Spanish VI—Summer Assignment
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Use the following websites to find articles and read the daily news in Spanish. Choose from a variety
of topics/themes—politics, sciences, personalities/celebrities, social issues, economics, sports, etc.
Choose a different Spanish-speaking country per report. Fill out the attached worksheet for each
report (5 total). Summaries should be 150--200 words, typed.
Univision
www.univision.com
El País
www.elpais.com
El Universal
www.eluniversal.com.mx
Clarín
www.clarin.com
La Prensa
www.prensa.com
Additional Activities
READ, READ, READ! (en español, por supuesto—libros, revistas, periódicos)
Keep a journal to practice writing.
Speak Spanish as often as you can.
Listen to Spanish radio and television—rent movies and play them in Spanish—do all that you can to
practice listening to the language.
Review grammar notes, books or websites and PRACTICE!
LISTENING: If you have cable, try to watch Univisión, Telemundo or Galavisión. Talk shows can be entertaining
as can the “telenovelas.” Also, there are many radio stations on AM that are Spanish. They sometimes speak
REALLY fast, but the commercials are slower. You don’t have to like the music—just to keep your ear accustomed
to hearing Spanish.
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Grupo Radio Centro
Radio Televisión Española
RadioSudamericana
CNN en español
Batanga
www.radioredfm.com.mx/
www.rtve.es/rne/r5/
www.radiosudamericana.com
www.cnn.com/espanol
www.batanga.com/
SPEAKING: Please try to practice speaking on your own. Get together with your peers who are also taking the
course next year and spend an hour talking only in Spanish. If you work with native speakers, converse with them
often. If you are traveling to a Spanish speaking country this summer, use the language often and every chance you
get with natives who you meet. Take advantage of every opportunity you get to use the language.
GRAMMAR: Review present indicative, preterit and imperfect tenses of verbs. Pay special attention to SPELLING
and ACCENTS—these areas are where the problems exist in using these tenses. We will be reviewing these tenses
at the beginning of the year, but practicing other tenses will be beneficial as well. ¿El subjuntivo, por ejemplo?
Review any other areas of grammar that you feel are necessary for you: reflexive verbs, direct and indirect object
pronouns, por vs. para, ser vs. estar, accents.
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www.studyspanish.com
www.conjuguemos.com
www.phschool.com
www.colby.edu?~bknelson/SLC/index.php
It is recommended that students spend 30-60 minutes a week over the summer reviewing their Spanish skills. The
principal idea behind the suggested assignments is keeping Spanish skills alive over the summer and improving
speaking, listening, and reading comprehension through practice.
SPANISH VI—SUMMER ASSIGNMENT (5 Articles, 150-200 words)
Nombre_____________________________________________________________________________________
País________________________________________________Fecha:___________________________________
Artículo # __________________________________
Título del artículo: ____________________________________________________________________________
Fuente original: ______________________________________________________________________________
Fecha de publicación: _________________________________________________________________________
Resumen: Cuando escribes el resumen, considera las siguientes preguntas:
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¿De quién se trata?
¿Qué pasó?
¿Dónde ocurrió?
¿Cuándo ocurrió?
¿Por qué es importante esta información?
(o ¿Por qué es interesante?)
Vocabulario Nuevo
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II. Personal Essay. Write an essay, handwritten, in SPANISH, all about yourself, your growing up and family,
your daily life and travels, hobbies and interests, and aspirations for the future. Please include why you are taking
Spanish 6AP and also what you hope to learn in the class. Organization is important!! The essay must be 5
paragraphs or more, have an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion. It should be 200-250 words.
This essay will serve as preparation for the persuasive essay we will write this year; please, please write the essay
without the use of on-line translators (looking up words in a bilingual dictionary is okay) so I have a good
understanding of how well you write in Spanish. Also, use any transitions, key phrases, vocabulary and grammar,
etc., that you have learned over the years. This is your chance to “introduce” yourself to me, through writing,
so…make a great first impression!
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Speaking Assignment: You will need to conduct an interview with 2 different Spanish-speaking adults.
Your interviews should be 10 questions each and should contain your questions and answers typed in Spanish.
Please take a picture with each adult (make sure it is okay) to verify that you actually completed the interview. You
will turn in your interview questions, answers and photos along with your 5 articles and essay when you return to
school in September. Sample questions that you can ask are:
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¿Cómo se llama usted?
¿ De dónde es usted?
¿Cuántos idiomas habla usted?
Describe su niñez
¿Cuánto tiempo ha vivido usted en este país?, etc.
MANY of the custodians at Stone Bridge High School are native Spanish speakers; if you come back to school to
conduct your interviews, please make sure that you stop by the Main Office and have permission to be in the
building. You may also interview any other Spanish-speaking adults that you know in your community; please
try to only interview adults who have a high or native level of fluency, to give you the best practice and
answers to your questions.
¡Espero que todos tengan un buen verano! ¡Relánjense y
diviértanse! ¡ Mucha suerte y nos vemos en septiembre!