Use the slides that follow to get an idea of what to expect during the video chat and determine how to focus your studies in order to prepare for it.

Feel free to contact me (with sufficient time for me to respond) if you experience any confusion with the sample questions or how to formulate your answers.

Generally in a video chat, I ask three kinds of questions.

1. Yes/no – These are the easiest to answer, and I will simply ask whether or not something is so. The challenging part could be having sufficient vocabulary to understand the question.

2. Either/or – Here your are provided two choices.3. Open-ended – These are the easiest to

comprehend but the most challenging to answer because they require you to pull from your own vocabulary.

First, we will greet each other. I am looking to see if you can say hi with words other than “hola”.

Then, I will ask you about your classes. Also, I will ask you about your activities on certain

days of the week (see all of page 38). Based on your response I will follow up with questions about when.

After that, I will ask you whether you go to certain places an how often (see page 32).

Lastly, we will say our goodbyes. Try to say something different from what I say.

The best way to prepare is to practice, practice, practice. Since the task involves listening and speaking, that is what you should do when you are studying.

Recognizing words is not the same as being able to come up with them on the spot, so make sure you take full advantage of the audio resources from the supersite to develop your skills.

Best of luck. I am here if you need me!