At the Doctor's: Exam Skills (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note

David is at the doctor’s. Complete the sentences in English.

1. David has injured his _______________.

2. He can’t _______________.

3. His injury happened when he was _______________.

4. The injury happened last _______________.

Answers:

Here are the correct answers.

1. David has injured his hand.

   me duele mucho la mano

2. He can’t write.

   no puedo escribir

3. He hurt it when he was playing football.

   me caí cuando estaba jugando al fútbol

4. The injury happened last Wednesday.

   el miércoles pasado

Think logically to help you get the correct answer, e.g. the first question in this activity requires a body part.

Read aloud these sentences in Spanish.

El hombre ha muerto.
Monté a caballo ayer y ahora me duele la pierna.
Te caes mucho cuando corres.
Hay un accidente en la calle cerca de mi casa.
El médico hizo un error en el hospital.

Answer:

• You should have pronounced the [rr] and [r] sounds correctly

• You should have remembered that 'h' is silent in Spanish

• You should have pronounced the [ll] sound correctly

Daniel is talking about his friend Nadine. Complete these sentences. Write the correct letter.

Mi amiga Nadia fue al médico porque le duele la cabeza y también está cansada. Según el médico, tiene que quedarse en casa, por lo tanto no va al colegio hoy. También hay que beber mucha agua.

1. Nadia went to the doctor’s because …

   1. she has a headache.

   2. she has hurt her leg.

   3. she has hurt her hand.

2. She is feeling …

   1. weak.

   2. tired. 

   3. ill.

3. She will not go to school …

   1. this morning.

   2. today.

   3. this week.

4. She needs to …

   1. sleep.

   2. relax.

   3. drink water.

Answers:

1. Nadia went to the doctor’s because she has a headache. (A)
   le duele la cabeza

2. She is feeling tired. (B)

    también está cansada

3. She will not go to school today. (B)

   no va al colegio hoy

4. She needs to drink water. (C)

   hay que beber mucha agua

Choose the correct word from the three options.

• La enfermera dice que hay que …………………… al hospital.

The correct answer is ir. The sentence means ‘the nurse says you must go to hospital’.

We need to use an infinitive verb after hay que. Voy is the present tense 'I' form and ve is the imperative.

• Me siento mal. Me duelen …………………… dientes.

The correct answer is los. The sentence means ‘I feel bad. My teeth hurt’.

Dientes is a masculine plural noun - it ends in -s and the verb duelen is plural. El is used for masculine singular nouns and las is used for feminine plural nouns.

• ¡Eva, …………………… más agua!

The correct answer is bebe. The sentence means ‘Eva, drink more water!’.

This sentence uses the imperative. Beber is the infinitive form and bebí is the preterite (past) 'I' form.

Translate these sentences into Spanish.

1. I broke my arm yesterday.

2. Leo, drink more water.

3. My uncle suffers from heart problems.

4. She lost a lot of blood in the accident.

5. My mouth hurts.

Answers:

1. Me rompí el brazo ayer.

2. Leo, bebe más agua.

   Use the tú form of the imperative.

3. Mi tío sufre de problemas del corazón.

4. Ella perdió mucha sangre en el accidente.

5. Me duele la boca.