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Year 11 - Spanish

Mis estudios y mi futuro: transcription, extended listening (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 confidently complete dictation tasks and respond to listening comprehension questions on the topics of your studies and your future.

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-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

  • I can rely on strategies like prediction to successfully complete listening comprehension questions.

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-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 can rely on strategies like prediction to successfully complete listening comprehension questions. Correction: Strategies like prediction can be useful, but the most important way to successfully answer listening comprehension questions is by having a broad vocabulary.

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