Unit 5 La Comida

Spanish 2 Unit 6: La ComidaPractice Test

Pinellas County Schools

Spanish 2

Unit Six: La Comida

Practice Test

Objective 1:Interpretive Listening:I can demonstrate understanding of key points related to food.

Context: You are eating at a neighborhood restaurant and notice a Spanish-speaking server taking an order in Spanish from customers who he knows well. You want to see how much you can understand.

Task: Listen to the following conversation taking place during breakfast at the restaurant. Write down each person’s order in English.

Names

Objective 2: Interpretive Reading: I can determine main ideas from simple texts that contain familiar vocabulary used in context.

Context: You and your family are having dinner at a restaurant in Cancún, Mexico during your family vacation on a cruise stop. You are able to help your parents read the menu written in Spanish.

Task: Read the following menu. Then answer the questions below in English.

1. What does this restaurant serve for breakfast?
2. What is available for lunch?
3. Is chicken on the menu for dinner?
4. What is offered for dessert?
5. Is hot chocolate available on the menu?
6. Do they accept checks? ______

Objective 3: I can identify various foods and drinks.

¿Qué prefieres comer?

Write the name of the food itemin Spanish on the line below the picture with the appropriate article (el/la or los/las).

1.______2. ______3. ______

4.______5______6. ______

7. ______8. ______9. ______

10. ______11. ______12. ______

Objective 4: I can describe table settings.

1. Me limpio con la ______.

1. Tú bebes agua en el ______.

1. Necesito una ______para comer el cereal.

1. Corto el pollo con el ______.

1. Pongo toda mi comida en el ______.

1. Como ensalada con un ______.

1. Bebo café con leche en una ______.

1. Me gusta comer sopa en el ______.

Objective 5 & DP 1 & 2: I can use stem-changing verbs in the present tense. I can use the verb IRand “-er” verbs in the present tense.

Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete María Elena’s description of a visit to a restaurant.

Cuando mis amigos y yo1.______(ir) a mi restaurante favorito, nosotros siempre 2.______(comer) a la una. José 3.______(pedir) sándwiches de pollo. Lolita y Maritza no 4.______(poder) comer jamón porque no les gusta. El camarero dice, “¿qué5.______(querer) comer tú?” A veces

yo 6.______(probar) la carne con papas, pero José7.______(preferir) una sopa. En el restaurante ellos8.______(servir) bebidas muydeliciosas.

Objective 6 and DP3: I can distinguish the uses of the verbs “ser” and “estar” in the present tense.

Read the letter your new pen pal has sent you and complete the paragraph using the correct form of the verbs “ser”or “estar”.

Hola. ¿Cómo 1.______tú hoy? Yo 2.______Beatriz y 3.______de Guatemala. Y tú, ¿de dónde 4.______? Hoy 5.______lunes y 6.______las ocho de la mañana. Mis amigos y yo 7.______en la clase de ciencias. La profesora8.______muy interesante y simpática.

Objective 7: I can name the three meals of the day and what is usually served during each meal.

Write a complete sentence in Spanish that includes: 1) name of the meal,

2) two food items, and3) onebeverage that are usually served at the time shown on the clock.

A.M.

1. ______

P.M.

2. ______

P.M.

3. ______

Objective 8 and DP4: Interpersonal Communication: I can ask and answer a variety of questions related to food and meals.

Answer in complete Spanish sentences.

1. ¿Qué comes por la mañana? ______
2. ¿Qué te gusta comer de postre? ______
3. ¿A qué hora empieza la clase de español?

______

1. ¿Quién prepara la cena en tu casa? ______
2. ¿Qué día es hoy?

______

1. ¿Cómo está la sopa? ______
2. ¿Qué vas a pedir en el restaurante mexicano? ______
3. ¿Cómo se llama tu restaurante favorito?

______

Objective 9: Presentational Writing: I can write a description of a familiar experience or event.

Context: Your friend has just moved to Miami and almost everyone in that neighborhood speaks Spanish. Your friend has asked you to help review different foods so that he/she can interact with neighbors.

Task: To help your friend, you decide to write a short email message,in Spanish, telling him/her about your favorite meal at a restaurant that just opened in your city. Include many different foods from their main dishes, drinks and desserts menu. Say that the food doesn’t cost a lot and that it is delicious. Your email must be at least 8 sentences long. After you finish writing your message, check to make sure you have used accurate spelling and punctuation, and that the subject of the sentence and the verb agree. Your teacher will use the Intermediate Presentational Rubric to assess your writing.

______

See Intermediate Presentational Rubric.

Objective 10: Presentational Speaking and Interpersonal Communication

Presentational Speaking: Provide basic information about eating in a restaurant using phrases and simple sentences.

Context: You plan to celebrate your birthday at your favorite restaurant tonight. You’ve waited all day for this and are very hungry! In Spanish class, your teacher and classmates sing “Las mañanitas” (a Mexican birthday song) to you. Then, they want to know how you are celebrating.

Task: Tell them about your favorite restaurant.Talk about different things that you typically order and say that something is delicious and that something is good for your health. Name your restaurant and say where it is located. Describe how much your meal usually costs and that you like to eat in that restaurant.

See Intermediate Presentational Rubric.

Interpersonal Speaking: I can engage in short social interactions using phrases and simple sentences.

Context: To celebrate the completion of the food unit, your teacher has organized an outing to a local Mexican restaurant. However, she has told the employees to only speak to her students in Spanish.

Task: One student will play the role of a customer in the restaurant and the other student will play the role of the server. The server will ask what the customer would like to order and the customer will request at least 3 items. The server will bring the items and the customer will say that one item is delicious, but one is too hot/cold. The server will ask if the customer needs anything else. The customer will say that he/she needs something. The server will present the bill. Then the server and customer will thank each other.

See Intermediate Interpersonal Communication Rubric.

Objective 11: Culture: I can demonstrate understanding of practices, products and perspectives of the target culture.

Context: Your social studies class is studying Latin America, and your teacher has assigned an oral report. You have to explain everything you know about México.

Task: Use the graphic organizer below to demonstrate your understanding of practices (names, family relationships, lifestyle, art/architecture), products (exports, industries, handicrafts, etc.) and perspectives (where/how people live and why, advantages/disadvantages,comparisons/contrasts) in México to help you prepare for the presentation. You may write in English.

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