HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 4/AP

UNIT 2 LA SALUD Y LA TECNOLOGÍA

PACING 4-6 weeks

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE

Intermediate Mid

● Entre Culturas 4 Unit 6 ● Temas ● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Language Readiness

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE MID PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING

When students exhibit Intermediate Mid listening ability in Spanish, they can understand the main idea and some details that occur in present, past and future timeframes of: 1. Introductions and announcements related to health or community events. 2. A short speech or presentation about health, medicine, or technology. 3. Discussions about age-appropriate health and wellness topics. 4. Interviews with health professionals, community members, or experts. 5. Web-based presentations about health practices, scienti fi c innovations, or access to medical care. 6. Video presentations (e.g., public service announcements, documentaries, news reports, educational programs) related to health and technology. 7. Information from science, health, or other subjects they are studying or have studied in school. When students exhibit Intermediate Mid reading ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Understand short, non-complex texts that convey information about health, medicine, technology, and wellness. 2. Derive meaning from connected texts that compare health practices, explain technological innovations, or discuss access to health care. READING

When students exhibit Intermediate Mid speaking ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Have conversations about health, technology, and wellness. 2. Express reactions and opinions about health practices and technological innovations. 3. Exchange information and ask questions about health-related topics. 4. Ask for and give examples to explain ideas. 5. Recommend healthy habits or solutions to health-related issues. 6. Summarize information from authentic sources. 7. Give a presentation on a health or technology topic. 8. Explain advantages and disadvantages of traditional and modern medicine. 9. Tell about past, present, and future health experiences or developments. When students exhibit Intermediate Mid writing ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Write short communications, compositions, and informational texts about health, technology, and wellness. 2. Compare traditional and modern health practices. 3. Express opinions and make recommendations supported with simple reasons and examples. 4. Demonstrate control of present, past, and future timeframes, including unit grammar. 5. Produce connected writing that resembles oral discourse and shows emerging organization. WRITING

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS Students demonstrate their ability to compare health practices, discuss the impact of technology on health, and express informed opinions about access to medical care in their own and other cultures. Students: ● Compare traditional and modern health practices in their own and other cultures. ● Explain the effects of technology on individual and community health. ● Exchange and justify opinions about access to health care and healthy uses of technology. Students use the language functions and features: ● vocabulary related to health, medicine, technology, wellness, and scienti fi c innovation ● words and expressions to compare traditional and modern health practices across cultures ● expressions to discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and effects of technology on individuals and society ● expressions to recommend healthy habits and solutions for improving access to health care *Updated 6.30.26