Lavoie Dennis. Five Steps to A5 AP Spanish Language

McGraw-Hill, 2008-2009. — xvii, 297 pages. — ISBN: 0-07-159660-7.Welcome to the AP Spanish Language review book. If you let yourself, you will learn a lot from this book. It contains the major concepts and ideas to which you were exposed over the past year in your AP Spanish class, as well as the concepts that you have been working with since you started your study of the Spanish language.There are many books on the market that contain the same information as is in this book. However, rather than providing you with endless “drill and kill” types of activities in isolation, to review the thousands of grammatical concepts you have studied over the past four to five years, you are given the opportunity to practice with questions just like those you will find on the various parts of the AP Spanish Language Examination. And, instead of giving you a simple answer key, provided with a brief and easily understood explanation of each answer given.Set Up Your Study Program
What You Need to Know About the AP Spanish Language Exam
Background Information
Some Frequently Asked Questions about the AP Spanish Language Exam
How to Plan Your Time
Three Approaches to Preparing for AP Exams
Calendar for Each Plan
Determine Your Test Readiness
Take a Diagnostic Exam
Diagnostic Exam
Listening Scripts, Answers, and Explanations
Scoring and Interpreting Your Results
Develop Strategies for Success
Tips for Taking the Exam
Multiple-Choice Questions
Free-Response Questions
Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
Exam Section I, Part A: Listening Comprehension
Short Dialogue Practice
Short Narrative Practice
Longer Listening Practice
Listening Scripts for Short Dialogues, Short Narratives, and Longer Passages with Answers Highlighted in the Text
Exam Section I, Part B. Reading Comprehension: Longer Passages
Reading Comprehension Practice
Answers and Explanations for Longer Passages
Exam Section II, Part A. Paragraph Completion with Root Words
Paragraph Completion Practice
Answers and Explanations
Exam Section II, Part A: Paragraph Completion without Root Words
Paragraph Completion Practice
Answers and Explanations
Exam Section II, Part A: Informal Writing (Interpersonal)
Informal Writing Practice
Informal Writing Rubric
Exam Section II, Part A: Formal Writing / Integrated Skills (Presentational)
Formal Writing Practice
Listening Sources for Formal Writing
Formal Writing Rubric
Exam Section II, Part B: Informal Speaking—Simulated Conversation (Interpersonal)
Informal Speaking Practice
Scripts for Informal Speaking
Informal Speaking Rubric
Exam Section II, Part B: Formal Oral Presentation / Integrated Skills (Presentational)
Formal Speaking Practice
Scripts for Formal Speaking
Formal Speaking Rubric
Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
Practice Exam I
Practice Exam IIOrdering and Connecting Words for Smooth Writing
Common Mistakes
Common Verbal Expressions
Convincing /Persuading; Giving/Receiving Information; Expressing Feelings
Verbs and Verbal Expressions Requiring Prepositions
Useful Expressions for Paragraph Completion without Root Words
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