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Lesson 17 of 9
  • Year 11
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Entre amigos: extended reading (Edexcel)

I can read aloud and answer reading comprehension questions on the topic of friends and family.

Lesson 17 of 9
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  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

Entre amigos: extended reading (Edexcel)

I can read aloud and answer reading comprehension questions on the topic of friends and family.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to have a good knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to accurately read aloud in Spanish.
  2. It is important to spot tricky sounds and cognates, and mentally rehearse before reading aloud in Spanish.
  3. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
  4. 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.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'beginning'?

orgullo
Correct answer: principio
emergencia
drama
excursión

Q2.
Which words are conjunctions?

desaparecer
gira
Correct answer: mientras
todo
Correct answer: sino

Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:llorar,to cry, crying

to cry, crying

Correct Answer:llamar, llamarse,to call, calling

to call, calling

Correct Answer:notar,to notice, noticing

to notice, noticing

Correct Answer:acompañar,to accompany, to go with, accompanying, going with

to accompany, to go with, accompanying, going with

Correct Answer:contar,to tell, to count, telling, counting

to tell, to count, telling, counting

Correct Answer:juntarse,to meet, to get together, meeting, getting together

to meet, to get together, meeting, getting together

Q4.
Order the words to say 'her younger sister has grown a lot in six months'.

1 - su
2 - hermana
3 - menor
4 - ha
5 - crecido
6 - mucho en
7 - seis meses

Q5.
Order the words to say 'last month there was an exciting flamenco event'.

1 - el
2 - mes
3 - pasado
4 - hubo
5 - un evento
6 - emocionante
7 - de flamenco

Q6.
Order the words to say 'why did you choose that film to see together?'.

1 - por qué
2 - elegiste
3 - esa
4 - película
5 - para
6 - ver
7 - juntos

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'dangerous'?

lento
Correct answer: peligroso
perdido
viejo
emocionante

Q2.
Which word means 'birth'?

muerte
Correct answer: nacimiento
protagonista
sangre
momento

Q3.
Order the months from the start of the year to the end of the year.

1 - febrero
2 - marzo
3 - junio
4 - julio
5 - agosto
6 - octubre
7 - noviembre

Q4.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:acercarse,to come closer, coming closer

to come closer, coming closer

Correct Answer:entender,to understand, understanding

to understand, understanding

Correct Answer:intentar,to try, trying, to attempt, attempting

to try, trying, to attempt, attempting

Correct Answer:llegar,to arrive, arriving

to arrive, arriving

Correct Answer:preguntar,to ask, asking (a question)

to ask, asking (a question)

Correct Answer:tener,to have, having

to have, having

Q5.
Order the words to say 'the new theatre will be open in September'.

1 - el
2 - teatro
3 - nuevo
4 - estará
5 - abierto
6 - en
7 - septiembre

Q6.
Order the words to say 'recently my memory has been very bad'.

1 - recientemente
2 - mi
3 - memoria
4 - ha
5 - estado
6 - muy
7 - mal