Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Spanish IV 01-30-08

Spanish IV 01-30-08

  • Turned in Parent information letters.
  • We did our class mixer: Survey using the 5 questions written as homework over the class procedures and grading policies.
  • Reviewed the survey questions and clarified any questions students were still uncertain about.
  • We went over how to open a conversation, introduce a new topic, close a conversation and say good-bye. We used page 5 in our texts as well as watched a video clip from the University of Texas’ Language Proficiency Testing website – http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/int01.html
  • We practiced with partners introducing ourselves and having mini conversations using the elements of the conversation practiced.
  • Students took turns introducing their conversation partners to the class.
  • Tarea:
    1. Page 4: Create your own vocabulary list/flashcards of the vocabulary over college majors and their related careers. You can use the back of the book or http://www.wordreference.com to find out the English translations.
    2. Add any majors and/or careers that interest you that are not on page 4.