Lesson 6
Salir con los amigos.
Going out and socialising — where you go, who with, what you spend, and your opinions. Work through the eight steps below: learn the words, read, listen, translate, then practise the photo card, role-play and writing exactly as they appear in the AQA exam.
Refresh your KS3 going-out words.
You met all of these in earlier years. Tap any word to hear it, and check the model sentence to see it in action. These are the building blocks — make sure they're solid before the new GCSE words.
Twenty new GCSE words.
Each card shows the word, its meaning, a model sentence and a tag: F on the AQA list (Foundation & Higher), H Higher only, útil not on AQA's list but very useful for speaking & writing. Tap to listen.
Read, then answer.
Two texts on the same topic — a Foundation text and a tougher Higher text. Read each one, then answer the questions in English underneath. They mark themselves: tap your answer and you'll see straight away if you're right.
Salir el fin de semana — Diego
Ahora salimos más — Elena
Listen, then answer.
Press play to hear the passage read aloud, as many times as you need, then answer the English questions. You can reveal the transcript afterwards to check what you heard.
🎧 Native-quality audio. Play it as many times as you need — just like the real exam, where each recording is played twice.
Salgo con mis amigas — Marta
De pueblo a ciudad — Hugo
Translate both ways.
First Spanish → English (reading translation), then English → Spanish (the harder direction, tested in Paper 4). Have a go on paper, then tap to reveal the model answer and compare.
Translate into English
Translate into Spanish
Describe the photo card.
In the speaking exam you get a card with two photos from one theme. You must say at least one thing about each photo, then have a conversation on the topic. Here are two photos about going out with friends and the kind of questions you'll be asked.
- 1.¿Qué hay en las fotos? Describe la escena. Compulsory
- 2.¿Qué te gusta hacer cuando sales con tus amigos?
- 3.¿Dónde y con qué frecuencia quedas con tus amigos?
- 4.¿Es importante salir con los amigos? (opinión + razón)
Describing the photos — model answer
The first question is compulsory: say at least one thing about each photo. Below are two model descriptions you can adapt to whoever is in the picture — tap the speaker to hear them.
Foto A — shopping with friends. En la primera foto hay tres amigas paseando por un centro comercial. Llevan muchas bolsas de compras, así que han ido de compras juntas. Están charlando y sonriendo, y parece que lo pasan muy bien. Ir de compras con los amigos es un plan muy popular entre los jóvenes los fines de semana.
In the first photo there are three friends walking through a shopping centre. They are carrying lots of shopping bags, so they have been shopping together. They are chatting and smiling, and they seem to be having a great time. Going shopping with friends is a very popular plan among young people at weekends.
Foto B — a birthday party. En la segunda foto se ve a un grupo de amigos en una fiesta de cumpleaños. Llevan gorros de fiesta de colores y están alrededor de un chico que sostiene una tarta con velas encendidas. Va a soplar las velas y todos sonríen. Las fiestas son una forma divertida de celebrar y pasar tiempo con los amigos.
In the second photo you can see a group of friends at a birthday party. They are wearing colourful party hats and are gathered around a young man holding a cake with lit candles. He is going to blow out the candles and everyone is smiling. Parties are a fun way to celebrate and spend time with friends.
Useful vocabulary & phrases
Para empezar: en la primera / segunda foto hay… (there is) · se ve a… (you can see) · unos jóvenes / un grupo de amigos
Salir: quedar con amigos · ir de compras · dar una vuelta · ir al cine · una fiesta · tomar algo
¿Dónde / cuándo?: en el centro · en el centro comercial · el fin de semana · por la noche · hay buen ambiente · se ríen · lo pasan bien
Opinar (tu turno): me encanta salir porque… · salir cuesta dinero, así que ahorro · los amigos son muy importantes
Then the conversation
- Q2 — what you do: Cuando salgo, me gusta quedar en el centro e ir de compras porque me divierto.
- Q3 — where & when: Quedo con mis amigos en el centro comercial casi todos los sábados.
- Q4 — opinion + reason (this is where Higher students score): Para mí, salir con los amigos es esencial porque me ayuda a desconectar y a divertirme.
- Higher tier: add a tense — El sábado pasado fui a una fiesta… (preterite) or me gustaría viajar con mis amigos (conditional) — and an opinion with creo que / pienso que.
The role-play.
The instructions are in English. You must answer the prompts and ask one question (the ! bullet). Try it out loud first, then reveal the model answers.
Your Spanish friend asks you about going out and socialising. Your teacher plays your friend.
Model answers & tips
Write your answer.
Two tasks in the real exam style — a Foundation ~50-word task (five bullets) and a Higher ~90-word task (three bullets). Use the sentence starters (tap to drop them into the pad) and the useful vocab, then compare with a model answer.
Salir con los amigos
≈ 50 words · 5 bullets · 10 marksDescribe qué haces cuando sales con tus amigos. Menciona los cinco puntos. Escribe aproximadamente 50 palabras en español.
Salir con los amigos
≈ 90 words · 3 bullets · 15 marksDescribe qué haces cuando sales, qué hacías antes y tus planes para el futuro. Menciona los tres puntos. Escribe aproximadamente 90 palabras en español.
Foundation answers cover all the bullets with clear, accurate present-tense sentences joined by y, pero and porque, plus at least one opinion. Higher answers do all that and then reach further: more than one tense (e.g. imperfect vivía, near future voy a, conditional me gustaría), opinions with developed reasons, a wider range of connectives (aunque, sin embargo, además) and more ambitious vocabulary. The biggest single lift from Foundation to Higher is justifying opinions and using a second and third tense accurately.