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- Year 11
- Edexcel
Salzburg, Österreich: read aloud, reading comprehension (Edexcel)
I can confidently read aloud and answer reading comprehension questions about Austria and its culture.
- Year 11
- Edexcel
Salzburg, Österreich: read aloud, reading comprehension (Edexcel)
I can confidently read aloud and answer reading comprehension questions about Austria and its culture.
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Key learning points
- It is important to have a good knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to accurately read aloud in German.
- Look out for tricky sounds and cognates, and mentally rehearse before reading aloud.
- The most important thing for successful reading comprehension is a secure knowledge of vocabulary.
- It is also very helpful to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
- When translating, 'zoom in' to translate individual words and 'zoom out' to check the meaning of the whole sentence.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - (SSC) relationship between letters and their sounds
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word
Prediction - strategy that involves anticipating what the answers might be by listing German words or phrases
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading or listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
I can rely on strategies like recognising synonyms and avoiding distractors to successfully complete all reading comprehension questions.
Whilst strategies such as recognising synonyms and avoiding distractors are very helpful, they are only possible with a really secure and broad knowledge of the vocabulary list. Consolidating vocabulary is therefore the most important preparation.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'along'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to help, helping
to come, coming
to lie, be situated
to travel, travelling
to hike, hiking
to know (something)
Q3.Match the German and English.
area (of study, or within a certain location)
journey, drive, trip
castle
landscape, countryside
wall
centre
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The stay in the hotel was pleasant.'
Q5.Write in English: 'ich lief durch den Park'.
Q6.Write in German: 'there were many famous buildings'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.The most important thing for successful reading comprehension is a secure knowledge of __________. It is helpful to look out for __________ and avoid __________. Choose the correct missing words.
Q2.Match the words and missing sounds.
[eu]
[äu]
[ö]
[o]
[sch]
[sp]
Q3.'Der Chef hat schlechte Noten in der Schule bekommen.'. Choose the correct translation.
Q4.Match the German and English.
found
drove, travelled
read
slept
died
pulled, moved