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Spanish · Grade 1

Read and Respond to Short Texts

Learners become confident readers of short, real-world Spanish texts. They use cognates and context to work out new words (and watch for false friends), scan posters, schedules and menus for times, prices and places, follow a short story for its main idea and details, and finally answer a pen pal's email.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 minutes
  • Reading check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Work out unfamiliar words in a short text using cognates, word patterns (-ción, -dad, -mente) and context, and recognise common false friends (librería, carpeta, éxito).
  • Scan practical texts (posters, schedules, menus, price lists) to find specific information such as days, times, places and prices.
  • Identify the main idea, key details and sequence of events in a short narrative or description.
  • Respond to a text by answering questions about it in Spanish and writing a short reply to a message.

Lessons

  1. Cognates, patterns and context 7 steps4 practiceabout 23 min
  2. Scanning posters, schedules and menus 7 steps5 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Main idea, details and sequence 6 steps4 practiceabout 24 min
  4. Respond: answer and reply 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  5. Reading check 9 questions at the end

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