Miercoles, uno de febrero

¿Cómo puedo mejorar mi examen de leer y escuchar?

Match up / translate the following items of vocabulary and phrases.

1. it turned out … for me A. para el Día de los Muertos

2. I tried B. todo el mundo

3. make-up C. la ropa
4. the environment / atmosphere D. tuve que
5. exciting E. ponerme
6. disappointing F. picante
7. to put on (myself) G. llovió
8. clothes H. decepcionante

9. for The Day of the Dead I. el ambiente

10. it rained J. emocionante
11. everybody / everyone K. probé
12. I had to L. el maquillaje
13. spicy / hot M. me salío …
 La fecha
¿Cómo puedo mejorar mi examen de leer y escuchar?

mark your answers

1. it turned out … for me M. me salió …
2. I tried K. probe
3. make-up L. el maquillaje
4. the environment / atmosphere I. el ambiente
5. exciting J. emocionante
6. disappointing H. decepcionante
7. to put on (myself) E. ponerme
8. clothes C. la ropa
9. for The Day of the Dead A. para el Día de los Muertos
10. it rained G. llovió
11. everybody / everyone B. todo el mundo
12. I had to L. el maquillaje
13. spicy / hot (“piquant”) F. picante
 Los objetivos

Big question of the lesson: ¿Cómo puedo mejorar mi examen de leer y escuchar?
– How can I improve my reading and listening exams?

Los objetivos
1. Comprender y corregir mis errores
to understand and correct my errors
2. Mejorar mi rendimiento y mis conocimientos
to improve my performance and my knowledge
3. Descubrir y usar estrategias para solucionar dificultades
to discover and use strategies in order to solve difficulties
 Some Context & Reminders
1. Remember that, at this stage, grades are not as important as
identifying how to improve
2. If you find listening difficult, you are not alone. This is often the
trend nationally.
3. Because it is comparatively challenging – this is reflected in the
grade boundaries.
4. The solution to these challenges is to pay particularly close
attention during feedback lessons, identify your gaps and practise
and revise regularly inside and outside of lessons (online and using
your notes/any revision materials). Ask your teacher for more
guidance on this.
 Assessment Review – Listening Paper
Listening Strategies

1. Know the task. Before you hear the recording, 4. Always “reset” your focus. You will hear questions
make sure you know exactly what you are listening twice. If you don’t get an answer after the first listen,
out for. Check the context (read the title in bold at refocus and get ready for the second listen. Never
the top of the page) and read the instructions for give up! Question difficulty is mixed in the papers –
the listening exercise very carefully.  always reset after each question and give it 100%. A
hard question can be followed by an easy one.
2. Guess/predict the answers in advance. Always 5. Annotating and Note-taking. Try different ways of
think about the range of possible answers taking notes. Do you find it better to make notes in
beforehand. e.g., if the task is about holiday English or Spanish? Are symbols or images better for
activities, what could the answers be?  you than words?  

3. Relax. Sometimes, when you concentrate too
hard, you panic and it stops you hearing properly.
Focus on key words and do not panic if you do not
understand absolutely everything. Sitting up and
having your pen in your hand will help you get more
answers and then feel more relaxed!
6. Use a process of elimination (e.g. las empresariales
– if I forgot what it means but I know it does not mean
‘Spanish, maths or history’, think of other subjects it
could be …)
7. Use my common sense  (danza looks like ‘dance’).
Escuchar: P / N / P+N

Tips to prepare for success!

Step 1:
List some common positives and
negatives about the aspects
e.g. Q6 hermoso = beautiful (P),
feo = ugly (N)

Step 2:
Prepare for possible conjunctions
of contrast
e.g. pero, sin embargo, por lo
tanto, no obstante …

Step 3:
Expect the unexpected - the
recording might not use the
  words you have prepared. Take
time to listen to it all before
answering.
Look at the transcript now and change your answers if neccessary
Escuchar: P / N / P+N

1. Re-read the transcript.

Q6 F1 Para del Día de los Muertos, todo el mundo llevaba ropa muy impresionante y
elegante. Yo tuve que ponerme el maquillaje muy rápidamente y me salió fatal.

