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Fiestas y costumbres: photo description, read aloud

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Unit Summary

This unit introduces idiomatic phrases 'acabar de' with the infinitive, 'seguir' with a present participle, and 'continuar' with a present participle. Pupils revisit third person singular and plural regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives and question words.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to complete dictation and photo description tasks in the context of festivals and customs.

Key Notes

  • [ca] is pronounced as in 'casa', [co] is pronounced as in 'comer' and [cu] is pronounced as in 'cultura'.
  • When describing a photo, it is important to use full sentences that include a verb.
  • When describing a photo, it is important to convey a range of information about the image.
  • PALM is a useful acronym for remembering the types of information to include in a photo description.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • PALM: acronym for photo description tasks (people and objects, action, location, mood)
  • read aloud: task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish
  • photo description: task in which the student describes a photo in speech or writing

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • It is possible to describe a photo without needing to use verbs.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

[ca] is pronounced as in 'casa', [co] is pronounced as in 'comer' and [cu] is pronounced as in 'cultura'. When describing a photo, it is important to use full sentences that include a verb.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'PALM'

acronym for photo description tasks (people and objects, action, location, mood). Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: It is possible to describe a photo without needing to use verbs. Correction: It is necessary to use full sentences to successfully describe a photo. Sentences always include a verb.

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