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Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (AQA)

I can confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.

Lesson 1 of 3
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  • Year 11
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Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (AQA)

I can confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.

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Lesson details

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to have a firm knowledge of Spanish SSCs in order to accurately transcribe spoken Spanish.
  2. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
  3. 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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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'aquarium'?

tienda
ceremonia
Correct answer: acuario
pueblo
guitarra

Q2.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:jugar,to play, playing

to play, playing

Correct Answer:trabajar,to work, working

to work, working

Correct Answer:preferir,to prefer, preferring

to prefer, preferring

Correct Answer:empezar,to begin, beginning

to begin, beginning

Correct Answer:celebrar,to celebrate, celebrating

to celebrate, celebrating

Correct Answer:ir,to go, going

to go, going

Q3.
Order the words to say 'we want to go to the cinema at night'.

1 - queremos
2 - ir
3 - al
4 - cine
5 - por
6 - la
7 - noche

Q4.
Order the words to say, 'I don't take the train to work because the tickets are too expensive'.

1 - no tomo
2 - el tren
3 - para
4 - ir al trabajo
5 - porque
6 - los billetes son
7 - demasiado caros

Q5.
Order the words to say 'the young people make noise with their music'.

1 - los
2 - jóvenes
3 - hacen
4 - ruido
5 - con
6 - la
7 - música

Q6.
'I live next to the park.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

Correct Answer: Vivo al lado del parque, Yo vivo al lado del parque

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'wood, forest'?

playa
Correct answer: bosque
arena
basura
natación

Q2.
'Me gusta Madrid porque mis abuelos nacieron en esta ciudad.' Why do I like Madrid?

Because my grandparents live there.
Because my grandparents go there often.
Correct answer: Because my grandparents were born in this city.
Because my parents were born in this city.
Because my grandparents like this city.

Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:poder,to be able to, can, being able to

to be able to, can, being able to

Correct Answer:descubrir,to discover, discovering

to discover, discovering

Correct Answer:visitar,to visit, visiting

to visit, visiting

Correct Answer:quedar,to stay, staying

to stay, staying

Correct Answer:vivir,to live, living

to live, living

Correct Answer:tocar,to play, playing (music)

to play, playing (music)

Q4.
Order the words to say, 'when I go to Spain, I will visit the museum'.

1 - cuando
2 - vaya
3 - a
4 - España
5 - visitaré
6 - el
7 - museo

Q5.
Order the words to say, 'your parents have decided to send you to Canada'.

1 - tus
2 - padres
3 - han
4 - decidido
5 - mandarte
6 - a
7 - Canadá

Q6.
Order the words to say, 'last spring was very boring for me'.

1 - la
2 - primavera
3 - pasada
4 - estaba
5 - muy
6 - aburrida
7 - para mí