Frida Kahlo 1907-1954

Frida Kahlo grew up in a house called La Casa Azul with her parents and six sisters. That house is now the Frida Kahlo museum. As a child, Frida loved to draw. At age 6, she caught a disease called polio which damaged her right leg.

Initially studying medicine, Kahlo changed her career path following a serious accident. As part of her recovery, Kahlo underwent thirty-five operations but she kept painting. Her mother had a special easel made for her so she could paint in bed, and her father lent her his box of oil paints and some brushes.

Frida often painted portraits of herself. She wanted to show people about her suffering, her inability to have children, and also the people in her life. She created one hundred and forty three paintings, and of these, fifty-five are self-portraits.

Frida was proud of her Mexican heritage. She was inspired by traditional Mexican art which is wonderfully colourful, bright, patterned, symbolic art. It is full of feathers, flowers, dancing, music, and texture. She often featured animals in her self-portraits, such as monkeys, parrots, a hairless dog, and a deer. The ‘Self Portrait with Monkey’ (1938) shows Frida standing in front of trees and leaves wearing a traditional Mexican blouse and necklace, along with an elaborate hairstyle that also reflects her heritage.

Year 7 Spanish HT1

Hello!How are you?Fine, thanks.greatnot badawfulWhat are you called?I am called…Where do you live?I live in…See you later!Goodbye!

¡Hola!¿Qué tal?Bien, gracias.fenomenalregularfatal¿Cómo te llamas?Me llamo…¿Dónde vives?Vivo en…¡Hasta luego!¡Adiós!

I am…amusingbrilliantfantasticgenerousgreatcoolcleverseriousnice, kindsincereshysillyquiet, calm

Soy…divertido/aestupendo/afenomenalgeneroso/agenialguaylisto/aserio/asimpático/asincero/atímido/atonto/atranquilo/a

My passion is…My hero is…sportfootballmusictennis

Mi pasión es…Mi héroe es…el deporteel fútbolla músicael tenis

I have…A sisterA brotherA half sister/stepsisterA half brother/stepbrotherI have no siblingsI’m an only child (male)I’m an only child (female)

Tengo…Una hermanaUn hermanoUna hermanastraUn hermanastroNo tengo hermanosSoy hijo únicoSoy hija única

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Mi passionMy passion

¿Tienes hermanos?Do you have siblings?

La personalidadPersonality

SaludosGreetings

I have…A horseA guinea pigA rabbitA catA dogA fishA mouseA snakeI don’t have petsWhat is it like?What are they like?

Tengo…un caballouna cobayaun conejoun gatoun perroun pezun ratónuna serpienteno tengo mascotas¿Cómo es?¿Cómo son?

¿Tienes mascotas?Do you have pets?

I am… years old.When is your birthday?My birthday is the… of…

Tengo… años.¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?Mi cumpleaños es el… de…

¿Cuántos años tienes?How old are you?

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

enerofebreromarzoabrilmayojuniojulioagostoseptiembreoctubrenoviembrediciembre

Los mesesThe months

whiteyellowblackredgreengreybrownbluepinkorange

blanco/aamarillo/anegro/arojo/averdegrismarrónazulrosanaranja

Los coloresColours

Remember! Months in Spanish don’t have capital

letters!

Use the 5 steps below to learn to spell any wordLOOK Look carefully at the word for 10 secondsSAY Say the word out loud to practise pronunciationCOVER Cover up the word when you have learned itWRITE Write the word from memoryCHECK Check your word against the originalDid you get it right? If not, what did you get wrong? Spend time learning that bit of the word. Go through the steps again until you get it right.

Spelling strategy

Year 7 Spanish HT1

La Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Família (full name Basílica i Temple Expiatoride la Sagrada Família) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).

Although not finished, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010 it was consecrated (dedicated to a special purpose) and made a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.

Building of the Sagrada Família began in 1882. Gaudístarted working on it in 1883. He took over the project, and changed it with his ideas on architecture and engineering.

Gaudí worked on it until he died. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the building was finished. There is an expected finish date of 2026–100 years after Gaudí'sdeath.

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I like…I really like…I don’t like…I don’t like at all…to chat onlineto write emailsto listen to musicto play videogamesto readto send text messagesto surf the netto go out with my friendsto watch TVbecause it is…because it is not…interestingcoolamusing, funnystupidboring

Me gusta…Me gusta mucho…No me gusta…No me gusta nada…chatearescribir correosescuchar músicajugar a los videojuegosleermandar SMSnavegar por internetsalir con mis amigosver la televisionporque es…porque no es…interesanteguaydivertido/aestúpido/aaburrido/a

In my free time…I danceI sing karaokeI talk with my friendsI ride my bikeI take photosI play the guitar

En mi tiempo libre…bailocanto karaokehablo con mis amigosmonto en bicisaco fotostoco la guitarra

sometimesfrom time to timeneverevery day

a vecesde vez en cuandonuncatodos los días

It’s hotIt’s coldIt’s sunnyIt’s nice weatherIt’s rainingIt’s snowingWhat do you do when it’s raining?

