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Spanish · Grade 9

Sustain a Supported Exchange

Learners build the strategies that keep a real conversation going: opening, holding the floor and closing politely; using natural fillers and reactions (pues, a ver, ¡no me digas!); asking for clarification and checking understanding; explaining a word they don't know (es una cosa que sirve para…); and negotiating a solution to a problem, such as lost luggage at an airport. Every item is tapped, chosen or typed; spoken role-play is optional and never machine-scored.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 120 minutes
  • Conversation 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

  • Open, maintain and close a conversation politely, using fillers, reactions and turn-taking phrases (pues, a ver, ¿y tú qué opinas?, bueno, me tengo que ir).
  • Ask for repetition and clarification and check understanding (¿Puedes repetir? ¿Qué quieres decir con…? O sea, que…).
  • Use circumlocution to explain an unknown word (Es una cosa que sirve para…, Es un lugar donde…, Es parecido a…).
  • Sustain a problem-solving exchange: explain a problem, propose and negotiate alternatives (¿Qué te parece si…? ¿Y si…?) and reach an agreement.

Lessons

  1. Open, keep going, close 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  2. Clarify and confirm 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Explain a word you don't know 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Solve a problem together 6 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  5. Conversation strategies check 10 questions at the end

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