KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Mis estudios y mi futuro: 'desde hace', 'llevar', extended writing (Edexcel)
Studying and my future: Repaso - el colegio y el trabajo
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Your learning goal
I can complete exam-style writing tasks on topics related to my studies, school and future aspirations.
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Mis estudios y mi futuro: 'desde hace', 'llevar', extended writing (Edexcel): slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can complete exam-style writing tasks on topics related to my studies, school and future aspirations.
Key learning points
- 'Desde hace' means 'for' and it appears together with the present tense to say how long we've been doing something.
- 'Hace' means 'ago' and we use it with the past.
- We use the present tense of 'llevar' + time + present participle to say how long we have been doing something.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Words to know
- desde hace
- for (a period of time)
- llevar+time+present participle
- two-verb structure to say how long we have been doing something
- BORDER
- acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common mistakes
I can only use BORDER for short pieces of writing.
BORDER is also a very useful strategy for extended pieces of writing. Simply apply it to each paragraph separately. This will help you respond clearly and completely to each bullet point.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning Cycle 3 includes a Higher-only task. The BORDER strategy, used to support students in tackling the 150-word task in this cycle, can also be applied to the 90-word task, which is a Foundation/Higher task. In mixed groups, teachers can assign one of the bullet points to Foundation students.