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Message from a friend: extended reading and writing
I can read and understand a longer text in Spanish using reading techniques and I can write about my school.
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- Year 7
Message from a friend: extended reading and writing
I can read and understand a longer text in Spanish using reading techniques and I can write about my school.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To read and understand a longer text in Spanish, reading techniques are useful.
- To write about school, 'tener' and no + 'tener' is used.
Keywords
Pero - means 'but'
O - means 'or'
Common misconception
It is best to focus first on the unfamiliar words in a longer text.
This should be done in last place, when context has been read.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How do you spell 'amigo' in Spanish?
How do you spell 'amigo' in Spanish?
a-me-i-ge-o
a-eme-i-ege-o
Q2.Select the odd one out.
Select the odd one out.
botella
caballo
planta
Q3.Translate this sentence: 'I have a question, is Mrs. Smith English?'
Translate this sentence: 'I have a question, is Mrs. Smith English?'
Tengo una pregunta, ¿está el señor Smith inglés?
Tienes una pregutna, ¿es el señor Smith inglés?
Tiene una pregunta, ¿el señor Smith es inglés?
Q4.Which of this words doesn't start with a 't' in Spanish?
Which of this words doesn't start with a 't' in Spanish?
also
phone
task
Q5.Which of these words also starts with a 'p' in English?
Which of these words also starts with a 'p' in English?
palabra
periódico
pregunta
Q6.Match the questions with the answers - parts of the answers are omitted.
Match the questions with the answers - parts of the answers are omitted.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which set of words is correct?
Which set of words is correct?
¿Silencio o falso?
¿Grupo o falso?
¿Entiendo o falso?
Q2.Match the English with the Spanish.
Match the English with the Spanish.
Q3.Choose which of these words are cognates of English words: clase, examen, pero, porque, problema
Choose which of these words are cognates of English words: clase, examen, pero, porque, problema
clase, examen, pero
porque, problema, pero
clase, pero, problema
Q4.Which of these words is not a cognate?
Which of these words is not a cognate?
grupo
portugueses
historia
Q5.¿Verdadero o falso? Sam tiene muchas botellas.
¿Verdadero o falso? Sam tiene muchas botellas.
verdadero
Q6.Rewrite this sentence, changing it to negative and replacing the noun for 'plant': 'Tengo un caballo.'
Rewrite this sentence, changing it to negative and replacing the noun for 'plant': 'Tengo un caballo.'
