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Español AP ~ Examen 2016
Sugerencias y actividades para tener éxito en la clase y en el examen de Español AP
Los desafíos globales
La belleza y la
estética
La ciencia y la
tecnología
Las familias y las
comunidades
La vida contemporánea
Las identidades públicas
y personales
Dear AP Spanish Students,
Congratulations and welcome to AP Spanish at Prairie Ridge High School. This course will
follow the guidelines established by the AP College Board ( http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ ). By
taking the course, not only will students strengthen their language skills in Spanish but also they will
undergo preparation for the AP Spanish Language Examination given in the spring. AP Spanish can
be very rewarding for the student as well as for the instructor because of its challenging nature and
because it ensures that motivation levels are high enough so as to be able to attain the goal of fluency
in writing, speaking, listening and reading.
As stated in the Advanced Placement Program Course Description booklet published by the
College Board, This course covers the equivalent of a third year college course in advanced Spanish
writing and conversation. It encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and
composition. And, it has the following objectives:
1. The ability to comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish;
2. The acquisition of vocabulary and a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of
newspaper and magazine articles, as well as of modern literature in Spanish;
3. The ability to compose expository passages; and
4. The ability to express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency.
To achieve these objectives, students will undergo a review (and expansion) of vocabulary
(including idiomatic expressions); they will practice Spanish grammar particularly the more difficult
and complicated concepts; they will write many compositions on topics similar to those on the AP
exam; they will read and study examples of Spanish and Latin American Literature; and they will do
many oral and listening activities in class and at home.
Course Guidelines:
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Students will be graded on speaking skills. They will record themselves both at school and at
home speaking Spanish spontaneously in response to various prompts.
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To develop their writing skills, students will be asked to do several compositions for
homework each semester (e.g., summaries of news articles, creative writing pieces that make use of
particular grammar, vocabulary or idiomatic expressions, etc.)
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In addition to compositions, students will do in class essays on topics similar to those on the
AP Language exam. The essay must be a minimum of 200 words in length, and students will have 45
minutes to complete these essays. The essays must be clear, coherent, well organized, and well
developed, and they must include and make effective use of advanced grammar and idiomatic
expressions.
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Students will be given in class listening quizzes which will involve listening to a dialogue or
short lecture and, generally speaking, answering multiple choice questions. At times, students may be
asked to give short answer responses.
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Students will also be given in class reading quizzes. Students will read a written piece (short
story, news article, etc.) and then, in most cases, answer some multiple-choice questions, although they
may also be asked to give short answer responses.
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Students must participate actively during in class exercises and activities while limiting
themselves to speaking only Spanish (even when asking clarification questions).
Sincerely,
Gabriela Martin, AP Spanish Teacher [email protected]
Prairie Ridge High School
***NOTE: If you can’t complete these assignments, it won’t hurt your grade. You will have
an entire week after we come back from summer to complete them. However, it is highly
recommended that you stay in touch with Spanish over the summer 
We know that your vacation time is valuable and that it is important to relax and unwind during the
summer months. However, we do not want you to completely lose what you have learned by being
away from Spanish for three months. We have prepared some activities for you to work on over the
summer to maintain your level of preparation for AP Spanish next year. The activities focus on skill
development in the areas of reading and listening, the two skill areas that typically are the most difficult
to develop and merit extra time and attention. Remember that development of skills, just like playing
the piano or shooting a basket, takes time and repetition, so the more you do the better you, personally,
will develop. Without going to a Spanish-speaking country, here are some activities that will help you.
Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Based on the recommendations of previous AP classes, these are the requirements you must complete by
the first week of school. (That means they will be collected and worth points.) Try to space them out so
that there is not so much to do at one time.
1. YABLA do a video every week (These should be fun and very helpful to increase your listening comprehension.)
2. Readings Read and answer multiple choice questions
3. Vocabulario: learn 1 new idiomatic expression in Spanish each day (from the list)
and you will have a vocabulary quiz the 1st week of class when you come back to school.
