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      Fiestas y costumbres: photo description, read aloud

      Learning outcomes

      I can complete dictation and photo description tasks in the context of festivals and customs.

      I can spell and pronounce [ca], [co] and [cu].

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      Fiestas y costumbres: photo description, read aloud

      Learning outcomes

      I can complete dictation and photo description tasks in the context of festivals and customs.

      I can spell and pronounce [ca], [co] and [cu].

      Lesson details

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. [ca] is pronounced as in 'casa', [co] is pronounced as in 'comer' and [cu] is pronounced as in 'cultura'.
      2. When describing a photo, it is important to use full sentences that include a verb.
      3. When describing a photo, it is important to convey a range of information about the image.
      4. PALM is a useful acronym for remembering the types of information to include in a photo description.

      Keywords

      • PALM - acronym for photo description tasks (people and objects, action, location, mood)

      • Read aloud - task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish

      • Photo description - task in which the student describes a photo in speech or writing

      Common misconception

      It is possible to describe a photo without needing to use verbs.

      It is necessary to use full sentences to successfully describe a photo. Sentences always include a verb.

      Teachers may wish to share their own experience of trying or making Spanish tortilla as this is a new vocabulary item that appears in the first part of the lesson.
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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which word is not a cognate?

      la importancia
      la independencia
      Correct answer: la informática
      la influencia
      independiente

      Q2.
      Which word does not refer to food?

      verdura (f)
      pollo (m)
      Correct answer: vaso (m)
      huevo (m)

      Q3.
      Complete the multi-word phrases.

      Correct Answer:tener,ganas de
      Correct Answer:Islas,Baleares
      Correct Answer:hacer,turismo
      Correct Answer:qué,tal
      Correct Answer:llegar,a

      Q4.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:haré,I will do
      Correct Answer:podré,I will be able
      Correct Answer:tendré,I will have
      Correct Answer:soñar,to dream, dreaming
      Correct Answer:salvar,to save, saving

      Q5.
      Order the words to say: 'the hairdresser does not work in June'.

      1 - el
      2 - peluquero
      3 - no
      4 - trabaja
      5 - en
      6 - junio

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'we don't have a timetable'.

      Correct Answer: No tenemos un horario., Nosotros no tenemos un horario, Nosotras no tenemos un horario

      Assessment exit quiz

      5 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the sounds with the Spanish words.

      Correct Answer:[ca],house, bed
      Correct Answer:[co],to eat, kitchen
      Correct Answer:[cu],culture, discussion

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:carta (f),letter, menu
      Correct Answer:cena (f),dinner, evening meal
      Correct Answer:comida (f),food
      Correct Answer:oferta (f),offer
      Correct Answer:tortilla (f),Spanish omelette
      Correct Answer:poder (m),power

      Q3.
      Order the phrases to correspond to the acronym PALM.

      1 - Hay tres niños y un animal.
      2 - Juegan al fútbol.
      3 - Están en el parque.
      4 - Están felices.

      Q4.
      Which is the best sentence to describe a photo?

      la cocina
      Correct answer: cocinan en la cocina
      cocinar
      hay cocinar
      estoy en la cocina

      Q5.
      Write in Spanish: 'I can vote'.

      Correct Answer: Puedo votar., Yo puedo votar.

      Lesson appears in

      UnitSpanish / Popular culture: Fiestas y costumbres

      AQASpanish

      EdexcelSpanish