2008-2009 - AP Spanish language students

Summer assignment

I am pleased to welcome you to the AP Spanish Course. I have no doubt that we will have a precious opportunity to learn from each other.

• We will also become familiar with the Spanish Language examination format.
• We will develop learning strategies to be used in the exam.
• We will integrate all language skills and use authentic materials.
• We will integrate culture in the language.

This year the summer assignment will consist on typing reports on : ( times new Roman- 11 double space)

1. writing, two opinions essays of three hundred words with the given topics.

2. finding the meanings and writing sentences with the listed words. (32 words)

3. Prepare a 3 minutes oral presentation on any of the given topics.

Get an AP Barron’s preparation book. (2008-2009), to be used as a reference for the school year.

a) Writing topics

1. ¿ Qué son los derechos humanos y cual es su i importancia?

2. La educación debe tener en cuenta, tanto los problemas específicos de un país como los problemas mundiales ( tales como la destrucción del medio ambiente). ¿Como debe un gobierno preparar a sus futuras generaciones?

b) Vocabulary

1. pauta 2. efímero

3. sigiloso 4. cauteloso

5. ponderado 6. embotellamiento

7. ineludible 8. impunemente

9. pululantes 10. jactancioso

11. lozanamente 12. ciudadano

13. omitido 14. desquiciado

15. voluptuoso 16. vértigo

17. atrofiada 18. equiparar

19. plagiar 20. Conjeturas

21. Condescendiente 22. desamorado

23. despistado 24. inverosímil

25. sandez 26. trascendental

27. energúmeno 27. elocuente

28. soez 29. indulgente

30. indulgente 31. indigente

32. sonoro 32. equiparable

c) Oral presentation.

Search for BBC mundo.com – cultura y sociedad

Read any article and be ready to talk about it, expressing your opinion on their issue.

I would like to ask you to bring with you, your best ideas, attitude, interest and enthusiasm to have the best time ever and change the idea that learning can not be fun. : )

The completion of this summer assignment is essential to be admitted in this course. The deadline is August 6, 2008

I will be available to answer your questions at the following e-mail address

sroman @ans.edu.ni

Ms. Sara Roman- @301