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Conversaciones: viajes

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and we practiced some verb conjugations as well as vocabulary related to travel.

We reviewed some of our travel vocabulary:
* buen viaje
* de ida y vuelta
* vivir en el extranjero
* programa de intercambio
* en que le puedo ayudar

Students shared their dialogues that had written for homework.

Students role played two travel conversations:
* buying a ticket in a train station
* giving a tour of given destination

Students wrote travel related words on little pieces of paper that we will be using for a fluency game next class.

Tarea: write dialogue of a person buying a ticket at a train station.

Class topics: 
conversación
viajes
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Explorando América latina 4/20, presentación de España

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and presented the maps they had completed as homework.

Since students didn't know a lot about Spain, I presented information using photos, books, currency and other visuals for them to learn more about the country. We talked about regions, including:
* Andalucia, includes cities like Granada, Córdoba, Sevilla, famous for Moorish architecture and influence
* Cataluña (language catalán), includes Barcelona and northeast Spain.
* Galicia (language gallegos), includes city Santiago de Compostela, a city famous for being the end point in famous pilgrimage
* País vasco (language euskara): includes San Sebastián

We also talked about some important artists, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí.

Tarea: research something you're interested in about Spain, which could be sports, food, festivals, or anything else you'd like to know about. Write short text about what you learned that you will present to class.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

2nd Period Matrix- 4/20

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced categorizing food vocabulary in Spanish. They also practiced talking about what foods they like and don't like.
-As a class, we discussed which foods are “sano” (healthy) or not.
-Each student designed a plate of “comida sano” (healthy food) and shared with the class.
-Students have no homework.

Class topics: 
food
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Las Direcciones

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students took a quiz on “ser”, “estar”, and “tener”
-We learned to dance salsa, one of the most popular dances in Latin culture. Using salsa steps, we practiced with directions in Spanish (right=derecha, left=izquierda, forward=adelante, backwards=de atras).
-Students played a blindfold game where they led one another through a maze using only Spanish directional commands.
-Students have no homework.

Class topics: 
directions
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Conversaciones: viajes

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students were paired up to complete an information gap activity regarding information at a train station.

We practiced a few listening activities (attached) where students had to answer questions/fill in information based on what they heard.

We briefly talked about the idea of studying abroad in high school and college and students shared where they would like to go.

Tarea: write a dialog with student participating in an interview to get into an exchange program. Vocabulario útil: estudiar en el extranjero, program de intercambio.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Explorando América latina 4/18, España

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Since many students are on their trip this and next week and our class was in the midst of pair work, we are pausing from learning about individual students' countries and are studying Spain as a class.

Students wrote down everything they know about Spain which they shared with the class.

Students were paired up and asked to create a tourist/visual map of Spain. They need to include the capital, some of the biggest cities as well as areas important for tourism. Their map should provide visuals -- if they were drawing a map of France they would draw an Eiffel Tower as the visual for Paris, beaches for the French Riviera and grapes in wine country.

Tarea: complete map.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 4/18

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced choosing the correct past tense form (preterite or imperfect) for different sentences.
-Students shared the sentences they created for homework with the class.
-I handed out the homework story and together we found the subject that goes with each verb. For homework, students will need to choose the correct past tense form (preterite or imperfect) for the verb and also conjugate it. This is due on Fri 4/20 (see attachment).
-We began trying to solve a riddle in Spanish. We will continue working on this on Friday.

Class topics: 
preterite
imperfect
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 4/18

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced writing sentences with present tense verbs.
-Students practiced conversation in partners.
-We finished creating our “Cuento Loco” (Crazy Story) where our friend Bob ended up getting eaten by a blue whale.
-We went over new vocabulary on “La Comida” (Food). We filled out the vocabulary sheets together (see attachment).
-Students have a worksheet for homework due next class, Fri 4/20 (see attachment).

Class topics: 
food
present tense
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Ser, estar, y tener

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed the verbs “ser”, “estar”, and “tener” by completing a worksheet (see attachment).
-We went over the homework (Diario de una rana) and corrected our answers.
-I handed out sheets that explained how to conjugate these three verbs (see attachment).
-We will have a quiz on Friday on the verbs “ser”, “estar”, and “tener”. Study your conjugation sheet and past work.

Class topics: 
tener
ser
estar
Fluency level: 
Beginner

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