GJHS Spanish AP Summer Assignment for 2015-16 School Year
Teacher: Raquel Falcon
Contact: raquel.falcon@polk-fl.net
If you are taking the Spanish Language AP Exam in May 2016, there are several
suggestions I have to help you begin your preparation for this exam:
1. Become familiar with EVERYTHING that is published on the AP website about
this exam.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/spanish_lang/exam.html?spanlang
2. Look at the tips that the College Board suggests for you:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/prep_lang.html
ASSIGNMENT #1: Due July 15th
3. When you have reviewed the sites, please send me an e-mail with a short summary
(60-100 words) in Spanish of what you have learned about this exam. Include some
ideas of how you will be able to study best over the course of the year. You can
also include your hopes, plans, areas of concern, etc. Send me the e-mail to:
raquel.falcon@polk-fl.net
*** E-mail the assignment, BUT ALSO make a copy to turn in with the documentation due
on the first class OR no later than September 30th, 2015!
Once you have completed these steps, you have a better idea on how to prepare yourself for
this exam. Here are some websites to help you:
1.
You know that you have grammar issues to deal with (especially verb forms!) here
is a site to provide you with much needed practice:
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
There is also another recommended site:
A concise outline of Spanish structures.
http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/index.htm
2. To listen and improve your comprehension of native speakers, on the opening page
of the site, you will find a pull-down window option for the level of speech to
listen. They go from beginners to more advanced level. If you scroll all the way
over to the right, after you select a topic to listen to, you will find vocabulary help,
useful phrases and grammar practices to accompany your choice. Then you can
listen to a series of people talking about the same topic. In the upper right-hand
corner, there are three boxes S, E, N. If you hit the S button, you can read along
with the speaker. The E button gives you the English translation. If you hit the N
button, you can watch and listen to the speaker without any text appearing. Try
practicing first with all text turned off. You KNOW you will read along if the text
is there! Feel free to play the clips more than once. At this point, you are just
getting your ear attuned. Look at the faces as they speak. Look at the translations
ONLY as a last resort. Keep track of the tasks you listen to.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/index.html
3. Practice grammar and vocabulary by using these reading resources from the BBC
Mundo website. Make this website a favorite on your computer. It has a wealth of
information in Spanish that you will be using throughout the year!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/
Michelle Bachelet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_4523000/4523336.stm
G-8 & Lat Am
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/international/newsid_6720000/6720873.stm
For all levels: Test your language level
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/gauge/
Imperfect practice:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_journey_1
Preterite practice:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_planet_1
Ser v Estar:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_telenovel
a_1
Preterite and Imperfect Tenses:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_immigrati
on_1
Preterite v. Imperfect:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_moncada
_1
Infinitive, Indicative or Subjunctive:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_commerc
ecuba_1
--or—
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_us_hispan
ic_1
Present Subjunctive:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/languages/spanish/news/quizengine?quiz=spnews_latinosusa
_1
ASSIGNMENT #2 [E-MAILED copy due no later than August 7th 2015
Paper Copy Due August 19th)
You need to make sure to follow the guidelines and forms listed in this packet. Start NOW
to learn the most efficient way for you to work and DON’T leave everything to the last
minute. E-mail the form BUT make a copy to turn in with the documentation to bring to
our first class.
AP Practice
In order to receive credit for the work, it must physically accompany the tally
sheet. Work accounted for on the tally sheet but is not physically present,
will NOT count towards the 200 pts. of AP Practice. If you did a speaking
exercise, you must record it and place it on a flashdrive. As for a listening
exercise, write a brief summary describing exactly what you did to complete the
activity. All writing must be in Spanish!
You must divide your practice into the following areas:
Grammar exercises (Must Complete at least 4 different ones)
 Grammar exercises must be written/printed and attached to receive credit
 Grammar exercises should be checked for correctness against an answer key, if
possible. All exercises should be printed and marked right or wrong and then explained if
wrong.
http://www.learnalanguage.org/apspanish/
http://www2.niles-hs.k12.il.us/davmal/Clases/AP/AP.htm
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php.
1. Listening(Must complete at least 4 different ones)
Get creative here! You can use songs, movies, radio (see links below), listening
to native speakers having conversation, AP practice books. You must write a
summary of what you did and what you got out of it-in Spanish!
