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Lesson 5: Portrait dictation

Drawing portraits based on oral descriptions.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Hair length and type

Display the Presentation: Describing hair recap. Invite the children to work in pairs to match the description to the correct person on the slide. Take feedback, then click to reveal each correct answer.

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In this unit

Assessment – Spanish Y5: Spanish portraitsLesson 1: Portrait puzzlesLesson 2: ¿Quién es?Lesson 3: CubismLesson 4: Describing plural nouns
Lesson 5: Portrait dictation
Lesson 6: Describing portraits
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 2 July 2026

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