- You must make 6 Checkpoint B responses that are comprehensible and appropriate to the task
- You may receive a score of 2, 1 or 0 for each response
- You have 2 attempts per response
- 2 scores of zero (0) on the first response results in a zero (0) for the entire conversation and the conversation ends at that point
- Use SCOPE phrases
- Add pero or porque to create 2 clauses
- Ask a question
- Use 2 verbs together (egg verbs)
- DO NOT use one word answers, including sí/no
- DO NOT repeat/restate what you or the teacher has already said
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When using two verbs together, conjugate the first verb and leave the second in the infinitive. Here a some common verbs that are often followed by and infinitive: (Me) gusta.......................................................(I) like (Me) gustaría...................................................(I) would like Quiero............................................................I want Quisiera..........................................................I would like Tener que......................................................to have to (do) Ir a...............................................................going to (do) Soler (o:ue)..................................................to tend to (do) Deber...........................................................should, must, ought to Necesitar......................................................to need Poder (o:ue)...................................................to be able to Ejemplos: Voy a estudiar con mis amigos............I am going to study with my friends. Tenemos que cocinar la cena..............We have to cook dinner. Quisiera pedir una ensalada...............I would like to order a salad. Transition words allow you to connect ideas between sentences and paragraphs, helping to produce a logical and coherent sequence of ideas as you organize your writing.
Ordinal Numbers -allow you to provide the sequence of events -have number and gender primero (a)(s).................................................................first NOTE: drop the -o before a masculine singular noun segundo(a)(s)................................................................second tercero(a)(s)..................................................................third NOTE: drop the -o before a masculine singular noun cuarto(a)(s)..................................................................fourth quinto(a)(s)..................................................................fifth sexto(a)(s).................................................................sixth séptimo(a)(s)..............................................................seventh octavo(a)(s)................................................................eighth noveno(a)(s)...............................................................ninth décimo(a)(s)...............................................................tenth Ejemplos: Español es la primera clase del día. Miguel es el tercer chico en el grupo. Tigre es el octavo gato en la familia. Other Transitions: antes (de) (que)..........................................................before después (de) (que)......................................................after por eso......................................................................therefore por lo tanto................................................................therefore mientras....................................................................while generalmente.............................................................generally usualmente................................................................usually por lo general.............................................................generally por fin.......................................................................finally finalmente.................................................................finally a veces.....................................................................sometimes raramente.................................................................rarely rara vez....................................................................rarely a menudo.................................................................often nunca.......................................................................never siempre.....................................................................always frecuentemente.........................................................frequently en el momento que...................................................at the time that ayer........................................................................yesterday anteayer.................................................................day before yesterday Sé que ... I know that...
Creo que... I believe that... Oigo que... I hear that... Pienso que... I think that... Es verdad que... It is true that... Ejemplos: Sé que el cielo es azul. I know that the sky is blue. Creo que hay un examen. I think that there is a test. Oigo que ella está enferma. I hear that she is sick. Pienso que llueve. I think that it is raining. Es verdad que nado bien. It is true that I swim well. |
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