vocab for directed writing

Question 1

last year

Answer 1

el ano pasado

Question 2

a few months ago

Answer 2

hace unos meses

Question 3

in summer/ in winter

Answer 3

en el verano/ invierno

Question 4

in the future

Answer 4

en el futuro

Question 5

when i’m a university student

Answer 5

cuando soy un estudiante de universidad

Question 6

in a few months/years

Answer 6

en unos meses/ anos

Question 7

i went/ we went

Answer 7

fue/fuimos

Question 8

i spent two amazing weeks

Answer 8

pase dos semanas asombrosas

Question 9

it was a school trip

Answer 9

esto era un viaje de la escuela

Question 10

i stayed

Answer 10

me quede

Question 11

we stayed

Answer 11

nos quedamos

Question 12

in a campsite which was situated ten minutes from the beach

Answer 12

en un campamento que fue situado dies minutos de la playa

Question 13

it was clean, comfortable and very convenient

Answer 13

era limpio, comodo y muy conveniente

Question 14

i had my own room-how lucky!

Answer 14

yo tenia mi propio cuarto- que suerte!

Question 15

i had to share my room which was a bit annoying

Answer 15

tuve que compartir mi cuarto que era un poco incomodo

Question 16

i got up

Answer 16

me levante

Question 17

i especially liked

Answer 17

sobre todo me gusto

Question 18

what i didnt like was that

Answer 18

lo que no me gusto era esto

Question 19

that it was a bit too hot for me

Answer 19

que estaba un poco demasiado caliente para mi

Question 20

i made new friends because everyone was very nice

Answer 20

hice nuevos amigos porque todo el mundo era muy simpatico

Question 21

everybody was very welcoming

Answer 21

todo el mundo era muy acogedor

Question 22

i enjoyed myself with my pen friend because we had the same tastes

Answer 22

me diverti mucho con mi corresponsal porque teniamos los mismos gustos

Question 23

i found it difficult to speak spanish and to understand what people were saying to me

Answer 23

lo encontre dificil hablar en espanol y entrender lo que la gente decia

Question 24

what i liked about the spanish school was

Answer 24

lo que me gustaba del instituto espanol era

Question 25

that the food in the canteen was more varied and healthy than in my school

Answer 25

que la comida en el comedor era mas variada y sane que la comida en mi instituto

Question 26

that all the teachers and pupils were very nice and happy to have us there

Answer 26

que todul los profesores y los alumnos eran muy simpacticos y contentos de teneros alli

Question 27

what i didnt like about the spanish school was

Answer 27

lo que no me gustaba del instituto espanol fue

Question 28

that the school day was longer than in scotland

Answer 28

que el dia escolar mas largo que en escocia

Question 29

one day we went on a trip

Answer 29

una dia fuimos de excursion

Question 30

we visited the town hall, a museum and at midday we ate paella in a small restaurant

Answer 30

visitamos el ayuntamiento un mueso y a mediodia comimos paella en un resturante pequeno

Question 31

There was so much to do; you could go skiing, mountaineering, hillwalking

Answer 31

Había tanto que hacer; se podía hacer esquí, montañismo, senderismon

Question 32

We ate in good Spanish restaurants which were not as dear as in Scotland

Answer 32

Comíamos en un restaurantes buenos españoles y no eran tan caros como en Escocia

Question 33

We got up early and went to bed early - the daily routine was really tiring

Answer 33

Nos levantábamos temprano y nos acostábamos pronto la rutina diaria era muy cansada

Question 34

I would recommend the experience to other young people my age

Answer 34

Recomendaría esta experiencia a otros jóvenes de mi edad

Question 35

I really enjoyed my self

Answer 35

Me divertí mucho

Question 36

Even though I missed Scotland

Answer 36

¡A pesar de que echara de menos a Escocia!

Question 37

It wasn't easy but now I a, quite proud of myself because I learnt loads if things

Answer 37

No fue fácil, pero ahora estoy bastante orgullosa de mi misma porque aprendí un montón de cosas nuevos

Question 38

I looked for a job on the Internet and the boss interviews me on the phone

Answer 38

Busque un trabajo en internet y el jefe me hizo una entrevista por teléfono

Question 39

I went to work in Spain instead of working near my home because

Answer 39

Fui trabajar en España en vez de trabajar cerca de casa porque

Question 40

I thought that working abroad would give me more independence

Answer 40

Creía que un trabajo en el extranjero me daría más independencia

Question 41

I have just spent a gap year in Africa

Answer 41

Acabo de pasar un año sabático en África

Question 42

I worked as a volunteer for a charity organisation because I wanted to do something to help others

Answer 42

Trabaje como voluntaria con una organización de caridad porque quería hacer algo para ayudar a otros

Question 43

Before leaving I worked in a supermarket all summer and I saved up

Answer 43

Antes de salir, trabaje en un supermercado todo el verano y ahorré mucho dinero