Holiday Activities (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
Written by: Carolina Hernández Domínguez
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Holiday activities
The sub-topic Holiday Activities requires you to articulate descriptions and opinions related to traveling, holidays, and tourism
Discussions about holidays frequently require you to handle different time frames, especially describing past events and future plans
These revision notes will unlock core vocabulary related to holidays, accommodation, and eating out, practice the essential grammar point of the preterite tense, and share top strategies for tackling exam questions on this topic
Holiday activities: vocabulary
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
Topic focus | excursión | n (f) | trip / excursion |
turismo | n (m) | tourism | |
turista | n (m/f) | tourist | |
vacaciones | n (fpl) | holidays | |
viaje | n (m) | trip / journey | |
Holiday verbs | descansar | v | (to) rest / relax |
disfrutar | v | (to) enjoy | |
reservar | v | (to) book / reserve | |
viajar | v | (to) travel | |
Accommodation | alojamiento | n (m) | accommodation |
camping | n (m) | camp site / camping | |
hotel | n (m) | hotel | |
Eating out | cenar | v | (to) have dinner / tea |
comida | n (f) | food / meal | |
restaurante | n (m) | restaurant | |
tapas | n (fpl) | small dishes of food / bar snacks |
Higher Tier Only vocabulary
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English | Example phrase | English translation |
Adjective | agradable | adj | pleasant / nice | El ambiente fue muy agradable. | The atmosphere was very pleasant. |
Key nouns/features | ambiente | n (m) | atmosphere | Me encantó el ambiente nocturno. | I loved the night atmosphere. |
arena | n (f) | sand | La arena de la playa era caliente. | The sand on the beach was hot. | |
Key verb | regresar | v | (to) come back / return | Regresé de Cuba ayer. | I returned from Cuba yesterday. |
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