1. The document provides instructions for a CAP speaking practice activity where students take turns speaking for 2 minutes on assigned topics without interruption from their partner. 2. Students are instructed to provide feedback on their partner's speaking using a rubric to score comprehensibility, variety of vocabulary, and elaboration and to write a comment to help their partner improve. 3. The document includes examples of topics that students will speak about, such as visiting a city or their perspective on their city as a teen, as well as prompts to help them plan what to say.

1. CAP Speaking Practices
Bright Lights, Big City
Level 2/2H

2. Instructions:
1. These are not conversations, rather CAP
simulations. You speak by yourself for 2
minutes on the topic.
2. Take turns speaking with your partner. If you
go the first time, he/she will go the second
time.
3. The first slide you will see represents your
planning time. You will have 2 minutes on this
slide to plan out what you want to say. You
may write as you plan.
4. The second slide you see will represent your
speaking time and it will change with your
time is up.

3. Giving
Feedback
As you listen to your partner,
you will be giving him
feedback.
Take out a sheet of paper and
fold it into 4 sections.
In each section copy what you
see here 
Each time your partner has a
turn, listen and mark his score.
Finish by writing a comment to
help him improve.
Give him the paper when the
activity is done.
Topic:
Comprehensibility:
0 1 2 3 4
Variety of Vocabulary:
0 1 2 3 4
Elaboration:
0 1 2 3 4
Comments:

4. Partnering Up
GET READY, 1ST TOPIC COMING
SOON!

5. Planning Time
Topic:
You and a friend are talking about cities you
have visited. Tell him/her about a time you
visited a city other than the one you live in.
Planning Questions:
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-How did you get around?
-What problems did you have?
-What did you think about that city overall?

6. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic:
You and a friend are talking about cities you
have visited. Tell him/her about a time you
visited a city other than the one you live in.
Planning Questions:
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-How did you get around?
-What problems did you have?
-What did you think about that city overall?

7. Planning Time
Topic: The Teen Perspective
The Dallas Morning News wants to know what
teens think of the DFW metroplex and has called
you to complete phone survey.
Planning Questions:
-What do you like about DFW?
-What don’t you like about DFW?
-What changes would you recommend?
-Why is this a good area for teens?
-What does this city need to be better for teens?

8. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: The Teen Perspective
The Dallas Morning News wants to know what teens
think of the DFW metroplex and has called you to
complete phone survey.
Planning Questions:
-What do you like about DFW?
-What don’t you like about DFW?
-What changes would you recommend?
-Why is this a good area for teens?
-What does this city need to be better for teens?

9. Planning Time
Topic:
You had a HORRIBLE day yesterday and want
to tell your best friend all about it.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What went wrong?
-What did you do about the problems you
had?

10. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic:
You had a HORRIBLE day yesterday and want
to tell your best friend all about it.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What went wrong?
-What did you do about the problems you
had?

11. Planning Time
Topic:
You and a friend are talking about cities you have
visited. Tell him/her about a time you visited a city
other than the one you live in.
Planning Questions:
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-How did you get around?
-What problems did you have?
-What did you think about that city overall?

12. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic:
You and a friend are talking about cities you have
visited. Tell him/her about a time you visited a city
other than the one you live in.
Planning Questions:
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-How did you get around?
-What problems did you have?
-What did you think about that city overall?

13. Planning Time
Topic: The Teen Perspective
The Dallas Morning News wants to know what teens
think of the DFW metroplex and has called you to
complete phone survey.
Planning Questions:
-What do you like about DFW?
-What don’t you like about DFW?
-What changes would you recommend?
-Why is this a good area for teens?
-What does this city need to be better for teens?

14. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: The Teen Perspective
The Dallas Morning News wants to know what teens
think of the DFW metroplex and has called you to
complete phone survey.
Planning Questions:
-What do you like about DFW?
-What don’t you like about DFW?
-What changes would you recommend?
-Why is this a good area for teens?
-What does this city need to be better for teens?

15. Planning Time
Topic:
You had a HORRIBLE day yesterday and want to tell
your best friend all about it.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What went wrong?
-What did you do about the problems you had?

16. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic:
You had a HORRIBLE day yesterday and want
to tell your best friend all about it.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What went wrong?
-What did you do about the problems you
had?

