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La vida en México: read aloud, role-play and translation

I can complete read aloud, role-play and translation tasks in the context of life in Mexico.

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La vida en México: read aloud, role-play and translation

I can complete read aloud, role-play and translation tasks in the context of life in Mexico.

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Key learning points

  1. When approaching reading aloud tasks, identify tricky sounds in the text before reading it aloud.
  2. When preparing role-play answers, it is important to include a verb in each answer.
  3. When translating from Spanish to English, read the Spanish sentences carefully before translating.

Keywords

  • Read aloud - task in which the student reads aloud a text in Spanish

  • Role-play - task in which the student responds to several prompts in the format of a role-play

  • Translation, translating - task in which the student translates a sample of text from Spanish to English or English to Spanish

Common misconception

It is best to stick to short, one-word answers when responding to role-play prompts.

It is advisable to include at least one verb in each answer given as part of a role-play.


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For the role-play, the suggestion of developing answers is aimed at Higher Tier students. An alternative version of the final learning cycle, targetting Foundation Tier vocabulary, is available on the slide deck. Question 2 of the Starter Quiz tests Higher Tier vocabulary.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:ahora,now
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now

Correct Answer:igualdad,equality
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equality

Correct Answer:sociedad,society
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society

Correct Answer:justo,fair
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fair

Correct Answer:emocionante,exciting
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exciting

Correct Answer:entender,to understand, understanding
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to understand, understanding

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:lujo,luxury
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luxury

Correct Answer:complejo,complex, complicated
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complex, complicated

Correct Answer:pañuelo,headscarf
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headscarf

Correct Answer:frontera,border
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border

Correct Answer:prestar,to lend, pay (attention)
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to lend, pay (attention)

Correct Answer:vivo,alive
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alive

Q3.
True or false? The [r] sounds in ‘para’ and ‘rico’ are the same.
Correct Answer: false
Q4.
What is the verb in this sentence? Mi padre es alto.
mi
padre
Correct answer: es
alto
Q5.
Complete this sentence with an appropriate verb. Odio __________ los vestidos.
Correct answer: llevar
jugar
escuchar
Q6.
Select the translations of ‘por’.
Correct answer: in
instead
Correct answer: through
Correct answer: for

6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? In Spanish, an ‘r’ at the beginning of a word has a long, rolled [r] sound.
Correct Answer: true
Q2.
You should aim to include at least one in role-play responses.
Correct Answer: verb, doing word, action
Q3.
What is the best response to this role-play prompt? Say what you like to wear.
Correct answer: me gusta llevar pantalones
un vestido
juego al fútbol
Q4.
Which question verbs could complete this question? ¿__________ muchos restaurants en tu barrio?
Correct answer: ¿hay?
Correct answer: ¿tienes?
¿te gusta?
Q5.
'Fuisteis', 'empezasteis' and 'visitasteis' are examples of which verb tense?
Correct answer: preterite
present
near future
Q6.
Translate into English: Mi oficina está lejos.
Correct Answer: My office is far away., My office is far., My office is located far away., My office is situated far away

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