Learning objective
- To read and interpret a birthday invitation using language detective skills.
Success criteria
- I can identify cognates.
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
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Cross-curricular links
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
When is your birthday? Display slide 1 of the Presentation: When is your birthday?
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use Knowledge organiser to provide vocabulary support throughout the lesson; should underline all the cognates on the birthday invitation in one colour (invito – I invite, mi – my, responder – to reply) and any familiar words in another colour (años – years, fiesta – party, cumpleaños – birthday, cuándo – when) to help them to deduce meaning.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a written translation of the completed birthday invitation; should identify the sentence starters from the audio passage.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising familiar words and cognates in
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Vocabulary definitions
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Cumplo ocho años.
I am turning eight years old.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 30th January, 2025
