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- Year 11
- AQA
Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (AQA)
I can confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.
- Year 11
- AQA
Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (AQA)
I can confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.
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Key learning points
- It is important to have a firm knowledge of Spanish SSCs in order to accurately transcribe spoken Spanish.
- It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
- It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
I can rely on strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors to do well in my listening exam.
Strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors are useful for listening exams, but the most important thing is to have a broad vocabulary.
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To help you plan your year 11 Spanish lesson on: Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (AQA), download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'aquarium'?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to play, playing
to work, working
to prefer, preferring
to begin, beginning
to celebrate, celebrating
to go, going
Q3.Order the words to say 'we want to go to the cinema at night'.
Q4.Order the words to say, 'I don't take the train to work because the tickets are too expensive'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'the young people make noise with their music'.
Q6.'I live next to the park.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'wood, forest'?
Q2.'Me gusta Madrid porque mis abuelos nacieron en esta ciudad.' Why do I like Madrid?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to be able to, can, being able to
to discover, discovering
to visit, visiting
to stay, staying
to live, living
to play, playing (music)