Experiencias del colegio: read aloud, reading practice (Edexcel)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can apply my vocabulary knowledge and reading strategies to successfully complete exam-style reading tasks.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Using a checklist before a read-aloud task is a powerful and effective strategy.
- In a read-aloud task, think carefully about how to correctly pronounce the letters in each word and spot tricky sounds.
- Considering cognates and mentally rehearsing the text are key steps in preparation for a read-aloud task.
- We can avoid distractors by not rushing to select an answer.
- Distractors can appear anywhere - in the question, the answer options or the text itself.
Keywords
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
The more times I read the text, the better I’ll understand it.
Simply re-reading without purpose doesn’t necessarily lead to better comprehension. Strategies such as reading through the text and questions, using each question to find the relevant part of the text, avoiding distractors, etc., are more effective.
Teacher tip
It will be helpful for pupils to have a copy of the questions or better still, the texts and the questions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
friendship
pen
song
door
language, tongue
letter, lyrics
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to close, closing
to hug, hugging
to depend, depending
to revise, revising
to paint, painting
to deserve, deserving
Q3.Which sentences mean 'I have been studying Spanish for two years'?
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I play football and I play the guitar'.
Q5.Write in English: 'me da bien el inglés'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'some heavy school bags'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which is not an effective exam strategy?
Q2.Which statements about distractors are correct?
Q3.Match the words and missing sounds.
[gui]
[gi]
[au]
[ce]
[cu]
[ll]
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
timetable
playground
clothes
success
factory
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