Speaking Flashcards

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Presentation, start phrases:

‘I’m going to talk about…’

A

Voy a hablar de…

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Presentation, end phrases:

‘To finish, I would say that…’

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Para terminar, diría que…

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Presentation, useful phrases:

‘I will never forget…’

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nunca olvidaré

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Questions you can ask:

‘Could you repeat the question (more slowly) please?’

A

Podría repetir la pregunta (más despacio) por favor?

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Questions you can ask:

‘Could you rephrase the question please? I don’t understand the word x’

A

Podría reformular la pregunta por favor? No entiendo la palabra x’

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Photo, good phrases to use:

It seems that

What tense is this followed by?

A

parece que…

The subjunctive

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Photo, good phrases to use:

I think that

What tense is this followed by?

A

pienso que…

The indicative

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Photo, good phrases to use:

maybe + [indicative]
maybe + [subjunctive]

What do you need to remember about the second one?

A

a lo mejor + [indicative]
quizás + [subjunctive]

Quizás is usually used to talk about things that are negative

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Presentation, good phrases to use:

I found it

A

me pareció

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Presentation, good phrases to use:

I liked it

A

me gustó

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Photo, good phrases to use:

I believe that

What tense is this followed by?

A

creo que

The indicative

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Role play, ending:

Thank you for your help today, I appreciate it

Is this formal or informal - why?

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Gracias por su ayuda hoy, yo lo aprecio

Formal, because you’re using usted

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Role play, ending:

Can I think about it?

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Puedo pensarlo

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Role play, ending:

I will come back to pick it up

A

volveré para coleccionarlo

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Role play, ending:

Can I come back to…

A

puedo volver para…

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Role play, ending:

It’s been good talking to you

A

ha estado bien hablar contigo

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Q

Role play, ending:

Have a good day

Is this formal or informal - why?

A

que tenga un buen día

Because it’s using usted

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Role play, ending:

See you soon

A

hasta pronto

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Q

Role play, ending:

All good?

A

todo bien?

20
Q

Presentation:

What two things do you need to remember to make sure you speak for long enough?

A
  1. Add in as much detail as possible
  2. Speak slower
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Q

Role play, ending:

I will let you know

Is this formal or informal - why?

A

Le comunicaré

Formal, because it uses ‘le’ (the third person direct object pronoun for usted)

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Q

Photo, good phrases to use:

It seems to me that…

What tense does this take?

A

me parece que…

The indicative

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Photo, good phrases to use:

I suppose that…

What tense does this take?

A

supongo que…

The indicative

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Photo, good phrases to use:

They could be…
It could be…

A

podrían ser…
podría ser…

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Role play, starting phrase: Should I start?
¿Empiezo yo?
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Role play, end phrases: Let's keep in touch Is this formal or informal? What situation might be appropriate for this?
Vamos hablando Informal When organising something
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Role play, end phrases: See you [time, e.g. the weekend] Is this formal or informal? What situation might be appropriate for this?
Nos vemos a [time] Informal When organising something
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Role play, good phrases to use: Pardon?
¿Cómo?
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Role play, end phrases: Okay then Is this formal or informal?
Venga Informal
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Role play, end phrases: Okay then, good bye, see you soon Is this formal or informal?
Venga, adios, hasta pronto Informal
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Role play, good phrases to use: You have been very helpful Is this formal or informal - why?
ha sido muy amable Formal because it uses usted
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Role play, good phrases to use: okay, don't worry Is this formal or informal?
pues nada Either - can be used in both contexts
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Presentation, end phrases: In summary...
en resumen...
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Photo, how to answer: How should you describe the photo? Outline 5 steps. For each step, state which tense you should use.
1. Start with 'en la photo hay…' 2. Description: people, relationship (conditional), place 3. What they are doing (present continuous) 4. What has just happened (preterito perfecto / acabar de + inf) and WHY 5. What will happen next (going to future / future) and WHY
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Photo, how to answer: When describing the relationships between the people in the photo... What tense should you use? What phrase can you use?
The conditional podrían ser... (they could be...) podría ser... (it could be...)
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Photo, how to answer: When describing what might have happened, how do you say... It seems to me that they have [past participle]... I suppose that they have [past participle]... I think they have [past participle]... I think they have just [past participle]...
me parece que ellos han [past participle] supongo que ellos han [past participle] pienso que ellos han [past participle] pienso que acaban de [infinitive]
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Photo, how to answer: When describing what is going to happen next, how do you say... I think they are going to [infinitive] It seems to me they are going to [infinitive] I suppose that they are going to [infinitive]
pienso que ellos van a [infinitive] me parece que ellos van a [infinitive] supongo que ellos van a [infinitive]
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Photo, how to answer: When describing what is happening, how do you say... They are [gerund]
Ellos estan [gerund]