Los estudios históricos de la formación del Estado nacional

Scenarios For Creation of Authentic Texts 1. Scenario for Creation of Authentic Text 1

Speaker 1 (Héctor): You are a student at University of Bogotá, Colombia. You are planning a four-week trip to Spain with your Spanish Literature in the XVII century (“Literatura Española del Siglo XVII ”) class. Miss Miranda is the teacher for this class and she is well known for overwhelming students with class work. You have been sick with the flu and missed several classes. Since you really do not care much about Spanish literature in the XVII century, you feel that you MUST have leisure activities in order to “survive” the trip. Angélica is your classmate and she is also going to Spain with the class.

Speaker 2(Angélica): You are a student at University of Bogotá (Colombia). You are planning a four-week trip to Spain with your Spanish literature in the XVII century (“Literatura Española del Siglo XVII ”) class. Last class, Ms. Miranda, the course instructor, gave important information about the trip. Students will attend classes all

day long and there is no leisure activities planned. Héctor is your classmate. You haven’t seen him in class for a while but you know for sure that he has no intention of spending all day long in the classroom during the trip.

2. Scenario for Creation of Authentic Text 2

Speaker 1(Adolfo): You are a travel agent. You need to sell tickets; excursions and hotel accommodation to a Mediterranean beach in Spain in order to win the prizes

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on places to visit in Europe. She doesn’t look like she would enjoy the beach but, all you can think are those promised prizes….

Speaker 2 (Elisa): You are an older woman who had never travelled abroad. You want to celebrate your retirement with a trip to Europe to visit museums and quiet places. You visit a travel agency looking for help on planning your trip.

3. Scenario for Creation of Authentic Text 3

Speaker 1 (Cristina): You attend your second aunt Maruca’s 80th _{birthday party. You}

meet cousins that you haven’t seen for a while. You are nervous because you know that the old aunties will ask you about your love life and even how much money you are making. To make matters worst, you know you will have to see your cousin Juana at the party. Juana is the perfect daughter, niece and wife in the eyes of the family. Her love story with Mario is such a fairy tale that it makes you sick. At the party, you meet your favorite cousin, Julia. Julia is Juana’s sister, but she is lovely, funny and as imperfect as you are (quite the opposite of Juana). To your relief, Juana and her husband Mario are not at the party. Talk to Julia about her life, and of course do not forget to inquire about Juana and her luxurious trips around the world with her millionaire husband.

Speaker 2 (Julia): You attend your second aunt Maruca’s 80th birthday party. You meet cousins that you haven’t seen for a while. You are nervous because you know that the old aunties will ask you about your love life (which is a disaster!) and they will keep comparing you with your sister Juana. Since Juana married Mario, a handsome millionaire, the family is totally fascinated with your sister’s life. Your parents have told everybody that Juana is travelling around the world with her

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husband, but the truth is that Juana run away with her cook and is planning on divorcing Mario.

To your contentment, your favorite cousin Cristina is at the party. Cristina is fun, friendly and as imperfect as you are. Cristina is the only person that you will tell the truth about your sister’s romantic adventures.

4. Scenario for Creation of Authentic Text 4

Speaker 1 (Héctor): You are a Colombian waiter working in a Mexican Restaurant in the U.S. A young, elegant and very good-looking woman (Angélica) that comes into the restaurant, greets you in Spanish and seats down, waiting to be served. You immediately feel this young lady has captured your heart and you want to know more about her life. Try to impress her by using your charm or your knowledge of Mexican cuisine.

Speaker 2 (Angélica): You are a businesswoman from Colombia who invests in ethnic restaurants all over the U.S. You just bought this Mexican restaurant and decided to check the service and food by pretending to be a customer.Héctor is the waiter, also from Colombia, and he has no idea that you are the new owner. It is important that you disclose your identity at one point during the conversation, but first test his professionalism.

5. Scenario for Creation of Authentic Text 5 (Extra text to test Redundancy-only)

Speaker 1 (Marta): You are an International student from Argentina who has recently arrived to the U.S. While at the library, you meet another Argentinean student, Sergio. Talk to him about your struggles as a graduate student at ISU (i.e., understanding the English language as well as the

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American grading system). Highlight the differences between the educational system in the U.S and your home country.

Speaker 2 (Sergio): You are an International student from Argentina. While at the library, you meet Marta, an Argentinean student newly arrived to ISU. Marta is feeling very confused and frustrated with her experience as a graduate student at ISU. Try to help her by giving information about the educational system in the U.S and the benefits of assisting a university such as ISU.

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