De compras en la ciudad: role play, develop listening
I can use a range of strategies to improve understanding in listening tasks and ask and answer questions in a shopping role-play scenario.
- Year 10
- AQA
De compras en la ciudad: role play, develop listening
I can use a range of strategies to improve understanding in listening tasks and ask and answer questions in a shopping role-play scenario.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- A strong knowledge of high frequency vocabulary is key to unlocking effective listening comprehension.
- Prediction involves anticipating what the answers might be by generating relevant words in Spanish.
- Recognising synonyms often involves identifying specific examples of a more general category, e.g. 'manzana' - 'fruta'.
- Identifying and avoiding distractors is key to ensuring we don’t jump to the wrong conclusions during listening tasks.
- In a role-play scenario, you have to ask as well as answer questions.
Keywords
Prediction - strategy that involves anticipating what the answers might be by listing relevant Spanish words or phrases
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning as another word
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
The only factor in understanding listening tasks is vocabulary. If I know enough words, I don’t need any strategies to comprehend what I hear.
A strong knowledge of high frequency vocabulary is key to unlocking effective listening comprehension. However, strategies such as prediction, synonym recognition and identifying distractors can also improve listening skills.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.'¿__________ está el mercado?'. Choose the correct question word.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'tomorrow we will prepare the street for a party'.
Q5.Write in English: '¿Te gustaría nadar?'
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I go shopping with my friends (m)'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which word is an adverb?
Q2.Match the listening strategies to the correct description.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
