KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Una vida más sana: read aloud, picture task, conversation (AQA)
People and Lifestyle: Repaso - consejos de vida
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Your learning goal
I can confidently complete two parts of the Spanish speaking exam: read aloud and photo description.
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Una vida más sana: read aloud, picture task, conversation (AQA): 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 two parts of the Spanish speaking exam: read aloud and photo description.
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.
- The PALM acronym is a useful tool to describe photos using a range of information.
Words to know
- sound-symbol correspondence
- relationship between letters and their sounds
- PALM
- acronym for photo description (people and objects, action, location, mood)
- verb clause
- a piece of information that contains a subject and a verb
Common mistakes
I should keep my answers to the follow-up questions after the photo description short without extra detail.
You need to try and develop your answers to the follow-up questions with at least 3 verb clauses.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Brainstorming questions before tackling a conversation on a given theme is a step often missed out by students. If they do this regularly in class, it will also help them to anticipate possible questions in the speaking exam.