"?
a) Tornado b) Bull c) Tower
13. What does "encierro" mean in
English?
a) Enrichment b) Enclosure c)
Running of the bulls
 ¿C ó m o se d ice e n in :glé s

1. What does the Spanish word 8. What is the English translation of a) Strange
"extraño" mean in English? "madera"? b) Battle
a) Strange b) Exterior c) Extra a) Material b) Wood c) Meadow
b) Eggs
2. What is the English translation 9. What does "fuegos artificiales" b) Flour
of the Spanish word "batalla"? mean in English? c) Parade
a) Bat b) Battle c) a) Artifacts b) Firefighter c)
b) Arrival
Bottle Fireworks
a) Bonfire
3. What is the English meaning of 10. What is the English meaning of b) Wood
"huevos" in Spanish? "valiente" in Spanish?
c) Fireworks
a) Hues b) Eggs c) Houses a) Value b) Brave c) Valley
b) Brave
4. What does "harina" mean in 11. What does "pañuelo" mean in b) Handkerchief
English? English? b) Bull
a) Hair b) Flour c) Harness a) Panel b) Handkerchief c) Pencil
c) Running of the
5. What is the English translation 12. What is the English translation of bulls
of "desfile" in Spanish? "toro"?
a) Dessert b) Despair c) Parade a) Tornado b) Bull c) Tower
Ayuda: text p. 122
6. What does "llegada" mean in 13. What does "encierro" mean in ex. 1 (vocabulary in
English? English? context)
a) Luggage b) Arrival c) Legend a) Enrichment b) Enclosure c)
Running of the bulls
7. What is the meaning of
"hoguera" in English? DTC: write down what strategies did you use to work out
a) Bonfire b) Hog c) Hug the meaning.
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¿Qué fiesta te interesa más/menos y cómo SE celebra?

How do you talk about celebrations using the comparatives and superlative sand
avoiding the passive voice and using the SE impersonal?

DTC: Escribe sobre una fiesta (su origen/historia) utilizando el SE impersonal.

deberes
1) Reading below
2) Watch the videos and fill the grid (slides 16 and 17)
3) Vocabulary slide 18 / SB
Deberes : mira los videos y
apunta los detalles en la tabla
(diapo 18)

La tomatina
de Bunol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBCD7d
kuYKo

Las San Fermines (Pamplona)

La batalla del vino de Haro

Deberes: mira los videos y rellena la tabla +
lectura (next slide)
Pamplona La tomatina Batalla de vino

Date 6- 14 July, Pamplona, Last Wed in August, Buñol, Haro , 29 June

Basque Country near Valencia , east coast Rioja region North of
Spain
What is San Fermin , martyr died 303 Rebellion against Grapes crop and wine
celebrated AC oppression ; started in making
1945, now celebrates a
saint

What they Run in front of bulls Throw tomatoes Douse each other in
do wine

History of San Fermin converted to Rebellion against San Felices, died 6th
festival Catholicism; died in 303 , oppression Century, chapel built
made a saint 18th century but
celebrations started in
1949;
 ¿Qué fiesta te interesa más/menos?
• Me interesa más/menos la fiesta de… porque es más/menos …. que…

El Enfarinats Las Hogueras de San Juán Los Sanfermines

Comparative
Superlative Absolute superlative
más + adjective + que
El/la más + adjective -ísimo/a
menos + adjective + que
El/la mejor Interesantísimo/a
El/ la peor Buenísimo/a
Atención: MEJOR/PEOR QUE …
Divertidísimo/a
Con tu compañero, crea unos eslóganes utilizando el
SE impersonal.
 It’s a great idea to know about these
Elige una fiesta, lee la descripción y luego
Gateacre

festivals as it’s a common topic in all

Las fiestas intenta explicarla a tu compañero en español exams! (They’re also really interesting!)

