Entre amigos: extended reading (Edexcel)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can read aloud and answer reading comprehension questions on the topic of friends and family.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- It is important to have a good knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to accurately read aloud in Spanish.
- It is important to spot tricky sounds and cognates, and mentally rehearse before reading aloud in Spanish.
- 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.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word
Common misconception
There is not much I can do to prepare for Spanish reading exams.
You can prepare for Spanish reading exams by revising vocabulary to make sure you can understand as many words as possible.
Teacher tip
Slide 8 contains only Higher-tier words. Task A1 can be easily adapted to focus on words that are relevant to your students' tier and exam board.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'beginning'?
Q2.Which words are conjunctions?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to cry, crying
to call, calling
to notice, noticing
to accompany, to go with, accompanying, going with
to tell, to count, telling, counting
to meet, to get together, meeting, getting together
Q4.Order the words to say 'her younger sister has grown a lot in six months'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'last month there was an exciting flamenco event'.
Q6.Order the words to say 'why did you choose that film to see together?'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'dangerous'?
Q2.Which word means 'birth'?
Q3.Order the months from the start of the year to the end of the year.
Q4.Match the Spanish to the English.
to come closer, coming closer
to understand, understanding
to try, trying, to attempt, attempting
to arrive, arriving
to ask, asking (a question)
to have, having
Q5.Order the words to say 'the new theatre will be open in September'.
Q6.Order the words to say 'recently my memory has been very bad'.
To help you plan your 11 Spanish lesson on: Entre amigos: extended reading (Edexcel), download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 11 Spanish lesson on: Entre amigos: extended reading (Edexcel), download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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