Experiencias de racismo: develop understanding
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can translate complex sentences from English to Spanish in the context of people’s experiences of racism in Mexico.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Present-tense verbs ending in -gir or -ger have a spelling change in the 1st person singular e.g. dirigir > dirijo.
- [gi] and [ge] are pronounced as in ‘imaginar’ and ‘gente’.
- [j] is pronounced as in 'ojo'.
- You can use context, cognates and prior learning to aid reading comprehension.
- Before translating from English into Spanish, it is important to consider the grammatical features involved.
Keywords
[gi] - pronounced as in 'imaginar'
[ge] - pronounced as in 'gente'
[j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'
Irregular 1st person verb - verb that is irregular in the 1st person singular form of the present tense
Common misconception
In Spanish, [g] is always pronounced as in 'gol'.
The pronunciation of [g] varies depending on the vowels that follow. [g] followed by [a], [o] or [u] is hard, whereas [g] followed by [i] or [e] is soft.
Teacher tip
Starter Quiz Q2 and Task C Qs 5, 6 are aimed at Higher Tier Students. If more scaffolding is required for Task C, you could provide students with the first letter of each Spanish word.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the near-cognates.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Which Spanish words have a soft [g] sound?
Q4.How do you spell the 1st person singular form of 'exigir' (to demand, demanding)?
Q5.Write the missing verb: recomiendo, recomiendas, , recomendamos, recomendáis, recomiendan
Q6.Write the missing word: 'Mi hermana no ordena su habitación.' (My sister never tidies her bedroom.)
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.True or false? The [g] sound in Spanish is always hard, as in 'gol'.
Q2.What is the missing verb?: , proteges, protege, protegemos, protegéis, protegen
Q3.Write the missing form of 'coger': 'Nunca el autobús' (we never catch the bus).
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.What are the missing words?: '__________ puede recomendar __________ solución' (nobody can recommend any solution).
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