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Year 11 - Spanish

Una visita especial: translation, transcription

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 use different strategies to improve your dictation and translation skills.

Key Notes

  • Successful transcription involves careful listening, writing and checking, ensuring every word written makes sense.
  • Effective translation requires more than direct word-for-word substitution.
  • The VAN check involves checking your verbs, adjectives and nouns after translating.
  • The VAN check can significantly improve accuracy when tackling translation tasks.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • transcription: process of listening to spoken words and writing them down accurately, also known as dictation
  • translation, translating: changing words or sentences from one language into another, so the meaning stays the same
  • VAN check: a proofreading technique to improve the accuracy of verbs, adjectives, and nouns

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Translating word-for-word is an effective strategy when tackling translation tasks.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Successful transcription involves careful listening, writing and checking, ensuring every word written makes sense. Effective translation requires more than direct word-for-word substitution.

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

process of listening to spoken words and writing them down accurately, also known as dictation. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Translating word-for-word is an effective strategy when tackling translation tasks. Correction: Effective translation requires more than direct word-for-word substitution. Applying knowledge of grammar and using proofing strategies, such as the VAN check (Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns), can significantly improve accuracy.

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