Hace calorHace fríoHace solHace buen tiempoLlueveNieva¿Qué haces cuandollueve?

Year 7 Spanish HT2

¿Qué tiempo hace?What’s the weather like?

¿Qué te gusta hacer?What do you like doing?

Expresiones de frecuenciaExpressions of frequency

Expresiones de frecuenciaExpressions of frequency

Football in Spain

Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbolde España) is the national football team of Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque.

The team is often called La Roja ("The Red [One]"), La Furia Roja ("The Red Fury"), La Furia Española ("The Spanish Fury") or just La Furia ("The Fury").

The Spanish team became a member of FIFA in 1904, even though the team was made in 1909. Spain had their first match on the 8th of August 1920 against Denmark. Since the team's creation in 1909, they have been in 13 FIFA World Cups, and 9 UEFA European Football Championships.

Spain is one of the eight national teams to have been crowned world cup winners, having participated in a total of 15 of 21 FIFA World Cups and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has also won three continental titles, having appeared at 10 of 15 UEFA European Championships.

What/which?When…?Where…?How/what…?How many…?Why…?Who…?

¿Qué…?¿Cuándo…?¿Dónde…?¿Cómo…?¿Cuántos…?¿Por qué…?¿Quién…?

Algunas preguntasSome questions

Monday TuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayOn Mondays, every MondayOn Tuesdays, every Tuesday

lunesmartesmiércolesjuevesviernessábadodomingolos luneslos martes

Remember! Days in Spanish

don’t have capital letters!

Los días de la semanaThe days of the week

I do martial arts.I do athletics.I do/go horseriding.I do gymnastics.I do/go swimming.I play basketball.I play football.I play tennis.I play volleyball.I like it!I like it a lot!I really, really like it!I love it!

Hago artes marciales.Hago atletismo.Hago equitación.Hago gymnasia.Hago natación.Juego al baloncesto.Juego al fútbol.Juego al tenis.Juego al voleibol.¡Me gusta!¡Me gusta mucho!¡Me gusta muchísimo!¡Me encanta!

¿Qué deportes haces? What sports do you do?

springsummerautumnwinter

la primaverael veranoel otoñoel invierno

Las estaciones – The seasons

Year 7 Spanish HT2

A cognate is spelt the same in English as in Spanish. Most of the time they mean exactly the same, too, for example:

piano piano

In Spanish there are also lots of words that look similar to English words but are not identical. These words are called near-cognates. They often have exactly the same meaning as the English (but not always!).

músicamusic

However, there are some words that look identical, or almost identical, to English words but have different meanings. These are often called false friends. For example, you have met the Spanish word once. This doesn’t mean the same as the English word “once”! Can you remember what it does mean, and how to pronounce it?

So the lesson from this is to use your knowledge of English to help you work out the meanings of Spanish words, but be careful. There are some that can trip you up.

Cognates and near-cognates

Christmas in Spain

Christmas is an important celebration in Spain. On Christmas Eve people have a dinner of seafood, then meat (turkey, beef or lamb), and turron (almond nougat) for dessert. If they are Catholics, at midnight they go to la Misa de Gallo, literally “The Mass of the rooster”.

Spanish homes usually have a Christmas tree and often un belén (a nativity scene). In some parts of Spain, you may see people dancing la jota (a folk dance) or playing la zambomba (a special kind of drum that is played by pulling a rope).

Year 7 Spanish Grammar

The present tense

Regular verbs

trabajar to work trabajo I work trabajas you work

comer to eat como I eat comes you eat

vivir to live vivo I live vives you live

The present tense – Iregular verbs

To go – Ir To be – Ser To have – Tener

I go Voy I am Soy I have Tengo

You go Vas You are Eres You have Tienes

He/she goes Va He/she is Es He/she has Tiene

We go Vamos We are Somos We have Tenemos

You (all) go Vais You (all) are Sois You (all) have Tenéis

They go Van They are Son They have Tienen

To do/make – Hacer To want – Querer To be able to – Poder

I do Hago I want Quiero I can Puedo

You do Hace You want Quieres You can Puedes

He/she does Haces He/she wants Quiere He/she can Puede

We do Hacemos We want Queremos We can Podemos

You (all) do Hacéis You (all) want Queréis You (all) can Podéis

They do Hacen They want Quieren They can Pueden