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Module D: The student experience  • 61 Module D: The student experience Module overview In this module, you will continue discussing college students in the US. You will develop your ability to convey information in a conversation as well as comprehend information from your conversation partner. You will also work on expressing your thoughts in sentence form and practice writing more fluidly. Learning objectives: Communication ❏ I can talk about college students. ❏ I can ask and answer questions about personal experiences in college. ❏ I can write a paragraph about the typical college student. Learning objectives: Language Lengua 1.7: Forming questions ❏ I can ask yes/no questions. ❏ I can understand most question words when I hear or read them. ❏ I can give logical responses to questions. ❏ I can use questions to keep a conversation going. Lengua 1.8: The verb gustar ❏ I can express likes and dislikes using gustar . ❏ I understand how to determine whether a sentence should contain gusta or gustan . ❏ I understand how to determine whether to use me , te , le , nos , or les . ❏ I understand when to include the word a in sentences with the verb gustar . 54. Las preguntas In order to participate actively in a conversation, we need to be able to ask questions as well as respond to them. What questions could you ask in order to get the information below from your conversation partner? Note that we simply do not have the vocabulary for some of the things we might be curious about. You may need to be creative in posing your questions! Remember the goal here is successful communication. 1. Your partner’s name: ¿Cómo te llamas? 2. Whether they take the train, take the bus, or drive: ¿Tren o autobús o (act out driving a car)?