¡Bienvenidos al examen final del año! You have worked so hard and learned so much this year in Spanish. Now is the time to show what you can do! Please read each section very carefully.
Do not rush through your work! You have plenty of time, so take that time to develop your responses and demonstrate the language that you have acquired.
PARTE 0 - VOCABULARIO DE LA CASA
Label - Nombre 4 cuartos y 7 objetos que hay en esta casa.
PARTE 1 - LOS VERBOS
Write the correct conjugation of the verb in parenthesis
Hint: some of the responses will be in the infinitive (unconjugated)
The verbs with the * are irregular or stem-changing verbs.
Durante las vacaciones, mi familia y yo
Cuando yo
Por las mañanas yo
Después de jugar voleibol, mis hermanos
Después, nosotros
Normalmente, mi madre, mi padre, y mi hermano mayor
Mi hermana
Por las noches, mi padre y yo
Yo nunca
Mis amigos y yo
¿Tú
Yo
En el verano, ella siempre
Ellas
Somos gemelos. Nosotros
A mi hermana le encanta
¡Estás enfermo! ¡Tú
¿Dónde
¿Tú
Ustedes
¿Tú
¿Cómo
Me gusta
¿Cuántos años
¿De dónde
Yo siempre
Part 2 - Interpersonal writing
Prompt: You receive a message from José, your pen-pal in Madrid. In your response, you should ask him some questions about his plans for the summer, and answer his questions, telling about your real or imaginary plans.
Minimum Requirements:
12 minimum sentences
A greeting
Briefly describe yourself: where you are from, how old are you, where you live, where you go to school, etc.]
A reaction/opinion about his vacation plans
Response to the 3 questions he asked you - Talk about 6 different activities you are going to do alone and with your family (use ir + a + infinitive to discuss the future) and where you will be doing the activities
A farewell
Your signature
*Be careful with spelling, agreement of gender and number, and verb conjugation.
Suggestions:
You might want to talk about when you will be doing some of these activities, compare some of the activities, talk about what the weather will be like, and/or tell how you feel about the coming summer.
PARTE 3.1 - Lectura interpretativa
The following posts appeared on the website of the organization <Quiero aprender idiomas> dedicated to facilitating family exchange programs between families of different languages and cultures.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences based on the two blogs from the Organization quieroaprenderidiomas.com.
*idiomas: languages
¿Cuántos años tiene Lucía?
¿Cómo es Lucí
a?
¿Dónde vive Lucía?
¿Qué actividades hace Lucía con su familia?
¿Cuál es la profesión de José Antonio?
¿De dónde es José Antonio?
¿Cuántos años tienen sus hijos?
¿Cuándo son sus vacaciones en la playa?
¿Qué actividades prefiere la familia de José?
PARTE 3.2 - Lectura interpretativa
Marta and Diego son estudiantes en una escuela bilingue en Costa Rica. Lee sus horarios (schedules).
Important vocabulary:
Aula= Salón de clase
Termina - ends
Algunas - some
Lee el horario de Diego y Marta e indica si la frase es Verdadera o Falsa.
Verdadero | Falso | |
|---|---|---|
Marta tiene matemáticas los lunes, martes y jueves. | ||
Marta tiene clases de conversación por la tarde. | ||
Diego tiene la clase de Estudios Sociales a las 12:30 en aula tres. | ||
Para Diego, la clase de Español termina a las 8:50 los jueves. | ||
Los martes, Marta y Diego tienen la clase de química a las 7:30. | ||
Marta y Diego tienen algunas clases en inglés. | ||
Hay dos recesos todos los días. | ||
En este colegio, las clases empiezan a las 7:30 y terminan a las 3:20. |
Part 4 - Interpretive listening
You are going to watch two videos in which Isaac de Costa Rica y María Laura de Uruguay talk about their breakfast. Watch the videos and answer the questions.
Vídeo de Isaac de Costa Rica
¿A qué hora comen el desayuno en Costa Rica?
¿A qué hora come Maria Laura el almuerzo?
PARTE 5 - Presentational writing
The local chamber of commerce is creating a webpage to attract Spanish-speaking visitors
to your community. To attract families, they have asked young people like you to write about
the community.
Write an article to communicate some great things about your community/neighborhood. You may include the following topics, and add any other information that would make your community an attractive destination for visitors:
• Title
• Location
• Food
• Weather
• Main attractions/places to visit in the area. Hay... (At least 3)
• Activities people can do. Puedes... (At least 3)
• What to pack for their trip. Necesitas... (5 items)
*Be careful with spelling, agreement of gender and number, and verb conjugation.
Linking words: y, pero, también, porque, a veces, nunca, siempre
You will be graded based on the following rubrics:
Parte 6.1 - Presentational speaking
You are on an internship at a radio station in Santiago, Chile. As part of your responsibilities, you need to inform people about:
what the weather is like today
what people can wear based on this weather.
At least 5 sentences
Nota: Be mindful that the temperature is in degrees Celsius.
PARTE 6.2 - Presentational speaking
You know you’ll want to be able to talk about family when you meet Spanish speakers. Show that you are ready, by preparing and making a one to two minute oral presentation about a family member.
PARTE 7 - Interpersonal speaking
You are the phone with your pen-pal José. You are getting to know each other so he asks you some questions and you ask him some questions as well. Please answer his questions in the most complete possible and detailed way.
Ask José a question to learn more about him
-what
-when
-where
-how
-who
-how many
Invite José to do something this weekend
You have reached the end of the final exam! PLEASE go back through your exam and look over ALL of your responses CAREFULLY. Things to check for:
Make sure your verb endings match the subject they describe.
Make sure adjectives match their noun with the appropriate gender and singular/plural ending.
Look for small spelling errors, make sure you have included all necessary punctuation marks (question marks, exclamation points, accent marks).
See if you can add any more details to your directives and extended response questions.
Make sure you've responded ALL PARTS of each question.
A veces Isaac también come...
¿Qué tiene el vorí vorí de pollo? (la sopa tradicional de Paraguay)
¿Qué le gusta comer a María Laura?
¿Qué NO le gustar comer a María Laura?
El gallo pinto es un plato tradicional de Costa Rica ¿Qué tiene el gallo pinto? Check all that apply
