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Year 11 - Spanish

Experiencias del colegio: read aloud, reading practice (Edexcel)

Studying and my future: Repaso - el colegio y el trabajo

Unit Summary

This revision unit covers the present tense in-depth. Pupils revisit 'ser' and 'estar', the present continuous, idiomatic phrases, and use of 'usted'. Pupils also strengthen the preterite and imperfect.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to apply your vocabulary knowledge and reading strategies to successfully complete exam-style reading tasks.

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.
  • We can avoid distractors by not rushing to select an answer.
  • Distractors can appear anywhere - in the question, the answer options or the text itself.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • distractor: incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The more times I read the text, the better I'll understand it.

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. 'distractor'

incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The more times I read the text, the better I'll understand it. Correction: Simply re-reading without purpose doesn't necessarily lead to better comprehension. Strategies such as reading through the text and questions, using each question to find the relevant part of the text, avoiding distractors, etc., are more effective.

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