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NotesSpanish B HLTopic 5.2Gap-fill
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5.2.34 min read

Gap-fill (Spanish B HL)

IB Spanish B · Unit 5

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Contents

  1. 1What gap-fill is
  2. 2Fill the gap step by step
  3. 3In action
  4. 4Common errors
What it is: You read a note with gaps like [ – 1 – ]. Fill each gap with what you hear: three words max, 1 mark each.
The instruction on the paper: Completa los espacios en blanco. Usa como máximo tres palabras por espacio. → Fill in the blanks. Use three words at most for each gap.

Example: Completa los espacios en blanco.

Press play, fill the gaps on paper, then show the answer.

Vas a escuchar a Lorena, que presenta un festival de cine para jóvenes.

  1. Completa los espacios en blanco. Usa como máximo tres palabras por espacio. Festival de Cine Joven • Cortometrajes recibidos: más de [ – 1 – ] • Lugar: el [ – 2 – ], hoy centro cultural • Tema: la [ – 3 – ] • El jurado: solo [ – 4 – ] de secundaria

Bienvenidos a la décima edición del Festival de Cine Joven. Este año hemos recibido más de cuatrocientos cortometrajes, el doble que el año pasado. Las proyecciones serán en el antiguo mercado, que el ayuntamiento ha convertido en centro cultural. El tema de esta edición es la desigualdad. Y una novedad: por primera vez, el jurado estará formado solo por estudiantes de secundaria.

Welcome to the tenth Young Film Festival. This year we have received more than four hundred short films, twice as many as last year. The screenings will be in the old market, which the town council has turned into a cultural centre. The theme of this year's festival is inequality. And something new: for the first time, the jury will be made up only of secondary school students.

  1. 1. cuatrocientos · 2. antiguo mercado · 3. desigualdad · 4. estudiantes
Completa los espacios en blanco.
Fill in the blanks.
Usa como máximo tres palabras por espacio.
Use three words at most for each gap.
Notas de… para…
…'s notes for… (the note's title)
Un anuncio sobre…
An advert about…
Remember: Let the note's grammar predict the word: after el / la, a noun; after muy, an adjective.

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Fill the gap

1

Read

In the reading time, read the note and its title.

2

Predict

Use the words around the gap: el + noun, a las + time.

3

Catch

1st listen: the note rewords the audio; catch the key words.

4

Check

2nd listen: three words at most, and it makes sense.

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Completa los espacios en blanco.

Vas a escuchar una entrevista con Julián, que dirige un proyecto de huertos urbanos.

  1. Completa los espacios en blanco. Usa como máximo tres palabras por espacio. Notas de Julián para la radio • Origen: un [ – 1 – ] del barrio • Hoy: 32 parcelas y una larga [ – 2 – ] • Norma: prohibidos los [ – 3 – ] • Cada mes: un [ – 4 – ] con lo que sobra • Problema actual: el [ – 5 – ] en verano

El proyecto empezó en 2019 en un solar abandonado del barrio. Hoy tenemos treinta y dos parcelas, y la lista de espera es larguísima. Cada familia cultiva lo que quiere, pero hay una norma: no se pueden usar productos químicos. Los martes organizamos talleres para escolares, y una vez al mes hacemos un mercadillo donde vendemos lo que sobra. Con ese dinero compramos semillas y herramientas. Nuestro mayor problema ahora es el agua: en verano no llega para todos.

The project started in 2019 on an abandoned plot in the neighbourhood. Today we have thirty-two plots, and the waiting list is very long. Each family grows what it wants, but there is one rule: chemical products cannot be used. On Tuesdays we run workshops for schoolchildren, and once a month we hold a small market where we sell what is left over. With that money we buy seeds and tools. Our biggest problem now is water: in summer there is not enough for everyone.

  1. 1. solar abandonado · 2. lista de espera · 3. productos químicos · 4. mercadillo · 5. agua
The note rewords the audio: No se pueden usar becomes prohibidos. Find the idea, then copy the key words.

Do

  • Copy the key words you hear.
  • Use the grammar to predict the word.
  • Keep to three words.

Don't

  • Write a number the note doesn't want.
  • Answer in English.
  • Leave a gap blank.

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How Gap-fill Appears in IB Exams

Examiners use specific command terms when asking about this topic. Here's what to expect:

  • Define

    Give the precise meaning of key terms related to Gap-fill.

    AO1
  • Describe

    Give a detailed account of processes or features in Gap-fill.

    AO2
  • Explain

    Give reasons WHY — cause and effect within Gap-fill.

    AO3
  • Evaluate

    Weigh strengths AND limitations of approaches in Gap-fill.

    AO3
  • Discuss

    Present arguments FOR and AGAINST with a balanced conclusion.

    AO3

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