5 Steps to a 5: AP Spanish Language and Culture with MP3 Disk 2020

by Yensen Lambert, Dennis Lavoie

Overview

Let us supplement your AP classroom experience with this easy-to-follow study guide!


The immensely popular 5 Steps to a 5 AP Spanish Language and Culture guide has been updated for the 2021-22 school year and now contains:


•3 full-length practice exams


•Comprehensive overview of the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam format


•Realistic exercises for the multiple-choice section of the exam, including print and audio texts; and the free-response section, including interpersonal and presentational writing and speaking questions and prompts


•A complete audio program on MP3 disk to help you develop solid listening-comprehension skills and gain valuable interactive speaking practice


•Thorough answer explanations and sample responses that reflect all question types, just like the ones you will see on test day


•Hundreds of reliable tips and in-the-know strategies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260456707
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/20/2020
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dennis Lavoie has taught high school Spanish for more than 20 years. He is a participant in the College Board’s Spanish Program Development/Assessment Committee.

Yensen Sierra Lambert has taught AP Spanish Language and Culture and other Spanish courses for 19 years in New York City, Florida, Georgia, and most recently at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT. She has served as a Reader and Table Leader in the AP Spanish Language and Culture Reading in Cincinnati for the last four years. She has also led student and teacher training workshops for the National Math and Science Initiative/AP for All in New York City, where she has helped native speakers and their teachers prepare for the AP exam. Lambert presented proficiency-based sessions at ACTFL and will soon participate in NECTFL in New York City. She is currently the chair of the world languages department at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT, where she teaches and mentors experienced teachers and teaching fellows.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

About the Authors xi

Introduction: The 5-Step Program xiii

Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program

1 What You Need to Know About the AP Spanish Exam 3

Background Information 3

Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Spanish Exam 4

2 How to Plan Your Time 8

Three Approaches to Preparing for AP Exams 8

Calendar for Each Plan 10

Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

3 Take a Diagnostic Exam 17

AP Spanish Language and Culture Diagnostic Exam 18

Section I Multiple Choke 18

Section II Free Response 35

Answers, Explanations, and Listening Scripts 41

Scoring and Interpreting Your Results 55

Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success

4 Tips for Taking the Exam 59

Section I Multiple-Choice Questions 60

Section II Free-Response Questions (FRQs) 61

Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

5 Exam Section I, Part A, Interpretive Communication: Print Texts 65

Strategy for Interpretive Communication: Print Texts 66

Practice for Interpretive Communication: Print Texts 66

Answers and Explanations for Interpretive Communication: Print Texts 97

6 Exam Section I, Part B, Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts and Print and Audio Texts Combined 101

Strategy for Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts and Print and Audio Texts Combined 102

Practice for Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts Combined 102

Scripts, Answers, and Explanations for Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts Combined 123

Practice for Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts 131

Scripts, Answers, and Explanations for Interpretive Communication:

Audio Texts 138

7 Exam Section II, Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply 145

Strategy for Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply 146

Practice for Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply 146

How Your Score Is Determined for Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply 157

8 Exam Section II, Presentational Writing: Argumentative Essay 159

Strategy for Presentational Writing: Argumentative Essay 159

Practice for Presentational Writing: Argumentative Essay 165

Scripts for Presentational Writing: Argumentative Essay 186

How Your Score Is Determined for Presentational Writing: Argumentative Essay 193

9 Exam Section II, Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation 195

Strategy for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation 195

Practice for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation 196

Scripts for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation 210

How Your Score Is Determined for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation 218

10 Exam Section II, Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison 221

Strategy for Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison 221

Practice for Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison 222

How Your Score Is Determined for Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison 225

Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

AP Spanish Language and Culture Practice Exam 1 231

Section I Multiple Choice 231

Section II Free Response 245

Answers, Explanations, and Listening Scripts 251

AP Spanish Language and Culture Practice Exam 2 267

Section I Multiple Choice 267

Section II Free Response 282

Listening Scripts, Answers, and Explanations for Practice Exam 2 288

Appendixes

Ordering and Connecting Words for Smooth Writing 305

Common Mistakes 307

Common Verbal Expressions 311

Convincing/Persuading; Giving/Receiving Information; Expressing Feelings 315

Verbs and Verbal Expressions Requiring Prepositions 319

More Useful Expressions 323

Suggested Resources for Cultural Review 325

Websites 327