Spanish Level 2, Activity 14: Para terminar / To End (Face-to-Face)

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Madi Goertzen, Gabby Bates, Alexis Araiza, Abby Cain, Claire Werlin, Alejandra Garcia, Sue Juarez, Mardy Morales, Borja Aguilera, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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  • Most activities are 30 minutes in duration, unless otherwise specified.
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"Escenarios", Novice High

Description:

In this activity, students will review by talking about food, health, and parties. Students will interview each other in Spanish about foods, health, culture, and parties. Students will learn how to ask and answer questions entirely in Spanish. 

Proficiency Level:

Novice High

Keywords:

Food, health, healthy, parties, holidays, family, friends.

World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Idaho State World Language Standards:

  • COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
  • COMM 2.1 - Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • COMM 3.1 - Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can hold a conversation regarding familiar topics I have learned throughout the semester
  • I can be interviewed in Spanish and answer questions in detail
  • I can speak Spanish for an extended period of time

Materials Needed:

Interview Cards (print 1 set per group of students)

Google Slideshow (Linked)

Would you like to make changes to the materials? Access the template(s) below:

- Interview Cards (Canva Template, free account required)

Warm-up

1. Begin by opening the Google Slideshow and introduce the Can-Do Statements. 

2. Ask quick, basic questions to make sure the students are comfortable with Spanish. 

¿Cómo están?

¿Tienen planes para el fin de semana?

¿Tienen planes para las vacaciones?

¿Están listos para los exámenes finales?

Main Activity

The goal is for the student being interviewed to continuously speak Spanish for 3 minutes, so, even if they finish answering the questions really quickly, they must continue talking until the 3 minutes are up.

Share these rules with students:

Las reglas para los estudiantes:

1. Tienen que hablar español todo el tiempo. 

2. No pueden hace preguntas durante la actividad. ¡Intenten usar todo el español que saben! Vamos a tener unos minutos al final para que hagan preguntas. 

3. Si terminan las pregunta temprano, tienen que hablar más. Tienen que hablar por tres minutos en total. 

1. There will be 3 topics (scenarios) sitting across the table. Each topic will have 4 question cards (2 for each student). The students will be in pairs and sit across from each other. The students will take a turn (3 minutes) to ask the questions they have, and then another one (3 minutes) to answer, in detail, the questions they are being asked. The goal is for the student being interviewed to continuously speak Spanish for 3 minutes, so, even if they finish answering the questions really quickly, they must continue talking until the 3 minutes are up. Hoy vamos a estar en parejas. Tienen cuatro cartas enfrente, y una persona va a leer la pregunta, y la otra persona tiene que contestar la pregunta, tiene que hablar por 3 minutos en Español. Es importante usar muchos detalles. Después, cuando terminen, la otra persona tiene que leer otra pregunta, y la otra tiene que responder en detalle en Español por 3 minutos. Si terminan las preguntas, tienen que seguir hablando Español hasta que los 3 minutos acaben.

2. After both partners take a turn to be interviewed (6 minutes in total), the student sitting at the right side of the table will move forwards, and the student sitting at the left side of the table will move backwards. That way, every student will find a new topic and partner after every 6 minutes.

Después de terminar, los estudiantes sentados en la derecha de la mesa se van a mover un asiento a la derecha para adelante, y los estudiantes a la izquierda de la mesa se quedarán sentados en el mismo lugar. Entonces todos los estudiantes van a tener un nuevo amigo y nuevas preguntas cada 6 minutos.

Wrap-up

Ask students the following questions to finish the lab: 

  1. ¿Cuáles son los temas más fáciles? ¿Cuáles son los temas más difíciles?
  2. ¿Qué preguntas tienen? ¿Hay alguna cosa que quieren repasar juntos?

End of lab:

• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. 
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can hold a conversation regarding familiar topics I have learned throughout the semester
  • I can be interviewed in Spanish and answer questions in detail
  • I can speak Spanish for an extended period of time

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