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      El medio ambiente: transcription, extended listening (AQA)

      I can confidently complete dictation tasks and respond to listening comprehension questions on the topic of environment.

      Lesson 2 of 3
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      • Year 11
      • AQA

      El medio ambiente: transcription, extended listening (AQA)

      I can confidently complete dictation tasks and respond to listening comprehension questions on the topic of environment.

      Lesson details

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. It is important to have a firm knowledge of Spanish SSCs in order to accurately transcribe spoken Spanish.
      2. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
      3. It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.

      Keywords

      • Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds

      • Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

      • Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word

      Common misconception

      All Spanish adjectives have masculine and feminine forms.

      Many Spanish adjectives have masculine and feminine forms, but some are invariable. Adjectives ending in -e (e.g. 'grave') and in consonants like -l, -r and -n (e.g. 'difícil', 'mejor', 'marrón') are invariable.

      Tasks A1a and A1b contain a mixture of Higher and Foundation vocabulary, but can be easily adapted to suit your class.
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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which word means 'already'?

      ahora
      contra
      hoy
      siempre
      Correct answer: ya

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:ahorrar,to save, saving
      Correct Answer:contaminar,to pollute, contaminate
      Correct Answer:investigar,to investigate, investigating
      Correct Answer:reciclar,to recycle, recycling
      Correct Answer:significar,to mean, meaning
      Correct Answer:temer,to fear, fearing

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:sinagoga (f),synagogue
      Correct Answer:esquina (f),corner
      Correct Answer:pintor (m),painter
      Correct Answer:pájaro (m),bird
      Correct Answer:pobreza (f),poverty
      Correct Answer:vidrio (m),glass

      Q4.
      Order the words to say: 'unemployment in the neighbourhood has risen due to the government'.

      1 - el paro
      2 - en
      3 - el barrio
      4 - ha
      5 - aumentado
      6 - debido
      7 - al gobierno

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'es una mentira grave'.

      Correct Answer: it is a serious lie, it's a serious lie, it is a grave lie, it's a grave lie

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'it is a difficult situation'.

      Correct Answer: es una situación difícil

      Assessment exit quiz

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the words and missing sounds.

      Correct Answer:___rrar,[ce]
      Correct Answer:no___e,[ch]
      Correct Answer:co___nar,[ci]
      Correct Answer:__nte,[ge]
      Correct Answer:ima___nación,[gi]
      Correct Answer:cha___ta,[que]

      Q2.
      Which is not an invariable adjective?

      fácil
      interesante
      joven
      Correct answer: moreno
      peor

      Q3.
      Match the synonyms.

      Correct Answer:feliz,contento
      Correct Answer:inteligente,listo
      Correct Answer:comenzar,empezar
      Correct Answer:mirar,ver
      Correct Answer:escuela (f),colegio (m)
      Correct Answer:tema (m),cuestión (f)

      Q4.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:augantar,to put up with
      Correct Answer:desarollar,to develop, carry out
      Correct Answer:fabricar,to manufacture, produce
      Correct Answer:puente (m),bridge, long weekend
      Correct Answer:hogar (m),home
      Correct Answer:riqueza (f),riches, wealth

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      UnitSpanish / Communication and the world around us: Repaso - perspectivas internacionales

      AQASpanish