Conversación: Necesito un@ médi@
On vacation in Spain something goes wrong. Show how a patient and doctor resolve the situation in a
conversation.
You and your partner should each write out your own copy of the entire conversation on notebook
paper. Compose your own lines as the patient or the doctor. Do not use any online translator, though
you may use a dictionary. Use your vocabulary page son From p. 77-78 of your librito.
Try your best to use a wide variety of vocabulary and phrases. For example, if the patient says “I got
sick,” the doctor should respond “You caught a cold”. If the patient says “I caught a cold” the doctor
would need to say something different.
The draft is due Wednesday, March 29, end of class
You will present on Thursday or Friday, March 30 or 31.
El/La Paciente:
¡Ayúdeme, por favor!
El/La Médico/a:
yes, yes, yes. How do you feel?
El/La Paciente:
I feel/I am ________________________
El/La Médico/a:
What hurts?
El/La Paciente:
My ____________________ hurts
El/La Médico/a:
What happened to you?
El/La Paciente:
I (use a preterite phrase here)
El/La Médico/a:
Let’s see…Sr./Srta., I think that (use a preterite phrase here)
El/La Paciente:
What should I do?
El/La Médico/a:
You should ______________________________
El/La Paciente:
¿Es todo?
El/La Médico/a:
You should also ________________________
El/La Paciente:
Vale, muchas gracias.
El/La Médico/a:
De nada. Espero que se mejore pronto.
Tasks Completed
Each person speaks at least 7 times (7pts)
As the patient, explain how you feel, what hurts
and what you did; as the doctor, ask how you
feel, what hurts, and give advice (6 pts)
Use clear preterite verbs (2 pts)
Used Ud. form of the verb consistently in the
conversation (2 pts)
Language Usage
Pronunciation
Good attempt at
correct pronunciation
10-9
Clear Spanish
pronunciation with
careful vowel sounds
8-7
Good Spanish
pronunciation
with careful vowel
sounds
Presentation—well
memorized, no
awkward pauses, no
unplanned filler words
Fully memorized or
spoken
extemporaneously, no
distracting pauses or filler
words
Language control—
appropriate grammar
Appropriate grammar
used on most occasions.
Very few or no errors in
the grammar presented
Appropriate
grammar used on
some occasions;
occasional errors
in the grammar.
Broad; accurate and
effective word use and
choice. No repetition
Adequate use of
vocabulary; some
inaccurate word
usage but
meaning not
confused or
obscured; word
choice lacks
variety. No
repetition
Vocabulary—a variety
of new words from unit
used; little to no
repetition; no English
Mostly
memorized with
few pauses, few
filler words or
pauses
6-5
Spanish
pronunciation has
some English
inflections,
especially in vowel
sounds
Not well
memorized,
several distracting
pauses or filler
words; needed a
prompt
Appropriate
grammar used on
few occasions.
Several errors in
the grammar
presented
Inaccurate word
choice leads to
confused or
obscured
meaning; some
literal translations
and invented
words. Some
repetition.
What Went Well:
Total Points:
4-3
Spanish
pronunciation has
many English
vowel sounds
2-1
Student makes no
clear attempt to
pronounce
Spanish
Not well
memorized,
needed more
than one prompt;
several filler
words
Appropriate
grammar is
hardly used.
Frequent errors
in the grammar
presented.
Incorrect use of
words;
abundance of
invented words
or literal
translations.
Some English
used. Some
repetition
Not able to
complete
presentation;
pauses confuse
meaning, many
filler words
Grammar errors
confuse meaning
Even Better If . . .
Draft on time:
_________/10
Final presentation:
_________/60
Lots of repetition,
English, invented
words, little new
vocabulary from
the unit used.