Para escribir

Here are some prompts to help you practice your writing skills. You can make a copy of this Google Doc and work on it at your leisure. Remember to use the vocabulary and grammar used in the chapter, without any outside help!

Prompt 1: Write a paragraph about your family or friends. Indicate who the most important people in your life are and why. Describe two specific people using ser and estar and explain how you are similar to or different from them. Mention activities that these favorite people enjoy doing, as well as things they don’t like to do, plus what you like to do with them.

Prompt 2: Imagine that a friend of yours has never lived in a place like New York with all the different seasons so they ask you what clothes they should wear for each. Write a detailed response listing items for each season and explaining why they should wear those items. Also, indicate what you like to wear and why in each. Do you have similar or different styles?

Prompt 3: This weekend, you have special plans with your family or friends. Indicate what you are going to do (using ir + a + infinitive/(article) noun and the prepositions por and para) and why you are going to do those activities.

Prompt 4: Your best friend’s birthday is coming up soon. Write a paragraph about the gift you are going to buy. You must explain what it is, what color it is, why you chose that gift, and why they need it. Use gustar and/or similar verbs to explain why you think your friend is going to love the gift.