Spanish translation: environmental issues

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1 A. Starter Match the key words by writing the letters in the grid below. 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = 6 = 7 = 8 = 9 = 10 = 11 = 12 = Spanish English 1. el tráfico a. weather 2. el vidrio b. traffic 3. la basura c. toxic waste 4. la contaminación d. glass 5. el río e. river 6. el humo f. rainforest 7. la fábrica g. rubbish 8. el tiempo h. pesticide 9. el pesticida i. pollution 10. los residuos tóxicos j. factory 11. la selva tropical k. global warming 12. el calentamiento global l. smoke/fumes B. Scrambled sentences Unjumble the Spanish words to give the correct translation of the sentences. 1. There is a lot of rubbish in the streets. mucho hay basura en calles las 2. We must stop the destruction of the rainforest. parar debemos selva destrucción la la de tropical 3. I can t stand the fumes from the factory. humo soporto el no de fábrica la 4. How much do you know about global warming? calentamiento del sabes global cuánto 5. Are you worried about changes in the weather? Te los del cambios tiempo preocupan Page 1 of 5

2 C. Translate into English (Foundation) 1. Se respira bastante aire contaminado. 2. No se duerme bien por la contaminación lumínica. 3. Me deprime la basura en los ríos y en el mar. 4. Abundan muchas industrias ilegales. 5. No se debe permitir el uso excesivo de pesticidas. D. Translate into Spanish (Foundation) 1. I can t stand the traffic noise. 2. Some rivers are polluted with toxic waste. 3. We must try and stop global warming. 4. How much are you doing to protect the environment? 5. Are you worried about the destruction of the rainforest? E. Checklist 1. Have you added the right accents? 2. Check spellings and gender of nouns. 3. Check your verbs and tenses. 4. Have you looked back at ex. A and B for help? Page 2 of 5

3 C. Translate into English (Higher) Qué hago para ayudar al medio ambiente? Al salir de mi cuarto apago los aparatos eléctricos y la luz. Suelo llevar mi propia bolsa cuando voy de compras. Para ahorrar agua se debe dejar los grifos cerrados. Todos debemos poner nuestro granito de arena para generar menos basura. Además en todas las ciudades debe haber carriles para bicicletas. D. Translate into Spanish (Higher) I m really worried about environmental issues. The destruction of the rainforest depresses me and global warming has already caused so many changes in the weather. Where I live there is a lot of rubbish in the streets and nobody does anything! I can t stand this attitude and I always pick up litter when I can. If everyone does their bit, the world will be a better place. E. Checklist 1. Have you added the right accents? 2. Check spellings and gender of nouns. 3. Check if you ve used the definite/indefinite articles correctly ( the or a ). 4. Check adjective agreements. 5. Check your tenses Page 3 of 5

4 Teaching notes This resource is designed to develop translation skills with a focus on grammatical accuracy and contains similar tasks to the new GCSE exam questions for all boards. The resource is differentiated: all students complete the tasks on p.1 and then you can give Foundation students p.2 while Higher students move straight onto p.3. Translations below are suggestions only there may be other possible correct translations. By using the mark scheme suggested below, students can track their progress as they practise their translation skills using our other similar worksheets on different topics. For Foundation translations (individual sentences), allow two marks per sentence: one for communicating the key message and one for grammatical accuracy, giving a total out of 10. For Higher translations (short paragraphs), the answers are broken into six sections. Each section can be given one mark for communication and one mark for grammatical accuracy, to give a total out of 12. Answers A. Starter 1 = b 2 = d 3 = g 4 = i 5 = e 6 = l 7 = j 8 = a 9 = h 10 = c 11 = f 12 = k B. Scrambled sentences 1. Hay mucho basura en las calles. 2. Debemos parar la destrucción de la selva tropical. 3. No soporto el humo de la fábrica. 4. Cuánto sabes del calentamiento global? 5. Te preocupan los cambios del tiempo? C. Foundation translation into English 1. We breathe quite a lot of polluted air. 2. You can t sleep well because of light pollution. 3. The rubbish in the rivers and the sea depresses me. 4. There are lots of illegal industries. 5. We shouldn t allow the excessive use of pesticides. D. Foundation translation into Spanish 1. No soporto el ruido del tráfico. 2. Algunos ríos están contaminados con residuos tóxicos. 3. Debemos tratar de parar el calentamiento global. 4. Cuánto haces para proteger el medio ambiente? 5. Te preocupa la destrucción de la selva tropical? Page 4 of 5

5 OR C. Higher translation into English What do I do to help the environment? / When I leave my room I turn off the electrical appliances and the light. / I usually take my own bag when I go shopping. / To save water one must turn the taps off. / We must all do our bit to create less rubbish. / What s more there should be cycle lanes in all cities. D. Higher translation into Spanish Me preocupan mucho los problemas medioambientales. / Me deprime la destrucción de la selva tropical y el calentamiento global ya ha causado cambios en el tiempo. / Donde vivo yo, hay mucho basura en las calles y nadie hace nada! / No soporto esta actitud y yo siempre recojo la basura cuando puedo. / Si todos ponemos nuestro granito de arena, el mundo será un mejor lugar Page 5 of 5