Year 10 - Spanish
Conflictos: develop reading
My neighbourhood: conflictos
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Unit Summary
This unit focuses on revisiting the imperfect tense. Pupils revisit imperfect forms of 'ir', 'ver', 'ser', -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. They use imperfect forms of 'estar' with a present participle for events in progress in the past, and use the preterite for interruptions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use active reading strategies to understand a text in the context of conflict and human rights.
Key Notes
- Identifying and avoiding distractors is key to ensuring we don't jump to the wrong conclusions during reading tasks.
- Active reading strategies support reading comprehension and accuracy in responses.
Vocabulary To Learn
- distractor: incorrect but plausible answer option in reading tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
- active reading: engaging fully with the text in a focused effort to understand and find relevant information
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Reading and re-reading a text is always an effective way to read for understanding and get the right answers to comprehension questions.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Identifying and avoiding distractors is key to ensuring we don't jump to the wrong conclusions during reading tasks. Active reading strategies support reading comprehension and accuracy in responses.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'distractor'
incorrect but plausible answer option in reading tasks, designed to test your attention to detail. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Reading and re-reading a text is always an effective way to read for understanding and get the right answers to comprehension questions. Correction: Simply reading and re-reading a text isn't always the most effective way to read for understanding. Using active reading strategies such as reading the title and reading and annotating the questions can boost comprehension and accuracy in responses.
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