Starter quiz
- In the alphabet there are two sets of letters - what are they called?
- vowels and consonants ✓
- vowels and continents
- hard sounds and soft sounds
- long sounds and short sounds
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- Which Spanish word contains all of the vowels?
- abuelito ✓
- alto
- abuela
- universo
- ardilla
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- Which is the correct definition of a verb?
- a word that describes a noun
- a word that shows the subject of a sentence
- a word that communicates actions or states ✓
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- 'Hablo en clase con un amigo.' What does this sentence mean?
- I speak in class with a friend. ✓
- I speak in class with a partner.
- She speaks in class with a friend.
- Speaking in class with a friend.
- She speaks in class with a partner.
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- Match the English and the Spanish.
- casa⇔house ✓
- elefante⇔elephant ✓
- dos⇔two ✓
- idea⇔idea ✓
- universo⇔universe ✓
- Write the five vowels in alphabetical order.
- 'a e i o u' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which vowels are missing from the sequence 'a, i, u'? Write them in alphabetical order.
- 'e, o' ✓
- Which SSC is missing from these words? _l_fant_; _l_gant_; univ_rso; prim_ro.
- a
- e ✓
- i
- o
- u
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- What is the third line missing from this verse? 'Hablo en clase, hablo en clase, hablar es ______.'
- 'fenomenal' ✓
- Match the English and the Spanish.
- ¡Habla en clase!⇔Speak in class! ✓
- ¡Lee en clase!⇔Read in class! ✓
- ¡Escucha en clase!⇔Listen in class! ✓
- ¡Escribe en clase!⇔Write in class! ✓
Which verb is this?- leer ✓
- escuchar
- escribir
- hablar
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Write the instruction form of this verb in Spanish.- '¡escucha!' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The vowels [a] [e] [i] [o] [u] are pronounced differently in Spanish and in English.
- When you know the sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) you can read aloud words and short sentences correctly.
- Knowledge of Spanish sound-spelling correspondences can be strengthed by joining in with a song.
- Spanish verbs escuchar, escribir, leer and hablar are useful words to use in the classroom.
- Common instructions in Spanish lessons include escucha (listen), escribe (write), lee (read) and habla (speak).
Common misconception
Vowels sound the same in Spanish and English.
Although the letters look the same, the vowel sounds are different in Spanish and English.
Keywords
Vowels - letters [a] [e] [i] [o] [u]
Ssc - sound-symbol correspondence is the relationship between letters and their sounds
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states
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