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A day on the beach: La Playa (Juan Guinea Díaz)

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I can use what I know to work out unfamiliar vocabulary in an authentic text about a day on the beach.

I can pronounce words with [h].

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A day on the beach: La Playa (Juan Guinea Díaz)

Learning outcomes

I can use what I know to work out unfamiliar vocabulary in an authentic text about a day on the beach.

I can pronounce words with [h].

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Key learning points

  1. To pronounce words starting with [h] we ignore it and pronounce the vowel that follows.
  2. To identify the genre of a text focus on its key features. For example, rhyme, rhythm and verses suggest a poem.
  3. Adjectives mainly follow Spanish nouns and agree with them for gender and number.
  4. The surrounding words and grammar you know, and recognition of cognates, help you to work out unfamiliar word meanings.

Keywords

  • [h] - it is not pronounced in Spanish, as in 'hablar'

  • Genre - a type of something, e.g. text, music, film, or book

  • Adjective - word that gives information about a noun

Common misconception

There are no strategies I can use to understand words in a text; I either know them or I don't.

I can use several strategies to help me understand a text: I can use the surrounding words that I do know, I can use my knowledge of patterns, e.g. for adjectives, and I can use cognates.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match this holiday vocabulary.
Correct Answer:agosto,August
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August

Correct Answer:julio,July
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July

Correct Answer:mar,sea
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sea

Correct Answer:vacaciones,holidays
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holidays

Correct Answer:viajar,to travel, traveling
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to travel, traveling

Q2.
In which word is the 'h' pronounced?
hola
hablar
helado
hospital
Correct answer: none of the above
Q3.
Which is not a type of text?
poema
artículo
novela
Correct answer: leer
Q4.
Which one is better?
To try to memorise vocabulary once, for a very long time.
Correct answer: To practise vocabulary regularly, even if for a short time.
To never practise vocabulary and let it come naturally when learning.
Q5.
Match these adverbs:
Correct Answer:cada,each
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each

Correct Answer:completamente,completely
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completely

Correct Answer:durante,during
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during

Correct Answer:normalmente,usually
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usually

Q6.
How do you say 'mountain' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: montaña, 'montaña'

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words has an 'h'?
Correct answer: _ablar
_entre
Correct answer: _elado
_arena
Q2.
Match these words:
Correct Answer:la arena,sand
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sand

Correct Answer:el cielo,sky
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sky

Correct Answer:el sol,sun
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sun

Correct Answer:el verano,summer
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summer

Q3.
Place these words in this order: 1. dad, 2. walk, 3. hair, 4. beach
1 - Papá
2 - paseo
3 - pelo
4 - playa
Q4.
How do you say 'watermelon' in Spanish.
Correct Answer: sandía, la sandía
Q5.
Match these words with and without 'h':
Correct Answer:hola,hello
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hello

Correct Answer:ola,wave
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wave

Correct Answer:hay,there is/are
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there is/are

Correct Answer:¡ay!,Auch!
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Auch!

Q6.
It is better not to get stuck on an unfamiliar word, but to keep reading for the general meaning and ...
Correct Answer: context, the context

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