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¿Adónde vamos? Role-play, read aloud

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 complete read aloud and role-play tasks in the context of visiting countries in the Hispanic world.

Key Notes

  • [ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think' in most of Spain, and 's' in Latin America and the Canary Islands.
  • [h] is silent at the beginning of a word or in between vowels. [ch] is pronounced like 'noche'.
  • It's important to identify tricky sounds before attempting read aloud tasks.
  • When preparing and performing role-plays, it is important to answer using short phrases or sentences.
  • The question you ask must be relevant to the context of the role-play.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • read aloud: task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish
  • role-play: task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • [ce], [ci] and [z] always sound like the 'th' in 'think' in Spain, the Canary Islands and Latin America.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think' in most of Spain, and 's' in Latin America and the Canary Islands. [h] is silent at the beginning of a word or in between vowels. [ch] is pronounced like 'noche'.

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

task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: [ce], [ci] and [z] always sound like the 'th' in 'think' in Spain, the Canary Islands and Latin America. Correction: [ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think' in most of Spain, and 's' in Latin America and the Canary Islands.

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