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Year 11
AQA

¿Adónde vamos? Role-play, read aloud

Learning outcomes

I can complete read aloud and role-play tasks in the context of visiting countries in the Hispanic world.

I can apply my knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences in Spanish to complete a read aloud task.

New
New
Year 11
AQA

¿Adónde vamos? Role-play, read aloud

Learning outcomes

I can complete read aloud and role-play tasks in the context of visiting countries in the Hispanic world.

I can apply my knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences in Spanish to complete a read aloud task.

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Key learning points

  1. [ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think' in most of Spain, and 's' in Latin America and the Canary Islands.
  2. [h] is silent at the beginning of a word or in between vowels. [ch] is pronounced like 'noche'.
  3. It’s important to identify tricky sounds before attempting read aloud tasks.
  4. When preparing and performing role-plays, it is important to answer using short phrases or sentences.
  5. The question you ask must be relevant to the context of the role-play.

Keywords

  • Read aloud - task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish

  • Role-play - task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play

Common misconception

[ce], [ci] and [z] always sound like the 'th' in 'think' in Spain, the Canary Islands and Latin America.

[ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think' in most of Spain, and 's' in Latin America and the Canary Islands.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which is a subjunctive verb form?

es
eres
ser
Correct answer: sea
soy

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:capacidad (f),capacity

capacity

Correct Answer:desventaja (f),disadvantage

disadvantage

Correct Answer:inteligencia (f),intelligence

intelligence

Correct Answer:monte (m),hill, hills, countryside

hill, hills, countryside

Correct Answer:preocupación (f),worry, concern

worry, concern

Correct Answer:valle (m),valley

valley

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:bello,beautiful

beautiful

Correct Answer:judío,Jewish

Jewish

Correct Answer:lento,slow

slow

Correct Answer:lesbiana,lesbian

lesbian

Correct Answer:musulmán,Muslim

Muslim

Correct Answer:situado,situated, located

situated, located

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'we get together to study every Friday'.

1 - nos
2 - juntamos
3 - para
4 - estudiar
5 - todos
6 - los
7 - viernes

Q5.
Write in English: 'hace falta practicar'.

Correct Answer: it is necessary to practise, it's necessary to practise

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'listening is enough'.

Correct Answer: basta con escuchar

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Where do [ce], [ci] and [z] sound like the 'th' in 'think'?

Correct answer: Spain
Latin America
the Canary Islands
Latin America and the Canary Islands
Spain, Latin America and the Canary Islands

Q2.
Which sound is silent in Spanish?

[g]
Correct answer: [h]
[j]
[ch]
[z]

Q3.
'Say what you think of homework'. Choose the best response to this prompt to score in a role-play.

Aburrido.
Hago mis deberes en la biblioteca.
Correct answer: Pienso que los deberes son útiles.
Pienso que los deportes son interesantes.
Con mis amigos en el colegio.

Q4.
You are talking to your Argentinian friend. Ask them what they do in their free time.

Correct Answer: Qué haces en tu tiempo libre

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