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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

SPANISH

General Proficiency

Paper 03

ORAL

CONVERSATION

A. Home and Family

1. l,Cuantas personas viven en tu casa?

2. l. Que tareas tienes que hacer en cas a para ayudar?

3. l,Cual es la cualidad que mas admiras en tu mama?

4. £,Que tarea domestica no le gusta hacer a tu mama?

5. £,Que tareas u oficios domesticos hace tu papa en casa?

6. l,C6mo pasa tu familia la Navidad?

7. l. Quienes tienen mas libertad en tu familia, los chicos o las chicas? (,Por que dices esto?

8. l,C6mo serfa para tf la familia ideal?

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CONVERSATION

B. Travel

1. (,Que pafses has visitado y por que?

2. (, Viaj as a menudo con tu familia? (,Por que?

3. (,Que pafs hispanohablante te gu starfa visitar y por que?

4. (,Cual es tu actividad favorita cuando viaj as al extranjero?

5. Si tuvieras la oportunidadde ir decompras al extranjero, ;_,que ciudad visitarfas y por que?

6. En tu propio pafs, (,C6mo vas de compras sino tienes carro privado?

7. (,Que puede hacer un turista para conocer mejor un pafs?

8. Hablame de un viaje inolvidable que hiciste en tu pafs o en el extranjero.

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Paper 03

ORAL

CONVERSATION

C. Daily Routine

1. iA que horas te levantas los domingos y por que?

2. i Que tomas de desayuno durante la semana?

3. iQue haces todos los dfas despues de regresar de la escuela?

4. Describe un sabado tfpico en tu vida.

5. i Que haces los domingos despues de la cena?

6. iQue es lo que menos te gusta en tu vida diaria?

7. iCrees que vives una vida interesante? Explica.

8. iEn que manera sera diferente tu rutina diaria dentro de cinco aiios?
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

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SPANISH
General Proficiency
Paper 03

ORAL

READING PASSAGE

1.
Christmas in the Caribbean

La Navidad es la celebraci6n del nacimiento de Jesucristo. El dfa veinticinco de

diciembre hay mucha felicidad. Durante la estaci6n navidefia, la gente manda tarjetas de

Navidad y hace llamadas telef6nicas para expresar sus mejores deseos.

La radio contribuye al reconocimiento y al brfo de la actividad cultural mediante las

canciones religiosas y los villancicos que transmiten. La decoraci6n de las casas con luces y el

arbol navidefio, asf como la preparaci6n de la comida exquisita y el intercambio de regalos

preservan la felicidad y el caracter de Ia epoca navidefia.

Las gentes caribefias son las mas acogedoras. Les da placer compartir su j am6n

serrano, su cerveza de jengibre y su torta de frutas con quienquiera. La Navidad en el Caribe

es una ocasi6n casi magica.

(127 words)
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READING PASSAGE

2.
Puerto Plata

Se dice que el mismo Cristobal Colon maravillado ante las tonalidades del agua bautizo

este Iugar como PUERTO PLATA, cuando vio sus costas por primera vez. Hoy en dfa, Puerto

Plata no solo es el puerto mas importante de la costa norte de la Republica Dominicana, sino

tambien uno de los destinos turfsticos mas importantes de la isla.

Esta tierra productora de cafia de azucar, ron y tabaco tambien cuenta con una de las

minas de ambar mas importantes del pafs. Este puerto esta cercano a hermosas playas, como

Sosua y Cabarete. Alli encontrara modemos complejos turfsticos donde podra descansar

tendido en la playa o practicar su deporte acuatico preferido. Ademas, Puerto Plata cuenta

con una vibrante vida noctuma que no puede dejar de disfrutar quien la visita.

(128 words)
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READING PASSAGE

3.

El Mate

El mate es una bebida tfpica de algunos pafses del cono sur como Argentina, Uruguay y

Paraguay. El mate es similar al te, pero de color extremadamente verde y de un sabor fuerte.

