AC9LS10U01 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply features and conventions of spoken Spanish to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration applying correct pronunciation to challenging letter combinations in Spanish, such as ae in aeropuerto, au in Australia, ll in ballena, r in pero, rr in perro, d in bondad, the soft t in té, and eu in Europa
• • Elaboration understanding how tone can convey emotions, modify meaning and give clues about what is happening, for example, ¡Vamos ya! ¡Corre! ¡Tengo miedo del tigre! ¿Te gustaría ir al cine? ¡No te enojes!
• • Elaboration applying knowledge of pronunciation, intonation, rhythm and pace to own use of spoken Spanish, for example, when reading stories to younger children, asking questions or expressing emotions such as surprise or sadness
• • Elaboration experimenting with intonation and stress, improving coherence and increasing expressive range by reading out loud from unfamiliar texts, for example, newspapers, novels, reports
• • Elaboration reciting tongue twisters to develop pace and fluency, for example, Buscaba el bosque Francisco, un vasco bizco, muy brusco, y al verlo le dijo un chusco, ¿Busca el bosque, vasco bizco?, De generación en generación las generaciones se degeneran con mayor degeneración