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Oportunidades: photo description and conversation practice
I can develop spoken responses when describing photos and answering conversation questions about work and education.
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- Year 10
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Oportunidades: photo description and conversation practice
I can develop spoken responses when describing photos and answering conversation questions about work and education.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The PALM acronym is a useful tool to include a range of information when describing photos.
- When describing photos in Spanish, it is important to plan extended answers to talk for a prolonged period of time.
- When responding to conversation questions in Spanish, it is important to develop answers with 2-3 clauses.
Keywords
PALM - acronym for photo description (people, action, location, mood)
Clause - a whole or part of a sentence that includes a subject and verb
Common misconception
When responding to conversation questions, it will suffice to give one-word answers.
Conversation answers should be consistently developed with 2-3 clauses. One-word answers are not enough.
Learning Cycle 1 contains Higher-tier vocabulary. If students need more practice before saying their answers aloud in Task C2, they could practise writing their clauses beforehand on mini whiteboards.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'towards'?
Which word means 'towards'?
además
antes
aún
hace
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the law will have a big impact'.
Order the words to say: 'the law will have a big impact'.
Q5.'A mis abuelos __________ encanta la música'. Choose the correct missing word.
'A mis abuelos __________ encanta la música'. Choose the correct missing word.
me
te
le
se
Q6.Write in English: '¿Cuál es tu objetivo?'.
Write in English: '¿Cuál es tu objetivo?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Conversation answers should be __________ long.
Conversation answers should be __________ long.
one word
one clause
2-3 words
more than 3 clauses
Q2.Order the phrases according to the acronym PALM.
Order the phrases according to the acronym PALM.
Q3.Which responses include two clauses?
Which responses include two clauses?
En mi tiempo libre me gusta jugar al fútbol.
Juego al baloncesto y me encanta porque paso tiempo con mis amigos.
Mi colegio es grande. Está en las afueras pero hay un autobús cada día.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'in the photo there are two people'.
Write in Spanish: 'in the photo there are two people'.
