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Year 11 - Spanish

De viaje: transcription, extended listening (AQA)

Communication and the world around us: Repaso - de viaje

Unit Summary

This unit covers the conditional and inflectional future including irregular stems, and pupils revisit impersonal verbs.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to confidently complete dictation tasks and respond to listening comprehension questions on the topic of holidays and travel.

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
  • synonym: word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word
  • distractor: incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • There is not much I can do to prepare for the listening exam.

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: There is not much I can do to prepare for the listening exam. Correction: You can prepare for the listening exam by revising vocabulary and being ready to listen out for synonyms and distractors.

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