Year 11 - Spanish
¿A quién sigues en redes? Photo card
Media and technology: Internet y yo
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn how to use pronouns after prepositions, including emphatic use after 'a'. They revisit the syntax of sentences with interesar-type verbs. The unit introduces irregular past participles 'muerto', 'vuelto', 'cubierto', 'dicho', 'roto'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to talk about your and other people's habits related to social media.
Key Notes
- When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to convey a range of information.
- The PALM acronym is a useful prompt to include a range of information when describing photos.
- When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to use full sentences with verbs.
- To make a photo description more interesting and complex, add justifications and contrasts.
Vocabulary To Learn
- PALM: acronym for photo description tasks (people and objects, action, location, mood)
- justification: an explanation or reason given for something that has been stated
- contrast: a comparison made to show the differences between two or more things, people, or ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I can describe a photo using single words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to convey a range of information. The PALM acronym is a useful prompt to include a range of information when describing photos.
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: I can describe a photo using single words. Correction: When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to use full sentences with verbs. To make the description even more interesting and complex add justifications and contrasts.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Dos directores de cine: perfect tense Study Guide
- Internet: 'interesar'-type verbs, pronouns after prepositions Study Guide
- La inteligencia artificial: 'tener' meaning 'be' Study Guide
- La última película que vi: extend writing Study Guide
- Las redes sociales y yo: conversation practice Study Guide
- Una peli de Guillermo del Toro: imperfect and preterite tenses Study Guide
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