Mis vacaciones: writing a longer account
A strong holiday account has three tenses, a clear structure and at least one opinion with a reason.
Part of your national curriculum
- Writing: Write prose using an increasingly wide range of grammar and vocabulary, and write creatively to express their own ideas and opinions
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Write prose using an increasingly wide range of grammar and vocabulary, and write creatively to express their own ideas and opinions
Key learning points
- • Structure
- • Useful language
- • Raising the level
This lesson at a glance
- 24 minutes
- 19 parts to scroll through
- 4 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
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Mis vacaciones: writing a longer account
A strong holiday account has three tenses, a clear structure and at least one opinion with a reason.
In a nutshell
Write prose using an increasingly wide range of grammar and vocabulary, and write creatively to express their own ideas and opinions
Learning cycle
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Part 1 · Structure
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
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Structure
Where and when (past), what you did (past), what it was like (opinion with reason), what you will do next time (future). Four short paragraphs beat one long one.
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
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Useful language
Fui a..., me alojé en..., pasé una semana..., lo pasé genial, hizo mucho calor, fue inolvidable. For the future: el año que viene voy a visitar..., me gustaría ir a...
Quick check
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
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Part 2 · Raising the level
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
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Raising the level
Add a subordinate clause with aunque or mientras. Add an unexpected detail — that is what makes writing sound like a person rather than a textbook. Vary the sentence openings; three sentences starting 'Fui' reads flat.
Quick check
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
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Worked example
Model answer
El verano pasado fui a Andalucía con mi familia y me alojé en un apartamento pequeño cerca de la playa. Por la mañana nadábamos y por la tarde visitamos la Alhambra, que fue impresionante aunque hacía muchísimo calor. Lo pasé genial porque probé comida nueva y hablé español con los camareros. El año que viene me gustaría volver y quedarme más tiempo. — Three tenses, two connectives, one clear opinion.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
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Game · Recall cards
Which sentence shows the widest range of grammar?
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Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Mis vacaciones: writing a longer account
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. Which sentence shows the widest range of grammar?
2. Which word means 'exciting'?
3. 'Demain, j'irai à la plage' is set in which tense?
4. 'Inoubliable' most likely means...
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Write prose using an increasingly wide range of grammar and vocabulary, and write creatively to express their own ideas and opinions