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WQ #15: ¡Alguien estaba aquí!
Description
“Please, come here and help me!” One of your colleague-teachers just called you in a hurry. She just came back home from school and found that someone had broken into her apartment during the day. She needs to report to the police about the incident and the missing items, but she needs your help with Spanish. Could you help her with this?
Task
To help her report to the police, you will describe the changes in the house that she found on her arrival and make a list of the things that are missing. You may find some traces of the intruder, if both of you look carefully. You may then add those findings to the report as evidence.
Resources
A. Basic information on house and household items
Vocabulary of the house (Parts of the house and list of household items)
http://www.lingolex.com/housen.htmEnchanted Learning.com (Parts of the house and list of household items)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/house/answers.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/rooms/answers.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/bathroom/answers.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/bedroom/answers.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/kitchen/answers.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/livingroom/answers.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/spanish/label/study/answers.shtml
B. Online Spanish-English dictionary
World reference
http://wordreference.com/
Process
1. First, visit the suggested sites (A) about the parts of house and household items to refresh your knowledge of Spanish vocabulary on the topic.
2. Second, prepare a short description of the house at the time your colleague came back from school. (Imagine yourself in the burglary situation.) Focus on what she found changed when she came back. For example, she found that the living room windows which she had locked before she left were open, the bedroom door was found open, kitchen window was broken, etc. (See sample report here)
3. Third, list the missing items from the house. For example, a boom-box in the living room was missing; a fax machine in the study was missing, etc.
4. If you find any traces of the intruder, list them in the report. For example, you found several footsteps in the kitchen near the windows, etc.
5. If you find specific words that are not listed in the suggested sites in (A) in Spanish, look them up with an online dictionary (B).
6.
Check your report with one of your Spanish speaking neighbor, before sending
it to the police.
7. Keep a copy of the report in your professional portfolio.
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Conclusion
Thank
you for your help! Your detailed description of the changes that were found
in the house, description of the items that were stolen, and evidence that
you’ve found led the police to a narrower search. With the information
you provided, the police will be able to catch the intruder soon.
National Standards (ACTFL)
Communication
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language
on a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or reader on a variety of topics.
Communities
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school
setting.
Sunshine State Standards – Foreign Languages (9-12)
Communication
(FL.A.2.4) (FL.A.3.4)
The student understands and interprets written and spoken language on a variety
of topics.
The student presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners
or readers on a variety of topics.
Experiences
(FL.E.1.4)
The student uses the language within and beyond the school setting.
Evaluation
Your report can be evaluated with following criteria.
| Excellent | Good | Weak | Note | |
| Information on changes in the house |
3 or more places are checked | 2 or less places are checked | No description is provided | |
| All place names are in correct Spanish | Mistakes in Spanish | |||
| All descriptions of changes are in correct Spanish | Less than 3 mistakes in Spanish | More than 4 mistakes in Spanish | ||
| Information on the missing items | More than 3 items listed | 2 or less items are listed | No item is listed | |
| All items are listed in correct Spanish | Mistakes in Spanish | |||
| Original location of the items are specified in correct Spanish | Mistakes in location terms | |||
| Description of the missing items are provided | No description is provided | Optional | ||
| Special findings | More than 2 special findings (evidences) are listed | Less than 2 findings are listed | Findings are not listed | |
| Location of the findings are listed in correct Spanish | Mistakes in location terms | |||
| Detailed descriptions on special findings are listed (notes) | No description or note is included | Optional |
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