Continue to improve comprehension of extended discourse produced by native speakers. Students record an interview with a native speaker guest and transcribe the answers. Students listen to a tape that accompanies their textbook and indicate comprehension on a rubric. Students listen to authentic target language music and fill out a cloze paragraph of the lyrics. Write and speak with increasing grammatical and structural accuracy.
Students play a game using a verb wheel.
Using interrogative structures, students write questions to interview a partner or to send to a penpal or keypal. Students compare the items in their lockers. Students ask native speakers about current events in the target country. Write short texts on topics of personal interest. Students write journal entries about daily life.