Un Buen Repaso

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"Un Buen Repaso"

Proficiency Level: novice mid-high

In this activity, students will review by talking about things revolving around the university, family, and vacations.

Keywords:

Vacation, hotel, opinion, class, university, family, vacation, review.

Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can effectively use the vocabulary and grammar functions 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
  • I can answer simple questions about my plans (Intercultural)

Relevant ACTFL World-Readiness Standards

Communication

Standard 1.1

Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Materials Needed:

Google Slideshow (Linked)

Download: Un_Buen_Repaso_cards.pdf


Warm-up

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

  2. Students respond on paper to the following questions as a warm up:
    • ¿Cómo estás?
    • ¿Tienes planes para el fin de semana?
    • ¿Tienes planes para las vacaciones?
    • ¿Qué necesitas estudiar para los exámenes finales?

Main Activity

  1. Share these rules with students:
    • Tienen que hablar en español por toda la actividad.
    • No pueden hacer preguntas durante la actividad. ¡Intenten usar el español que saben! Vamos a tener unos minutos tras el final para preguntas.
    • Si terminan las preguntas temprano, tienen que hablar más. Tienen que hablar por tres minutos total.

  2. Para esta actividad, tenemos tarjetas con tres preguntas en cada una. Van a trabajar en gupos de dos y una persona va a tener una tarjeta azul y la otra va a tener una tarjeta verde. 
    For this activity there will be a set of scenario cards with 3-4 questions on each one. There are a total of three scenarios, with two cards per scenario (one green and one blue). Students should partner up and each pair gets a scenario. Within each pair, each person should receive one of the two scenario cards (a green and a blue).

  3. La persona con la tarjeta azul necesita hablar primero. Va a hacerle las tres preguntas a su amigo y su amigo necesita responder a las preguntas. Después, la persona con la tarjeta verde va a hacer lo mismo con la otra persona. La meta es que los estudiantes hablen continuamente en Español por 3 minutes a la vez.
    The students will sit across from each other. The student with the blue card will begin by asking their partner their questions, one by one in an interview format (3 minutes). After time is up, the partner with the green card will ask their questions and their partner will answer (3 minutes). 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.

  4. Después de que las parejas tomen sus turnos (6 minutos en total), van a cambiar. Van a formar grupos diferentes y necesitan tarjetas diferentes también.
    After both partners take a turn to be interviewed (6 minutes in total), the students should get in new partners and get different situation cards.

Wrap-up

Wrap-up questions

  1. ¿Cuáles temas son los más fáciles? ¿Cuáles temas son los más difíciles?
  2. ¿Cuáles preguntas tienen? ¿Hay una 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 effectively use the vocabulary and grammar functions 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
  • I can answer simple questions about my plans (Intercultural)

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