1. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education These materials have been designed to be reproduced for internal circulation, research and teaching or training purposes. They can be reproduced for free provided that this material is acknowledged as Crown copyright, reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Adaptation of these materials for other languages is permissible, providing the original source is acknowledged. Spanish pronunciation LinkedUp project: Now you are talking

2. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Pronunciation WALT – improve our Spanish pronunciation I can recognise sound patterns and apply them to words I know - all I can recognise sound patterns and use them to say words I do not know – most I can sound more Spanish than English! - some

3. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. How can we improve our Spanish accent? 1Practise the vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, u El burro sabe más que tú (The donkey knows more than you) Practise saying this moving your mouth as much as possible. Pretend that someone a long way away is trying to lip read!

4. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. How can we improve our Spanish accent? 2Practise the sounds for r and rr The double r and the single r at the start of a word trill or roll. (rrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!) Try saying these words: Carro, rancho (the r’s in each word should have the same sound) You may have to practise this a lot before you can do it. Keep on trying and don’t give up!

5. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. How can we improve our Spanish accent? 3Practise the single r within a word. It is softer and does not rrrrrroll! Compare the sounds of Pero and perro Caro and carro

6. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. How can we improve our Spanish accent? 4Practise the d between vowels or at the end of a word. It sounds more like a ‘th’ sound than an English d. It is a lot softer sounding than our strong d. Try saying: Nada Limonada Edad Comida Ciudad Madrid

7. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. How can we improve our Spanish accent? 5Practise saying the letters b and v. The v sounds like a b. Practise saying El ave El violín La bicicleta

8. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. C, z, j, g, ll 6Think about the sounds of these letters in Spanish Find 2 examples for words that use these letters in Spanish. You should end up with 10 words. In pairs work out what the sounds should be. Are the sounds always the same for each letter? If they change, then can you identify any patterns? Report back to the class. Extension Are there any other sounds in Spanish that we have not covered?

9. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Speaking with confidence Main points: Have a go. Apply the rules you have learnt – they will make you feel more confident Practise as much as you can!

10. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Trabalenguas Tres tristes tigres trigaron trigo en un trigal. Si don Curro ahorra ahora, ahora ahorra don Curro Listen to José read some of these trabalenguas from the sheet. Pick one and practise saying it as fast as you can. Can you say it faster than José?!!

11. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Tres en raya Cabeza Cien Cerveza Perro pero What have we learnt today, how have we learnt it, & why? Pronounce the Spanish vowels LlaveGive examples of the 2 different g sounds in Spanish Nada Madrid Name 2 things we should do so we sound more Spanish Choose a trabalengua and say it 3 times without stopping!