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Spanish 1
Unit Activity
Unit: Introductions
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Vocabulary SkillsYou will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.
Cultural AwarenessYou will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and
compare them to your own.
Communication SkillsYou will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to
communicate meaningfully in a new language.
21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis.
Introduction
This is a culminating activity of the unit that you have studied, where you learned to greet
people in Spanish, share names and phone numbers, ask and reply to questions about
your own or someone elses national origin or nationality, and ask and give information
about days, months, time, age, and numbers.
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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English Equivalent or
Context Reminder
house
car
Curly
wavy
chores
greetings
hours
Pronunciation Tips
like the a in father
Like the ch in church
Like the i in rear
Like the a in daughter
Like the a in care
Like the o in only
Like the h in hour
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trabajo
stano
nieto
amigos
mascotas
familia
work
basement
grandson
friends
pets
family
b. Fill in your grammar guide here: (You can add more rows at the end of the table if
needed.)
Grammar Guide
Word
t (pronoun)
Meaning
you (informal)
When to Use
to address a friend,
or a younger person
El (pronoun)
He
Ella (pronoun)
She
to address to one
male
to address to one
female
Ellos (pronoun)
They (masculine)
Ellas (pronoun)
They (feminine)
Usted (pronoun)
You(Formal
singular)
to address an older
person or someone
you respect
Ustedes (pronoun)
You(Formal Plural)
Nosotros (pronoun)
We
to address more
than one older
person or someone
you respect
to address to a
Nosotras
We
Yo
Vosotros
You (informal or
refers to a group of
males or males and
females,
refers to females
only
group of males or
males and females
to address to
females only
to address to
yourself
to address to a
familiar plural)
Vosotras
group of males or
males and
females(this
pronoun is seldom
used in most parts
of Latin America)
to address to
You(informal or
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To address to a
familiar plural)
male
United States
Da: cuatro de julio
Nombre del evento: Da de la Independencia
Descripcin: Esta fiesta honra el cumpleaos
de la nacin - la adopcin de la Declaracin
de Independencia el 4 de julio de 1776 es un
da de picnics y desfiles patriticos , una
noche de conciertos y fuegos artificiales .
Da: primer lunes de septiembre.
Nombre del evento: Da laboral
Descripcin: Esta fiesta honra a las personas
que trabajan de la nacin , por lo general con
desfiles . Para la mayora de los
estadounidenses que marca el final de la
temporada de vacaciones de verano y el
inicio del ao escolar
Da: 11 de noviembre.
Nombre del evento: Da de los Veteranos
Descripcin: Esta fiesta se llamaba
originalmente el Da del Armisticio y creado
en honor a los estadounidenses que haban
servido en la Primera Guerra Mundial I.
Ahora honra a los veteranos de todas las
guerras en las que los EE.UU. han luchado .
Resources:
http://www.iberostar.com/en/hotels/mexico/pages/culture
http://www.usa.gov/citizens/holidays.shtml
Task 3: Compare Student Exchange Programs
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Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.
Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide
(4 points)Distinguished
Criteria
Creates a comprehensive grammar guide: correctly establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit
Completes the vocabulary table adequately: includes many vocabulary terms from the unit,
correctly translates most words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides adequate
pronunciation tips
Creates an adequate grammar guide: adequately establishes the rules used for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit
Completes the vocabulary table partially: includes some vocabulary terms from the unit,
correctly translates some words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides some pronunciation
tips
Creates a somewhat adequate grammar guide: somewhat correctly establishes the rules for
writing Spanish, based on lessons from the unit
Completes the vocabulary table partially and incorrectly: includes very few vocabulary terms
from the unit, translates words or gives context clues in Spanish with several errors, and provides
very limited pronunciation tips
Creates a grammar guide with several errors: establishes very few or incorrect rules for writing
Spanish, based on lessons from the unit
Compares the events on the calendars of both countries with some accuracy
Criteria
Writes a complete, well thought-out essay that conveys information accurately and
meaningfully
Chooses a country, discusses qualifications, and provides reasons for the choice
comprehensively
(2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient
(1 point)gBeginnin
Writes a complete essay that mostly conveys information accurately and meaningfully
Compares the exchange programs of all three countries mostly accurately
Chooses a country, discusses qualifications, and provides reasons for the choice adequately
Chooses a country, discusses qualifications, and provides reasons for the choice partially
Criteria
Chooses words that convey the intended sense with reasonable accuracy
Uses a moderate variety of words and phrases
Writing contains a few grammar or spelling errors