Year 11 - Spanish
Una vida más sana: read aloud, picture task, conversation (Edexcel)
People and Lifestyle: Repaso - consejos de vida
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Unit Summary
This revision unit focuses on a variety of moods and tenses. Pupils revisit the second person singular and plural imperative including irregulars, the conditional and impersonal verbs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to confidently complete two parts of the Spanish speaking exam: read aloud and photo description.
Key Notes
- Using a checklist before a read-aloud task is a powerful and effective strategy.
- In a read-aloud task, think carefully about how to correctly pronounce the letters in each word and spot tricky sounds.
- Considering cognates and mentally rehearsing the text are key steps in preparation for a read-aloud task.
- The PALM acronym is a useful tool to describe photos using a range of information.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sound-symbol correspondence: relationship between letters and their sounds
- PALM: acronym for photo description (people and objects, action, location, mood)
- verb clause: a piece of information that contains a subject and a verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I should keep my answers to the follow-up questions after the photo description short without extra detail.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Using a checklist before a read-aloud task is a powerful and effective strategy. In a read-aloud task, think carefully about how to correctly pronounce the letters in each word and spot tricky sounds.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'sound-symbol correspondence'
relationship between letters and their sounds. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I should keep my answers to the follow-up questions after the photo description short without extra detail. Correction: You need to try and develop your answers to the follow-up questions with at least 3 verb clauses.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Consejos de vida: plural affirmative commands, extended writing (AQA) Study Guide
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- Consejos de vida: read aloud, reading practice (AQA) Study Guide
- Consejos de vida: read aloud, reading practice (Edexcel) Study Guide
- Consejos de vida: singular affirmative commands, role-play (AQA) Study Guide
- Consejos de vida: singular affirmative commands, role-play (Edexcel) Study Guide
- Una vida más sana: dictation, extended listening (AQA) Study Guide
- Una vida más sana: dictation, extended listening (Edexcel) Study Guide
- Una vida más sana: impersonal verbs, conditional, extended writing (AQA) Study Guide
- Una vida más sana: impersonal verbs, conditional, extended writing (Edexcel) Study Guide
- Una vida más sana: read aloud, picture task, conversation (AQA) Study Guide
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