El Día de Muertos La Tomatina Los Sanfermines

31st October – 2nd November: Mexico Last Wednesday in August: Buñol, Spain 6 July – 14th July: Pamplona, Spain
th

La Tomatina is basically a big tomato fight! On the last This week long festival commemorates the patron saint of
Día de Muertos is a festival that celebrates the memory of Pamplona, Saint Fermín.
Wednesday in August, at around 10am, a large ham is hung at
deceased loved ones. It isn’t a day of sadness but a day of
the top of a tall greased pole and the objective it to be the
remembrance and celebration. The people believe the The most famous part of the festival is the running of the
first person to get to the top, usually while also being
spirits come and join them to celebrate. bulls which takes place every day at 8am. The route is only
blasted with water.
825 metres and usually lasts around 4 minutes and ends at
The people create altars to invite the spirits to come back the town’s bull ring. There have been 16 deaths since 1910.
As soon as the ham is retrieved, the first pistol goes off and
for a visit and graves are decorated with brightly painted
the tomato fight starts! Approximately 150,000 tomatoes
skulls, candles, flowers and food such as sugar skulls or Every afternoon there is a bullfight with 6 of the bulls from
are thrown and the fight must stop as soon as the second
“pan de muerto”. the running in the morning. Despite debate across Spain
pistol fires.
about the ethics of bullfights, these are usually sold out
Sometimes there are parades and people dress as brightly every day.
It’s said to have originated in 1945 when two farmers got
coloured skeletons.
into an argument at the mark and started throwing tomatoes
ofrendas – altars pan de muerto – sweet bread at each other. El palo jabón – greased pole El encierro – the bullrun la corrida – the bullfight
bun Un jamón – a ham El torero – the bullfighter peligroso - dangerous
calacas – skeletons las tumbas - graves Una lucha – a fight Un pañuelo – a scarf
calaveras – skulls velas - candles

A video explaining A video explaining La A video explaining

Día de Muertos Tomatina the festival

Inti Raymi 24th June: Cusco, Peru

¿Has experimentado algún fiesta
Inti Raymi is a festival from Peru’s Inca history, worshipping their sun god “Inti” and to celebrate the new year in the Andes. española/latina? – Have you experienced a
Originally it was filled with colourful parades and processions and also animal sacrifices to ensure a good harvest for the
Spanish/Latin American festival?
following year but it was banned by the Spanish after Peru was conquered as it wasn’t a Catholic festival. K
It was reinstated in 1944 and now indigenous actors play the roles of Sapa Inca (the Sun King) and his wife. The Sun King ey ¿Qué piensas de las fiestas españolas/latinas?
delivers a speech praising the sun before being carried by pallbearers with woven aya huma masks in a golden chariot to the – What do you think of Spanish/Latin American
ruinous temple of Sacsayhuamán. A procession follows the chariot, with actors playing the roles of Incan nobles, priests and qu festivals?
town folk. Local women layer the path with exotic flowers and sweep the route to keep it free of evil spirits. There is a fake es
sacrifice of a llama (no animals are hurt) and the future of the next season’s crop is read in the (fake) blood by the Sun King. ¿Qué fiesta española/hispánica te interesa
ti más? – Which Spanish/Latin American festival
Colorido – colourful una procesión – a procession
on interests you most?
Indígena – indigenous un dios – a god s ¿Qué pasa durante…? – What happens during…?
Un sacrificio – a sacrifice un discurso – a speech
Fue prohibido – it was banned la cosecha – the harvest
Católico – Catholic el templo – the temple
A video showing Inti
Raymi 14
Gateacre

