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Year 11 - Spanish

¿Adónde fuiste? Extended writing

Communication and the world around us: lugares y personas famosos

Unit Summary

This unit furthers pupils' knowledge of the subjunctive. Pupils learn singular subjunctive forms of 'ir' and 'venir', and use the subjunctive after verbs of emotion and 'para que'. Pupils refresh and learn new impersonal verbs, and are introduced to adjectival phrases with 'lo' and an adjective.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to produce a detailed piece of writing that uses the correct tense to respond directly to each bullet point.

Key Notes

  • The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
  • The VAN check involves checking your verbs, adjectives and nouns after writing.
  • The VAN check can significantly improve accuracy when completing writing tasks.
  • You must respond to the bullet point using the correct tense (e.g. past, present, future) to fully address it.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • BORDER: acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
  • VAN check: a proofreading technique to improve the accuracy of verbs, adjectives and nouns

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • As long as I say something about the topic, it doesn't matter what tense I use.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts. The VAN check involves checking your verbs, adjectives and nouns after writing.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'BORDER'

acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: As long as I say something about the topic, it doesn't matter what tense I use. Correction: You must respond to the bullet point using the correct tense (e.g. past, present, future) to fully address it. Other tenses can add depth, but they don't replace the need to respond directly in the specified tense.

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