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  • Year 11
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Una vida más sana: dictation, extended listening (Edexcel)

I can confidently complete dictation tasks and respond to listening comprehension questions on the topic of healthy lifestyles.

Lesson 11 of 6
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  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

Una vida más sana: dictation, extended listening (Edexcel)

I can confidently complete dictation tasks and respond to listening comprehension questions on the topic of healthy lifestyles.

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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

There is not much I can do to prepare for the listening exam.

You can prepare for the listening exam by revising vocabulary and being ready to listen out for synonyms and distractors.


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When completing the listening comprehension tasks, make sure students listen to the whole audio before writing their answers. This will help them to avoid falling into traps set by distractors. You could encourage them to put their pens on the desk during the first play to make sure of this.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:arroz (m),rice

rice

Correct Answer:caballo (m),horse

horse

Correct Answer:domingo (m),Sunday

Sunday

Correct Answer:excursión (f),excursion, trip

excursion, trip

Correct Answer:humo (m),smoke

smoke

Correct Answer:té (m),tea

tea

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:me gustaría,I would like

I would like

Correct Answer:le gustaría,she, he, it would like

she, he, it would like

Correct Answer:te gustaría,you would like

you would like

Correct Answer:falta,it's still to be

it's still to be

Correct Answer:por un lado,on one hand

on one hand

Correct Answer:por otro lado,on the other hand

on the other hand

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:atender,to attend, attending

to attend, attending

Correct Answer:bajar,to go down

to go down

Correct Answer:dormirse,to sleep, fall asleep

to sleep, fall asleep

Correct Answer:informar,to inform, informing

to inform, informing

Correct Answer:mantener,to maintain, maintaining

to maintain, maintaining

Correct Answer:tomar el sol,to sunbathe, sunbathing

to sunbathe, sunbathing

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I would not say that it is very obvious'.

1 - no
2 - diría
3 - que
4 - es
5 - muy
6 - evidente

Q5.
Write in English: 'un ser humano'.

Correct Answer: a human being

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'there would be a tall mountain'.

Correct Answer: habría una montaña alta

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which statements about the listening exam are incorrect?

I should listen out for synonyms and distractors.
Correct answer: It’s more important to use a strategy like prediction than know lots of words.
Correct answer: There is not much I can do to prepare for the listening exam.
I should read the questions carefully before listening.
I shouold predict relevant vocabulary before listening.

Q2.
Match the words and missing sounds.

Correct Answer:___uegas,[j]

[j]

Correct Answer:trans___nero,[gé]

[gé]

Correct Answer:se___dora,[gui]

[gui]

Correct Answer:no___e,[ch]

[ch]

Correct Answer:hambur___sa,[gue]

[gue]

Correct Answer:nari___,[z]

[z]

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:peso (m),weight

weight

Correct Answer:pie (m),foot

foot

Correct Answer:piscina (f),swimming pool

swimming pool

Correct Answer:sábado (m),Saturday

Saturday

Correct Answer:tableta (f),tablet

tablet

Correct Answer:Tomatina (f),Spanish tomato festival

Spanish tomato festival

Q4.
'Tienes que comprar un billete.'. Which sentence has the same meaning?

No quiero comprar un billete.
Le gustaría comprar un billete.
Correct answer: Se necesita comprar un billete.
No debes comprar un billete.
Se puede comprar un billete.