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Una vida sana: extended writing
I can use a variety of tenses to talk about my healthy lifestyle.
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- Year 11
- AQA
Una vida sana: extended writing
I can use a variety of tenses to talk about my healthy lifestyle.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The Leitner System is a simple but very powerful method to revise vocabulary.
- To talk about a completed action in the past we use the preterite.
- ‘Decir’, ‘estar’, ‘venir’, ‘poner’, ‘querer’, ‘dar’, ‘traer’ and ‘poder’ have irregular stems in the preterite.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Keywords
Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past, e.g. 'I went', 'I wanted', 'I said'
BORDER - acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common misconception
If I decide to use BORDER I will apply it once for the whole writing.
If you choose to use BORDER, apply it to each paragraph separately. This will help you respond clearly and completely to each bullet point.
The teacher might want to create a classroom poster using the BORDER acronym to display as a visual reminder. It can help students remember to structure each paragraph clearly and respond fully to every bullet point in writing tasks.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Students need a copy of the words for Tasks A1 and A1b.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Esa es __________ mitad.' Choose the correct missing word(s).
'Esa es __________ mitad.' Choose the correct missing word(s).
vuestro
vuestros
vuestras
el vuestro
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'ours is located in the city'.
Order the words to say: 'ours is located in the city'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the creation of the rest'.
Write in Spanish: 'the creation of the rest'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.The acronym BORDER should be applied to every ...
The acronym BORDER should be applied to every ...
word
sentence
piece of writing
exam
Q2.The Leitner method helps with ...
The Leitner method helps with ...
listening skills
pronunciation
checking spellings
learning grammar
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I wanted and I brought'.
Write in Spanish: 'I wanted and I brought'.
