CSEC SPANISH

PREPARATION
SESSION
PRESENTER: MS. ZAVIA CUNNINGHAM
Date: June 26, 2021
Introductory
activity
What would you do in the
following situations?
 Jorge is getting
ready for his first
day of work.
What would you say to him in
this situation?
There is a sign
put on the wet
floor.
What would the sign say?
 You were in a
fight with your
best friend.
How would you express your
apology or regret?
You are planning
a birthday party.
How will you extend an
invitation?
 Your mother
promises to take
you to Italy.
How would she express that
promise?
DIRECTED SITUATIONS
PAPER 2 SECTION
Objectives

➔ Apply the rubric for the Directed Situations of the

CSEC Spanish Examination to achieve high
performance;
➔ Employ strategies/ tips on scoring high;
➔ Sharpen reading and writing skills through practice
activities.
Instructions for the examination
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
1. Write in SPANISH the information required for EACH of the situations given
below.

2. Do NOT use more than ONE sentence for each situation. For some situations,
a complete sentence MAY NOT be necessary.

3. Do NOT translate the situations given.

4. Do NOT write EACH answer on a different page.

 Description and Assessment
For this section, you will give written Spanish
responses to 10 situations.
Each is worth 3 marks for its appropriateness
and for correctness of expression (grammatical
structure, spelling tenses, etc.).
 Description
Situations usually require that you give a response to a
communicative function:

The purpose that the language serves in a real life situation

(giving information/ instructions, giving an explanation,
making a request, making a promise, apologising,
congratulating, etc.)
1.Extend
congratulations!

What do you remember?

1.Extend
congratulations! Felicidades is most commonly
used for birthdays, weddings,
and other celebratory events
Congratulations in Spanish that could be seen as occurring
can be translated as:
without much work or effort.
1.Extend
congratulations! Felicidades is most commonly
used for birthdays, weddings,
and other celebratory events
Congratulations in Spanish that could be seen as occurring
can be translated as:
without much work or effort.
1.Extend
Enhorabuena celebrates something
congratulations! that had been in the works for a
while, like the purchase of a house, or
something that took a lot of effort to
Congratulations in Spanish achieve, like a job promotion.
can be translated as:
1.Extend
congratulations! If you translate the words that make up
enhorabuena, you get in good time.
So think of enhorabuena as about time
Congratulations in Spanish
or finally!
can be translated as: Felicitaciones is used in the same way
as enhorabuena.
1.Extend
congratulations! ¡Felicitaciones por tu trabajo nuevo!
Congratulations on your new job!
¡Enhorabuena! ¡Qué buenas noticias!
Congratulations in Spanish Congratulations! What great news!
can be translated as:
¡Felicidades a la pareja feliz!
Congratulations to the happy couple!
 2. Express good wishes on undertaking a venture

What do you remember?

2. Express good wishes on undertaking a venture

¡Éxito!

We wish you success!

¡Suerte en tu nuevo trabajo!

Good luck on your new job!

2. Express good wishes on undertaking a venture

¡Suerte en tu primer día de trabajo!

Good luck on your first day at work!
¡Te deseo todo lo mejor!
I wish you all the best.
 3. Make promises

What do you remember?

3. Make promises

Te lo prometo
I promise you

Dar la palabra
To give your word
Le prometo
I promise
 4. Invite

What do you remember?

4. Invite

Te estoy invitando
I am inviting you

Te invito a
I invite you to
Puedes venir a
You can come to
5. Give advice

When giving advice, you can soften the

tone by using a conditional form of
deber + infinitive
5. Give advice
Examples:

1. Deberías limpiar la casa en la

mañana . You should not clean the
house in the morning
2. Deberías estudiar un poco acerca de las
opciones.
You ought to study a little bit about the choices.
3. No deberías ser negativo.
You should not be negative.
6. Grant or seek permission

¿Puedo ….?: Can I …?

¿Puedo abrir la ventana?
Can I open the window?
¿Podría….? Could I…?
¿Podría abrir la ventana?:
Could I open the window?
6. Grant or seek permission

¿Me permite/s…?:
Can you allow me to….?

¿Te/le importa…?
Do you mind ….?