Q7 F1 Llovió mucho el día de la procesión por la calle, lo que fue muy decepcionante,
aunque el ambiente era emocionante y me divertí mucho. Probé varios platos típicos,
pero todo estaba demasiado picante para mí.
2. Highlight in green what is positive and in red what is negative, as in the example.

3. Circle all the conjunctions. Translate them. Are some conjunctions of contrasts?

4. Check the answers you have -> Do you want to make any changes?

5. Translate the bold parts in the transcript: (Remember that you still may not understand all the words but
with the vocab you understand and the context you can infer the meaning. Try your best!)
Escuchar: Revisión de vocabulario

1. Este año a) the pupils

2. el jardín b) vegetables
3. escolar c) the birds
4. los alumnos d) to give
4. cultivar e) the garden
5. verduras f) school (as an adjective)
6. dar g) to grow
8. comida h) food
9. los pájaros i) this year
10. que j) that
Escuchar: Revisión de vocabulario

Mark your answers

1. Este año i) this year

2. el jardín e) the garden
3. escolar f) school (as an adjectiv(
4. los alumnos a) the pupils
4. cultivar g) to grow
5. verduras b) vegetables
6. dar d) to gie
8. comida h) food
9. los pájaros c) the birds
10. que j) that
Escuchar: Questions and answers in English

Tips:

Prepare! Read all the

questions before you
hear the recording!

Can you anticipate any

answers, using common
sense? Use a pencil to
write your guesses.

You didn’t get one

answer? Have a guess,
you won’t lose a mark
and have everything to
gain!
 
Give yourself a chance for
100%.
Escuchar: Revisión de vocabulario

Read the transcrip and change your answers if neccessary

What are the older pupils going to do?

Q12 12 F2 Este año en el jardín
escolar, los alumnos mayores
van a cultivar verduras.

13 F2 Los alumnos más

What are the younger pupils going to do? pequeños les van a dar
Q13 comida a los pájaros que
visitan el jardín.
Escuchar: Revisión de vocabulario

1. Re-read the transcript.

12 F2 Este año en el jardín escolar, los alumnos mayores van a cultivar verduras.

13 F2 Los alumnos más pequeños les van a dar comida a los pájaros que visitan el jardín.

2. Underline all of the verbs. Translate them. Which ones are in the near future tense?

3. Check the answers you have -> Do you want to make any changes?

4. Translate the bold parts in the transcript: (Remember that you will not understand all the
words but with the vocab you understand and the context you can infer the meaning. Try
your best!)
 Assessment Review - Reading Paper
Reading Strategies

Reading strategies – true or false? Discuss with the person next to you.

a) I should always read the text first and then the questions False

b) I need to understand 100% of the text to get full marks. False

c) The questions are likely to be in the order of the text. True

d) When the questions are in English, I may have to answer in French. False

e) I only need to focus on key words in the text to find the correct answer. True
Leer: Multiple choice questions
The environment
You read this interview about how Pilar and her family respect the environment. What does Pilar say about these members of her family?
Finish the sentences. Write the correct letter in the box.

Review these time markers and verbs and accurately categorise them into past / present / future:

En el pasado Ahora En el futuro

Leer: Multiple choice questions
Mark your answers

En el pasado Ahora En el futuro

recientemente recicla
el año que viene
hace poco usa
van a programar
cambió tiene

se rompió tiene la intención de

separa
Leer: Multiple choice questions

Tips to prepare for success!

Read the tips

Step 1: Start by reading the rubric (instructions) and
the question.

Step 2: Underline and translate any key words and

phrases that relate to past, present and future events.
e.g.
1. Recientemente = Recently
2. tiene la intención de = he/she has the intention to
3. hace poco = ?

Step 3: Be ready for distractors and little words and

phrases that may give reasons for opinions and
emphasis.
e.g. ‘no’, ´por supuesto´, ‘ya no’, ‘nunca’, ‘pero’ or ‘sin
embargo’.

Step 4: Take an educated guess at the answer, if you

missed one! Go for 100%!
Leer: Multiple choice questions

Tips to prepare for success!

Step 1: Start by reading the rubric (instructions) and
the question.

Step 2: Underline and translate any key words and

phrases that relate to past, present and future events.
e.g.
1. Recientemente = Recently
2. tiene la intención de = he/she has the intention to
3. hace poco = ?