Washington:
 http://www.losblogueros.net/
Short videos with scripts for filling in cloze-style dictations.
 http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/spanish/index_sp_vid
eo.
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/
 http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/lm_collection.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/news/topic/
On-line radio:
Radio UN:
http://radio.un.org/es/
Radio Sources:
http://www.latinworld.com/radio/
Nuevos Horizontes: http://www.nuevoshorizontes.org/
Yabla:
http://home.yabla.com/
BBC:
http://www.bbcmundo.com
2. Writing: Must Complete two Different three paragraph essays
in Spanish) by choosing ANY two of the topics below:
1. How I see our country (Como veo a mi país)
2. Tourists (Los turistas)
3. The ideal man or woman (El hombre/la mujer ideal)
4. I want to go to _____ because…(Quiero ir a _____ porque…)
5. The television in my house (La television en mi casa)
6. My plans for the future (Mis planes para el futuro)
7. Sports at my school (Los deportes en mi escuela)
8. An ideal friend (Un amigo ideal)
9. The people in my life (Las personas en mi vida)
10. A trip I recently took (Un viaje que tome recientemente)
11. In my free time I… (En mi tiempo libre yo…)
12. Why I like animals (Por qué me gustan los animals)
13. Some books and magazines I like are _____ because… (Algunos libros y revistas
que me gustan son _____ porque…)
14. Family problems (Problemas de la familia)
15. Why it is interesting to study in foreign countries (Por qué es interesante estudiar
en un país extranjero)
16. The movies (El cine)
17. A person I admire (Una persona a quien yo admiro)
18. How I see myself (Como yo me veo)
19. Why school is important (La escuela es importante porque…)
20. I like (don’t like) living in Florida (Me gusta/no me gusta vivir en la Florida)
3. Reading: You must read and summarize in Spanish EACH of
the stories below and also complete the exercises listed next to
each:
A. El tiempo Borra- Answer all of the comprensión questions 1-15
B. Leyenda
C. Una Sortija para mi Novia- Answer all of the comprensión questions 122
D. La Camisa de Margarita- Answer all of the comprensión questions 1-9
then go to 17-23
E. Bernardino-Answer all of the comprensión questions 1-14
F. La Conciencia- Answer all of the comprensión questions 1-20
G. No Oyes Ladrar los Perros
H. Casa Tomada- Answer all of the comprensión questions 18-35 and
Transformaciones
You must write a summary in Spanish of your reading in order to count towards
your grade.
4. Speaking: Must choose a minimum of four topics to record a
one minute speech.
In order to get credit for your speaking portion, please choose ANY four topics
below and record a one minute speech answering the question or elaborating on
the subject. You will have to make sure to speak for one minute on each of the
four. Place your recordings on a flash drive and bring them to our first class
session.
Spanish AP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1 minute
A special day for me would be... (Un día especial para mi sería...)
I had a dream that... (Soñé que...)
When I get home... (Cuando llego a casa...)
My family doesn’t understand... (Mi familia no comprende...)
I dream of going to... (Sueño con ir a...)
Describe the hobbies and interests of each member of your family. (Describa los
pasatiempos e intereses de cada miembro de su familia.)
7. Memories of my childhood (Recuerdos de mi niñez)
8. Describe a good party. (Describa una buena fiesta.)
9. The news on television (Las noticias de la televisión)
10. What is the ideal age to get married and why? (¿Cuál es la edad ideal para casarse y
por qué?)
HORAS DE PRÁCTICA PARA EL EXAMEN DE A.P. ESPAÑOL
HOJA PARA PLASMAR MI TRABAJO
Due: September 30th, 2015
Me llamo ___________________________________________
Tema
Gramática
1.
2.
3.
4.
Escuchar
1.
2.
3.
4.
Escritura
1.
2.
Lectura
1&2
3&4
5&6
7&8
Hablar
1.
2.
3.
4.
Fecha/
Horas
Evidencia [¿Qué hiciste? ¿Dónde?]
Complete ONE of these charts for EACH of the stories that you read
Story #_____ Title_________________________________________
palabra
dibujo
descripción
oración completa
The due date for this work is August 19th. In the event that you are not able to complete all
the work by the above date, your absolute deadline is September 30th, 2015. No work will
be accepted beyond that point. I will highly recommend that you start early as this work is
worth 200 pts.
Have a great summer!
Sra. Falcón