¿Te/le importaría…?
Would you mind…?
7. Express obligations

There are two common ways of

expressing obligation in Spanish,
to say that someone has to,
should, ought or must do
something. Look out for them in
the following sentences and tell
us how they are used.
7. Express obligations

A few examples:

• Tengo que ayudar en las reparaciones.

I have to help with the repairs.

● Debo ayudar en las reparaciones.

I must help with the repairs.

• Tenemos que estudiar la historia de

Colombia.
We have to study the history of Colombia.
7. Express obligations

A few examples:

• Debemos estudiar la historia de Colombia.

We should study the history of Colombia.

• Tuvo que irse a trabajar/ Debió irse a

trabajar.
She had to go to work.
7. Express obligations

A few examples:

What did you notice?

- What were the two common
ways?
- How were they used?
7. Express obligations

The verb deber and the verb

phrase tener que are the two
most common ways of
expressing obligation in Spanish,
to say that someone has to,
should, ought or must do
something. They are followed by
the infinitive form of the verb.
7. Express obligations

A few examples:

• Debemos practicar más para mejorar.

We should practise more in order to
improve.

• Tenemos practicar más para mejorar.

We have to practise more in order to
improve.
7. Express obligations

Now, can you try

one on your own?
7. Give warning

Ten cuidado.
Be careful.
No lo hagas.
Do not do it.
Te lo advierto.
I am warning you.
 8. Make apologies

What do you remember?

8. Make apologies

1. Use "perdón" to excuse

yourself in minor
situations. you can say
"perdóname

2. "disculpa" to apologize for minor

incidents
8. Make apologies

3. Use "Lo siento/ Siento” to

express remorse or ask for
forgiveness. Say "Lo lamento"
to express deep regret.
Siento llegar tarde para la cena.

4. Say "I owe you an apology".

To say this, use the phrase "Te debo
una disculpa",
Make apologies

5. Please accept my apology:

"le ruego me disculpe."
(informal)
6. Say "I was wrong" or "it's my
fault". To say "I was wrong," use
the phrase “Me equivoqué.
9. Express regret and disappointment

I am fed up.
Estoy harto.
I am annoyed.
Estoy molesto.
I am angry.
Estoy enfadado.
9. Express regret and disappointment

I am furious.
Estoy furioso.
It annoys me that…
Me molesta que…
 10. Express condolences and sympathy

1) Lo siento
“I’m sorry”.
lo siento mucho: “I’m
really sorry”.
 10. Express condolences and sympathy

2) Lo lamento
This one comes from the verb
“to regret” (lamentar), and is
similar to lo siento.
• I’m sorry for your loss – Lamento
tu/su pérdida.
• I’m sorry for your
grandfather’s death – Lamento
la muerte de tu/su (abuelo,
abuela, tío, etc)
Express condolences and sympathy

3) Mi sentido pésame – Mis sentidas

condolencias
My deepest condolences
(usually used at funerals;
normally used when speaking to
the family who lost a loved one.)
Express condolences and sympathy

4) Te acompaño en este momento

de dolor.
“I’m with you in this moment
of grief;”normally used when
sending condolences for the
loss of a relative.
 Tips for the Directed Situations
➔ Determine the communicative
function required for each situation.
➔ Do not use more than one sentence
to respond.
➔ You may use a comma (,) or
semi-colon (;) to separate ideas.
 Tips for the Directed Situations
➔ Read the situation carefully; answer only
what is required.
➔ Pay attention to the form of response
which is needed: question/
statement/command/ tense to be used-
past, present, future, etc.
 Tips for the Directed Situations
➔ Remember, you will not score
any marks if your response is
inappropriate.
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QUESTIONS:

1. You have been given an assignment but do

not understand the task. Write the email
you send to your teacher requesting
assistance.

2. You have applied for a job but have not

received any response. Send an email to
the manager expressing your concern.
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3. Your parents are reluctant to buy you an

article which you really want. Write the note
you leave in which you make a promise to
them if they purchase the article for you.

4. Your friend has been hospitalised after

being involved in an accident. Write the note
you send expressing your regret.
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5. Your friend asked you the answer to a

question during class. Unfortunately, it
turned out to be the wrong answer. Write a
note of apology which you pass to him/her.

6. Your sister who is studying abroad is

undecided about her future plans and seeks
your advice. Write an email advising her
what she should do.
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