KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Nos preparamos: reading 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 reading comprehension and translation questions.
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Nos preparamos: reading 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 reading comprehension and translation questions.
Key learning points
- It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
- It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
- When translating from Spanish to English, it is important to read the whole sentence before writing.
- When translating from Spanish to English, make sure your translations sound natural in English.
- When translating from Spanish to English, make sure to check the tense and subject of each verb.
Words to know
- 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 mistakes
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.
For parents, carers and teachers
- 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.