L1: Integrative Performance Assessments

II. Main idea(s). Using information from what you have heard, provide the main idea(s) of the message (respond in English):

III. Supporting Details. Circle the letter of each detail that is mentioned on the voicemail message (NOT ALL are included):

A. El señor Diego Sierra Gutiérrez tiene una cita para hacerse un análisis de sangre la próxima semana.

B. Diego presenta algunos síntomas comunes del resfriado o gripe.

C. Diego no se encuentra bien desde hace una semana.

D. Diego deja el mensaje antes de un viernes.

E. Diego se va a quedar en casa al día siguiente del mensaje que deja a la clínica.

IV. Organizational Features. How is the voicemail message organized? Circle all that apply and explain what clues were in the message to justify your answer (respond in English) (NOT ALL apply):

1. Chronological [speaker arranges and emphasizes information according to a timeline, either forward or backward]
2. Compare-Contrast [speaker arranges information according to how two or more things are similar to or different from one another (or both)]
3. Descriptive [speaker provides details on a particular topic]
4. Problem-Solution [speaker describes a problem and its possible solution]:
5. Spatial [speaker organizes information according to how things fit together in a physical space]

Justification from the voicemail message (in English):

V. Guessing Meaning from Context. Based on what you have heard, write what the following three words and/or expressions probably mean in English (respond in English).

1. “si pudiera ser”: _____________________________________________
2. “sin ganas”: ________________________________________________
3. “estaré pendiente”: ___________________________________________

VI. Inferences. “Listen between the lines” to answer the following questions, using information from the audio (respond in English)

1. When do you think Diego is making the call? _______________________

Evidence from audio to support your answer:

__________________________________________________________

2. Depending on your response to the previous question, what day of the week did Diego’s symptoms begin? __________________________________________________________

Evidence from audio to support your answer:

__________________________________________________________

VII. Patient´s Perspective. Select the PRIMARY perspective you think the patient utilized as he made the call to the clinic and justify your answer in English with information from the audio (ONLY ONE choice is correct)

1. Persuasive [to convince the listener of something]
2. Historical [to teach or give information regarding past events to the listener]
3. Entertaining [to hold the attention of the listener through enjoyment]

Justification from audio:

VIII. Comparing Cultural Perspectives. Answer the following question:

Based on what you have heard on the voicemail message from the patient in Mexico, what could be a cultural similarity and/or difference between the U.S. and the speaker from Mexico when calling to change an appointment?  (Respond in English)

IX. Personal reaction to the Message. Using specific information from the voicemail message, describe your personal reaction in Spanish to the article. Be sure to provide reasons that support your reaction.

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II. Main idea(s). Using information from the article, provide the main idea(s) of the article (respond in English).

III. Supporting Details. When applicable, complete the following statements in Spanish based on the content of the voice message. In the case that you cannot find the answer from the content of the voice message, please indicate it as “no se menciona” (“it is not mentioned”)

A. El artículo recomienda que un paciente haga una lista de …

___________________________________________________________________________

B. Identificar dos sugerencias en el artículo que pueden prevenir la propagación de la gripe

___________________________________________________________________________

C. Identificar dos elementos que el artículo sugiere que traigas a la cita.

___________________________________________________________________________

IV. Organizational Features. Organizational Features. How is this text organized? Circle all that apply and explain what the clues were in the text (not all of them are true) (respond in English):

A. Alphabetical Order
B. Description
C. Compare/Contrast
D. Pros and Cons
E. Problem and Solution

Justification from the voicemail message (in English):

V. Guessing Meaning from Context. Based on the information provided in the last section of the reading “¿Qué se puede hacer?”, write what the following three words and/or expressions probably mean in English.

A. “adelantado” (from the “Estar preparado” section)__________________________________
B. “cualquier” (from the “Estar preparado” section) ___________________________________
C. “avergonzado” (from the “Hable con su médico” section) ____________________________

VI. Inferences. Read between the lines to answer the following questions, using information from the text. Please provide evidence in Spanish from the text to support your selection.

1. Why do you think the reading recommends patients to ask questions?   

___________________________________________________________________________

What is the evidence in the text that supports your selection? 

___________________________________________________________________________

2. Why do you think the reading recommends patients to bring a friend or a family member to the visit with the doctor?

___________________________________________________________________________

What is the evidence in the text that supports your selection? 

___________________________________________________________________________

VII. Author´s Perspective. Select the perspective or point of view you think the authors(s) adopted as s/he wrote this article and justify your answer in English with information from the text.

A. Persuasive [to convince the listener of something]

B. Historical [to teach or give information regarding past events to the listener]

C. Entertaining [to hold the attention of the listener through enjoyment]

Justification from audio:

VIII. Comparing Cultural Perspectives. Answer the following question in Spanish:

Based on what you have read about recommendations to consider before, during and after an appointment with a doctor in the U.S., how would you relate those recommendations with the actual practice that people normally follow in the U.S. for this kind of appointments? 

IX. Personal reaction to the Message. Using specific information from the text, describe your personal reaction and refer to the text to provide supporting details.  Your response needs to be in Spanish.

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