El mate como bebida, data desde la epoca precolombina. Para los conquistadores espafioles,

la buena talla y el vigoroso estado de los aborfgenes se debfan a esta extrafia infusion que los

indfgenas tomaban en calabazas naturales. Mas tarde, los gauchos y otros personajes tfpicos de

las pampas continuaron con esta tradici6n.

En la actualidad, el habito de "cebar mate" o tomar mate sigue vigente. Este ritual puede

disfrutarse a solas o como excusa para reunirse con amigos. En ellenguaje popular, ofrecer un

mate a alguien significa abrirle las puertas de la casa y darle confianza.

(129 words)
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Paper 03

ORAL

RESPONSES TO SITUATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS
A.
Five situations are described below. You are required to respond to EA CH one in Spanish
as indicated by the Examiner.

1. Your mother asks you to buy something on your way home from school but you forgot.

(a) What explanation do you give to your mother?

(b) What is your mother's response?

2. You do not want to continue your studies after you finish your CXC examinations.

(a) Explain the reason for your decision.

(b) What is your parents' response?

3. You are spending your summer holidays in Argentina with a family, but you are missing
your Caribbean food.

(a) What do you say to your hosts?

(b) What do they offer to do?

4. Your friend Phillip has left a message for you about tomorrow's outing.

(a) What does your friend say?

(b) What does your friend suggest?

5. There is a foreign student in your school and you would like to get to know him/her better.

(a) What do you ask him/her?

(b) What do you offer to do for him/her?
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RESPONSES TO SITUATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS
B.
Five situations are described below. You are required to respond to EACH one in Spanish
as indicated by the Examiner.

1. You telephone your friend Peter, but he is not at home.

(a) Identify yourself.

(b) What request do you make?

2. You are at a new school and you can't find the library.

(a) Ask a student for directions.

(b) Enquire about the library opening hours.

3. Your grandmother is in the bathroom unknown to you and you tum off the light.

(a) What does your grandmother say?

(b) How do you apologise to her?

4. Your cellular phone stopped working and you take it to the repair shop.

(a) What do you ask the attendant?

(b) What does she/he respond?

5. Your sister would like to borrow something from you but you don't want to lend it to her.

(a) What does she ask you?

(b) What do you suggest?
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General Proficiency

Paper 03

ORAL

RESPONSES TO SITUATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS
C.
Five situations are described below. You are required to respond to EACH one in Spanish
as indicated by the Examiner.

1. You line up at the cinema to buy tickets, but on arriving at the box office you are told that
all tickets for that function are sold out.

(a) What do you tell the attendant?

(b) What do you ask him/her?

2. A friend of yours asks your opinion about Rihanna' s new song.

(a) What do you say?

(b) What is his/her response?

3. You want to see a movie from the video shop but whenever you go it is out on loan.

(a) What do you explain to the shop attendant?

(b) What does he/she suggest?

4. You are travelling and the person sitting next to you is asleep. Suddenly, he/she starts
shouting and kicking.

(a) What do you tell him/her?

(b) How do you reassure him/her?

5. Your family is having dinner at a restaurant. The waiter brings the wrong order.

(a) What do you ask the waiter?

(b) What is his/her response?
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION

SPANISH
General Proficiency
Paper 03

ORAL

RESPONSES TO SITUATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS
D.
Five situations are described below. You are required to respond toEACH one in Spanish
as indicated by the Examiner.

1. You've borrowed a book from the library and it is overdue.

(a) Give an explanation to the librarian.

(b) Apologize to the librarian.

2. Your best friend wants to borrow something which you really treasure.

(a) What do you explain to hirnlher?

(b) What does he/she promise?

3. Your mother sent you to the supermarket for a specific item but you cannot find it on
the shelves.

(a) What do you ask the supervisor?

(b) What does he/she respond?

4. You would like your mother to do something for you.

(a) What do you ask her to do?

(b) What does she ask you in return?

5. The next-door neighbour's child keeps doing something that annoys your family very
much.

(a) What do you tell the child?

(b) What do you warn him/her about?