Simulated Conversation — AP Spanish la tarea 3.
Task 3 of AP Spanish: a 5-turn conversation with a recorded interlocutor. 20 seconds per turn. The trick is having connector phrases ready so you don’t freeze.
The task
You see an outline of a conversation (your role + your prompts). You hear a recorded interlocutor say their lines. After each, you have 20 seconds to respond.
Five turns total. After all five, scoring stops — your responses become the rubric input.
The four moves per turn
How to use the 4 moves
You don’t have to hit all 4 on every turn. Aim for 3 of 4 per response — acknowledge + answer + expand is the safe baseline. Add the question-back when you have time.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers — written by humans, not a chatbot.
What if I freeze mid-turn?
Use a connector to buy time: “Bueno, mira…”, “A ver…”, “Pues, en mi caso…”. These all count as fluency, not filler, on the rubric.
Do I need formal (usted) or informal (tú)?
Match the interlocutor. They’ll use one or the other; mirror it.