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Year/Level: Novice High, 1st Semester
Age: 14-17
Performance Statements: Interpersonal and Interpretive
 Give simple descriptions of self
 Answer simple questions about self
 Ask simple formulaic questions about self
 Use formal address
 Comprehend simple descriptions of self
Description of Task to Student:
Viajero/Traveler: You have just arrived in Lima, Perú as part of a year – long exchange program!
Your family is waiting for you just outside the gates, but before you can meet them, you need to
go through customs and (possibly) declare any items you have brought into the country.
Remember to address the customs agent formally and with politeness if you don’t want to have
any problems!
Listen carefully as the customs agent asks you a series of questions, answering completely and
with detail. Speak clearly and just like in real life (yes, you are alive), ask the agent to repeat a
question if you don’t understand.
Aduanero/Customs Agent: Your job is to ask the traveler a series of questions and fill out a form
with this information. Use the form as a guide to help you formulate the appropriate questions to
ask. Since this is a formal situation, be sure to address each other formally.
Approximate time needed: 2 class periods; first day half of students act as traveler or aduanero,
second day they switch roles.
Scoring Criteria: Traveler
Exceeds
expectations:
Meets
Expectations:
Message
You are
completely
understood by
customs agent.
Comprehension
You understand
and thus can
answer all
questions with no
repetition
You are
generally
understood by
agent, but may
need to clarify
some answers.
You understand
and thus can
answer all
questions, but
may need to hear
them repeated
Content
Your answers are
complete,
accurate and
detailed.
Pronunciation
Your
pronunciation is
accurate
Fluency
You speak with
confidence, no
hesitancy,
speech is fluid
and natural
No major errors,
no minor errors
Language
Structure
Approaching
Expectations:
You have
difficulty
communicating,
sometimes the
agent doesn’t
understand you.
You understand
questions after
rephrasing into a
simpler form (ie.
What’s your
name? to name?);
hand gestures,
acting out,
pointing, etc..
Your answers are Majority of
complete and
answers are
accurate.
incomplete
and/or some are
inaccurate
Your
You
pronunciation is
mispronounce
mostly accurate,
many
does not interfere letters/words but
with
are mostly
comprehension
understood
You speak with a
little hesitancy.
Speech is choppy
at times, a few
unnatural pauses
No major errors,
a few minor
errors.
A few major
errors and many
minor errors
Does not Meet
Expectations:
You use English,
or your Spanish is
incomprehensible
(ie isolated or
unrelated words),
You do not
understand the
questions being
asked even after
rephrasing, etc..
You do not give
sufficient
information for
majority of
questions
Your
pronunciation is
heavily
influenced by
your first
language and
interferes with
comprehension
Speech is choppy
and many
unnatural pauses
throughout
Many major and
minor errors
throughout
Ojo: major errors = any error that confuses meaning, that gets in the way of your message, what
you are trying to communicate!
Ejemplos: Subject/verb agreement:
Eres de Oaxaca = You are from Oaxaca
Soy de Oaxaca = I am from Oaxaca
Minor errors = any other kind of grammatical error (ie. Agreement between
adjectives/nouns/articles) that does not interfere with meaningTengo ojos azul is kind of like saying I have blue eye. It sounds odd, but your message is still loud
and clear!
Scoring Criteria for Customs Agent:
Exceeds
Expectations
Meets
Expectations
Approaching
Expectations
Does not meet
expectations
Questions
All questions are
complete (ie
what is your
name? not
Name?) and
accurate
Asks all questions
accurately,
although 1-2 may
not be complete
Unprepared for
performance
assessment,
cannot ask all
questions
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is
accurate
Pronunciation is
mostly accurate
Message
Message is clear,
completely
understood
Formal language
used
consistently;
polite
appropriate
greeting and
goodbye
Generally
understood
Some questions
incomplete (one
word questions)
and/or question
asked incorrectly
(ie. Who is your
name? )
Pronunciation
heavily
influenced by
first language,
but does not
interfere with
comprehension
Difficult to
understand
Exclusive use of
informal
language, may
forget to greet or
say goodbye
Exclusive use of
informal, casual
language
Off task; does not
greet or say
goodbye
Register
Switches
between formal
and informal
language, greets
and says
goodbye
Pronunciation
interferes with
comprehension
Incomprehensible
Customs Agent Check off sheet: Use the following list to help you remember the questions you
need to ask. If you don’t understand, or the traveler speaks too fast, just ask her to repeat.
Remember to use a greet/say goodbye and use formal language with this person.
1. Name____________________________
2. Last Name________________________
3. Nationality________________________
4. Country of Origin___________________
5. Birthdate: Day__Month_______Year_____
6. Place of birth: City_________State_____
7. Age____
8. Address in visiting country:
_____________________________________________________
9. Address in country of origin:
____________________________________________________
10. Profession:________________________
11. Civil Status: __single __married __divorced
12. Identification Documents:
__Passport
__Driver’s License
__Student ID
13. Reason for travel:
__Leisure
__Business
__Study