Writing Test

Context: Function: Student Task: Two people eating at a restaurant Ordering food, asking and answering questions about the menu Students will parallel translate the dialogues between a waitress and customers. The student will use the English column to parallel translate the missing words in Spanish. The students will need to use the present tense. Besides the writing skill being tested the students reading skill will also be tested. The test is worth 20 points. Each missing word is worth two points, one point for the correct word and another point for spelling it correctly.

Grammatical Features, Lexical Items and/or Other Skills: Grading Criteria

Ordenando en un Restaurante
Anfitriona: Hola ____________!, Bienvenido al restaurante El Sombrero. _____________ Elena: _______ personas Anfitriona: Por aqu. ____________, tome asiento. Su _____________ estar con usted en un momento. Mesera: Qu le gustaria ______________? Lucia: Qu __________? Tenemos ________ en botella, __________ y ___________ Hostess: Hello ladies, welcome to El Sombrero Restaurant. How many? Elena: four people. Hostess: Right this way. Please have a seat. Your waitress will be with you in a moment. Waitress: What would you like to drink? Lucia: What do you have? Waitress: We have bottled water, juice, and Coke.