Continue to improve comprehension of extended discourse including discourse produced by native speakers. Students watch a video of a target language weather report and summarize the weather conditions in various regions of a target country. Write and speak with increasing grammatical and structural accuracy. Students refine a rough draft of a paragraph. Formulate questions related to specific topics.
Students write a penpal or keypal to ask about driving customs in the target country.
Students ask prices and information about various objects in a store. Write longer texts on topics of personal interest. Students write paragraphs concerning favorite hobbies or after school activities. Students create a visual display accompanied by written reports for presentation outside the classroom such as bulletin boards, media center, or PTA functions. Create original short works of poetry or prose to a model.