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Year 11 - Spanish

Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (Edexcel)

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Unit Summary

This unit draws together known grammar and vocabulary in practising the skills for the different elements of the GCSE examination.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.

Key Notes

  • It is important to have a firm knowledge of Spanish SSCs in order to accurately transcribe spoken Spanish.
  • It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
  • It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.

Vocabulary To Learn

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

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • I can rely on strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors to do well in my listening exam.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

It is important to have a firm knowledge of Spanish SSCs in order to accurately transcribe spoken Spanish. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'sound-spelling correspondences'

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 can rely on strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors to do well in my listening exam. Correction: Strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors are useful for listening exams, but the most important thing is to have a broad vocabulary.

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