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      Nos preparamos: reading practice (Edexcel)

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can confidently complete exam-style reading comprehension and translation questions.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
      2. It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
      3. When translating from Spanish to English, it is important to read the whole sentence before writing.
      4. When translating from Spanish to English, make sure your translations sound natural in English.
      5. When translating from Spanish to English, make sure to check the tense and subject of each verb.

      Keywords

      • Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word

      • Distractror - ncorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

      Common misconception

      When translating from Spanish to English, I should translate each word in the order it appears in the Spanish sentence.

      When translating from Spanish to English, make sure your translations sound natural in English. This may mean you need to change the word order from the original Spanish sentence.

      Teacher tip

      This lesson contains a range of activities from different exam tiers. Make sure to choose activities that are suitable for the tier of your class.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which verbs are in the past?

      gustaría
      Correct answer: había
      pienso
      tiene
      Correct answer: tocaron

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:biblioteca (f),library

      library

      Correct Answer:dinero (m),money

      money

      Correct Answer:conocimiento (m),knowledge

      knowledge

      Correct Answer:idoma (m),language

      language

      Correct Answer:plato (m),plate, dish, course

      plate, dish, course

      Correct Answer:viaje (m),trip, journey

      trip, journey

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning

      to learn, learning

      Correct Answer:casarse,to get married

      to get married

      Correct Answer:quedarse,to stay, staying

      to stay, staying

      Correct Answer:probar,to try, trying

      to try, trying

      Correct Answer:pedir,to ask for

      to ask for

      Correct Answer:recibir,to receive, receiving

      to receive, receiving

      Q4.
      Order the words to say: 'there are often exams in January'.

      1 - a
      2 - menudo
      3 - hay
      4 - exámenes
      5 - en
      6 - enero

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'ayer fuimos a la costa'.

      Correct Answer: yesterday we went to the coast, we went to the coast yesterday

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'it is difficult to speak English'.

      Correct Answer: es difícil hablar inglés

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      Which adjectives are synonyms?

      antiguo
      Correct answer: contento
      Correct answer: feliz
      rápido
      triste

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:ayuda (f),help

      help

      Correct Answer:cine (m),cinema

      cinema

      Correct Answer:guerra (f),war

      war

      Correct Answer:habitación (f),room

      room

      Correct Answer:móvil (m),mobile phone

      mobile phone

      Correct Answer:piscina (f),swimming pool

      swimming pool

      Q3.
      'Está muy bien de precio'. Choose the correct translation.

      It is very good of price.
      Correct answer: It is very well priced.
      It is priced very good.
      The price is good.
      It has very good pricing.

      Q4.
      Write in English: 'decidí ir a la playa'.

      Correct Answer: I decided to go to the beach

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