Welcome to Advanced Spanish IV I am excited to work with you as you continue your study of Spanish in the fall here at MVRHS. We want to be sure that you enter Advanced Spanish IV with everything that you learned last year still fresh in your mind. We will be picking up right where you left off in June, so here is what to do over the summer Part I Vocabulary & Grammar Review In order to help you maintain your Spanish over the summer on page 2 you will find a list of grammar concepts with links that provide explanations as well as opportunities to practice working with the concepts and assess your level of understanding. You will also find specific vocabulary (pg. 4) that you should learn before entering the course. We will use words from the list in all writing and speaking assignments throughout the year. There will be a brief assessment on the first day of class to ensure that you have mastered (and remembered) the included grammar and vocabulary concepts. Reviewing and using the resources will help you to enter Advanced Spanish IV prepared to be successful on the assessment as well as the course. Part II: Cultural Themes Reading and Listening In Advanced Spanish IV you will work with authentic written and audio sources. In order to prepare you for this, over the summer you will read two articles and watch two short videos in Spanish. For what you will have to hand in see the details on page 3 of this document. If you have any questions over the summer please email me at jdeoliveira@me.com I will check my email once a week. Have a great summer & see you in the fall! ~Señora DeOliveira
Part I: Vocabulary & Grammar Review The assessment on the first day will count toward the first quarter and will assess the below vocabulary and grammar. The grammar will be open response and the vocabulary will be a combination of matching, Spanish to English translation and English to Spanish translation. (Vocabulary list starts on pg. 4) Vocabulary The vocabulary list (which starts on page 4) has been selected specifically to help you with developing more fluid and natural expression as you use Spanish. Grammar You will be expected to demonstrate understanding of the uses as well as regular and irregular conjugations of the following: Present Preterit Imperfect Preterit vs. Imperfect Present & Past Progressive Future Conditional Affirmative and Negative Commands (tú and Ud.) Present, Past, Future & Conditional Perfect Subjunctive conjugations & uses For review and practice of the above concepts visit the following sites: Conjuguemos verbs http://conjuguemos.com/list.php?type=verbs&division=verbs&language=spanish Conjuguemos grammar http://conjuguemos.com/list.php?type=fillin&division=grammar&language=spanish Spanish Grammar Exercises http://www.trinity.edu/mstroud/grammar/ More Grammar Exercises http://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/slc/sitemap.php Subjunctive Irregulars Verb Conjugation Practice http://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/slc/chart_pres-subj.php Subjunctive vs. Indicative Practice http://www.quia.com/pop/64932.html?ap_rand=762001656
Part II: Cultural Themes Reading & Listening In Advanced Spanish IV you will be working with authentic written and audio sources. In order to prepare you for this and to maintain your exposure to the language, over the summer you need to read two articles and watch two short videos all in Spanish. You should find resources online in SPANISH. For written sources just google and for video sources try YouTube. The best way to find resources in Spanish is to search whatever you are trying to find using Spanish for example, instead of Spanish food try comida española or comida de España. You should look for resources that are about something that interests you even better if they are cultural!!! Videos should be a minimum of about 2 minutes Readings should be a minimum of 3 paragraphs NO WIKIPEDIA & No sources that include English/translations If you don t know what you want to read about or listen to, here are some sites to browse they have short selections about a wide variety of fun topics! Muy interesante España - http://www.muyinteresante.es/ Muy interesante - México - http://www.muyinteresante.com.mx/ Univisión - http://www.univision.com/ For each article and video source you will have to hand in the following: You will hand in a total of 4 (2 reading & 2 video), which will be graded as listening & reading. 3, 2, 1 Reflection Written in ENGLISH Include the following: Title of the source If the source is written or video/audio A link to the source 3 specific facts or things that you learned or found interesting 2 comments or reactions to the reading/video 1 question that you have after reading/watching the source