17. Planning Time
Topic: The Fall Break (Las vacaciones del otoño)
Finally a break after all this time, but what did you do
with your week off? Tell me all about your vacation
activities during the Fall Break.
DON’T include Thanksgiving Day here.
Planning Questions:
-What did you do?
-Where did you go?
-Who did you spend time with?
-Why?
-Did you have fun? (¿Te divertiste?) (Me divertí…)

18. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: The Fall Break (Las vacaciones del otoño)
Finally a break after all this time, but what did you
do with your week off? Tell me all about your
vacation activities during the Fall Break.
DON’T include Thanksgiving Day here.
Planning Questions:
-What did you do?
-Where did you go?
-Who did you spend time with?
-Why?
-Did you have fun? (¿Te divertiste?) (Me divertí…)

19. Planning Time
Topic: Thanksgiving Day Celebration
(Celebraciones del Día de Acción de Gracias)
Now that Thanksgiving is over tell me about how you
celebrated the day.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What did you eat?
-What did you do after the festivities? (celebraciones)
Helpful Vocab:
Turkey = Pavo Pie = Pastel Pumpkin = Calabaza
Mashed Potatoes = Puré de papás Sweet Potatoes = Ñames

20. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: Thanksgiving Day Celebration
(Celebraciones del Día de Acción de Gracias)
Now that Thanksgiving is over tell me about how you
celebrated the day.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What did you eat?
-What did you do after the festivities? (celebraciones)
Helpful Vocab:
Turkey = Pavo Pie = Pastel Pumpkin = Calabaza
Mashed Potatoes = Puré de papás
Sweet Potatoes = Ñames

21. Planning Time
Topic: BLACK FRIDAY (VIERNES NEGRO)
Black Friday is an American phenomenon due to the
sequence of our holidays, Thanksgiving to Christmas.
Since many Latin Americans probably don’t
understand what it is, explain it and how you
participated if you did.
Planning Questions:
-What is Black Friday?
-Did you go shopping on Black Friday?
-Why? Why not?
-Where did you go?
-What did you buy? -Who did you buy it for?

22. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: BLACK FRIDAY (VIERNES NEGRO)
Black Friday is an American phenomenon due to
the sequence of our holidays, Thanksgiving to
Christmas. Since many Latin Americans probably
don’t understand what it is, explain it and how you
participated if you did.
Planning Questions:
-What is Black Friday?
-Did you go shopping on Black Friday?
-Why? Why not?
-Where did you go?
-What did you buy? -Who did you buy it for?

23. Planning Time
Topic: The Fall Break (Las vacaciones del otoño)
Finally a break after all this time, but what did you do with
your week off? Tell me all about your vacation activities
during the Fall Break.
DON’T include Thanksgiving Day here.
Planning Questions:
-What did you do?
-Where did you go?
-Who did you spend time with?
-Why?
-Did you have fun? (¿Te divertiste?) (Me divertí…)

24. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: The Fall Break (Las vacaciones del otoño)
Finally a break after all this time, but what did you do
with your week off? Tell me all about your vacation
activities during the Fall Break.
DON’T include Thanksgiving Day here.
Planning Questions:
-What did you do?
-Where did you go?
-Who did you spend time with?
-Why?
-Did you have fun? (¿Te divertiste?) (Me divertí…)

25. Planning Time
Topic: Thanksgiving Day Celebration
(Celebraciones del Día de Acción de Gracias)
Now that Thanksgiving is over tell me about how you
celebrated the day.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What did you eat?
-What did you do after the festivities? (celebraciones)
Helpful Vocab:
Turkey = Pavo Pie = Pastel Pumpkin = Calabaza
Mashed Potatoes = Puré de papás Sweet Potatoes =
Ñames

26. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: Thanksgiving Day Celebration
(Celebraciones del Día de Acción de Gracias)
Now that Thanksgiving is over tell me about how you
celebrated the day.
Planning Questions:
-What happened?
-Where did you go?
-What did you do?
-What did you eat?
-What did you do after the festivities? (celebraciones)
Helpful Vocab:
Turkey = Pavo Pie = Pastel Pumpkin = Calabaza
Mashed Potatoes = Puré de papás Sweet Potatoes =
Ñames

27. Planning Time
Topic: BLACK FRIDAY (VIERNES NEGRO)
Black Friday is an American phenomenon due to the
sequence of our holidays, Thanksgiving to Christmas. Since
many Latin Americans probably don’t understand what it is,
explain it and how you participated if you did.
Planning Questions:
-What is Black Friday?
-Did you go shopping on Black Friday?
-Why? Why not?
-Where did you go?
-What did you buy? -Who did you buy it for?

28. SPEAKING TIME!
Topic: BLACK FRIDAY (VIERNES NEGRO)
Black Friday is an American phenomenon due to the
sequence of our holidays, Thanksgiving to Christmas.
Since many Latin Americans probably don’t
understand what it is, explain it and how you
participated if you did.
Planning Questions:
-What is Black Friday?
-Did you go shopping on Black Friday?
-Why? Why not?
-Where did you go?
-What did you buy? -Who did you buy it for?