KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (Edexcel)
Preguntas y respuestas
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
IllumED Slides
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Your learning goal
I can confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.
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Nos preparamos: listening and transcription practice (Edexcel): slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
Original teaching resources
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can confidently complete exam-style transcription and listening comprehension tasks.
Key learning points
- It is important to have a firm knowledge of Spanish SSCs in order to accurately transcribe spoken Spanish.
- It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
- It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.
Words to know
- sound-spelling correspondences
- relationship between letters and their sounds
- synonym
- a word that has the same of very similar meaning of another word
- distractor
- incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common mistakes
I can rely on strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors to do well in my listening exam.
Strategies like listening out for synonyms and distractors are useful for listening exams, but the most important thing is to have a broad vocabulary.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Make sure to select activities that are the right tier for your class.