4. Cultura: (1) choose one song in Spanish from groups from three different countries and fill out
the “hoja de canciones” at the end of this packet.
(2) Complete the “hoja de comparación cultural” at the end of this packet
****It is recommended that you practice 15 minutes each week on each skill -- reading, writing,
speaking, and listening. 
5. Gramática: You know that you have grammar issues to deal with (especially verb forms!)
There is the ever-famous Barbara K. Nelson site that is a great tool! It is recommended that you
explore this site and work on the verbs and tenses that are difficult for you.
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
I. Suggested Activities and Useful Websites
A. Proficiency tests: www.learn-spanish-language-software.com
Diccionario en la Red: www.wordreference.com
Download Spanish Apps on your phone, they are fun! 
B. Escuchar
1. Escucha música que te gusta en español y pon atención al vocabulario y los verbos.
2. Mira la televisión, anuncios comerciales o videos en español y escucha para comprender.
3. Look for listening practice in Spanish on the Internet
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/
www.knm.fi/babelnet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/
www.adesasoc.org
www.caslt.org/research/splisten.htm
www.lomastv.com
www.learn-spanish-language-software.com
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityEditor?AE_rand=1988080318&AE_state
Key=tfa10_51131641_CBCA2KA2_3304&AE_atSessionStart=Y
C. Leer
1. Read magazines, newspapers and books that you like in Spanish and make sure you
understand what you are reading. ( Take a “mystery” to read over the summer.)
2. Look for reading practices on the Internet http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/
D. Writing
1. Write letters, emails, journals, notes, etc. in Spanish to practice.
2. Do the grammar practices on the http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/ (See other side)
E. Speaking
1. Look for opportunities to speak Spanish with friends, Spanish speakers, …
2. Look for speaking practice on the Internet like:
www.caslt.org/research/splisten.htm
www.learn-spanish-language-software.com
F. Two excellent grammar, culture, listening and “fun” sites are:
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityEditor?AE_rand=1988080318&AE_state
Key=tfa10_51131641_CBCA2KA2_3304&AE_atSessionStart=Y
G. An excellent news site that has listening and video as well.
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/
2. Avancemos The activities and reading passages can be accessed at www.classzone.com. From
www.classzone.com select World Languages and then Spanish. Then select Avancemos level 3 or level
4. Next find the Student tools menu bar on the right and under students tools select @hometutor. Enter
your name and select level C. Finally select the unidad (unit) and lección you want to work on.
Spending time in a Spanish-speaking country
is the best way to increase fluency,
but if you cannot do that, try some of our suggestions.
Make it FUN using Spanish!
Para entrar en yabla:
1. Ve a la página web http://spanish.yabla.com/
2. Ahora haz clic en Subscribe
3. Ve a “request access from your
participating school”
4. Selecciona tu escuela: IL/ Community
HS District 155. Crystal Lake
5. Haz clic en “continue to sign up”
6. Llena el formulario “new users”
Después tu clase en yabla será:
AP Spanish 2015-2016 Sra. Martin
Si tienes alguna pregunta, mándame un correo electrónico a [email protected]
¡Gracias! 
To use yabla:
1. Book mark http://ola.yabla.com/home.php
2. Sign in using your “user name” and “password”
3. Go to “my account”
4. Click on “assignments” to find assignments.
5. Click on videos to search for videos in assignments
6. Listen and “Play Game” –You have to keep going until the game is over and you will be asked
“what do you want do? “Quit? Each time you play a whole game, your score will be accumulated to
the previous scores. “Round 1” Scores are 10 points for each correct answer. Round 2 - 5 points.
