Shopping: Exam Skills (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note

Ricardo is shopping for a gift.

Choose the correct answer and write the letter.

1. Ricardo needs a birthday present for his …

   1. husband.

   2. brother.

   3. dad.

2. He likes …

   1. some trousers.

   2. a T-shirt.

   3. a shirt.

3. He would like the item in …

   1. blue.

   2. yellow.

   3. green.

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. A - un regalo para mi marido

2. B - me gusta esta camiseta

3. A - la quiero en azul

Prepare the following role-play.

1. Say how often you go shopping. (Give one detail.)

2. Give an opinion about shopping. (Give one detail.)

3. Say what you have bought recently and why. (Give two details.)

4. Say something you will buy in future. (Give one detail.)

5. ? Ask your friend a question about shopping.

Answer:

Here are some example responses.

1. Voy de compras todos los fines de semana.

2. Me gusta comprar ropa.

3. Ayer compré un libro.

4. Me gustaría comprar un regalo para mi madre.

5. ¿Cuál es tu tienda favorita?

You read an article about shopping. Elena is describing her shopping habits.
Answer the questions in English.

A veces voy al centro comercial, pero prefiero comprar en línea. Las cosas son más baratas y es más fácil porque no tengo que visitar una tienda. Sin embargo, hay desventajas. Cuando compro ropa en línea, no me la puedo probar. ¡También hay que pagar para enviar los productos!

1. According to Elena, what are two advantages of shopping online? [2 marks]

2. According to Elena, what are two disadvantages of shopping online? [2 marks]

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. things are cheaper / less expensive [1], it’s easier (because you don't need to visit a shop) [1]

2. you can’t try on clothes [1], you have to pay to post things / products / items [1]

We can see from prefiero that the advantages are mentioned first, and the word desventajas (disadvantages) helps to identify the negative points.

You are writing an article about shopping.
Write approximately 90 words in Spanish.
You must write something about each bullet point.
Mention:

• Your opinion of shopping

• Something you have bought recently

• Something you want to buy in future

Answer:

Here is an example response of 87 words.

En mi opinión, ir de compras es muy divertido, pero a veces es demasiado caro. Me encanta comprar ropa, sin embargo, no me gusta ir al supermercado porque es muy aburrido.
El fin de semana pasado compré un pantalón negro para una fiesta y pienso que es muy bonito. El pantalón costó ochenta euros, ¡pero había un descuento y mis padres pagaron!
La semana que viene voy a ir al centro comercial para comprar un regalo para mi abuela, porque es su cumpleaños y quiere un libro.

In my opinion, shopping is very fun, but sometimes it is too expensive. I love buying clothes, however, I don’t like going to the supermarket because it is very boring.
Last weekend, I bought black trousers for a party, and I think they are very nice. The trousers cost eighty euros, but there was a discount and my parents paid!
Next week, I am going to go to the shopping centre to buy a present for my grandmother because it is her birthday, and she wants a book.

This paragraph includes:

• a range of tenses to match the bullet points

• different subjects - ‘I’, ‘they’, ‘she’

• a range of conjunctions - pero, sin embargo, porque

• different opinion phrases - no me gusta, me encanta, pienso que

Check that your answer includes a variety of language and that you have written something about each bullet point.