Directed Writing Phrases

Directed Writing Phrases
Higher Spanish
Expressing when you went
El verano pasado
El invierno pasado
El año pasado
Durante las vacaciones navideñas/ Pascuas
Hace dos años
Durante las vacaciones del verano
El junio pasado
Last summer
Last winter
Last year
During the Christmas/Easter holidays
Two years ago
During the summer holidays
Last June
Expressing where you went and with whom / who came to stay
Fui a España
Fuimos a Los EE.UU
Fuimos a Madrid la capital de España
Me quedé en las afueras de la ciudad
Doce jóvenes vinieron a nuestro colegio
en un intercambio escolar
Salí con mi familia
Salí solo/a
Salí con un grupo escolar
Eramos 20 en el grupo
Alojamos en un pension en el sur.
Fuimos a la Sierra Nevada para esquiar
Una chica alojó conmigo
I went to Spain.
We went to the USA.
We went to Madrid the capital of Spain.
I stayed on the outskirts of the city.
12 young people came to our school
on a school exchange.
I went away with my family.
I went away on my own.
I went away with the school.
There were 20 in the group.
We stayed in a boarding house in the south.
We went to the Sierra Nevada to ski.
A girl stayed with me.
Expressing how you travelled
Viajé en tren / en autocar
Cogimos el ferry desde Dover
Cogimos el avión
Cogimos el avión y el ferry
We travelled by train / by coach
We took the ferry from Dover
We took the plane
We took the plane and the ferry.
Expressing what you did during the journey
Durante el viaje me dormí
Hablé con otros viajeros
Miré por la ventana
Pasé un rato leyendo
During the journey I fell asleep
I spoke to other travellers
I looked out the window
I spent some time reading
Expressing how long you stayed
Pasé una semana en Madrid
Pasamos dos semanas en España
Trabajé para dos meses en España
I spent 1 week in Madrid
We spent two weeks in Spain
I worked for two months in Spain
Expressing where you stayed
Alojamos en un hotel de tres estrellas
El hotel estaba parte de una estación de esquí.
Me quedé en un albuergue juvenil
Me quedé con una familia española
Fui a la casa de mi amigo por correspondencia
Había 4 personas en la familia
Hicimos camping en el campo
We stayed ina three star hotel.
The hotel was part of the ski-ing
station.
I stayed in a Youth Hostal.
I stayed with a Spanish family.
I went to my penpal’s house.
There were four people in the family.
We went camping in the countryside.
Describing your accommodation.
Vivía en una casa grande
El hotel fue asqueroso
El apartamento fue demasiado pequeño.
Comparté mi habitación con…
She/He lived in a big house.
The hotel was grotty.
The flat was too small.
I shared a room with…
Expressing how you got on with people
Me llevaba muy bien con…
La familia/mi jefe/sus amigos
No me llevaba bien con todo el mundo
Hice muchos buenos amigos
Mi jefe fue muy simpatico
I got on well with…
the family/ my boss/ their friends
I didn’t get on well with everyone
I made a lot of good friends
My boss was really nice
Giving a general opinion of your stay
Me lo pasé muy bien / bomba
Nos lo pasamos bomba
Me aburrí un poco
Echaba mucho de menos mi familia
El trabajo fue mal pagado
I had a great time
We had a great time
I got a little bored
I missed my family a lot
the job was badly paid
Expressing what you did on one particular day
Un día fui de compras
Decidimos organizar una fiesta
Una noche fuimos a los bares y las discotecas/ clubs
Una mañana fiu al centro
Me perdí en el centro
One day I went shopping
We decided to organise a party
One night we went clubbing
On day I went into town
I got lost in town
Expressing things that happened more than once
Iba a los cafes la mayoría de los días
Planchaba la oreja a eso de la una
El invitaba a sus amigos al piso
I would go to cafes most days
I usually went to bed about 1
He used to invite friends round to the
flat
Todas las noches comíamos en el hostal
We ate in the hostel every night.
Tomaba el sol a la playa cada día
I sunbathed every day
Íbamos de excursion cada semana
We went on excursions every week
Limpiaba el piso
I cleaned the flat
Cada mañana lavaba los platos
every morning I did the dishes
El fin de semana fuimos a todos los sitios turísticos At the weekend we went to all the
tourist sights
Por la noche ayudaba a mi madre preparar la cena At night I used to help my mum
prepare dinner
Expressing likes and dislikes
No me gusto la comida
La comida era muy rica
La familia era muy acogedora
El trabajo era estresante
Ella le gusto mucho mi colegio
A él no le gusta la comida escocesa nada
I didn’t like the food
The food was delicious
The family was very welcoming
The work was quite stressful
She liked my school a lot
He didn’t like the Scottish food.
Suggesting whether or not you would repeat the experience
Me gustaría volver a Madrid
No me gustaría volver nunca a Barcelona
Preferiría ir sólo o con amigos
Me vendría major viajar en avión
Recomendaría una estancia al extranjero
No viajaría nunca jamas con mi familia
No tengo ganas de invitar un español a mi casa
I’d like to do back to Madrid
I never want to go back to Barcelona
I’d prefer to go alone or with friends.
It would suit me better to go by plane
I’d recommend a spell abroad
I’d never travel again with my family
I’m not keen on inviting a Spaniard
to stay at mine.
Giving a reason for your opinion
El viaje era demasiado largo
Hacía demasiado calor /frio
No teníamos nada en común
Los profesores eran demasiados estrictos
Gasté demasiado dinero
El piso me costó un riñon
Los mosquitos me picaban por toda la noche
Tuvé una insolación muy mala
Me costó mucho entender los españoles
Los nativos hablan demasiado rápidos
Cada día fue una aventura
The journey was too long
It was too hot/cold
We didn’t have anything in common
The teachers were too strict
I spent too much money
The flat cost me an arm and a leg
The mosquitoes bit me all night.
I got really bad sunstroke
I found it hard to understand the
Spaniards.
The locals speak to fast.
Every day was a new adventure.
Describing the job you did
Trabajé como lavaplatos / secretario/a
Camarero/a
El trabajo era fácil / difícil / variado
Tuve que trabajar muy duro
I worked as a dishwasher /secretary
waiter / waitress
The work was easy/ hard/ varied
I had to work really hard
Describing the weather
Hacía muy buen tiempo
Nevaba cada mañana
Habían tormentas por la noche
Hacía mucho sol y calor todo el tiempo
Llovía algunos días
Hacía mucho frio / fresquito
The weather was great
It snowed every morning
It was stormy at night
It was sunny and hot all the time
It rained some days
It was cold / nippy