Esp III-H

Profa. Brown
The fall semester exam will consist of two parts: (1) presentational
writing and (2) interpersonal speaking. Below you will find possible
speaking topics and writing prompts that you may begin practicing
now. You must perform at I-3+ level in order to receive an A.

Interpersonal (possible topics)

Greetings
Farewells
Cmo te llamas?
Cmo ests?/ Cmo te sientes?/Cmo te va?
De dnde eres t?
Cuntame de ti/Dime sobre ti mismo /Hblame sobre ti.
Hblame de tu familia. Qu es la estructura de tu familia?
Cmo se comunica en tu familia?
Dime sobre tu comunidad. Dnde vives? Etc.
Cmo eres? (3 adjetivos fsicos, 3 adjetivos de
personalidad)
Cmo es tu mejor amigo? (3 adjetivos fsicos, 3 adjetivos de
personalidad)
Cuntos aos tienes t?
Qu tiempo hace?
Dime sobre tu da escolar.
Dime sobre tu rutina diaria.
Qu haces en tu tiempo libre? (cuando? Con quien? Etc.)
Dime sobre un sbado normal para ti./Qu haces los
sbados?
Qu prefieres o ? Por qu?
Qu tienes que hacer hoy despus de la escuela?
Qu vas a hacer durante el fin de semana? Cundo? Con
quin?
Qu vas a hacer durante tus vacaciones? Cundo? Con
quin?
Dime sobre tu programa/show/pelcula favorita.
Dime sobre tu comida favorita. Qu necesitas para
prepararla?
Qu hiciste el fin de semana pasado?
Adnde fuiste el verano pasado?
Dime sobre un viaje favorito que has tomado. Viajaste en
avin?

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Presentational Writing (possible prompts)

(A) Everyone has something about their physical
appearance and personality that makes them stand out
from those around them. Celebrating our Uniqueness is a
theme for your language department newsletter. Write an
article about how you are unique as a submission. Make
sure to compare/contrast yourself with others your age.
The best articles will be published in the language!
(B) The ELA office is starting a program that pairs a
student that is studying a language with a student from that
country who is learning English. You have been asked to
write an essay about what you like to do, both with your
family and your friends. Write about what activities you like
and prefer in detail, so that the ELA office can pair you with
one of their students with similar preferences.
(C) As a contributing blogger for US students studying (TL),
you have been asked to write about your family and what
makes them unique. Write a blog post about your family,
describing how you communicate with each other, what you
do together as a family, and about your holiday and special
event celebrations. Compare your wonderful and unique
family with that of your classmates.
(D) The ESL and world language departments are working
together to plan a family night at your school. All students
have been asked to write an essay about their family and
what they like to do together as a family. World language
students will write in the language that they are studying,
and the ESL students will write in English. This will help the
ESL families learn about American families, and the
American families learn about families from different
cultures. This is your chance to really show how well you
write in the language that you are studying and to impress
the ESL parents!

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(E) The Spanish language paper in Memphis has asked

language students to write about how their families
celebrate the holidays and other family events. If your
entire article is used in the Celebration Edition of the paper,
you will receive tickets to every Grizzlies game for the rest
of the season! Write about how your family traditions for
various holidays and events, and compare them to your
classmates family traditions. Give as much detail as
possible. You really want those Grizzlies tickets!
Remember:
Transitional words/phrases (correctly use these words to
connect and expand your conversations and writing thus,
earning a higher score): y, pues, a ver, tambin, nini, o,
pero, siempre, muchas veces, a veces, nunca, No me
digas!, Qu magnfico/horrible!, De veras?, despus,
luego, primero, segundo, de vez en cuando, finalmente,
antes, mientras, despus, la mayora del tiempo, aunque,
etc.

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