Una vida sana: extended writing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a variety of tenses to talk about my healthy lifestyle.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The Leitner System is a simple but very powerful method to revise vocabulary.
- To talk about a completed action in the past we use the preterite.
- ‘Decir’, ‘estar’, ‘venir’, ‘poner’, ‘querer’, ‘dar’, ‘traer’ and ‘poder’ have irregular stems in the preterite.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Keywords
Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past, e.g. 'I went', 'I wanted', 'I said'
BORDER - acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common misconception
If I decide to use BORDER I will apply it once for the whole writing.
If you choose to use BORDER, apply it to each paragraph separately. This will help you respond clearly and completely to each bullet point.
Teacher tip
The teacher might want to create a classroom poster using the BORDER acronym to display as a visual reminder. It can help students remember to structure each paragraph clearly and respond fully to every bullet point in writing tasks.
Equipment
Students need a copy of the words for Tasks A1 and A1b.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Esa es __________ mitad.' Choose the correct missing word(s).
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to get closer, getting closer
to go down, descend
to protest, protesting
to leave, go away
to occupy, to use
to represent, representing
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
that, which, who (formal)
that, which, who (informal)
if
soon
exactly
better
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
central
included
individual
sweet
fresh
effective
Q5.Order the words to say: 'ours is located in the city'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the creation of the rest'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.The acronym BORDER should be applied to every ...
Q2.The Leitner method helps with ...
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
I was
I gave
I said
I came
I put
I was able to
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I wanted and I brought'.
To help you plan your 11 Spanish lesson on: Una vida sana: extended writing, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 11 Spanish lesson on: Una vida sana: extended writing, 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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