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Year 10 - Spanish

De compras en la ciudad: role play, develop listening

Travel and tourism: nuevos lugares

Unit Summary

This unit revisits singular forms of the inflectional future tense, and introduces plural forms. It also introduces further irregular stems. Pupils learn pronouns 'alguno/a/os/as' and 'ninguno/a/os/as', the present tense with 'desde hace', and 'llevar' with a time period and present participle.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use a range of strategies to improve understanding in listening tasks and ask and answer questions in a shopping role-play scenario.

Key Notes

  • A strong knowledge of high frequency vocabulary is key to unlocking effective listening comprehension.
  • Prediction involves anticipating what the answers might be by generating relevant words in Spanish.
  • Recognising synonyms often involves identifying specific examples of a more general category, e.g. 'manzana' - 'fruta'.
  • Identifying and avoiding distractors is key to ensuring we don't jump to the wrong conclusions during listening tasks.
  • In a role-play scenario, you have to ask as well as answer questions.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • prediction: strategy that involves anticipating what the answers might be by listing relevant Spanish words or phrases
  • synonym: word that has the same or very similar meaning as another word
  • distractor: incorrect but plausible answer option in listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The only factor in understanding listening tasks is vocabulary. If I know enough words, I don't need any strategies to comprehend what I hear.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

A strong knowledge of high frequency vocabulary is key to unlocking effective listening comprehension. Prediction involves anticipating what the answers might be by generating relevant words in Spanish.

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

strategy that involves anticipating what the answers might be by listing relevant Spanish words or phrases. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The only factor in understanding listening tasks is vocabulary. If I know enough words, I don't need any strategies to comprehend what I hear. Correction: A strong knowledge of high frequency vocabulary is key to unlocking effective listening comprehension. However, strategies such as prediction, synonym recognition and identifying distractors can also improve listening skills.

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