Spanish 1

Lesson Activities

Visiting the Doctors Office

The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
Vocabulary SkillsYou will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.
Cultural AwarenessYou will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and
compare them to your own.
Communication SkillsYou will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to
communicate meaningfully in a new language.
21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis.

Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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Self-Checked Activities
Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses. Click the link to
the Student Answer Sheet at the end of the lesson. Use the answers or sample responses to
evaluate your own work.
1. Objetos indirectos
Below is a conversation between the doctor, the patient David, and Davids mother.
Complete the conversation with the correct indirect object pronouns.
Fill in the blanks:
Doctor: David, a usted ____le________ duele el estmago?
David: No, doctor. No _______me_____duele el estmago.
Doctor: Generalmente a las personas que tienen esta infeccin _____le_______duele el
estmago.
Madre de David: Pero, David a ti __te__________duele la garganta, no?
David: S.

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How did you do? Check a box below.

Excelente!I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Ms o menosI included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
No muy bienI did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

2. Una visita al doctor

Recall the last time you visited your doctor. Write a short paragraph in Spanish about your
illness, what had happened, what type of medicine the doctor gave you, and how you took
care of yourself to recover.
Type your response here: La ltima vez que yo fui al doctor yo no estuve enfermo.
Yo fui a mi chequeo anual. En el chequeo anual te sacan sangre y te inyectan con
las vacunas que te hacen falta.

How did you do? Check a box below.

Excelente!I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
Ms o menosI included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.
No muy bienI did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

Teacher-Graded Activities
Record a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the
end of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment.
When you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
3. Hablar y escuchar (Audio Recorder Activity)
Research online about organizations that provide medical care to people in the remote
regions of Central America. You will then give an oral summary of what you read online.
Record your summary in Spanish using an audio recorder available on your computer.
Submit that audio file to your teacher via the drop box.
Uns organizacion se llama Central America Medical Outreach. Esta organizacin fue
fundida en 1993 por una enfermera que estaba en el coro de paz. Ella lo formo porque
vio a muchos nios morir en honduras debido a falta de herramientas mdicas y
tecnologa mdica. Su misin es mejorar la vida de las personas de centro america.

Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.

(4 points)Distinguished

(3 points)Proficient

(2 points)Developing

(1 point)Beginning

Criteria

Response does not relate to the topic or is inappropriate or irrelevant

Does not communicate in the target language in a coherent manner, does not use much
vocabulary, makes many pronunciation or sentence structure errors that make the audio difficult
to understand

Response is completely on topic

Communicates clearly in the target language, uses a variety of vocabulary, rare instances of
pronunciation or sentence structure errors that impede understanding

Response is related to the topic

Communicates clearly in the target language, uses sufficient vocabulary, a few pronunciation
or sentence structure errors that slightly impede understanding

Response is not on topic or is too brief or low level; may be of little value (e.g., yes or no
answers)

Unclear communication in the target language, uses limited vocabulary, makes several
pronunciation or sentence structure errors that significantly impede understanding