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Spanish · Grade 10

Sustain and Repair an Interpersonal Exchange

Learners develop the strategies of an advanced conversational partner: repairing their own and others' breakdowns (quise decir…, o sea…, ¿te refieres a…?), resolving misunderstandings caused by regional vocabulary and register (ahorita, guagua, pena; ¿nos tuteamos?), sustaining an exchange by elaborating and linking to what the other person said, and handling a simulated conversation and a formal email exchange of the kind used in advanced assessments. Everything is tapped, chosen or typed; optional spoken practice is never machine-scored.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 135 minutes
  • Interpersonal strategies check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Repair communication breakdowns through self-correction, reformulation and precise clarification or confirmation requests.
  • Resolve misunderstandings caused by regional vocabulary, register or cultural expectations (ahorita, guagua, pena; tú/usted).
  • Sustain an exchange by elaborating answers (reasons, examples, consequences), linking to the partner's previous turn and asking follow-up questions.
  • Handle a simulated conversation and a formal interpersonal email exchange, responding to every prompt in the appropriate register.

Lessons

  1. Repairing breakdowns 6 steps4 practiceabout 34 min
  2. Regional words and register 6 steps4 practiceabout 34 min
  3. Elaborate and link 6 steps4 practiceabout 33 min
  4. Simulated conversation and formal email 5 steps3 practiceabout 34 min
  5. Interpersonal strategies check 10 questions at the end

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