Practice Exam: Examen de practica

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Hola a todos.

Here is the practice exam as promised, however I’ve limited it to the short and long answer sections since you already have the translation assignment for practicing the translation activity. This is based more or less on the summer session final, however it only includes a portion of the questions, not the full length of the exam. The full length exam will be around 7-8 pages and should take approx 2 hours to write.

Practice Exam

I will post the answers to the exam and to the translation exercise when I return to Victoria from the Interior on Monday. In the meantime please take advantage of this as well as the self-quizzes in the text (they come after every 3rd chapter and the answers can be found in one of the appendices at the back)

Thank you for submitting your writing assignments to me. I will have them marked by next week, hopefully Thursday or Friday.

Final Exam Information

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Saludos a todos: llegamos al fin. Aqui algunos detalles.

The following information is to be passed on to students:

The Final Exam is a two hour exam. The format is essentially the same as the previous midterm but, of course, longer. Although there may be some emphasis on the last two or three chapters, the exam is all inclusive up to and including Lección 6. If any of you want to discuss the preparation of the exam, please let me know as soon as possible. Otherwise, as usual, students can expect to be able to:

I) Fill in the blanks in situations where they have to:
a) Conjugate verbs in specified contexts using the forms studied up to now:
-present indicative (regulars, irregulars, stem changers)
-present progressive
-ser vs estar
b) Use all structures studied to date, such as: comparatives, demonstratives, direct object pronouns, tener expessions, weather expressions, etc.
c) Complete sentences with appropriate vocabulary:
-Mi hermana no es morena, es ……………….
-Necesito un impermeable porque ……………

B) Answer open ended questions in an original manner. There will be about ten of these questions which will require brief (5 to 10 word) answers [the questions will be similar to those in the Para conversar or Para conocernos mejor sections in the text]

C) Write ONE short paragraph or dialogue based on situation-like topics or questions. You may be given a choice of topics and they will be similar to those that appear in the Qué dice Ud. sections at the end of each lesson. This part will account for about 20% of the exam. A production of about 90 words is expected.

D) Translate into Spanish. This section is text-specific and comprises the translation into Spanish of short situational exchanges or paragraphs similar to those we practice in class. This section is all inclusive in terms of vocab and structures and will account for about 35% of the exam.

Writing Assignment 2

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Hola a todos.

Here is this week´s writing assignment.

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2: Para el miércoles, 30 de noviembre (due Nov 30)

 

Choose ONE of the photographs from pages 145, 150, or 173 and write about 110 words based on the situation in the photograph.  Invent a story about the people in the picture. Give them names and ages.  What is their relationship and what are they doing or planning.

 

a) You may incorporate some dialogue but that is not the main objective.

b) Narrate mostly in the present tense. You can talk about the future with ir a + infinitive.  Consider using vocab from lessons 5 and 6.

c) Incorporate at least one statement with each of the following structures:

-comparative forms (5.2)

-affirmative/negative expressions (6.3)

-demonstratives (6.1)

 

Please note: The writing is expected to be ORIGINAL, both in the sense of content and in the sense of doing it yourself (work that suggests the use of external help or proofreading by someone else will not be accepted).

 

This assignment should be submitted to me via e-mail in an MSWord document on Tuesday, November 29th.  my e-mail address is bkfraser@interchange.ubc.ca  Please include your name and e-mail address in your composition so I can send it back to you,.

 

Examen II: Lunes 21 de noviembre

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Hola a todos

Aquí está la información sobre nuestro examen la próxima semana.

The format is similar to Examen I.   It is all inclusive, although the emphasis will be on lessons 4 and 5.

students that can expect to:

A) Fill in the blanks in situations where they have to:

1. Conjugate verbs in the present tense within given contexts [remember all the irregulars and stem changers].  The infinitives to be conjugated may be given in either English or Spanish. [Ellos (to fly) ___________ a Cancún esta noche].

2.  Use the present progressive.

3.  Use tener expressions in context.

4.  Use comparative forms.

5.  Complete sentences with appropriate vocabulary, or come up with the appropriate term based on a short definition:

Mi hermana no es morena, es ________.

Comer por la tarde es ______________.

 

B) Write short paragraphs or dialogues based on situation-like topics.  Students can expect to write on two topics similar to those that appear in the Qué dice Ud. sections at the end of each lesson [see for example p 116 and 144].  30 to 40 words per topic is expected.   This part will account for about 30 to 35% of the exam.

 

C) Translate into Spanish. This section is text-specific and comprises the translation into Spanish of short situations or paragraphs similar to those we practice in class [with Practica de Traduccion].  This section is all inclusive in terms of vocab and structures and will account for about 35 to 40% of the exam..

 

Aquí también encuentran la práctica de traducción para el examen.  Vamos a hacer un poco hoy en clase, y un poco el miércoles.

translation 2, 9ed, lecciones 4 y 5