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Year 11
Edexcel

Cuando sea mayor: develop listening, practise transcription

Learning outcomes

I can use different strategies to improve my listening and dictation skills.

I can recognise and transcribe words with the sounds [ga], [j], [ce], [ci].

New
New
Year 11
Edexcel

Cuando sea mayor: develop listening, practise transcription

Learning outcomes

I can use different strategies to improve my listening and dictation skills.

I can recognise and transcribe words with the sounds [ga], [j], [ce], [ci].

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Lesson details

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Key learning points

  1. Successful transcription involves careful listening, writing, and checking, ensuring every word written makes sense.
  2. Pre-listening strategies are important to help you prepare to listen.
  3. During-listening strategies help you stay focused, understand key information, and process what you hear in real time.
  4. Post-listening strategies help you check your understanding and reflect on the content.

Keywords

  • Transcription - process of listening to spoken words and writing them down accurately

  • Listening strategies - techniques to improve understanding and retention; they include pre-listening, during-listening, and after-listening tasks to enhance comprehension

Common misconception

Knowing and using one listening strategy is enough.

All three sets of strategies work together, and you should be flexible in applying them as needed throughout the listening process.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word is an adverb?
bisexual
heterosexual
responsable
Correct answer: realmente
virtual
Q2.
'Mi padre está __________ a ayudar'. Choose the correct missing word.
anciano
Correct answer: dispuesto
debajo
listo
quizás
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:chatear,to chat, chatting (online)

to chat, chatting (online)

Correct Answer:crecer,to grow, growing

to grow, growing

Correct Answer:esperar,to wait, hope for, expect

to wait, hope for, expect

Correct Answer:nacer,to be born, being born

to be born, being born

Correct Answer:volar,to fly, flying

to fly, flying

Correct Answer:quedar,to meet up, meeting up

to meet up, meeting up

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:cara (f),face

face

Correct Answer:éxito (m),success

success

Correct Answer:joven (m),young person

young person

Correct Answer:orgullo (m),pride

pride

Correct Answer:sonrisa (f),smile

smile

Correct Answer:resultado (m),result

result

Q5.
Order the words to say: 'mental health is a complicated topic'.
1 - la
2 - salud
3 - mental
4 - es
5 - un
6 - tema
7 - complicado
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'let's go to the pool'.
Correct Answer: vamos a la piscina

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with the correct missing sound.
Correct Answer:teng__,[ga]

[ga]

Correct Answer:via__arás,[j]

[j]

Correct Answer:na__r,[ce]

[ce]

Correct Answer:an__ano,[ci]

[ci]

Q2.
The process of listening to spoken words and writing them down accurately is called ...
Correct Answer: transcription, transcribing
Q3.
Which advice about applying listening strategies is correct?
Choose your strongest listening strategy and focus on that.
Focus on pre-listening strategies.
Focus on during-listening strategies.
Focus on post-listening strategies.
Correct answer: All listening strategies are equally important.
Q4.
Match the strategy with the correct description.
Correct Answer:Pre-listening strategies,... help you prepare to listen.

... help you prepare to listen.

Correct Answer:During-listening strategies,... help you stay focused and understand key information.

... help you stay focused and understand key information.

Correct Answer:Post- listening strategies,... help you check your understanding and reflect on the content.

... help you check your understanding and reflect on the content.

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