Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y


7.2 - Evaluaci贸n

You have completed lesson 7.2 Seasons and should now be able to successfully talk about the weather patterns of different seasons in Spanish, and know about the weather patterns of Argentina, Cuba, Colombia and Spain.

7.2 Writing Assignment - Seasons

Submit your assignment 7.2 - Seasons Writing Assignment on the next page.

View the writing assignment rubric before submitting your assignment.

Instructions

Write an email in proper letter format to a friend where you include the following items.

  1. Choose a country you would like to visit.

  2. Specify the month you will visit.

  3. Describe what the weather is like during each season.

  4. Mention at least five articles of clothing that you will need/take for the trip.

  5. In total write at least 10 complete sentences in Spanish.

Use the following tips to help you with this assignment.

Items to include in your composition What words might you want to use Tips to Help
  1. Choose a country you would like to visit.
Visitar
Ir
Querer = to want (quiero)

 Remember to write the name of the country in Spanish, and to use the Yo form of the verb.
  1. Specify the month you will visit.
  • enero
  • febrero
  • marzo
  • abril
  • mayo
  • junio
  • julio
  • agosto
  • septiembre
  • octubre
  • noviembre
  • diciembre
Use En in front of the month.
The verb in this sentence could be "visitar" again.
Or you could use the verb "ir" in the yo form to say "I am going".
  1. Describe what the weather is like during each season.
En el invierno 
En el verano 
En el oto帽o
En la primavera

Hace + weather expressions 		You will be using the weather expressions you learned in the previous lesson. Be sure to review the details before writing!
  1. Mention at least five articles of clothing that you will need for the trip.
Necesitar
Llevar
Review your vocabulary from lessons 5.1 and 5.3.
Use the Yo form of the verb.
  1. Use proper greetings and closings.
Greetings:
Querido = Dear (when writing to a male)
Querida = Dear (when writing to a female)
                     
Closings:
Hasta pronto
Saludos
Un beso = a kiss (a common way to end a letter to someone you are close to) 		You are writing this in letter format to a friend. Don't forget to greet the person you are writing to at the beginning, and close the letter by saying goodbye (or one of the other words provided here) and signing your name.