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Year 11 - Spanish

Entre amigos: extended reading (Edexcel)

Communication and the world around us: Repaso - la vida diaria y en línea

Unit Summary

This first revision unit covers all persons of the present and preterite. Pupils strengthen direct objects and modal verbs. They contrast the preterite and imperfect, use imperfect forms of 'estar' with a present participle to discuss actions in progress, and use the preterite for interruptions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to read aloud and answer reading comprehension questions on the topic of friends and family.

Key Notes

  • It is important to have a good knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to accurately read aloud in Spanish.
  • It is important to spot tricky sounds and cognates, and mentally rehearse before reading aloud in Spanish.
  • It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
  • It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • sound-symbol correspondence: relationship between letters and their sounds
  • distractor: incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
  • synonym: word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • There is not much I can do to prepare for Spanish reading exams.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

It is important to have a good knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to accurately read aloud in Spanish. It is important to spot tricky sounds and cognates, and mentally rehearse before reading aloud in Spanish.

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: There is not much I can do to prepare for Spanish reading exams. Correction: You can prepare for Spanish reading exams by revising vocabulary to make sure you can understand as many words as possible.

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