1: Subraya las palabras nuevas Special Christmas

Las fiestas 2: Practica las traducción con tu compañero events in Spain
Festivals

abro/abrimos/abren regalos – I/we/they open presents La fiesta que me interesa The festival that interests me
Mi cumpleaños – my birthday
busco/buscamos/buscan huevos de chocolate – I/we/they look for chocolate más es el Día de los Muertos most is the Day of the Dead
El cumpleaños de mi madre… -
eggs
my mum’s birthday que se celebra en México en which is celebrated in Mexico in
canto/cantamos/cantan villancicos – I/we sing Christmas carols
como/comemos/comen dulces navideños/ doce uvas/ pavo – I/we eat noviembre. November.
Navidad/ (el) día de Navidad –
Christmas sweets/ 12 grapes/ turkey Es una fiesta para recorder It’s a festival to remember dead
Christmas/(on) Christmas day
me acuesto/nos acostamos/se acuestan muy tarde – I/we/they stay up very los seres queridos muertes loved ones
Ch La Nochebuena – Christmas Eve
late
La Nochevieja – New year’s Eve
ris Pascua/ El Domingo de Pascua –
me levanto/nos levantamos/se levantan muy temprano –I/we/they get up y la gente decora las tumbas and the people decorate graves
very early y las casas and houses
tm Easter/ Easter Sunday
rezo/rezamos/rezan – I/we/they pray
El día de Reyes – 6th January con áltares, velas y flores. with altars, candles and flowers.
as voy/vamos/van a la iglesia/mezquita – I/we/they go to church/mosque
La gente ve desfiles y lleva People watch processions and
an
disfraces y wear costumes
d
Santa no es tan popular como en Inglaterra – Santa isn’t as popular as in me parece una fiesta con and it seems like a very
Ne England mucha tradición. traditional festival.
w los Reyes Magos traen los regalos el 6 de enero – the 3 kings bring the
Además, siempre he soñado Also, I’ve always dreamed of
presents on 6th January
Ye con ir a España going to Spain
mucha gente va a la Misa de Gallo la Nochebuena – lots of people go to
En España – In Spain
ar midnight mass on Christmas Eve para ver una corrida de toros to watch a bullfight
la gente come las doce uvas a medianoche la Nochevieja para tener buena
suerte – people eat 12 grapes at midnight on NYE for good luck sin embargo pienso que es un however I think that it’s a bit
se come la cena de Navidad en Nochebuena – they eat Christmas dinner on poco anticuado old fashioned
Christmas eve
y mucha gente dice que es And lots of people say it’s a
Pavo trufado de Polvorones – almond Turrón – nougat usually Roscón de Reyes – una tradición cruel. cruel tradition
Navidad – turkey biscuits containing almonds traditional cake.
stuffed with truffles Usually contains a coin A model text on festivals
se queman figuras de madera – wooden figures are burnt
se construyen hogueras – bonfires are built
se disparan fuegos artificiales – fireworks are set off
se lanzan huevos/tomates – eggs/tomatoes are thrown
niños – children
las calles se llenan de… - the streets are filled with… jóvenes – young people
familias – families
España – Spain
come manzanas de caramelo – eat toffee apples
La fiesta de… - the decora las casas/las tumbas – decorate houses/graves
México – Mexico
festival of… la gente – the con flores/velas – with flowers/candles
Fes se celebra en… people prepara linternas/áltares – prepare lanterns/altars
muchos países donde -
tiva - is celebrated
hispanohablantes – where
ve desfiles – watch processions
Esta tradición in… lleva disfraces – wear costumes
ls antigua – this old
in lots of Spanish
lleva un pañuelo rojo – wear a red scarf
speaking countries
13
tradition huye de un grupo de toros – run away from a group of bulls
Inglaterra - English
Los deberes
(para Viernes 24 de noviembre)

1. Compare 2 celebrations then write a paragraph in

Spanish explaining which is your favourite celebration and
why (use comparatives/superlatives and the impersonal
“Se”) 5 min (improve / finish)
• Eg.: Creo que la Tomatina es más divertida que …. porque se
lanzan y se ….. Es la mejor fiesta del mundo. Me gustaría
asistir porque me encantan los tomates…

Use the SB slide 10 – model answer on the right hand side.

Be ready to answer questions on slide 9 in the bottom right
hand corner.