Step 3: Be ready for distractors and little words and

phrases that may give reasons for opinions and
emphasis.
e.g. ‘no’, ´por supuesto´, ‘ya no’, ‘nunca’, ‘pero’ or ‘sin
embargo’.

Step 4: Take an educated guess at the answer, if you

missed one! Go for 100%!
Leer: Multiple choice questions

Usa esta parte del texto para comprobar y completar tus respuestas.
Use this part of the text to check and complete your answers.
1.1 Pilar’s grandmother…
Pilar, Mi abuela cambió sus
¿qué hace su hábitos recientemente.
a) used to recycle more. familia para Ahora recicla más e incluso
b) separates her rubbish. cuidar el separa las latas y el papel.
c) needs to change her habits. medio
ambiente? Mi hermana Raquel es
vegetariana y tiene la
intención de hacerse vegana
1.2. Raquel… el año que viene.
d) is vegan.
e) was vegan but is now vegetarian.
f) is going to be vegan.
Leer: Multiple choice questions

Usa esta parte del texto para comprobar y completa tus respuestas.
Use this part of the text to check and complete your answers.

1.3 Pilar’s mother… ¿Y tus Cuando el lavaplatos se

padres? rompió hace poco, mi madre
no compró uno nuevo. Dice
a) bought a new dishwasher recently. que consume demasiada
b) no longer uses a dishwasher. energía.
a) wants to buy an energy-efficient dishwasher.
Mi padre tiene un coche
eléctrodomésticos de bajo
consume y en invierno va a
1.4 Pilar’s father is going to save energy in the future by…. programar el termostato de
la calefacción central a 15
b) buying a new electric car. grados para reducir las
c) turning the central heating down. emisiones de CO₂.
d) using fewer electrical devices.
Leer: Multiple choice questions
Relee otra vez y completa las instrucciones siguientes
(Read the text again and complete the following instructions)
Pilar, ¿qué Mi abuela cambió sus hábitos
1. Find the corresponding Spanish expressions in the hace su recientemente. Ahora recicla
text: familia para más e incluso separa las latas y
cuidar el el papel.
Recently medio
ambiente? Mi hermana Raquel es
Now (s)he recycles more vegetariana y tiene la intención
de hacerse vegana el año que
(S)he has the intention of viene.
becoming
(S)he did not buy ¿Y tus Cuando el lavaplatos se rompió
padres? hace poco, mi madre no
compró uno nuevo. Dice que
(S)he will program consume demasiada energía.

2. Find examples in the text for: Mi padre tiene un coche

eléctrodomésticos de bajo
a) nouns: consume y en invierno va a
programar el termostato de la
b) adjectives : calefacción central a 15 grados
c) conjunctions: para reducir las emisiones de
CO₂.
d) additional verbs in the present tense :
e) time expressions:
Leer: Questionnaire

Tips to prepare for success!

Read the tips Step 1: Start by reading the rubric (instructions) and the
question.

Step 2: Underline and translate any key words and phrases

e.g.
1. los jóvenes = young people
2. apoyo = support

Step 3: Be ready for distractors and little words and phrases

that may give reasons for opinions and emphasis.
e.g. ‘no’, ´por supuesto´, ‘ya no’, ‘nunca’, ‘pero’ or ‘sin
embargo’.

Step 4: FTE and FTF! Follow the Example (FTE) and Follow
the Format (FTF)!
This question requires one-word answers and verbs in the
infinitive, ending in –ar/-er/-ir. You can tell by looking at
the format of the examples.

Step 5: Take an educated guess at the answer, if you missed

one! Go for 100%! Pick up every point and leave no blanks
.
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Translate the questions and the answers Pablo has given into Spanish

 
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__________In difficult moments parents give the best support.___________

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Mark your answers in the next slide
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____ Adventure sports are going up in popularity with teenagers.___

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____ Obesity causes the most harm to young people._______

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____You should avoid / stop flying to fight global warming._______

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____When (you are) looking for work, the salary / pay (cheque) /
money is the most important thing._______
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Your Spanish friend Pablo has filled in this questionnaire from a magazine.