7. You should do an activity every week. I will check June 30th, July 30th, and Aug. 31st.
Expresiones idiomáticas~ Español AP~
Sra. Martin
Dar a conocer
To make known
Darse cuenta de (que)
To realize (that)
Echar la culpa
To blame
Echar(se) a perder
To spoil, to ruin, to lose its good taste
Estar a punto de
To be about to
Estar al día
To be up to date (current)
Estar bien enterado
To be well-informed
(no) hacer caso
(not) to pay attention, (not) to listen to,
Hacerle daño a alguien
To hurt someone
Hacer(le) falta
To lack, to be in need of, to be lacking
Hacer hincapié
To emphasize
Hacer(le) saber
To inform, to let someone know (something)
Llegar a ser
To become (goal achieved over time)
Ponerse de acuerdo
To agree, to come to an agreement
Tener (mucho) cuidado
To be (very) careful
Tener (mucho) éxito
To be (very) successful
Tener en cuenta
To take into account
Tener lugar
To take place
Tener presente
To keep in mind, to take into account
Tener que ver con
To have to do with
(No) tener razón
To be right (wrong)
Costarle trabajo
To be difficult for someone
Deberse a
To be due to
Llevar a cabo
To carry out, to accomplish, to finish
No servir para nada
To be good for nothing
Ser hora de
To be time to
Tomarle el pelo a alguien
To pull someone’s leg
Valer la pena
To be worthwhile, to be worth the trouble
A la larga
In the long run
A más tardar
At the latest
A propósito
By the way
Al pie de la letra
Literally
Al revés
Upside down, inside out, backwards
Cada vez
Each time
Cada vez más
More and more
Cada vez menos
Less and less
Con mucho gusto
Gladly
Cuanto antes
As soon as possible
De golpe
All at once, suddenly
De hecho
In fact, as a matter of fact, actually
De ninguna manera
By no means, on no account, absolutely no
De nuevo
Again
De par en par
Wide open
De prisa
Quickly
De pronto
Suddenly, all of a sudden
De todos modos
At any rate, anyway, anyhow
De vez en cuando
From time to time, once in a while
Dentro de poco
In a short while, in a little while
Desde luego
Of course
En el acto
Immediately
Nombre y apellido: ___________________________ La clase de español AP Fecha:____________________
Lectura # 1
Las respuestas son: (1)___ (2)___ (3)___ (4)___ (5)___ (6)___ (7)___ (8)___ (9)____ (10)____
Ocho palabras nuevas son:
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Las respuestas son: (1)___ (2)___ (3)___ (4)___ (5)___ (6)___ (7)___ (8)___ (9)____ (10)_____
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Lectura # 3
Las respuestas son: (1)___ (2)___ (3)___ (4)___ (5)___ (6)___ (7)___ (8)___ (9)____
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Resumen breve de la lectura
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Lectura # 4
Las respuestas son: (1)___ (2)___ (3)___ (4)___ (5)___ (6)___ (7)___ (8)___
Ocho palabras nuevas son:
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Resumen breve de la lectura
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Hoja de canciones
Nombre: ____________________________
Escucha dos canciones en español de dos artistas diferentes, luego completa la información requerida abajo.
(1) Traduce la canción para que puedas entenderla perfectamente y para que aprendas vocabulario
(2) Escribe un resumen del mensaje de la canción
(3) Escribe 5 palabras nuevas que aprendiste de cada canción
(4) Escribe información breve sobre la biografía del artista (por lo menos 5 oraciones completas)
Canción # 1 (nombre de la canción)___________________________________(artista)____________________
(2) Resumen del mensaje de la canción
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(4) Breve biografía del artista
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Hoja de la comparación cultural
One of the speaking parts of the AP test requires you to give a 2 minute oral presentation on a specific topic. In
this presentation, you have to compare your own community to an area of the Spanish-speaking world with
which you are familiar. You should demonstrate your understanding of cultural features of the Spanishspeaking world. You should also organize your presentation clearly.
Answer the following question by comparing and contrasting information about your community and a
community from a Spanish-speaking world. In your presentation, you can refer to what you have studied, lived,
and observed, etc.
¿Cuál es el papel del gobierno en el bienestar de una sociedad?
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