Nos preparamos: reading practice (AQA)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can confidently complete exam-style reading comprehension and translation questions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
- It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
- When translating from Spanish to English, it is important to read the whole sentence before writing.
- When translating from Spanish to English, make sure your translations sound natural in English.
- When translating from Spanish to English, make sure to check the tense and subject of each verb.
Keywords
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
When translating from Spanish to English, I should translate each word in the order it appears in the Spanish sentence.
When translating from Spanish to English, make sure your translations sound natural in English. This may mean you need to change the word order from the original Spanish sentence.
Teacher tip
This lesson contains a range of activities from different exam tiers. Make sure to choose activities that are suitable for the tier of your class.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'journey'?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to interest, interesting
to learn, learning
to love, loving
to be, being (temporary states)
to have, having
to be able to, can, being able to
Q3.Order the words to say 'this year I want to work at a leisure centre'.
Q4.Order the words to say 'we are going to travel to Switzerland at the end of the summer because of our exams'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'a few days ago my parents decided to sell our house'.
Q6.'I have chosen to buy a dog.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'landscape'?
Q2.Which word means 'to support'?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to decide, deciding
to inform, informing
to pay, paying
to return, returning
to enjoy, enjoying
to help, helping
Q4.Order the words to say 'I enjoy having new adventures and exploring other countries'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'I loved trying the typical dishes in each town'.
Q6.'It was difficult not using my mobile phone.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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