Level: Elementary Spanish 1 – Module 7 (humbly)
Intended audience: (Young) adults: novice high, intermediate low.
Type of program: Hybrid
Background: Students have gone over:
Present tense, hay (there is/are), they can describe people, make questions, make elementary comparisons.
Objectives:
Functional
Main function:
- Asking for and giving directions
In an ideal world I would also include :
- Talking about cities (referring to stores,
important buildings, style of life)
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: Expressing advantages and disadvantages
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Describing,
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Use of comparatives and superlatives
Vocabulary:
- Expressions that help indicate direction
(derecho, a la derecha, a la izquierda, etc)
- The city, public services, transport, shops.
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Adjectives to characterize the city and
buildings.
Cultural:
- A city in Latin America (characteristics)
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La donación del vuelto
A day in the lives of a street vendor and an
bank executive
Associated functions:
- Getting attention from a stranger
- Asking for clarification
- Recycling from previous units: expressing
existence, talking about location of people
and things.
Grammatical:
- Use of formal and informal imperative
:
Activities
Culture:
Type of exercise on Hot potatoes
Pre-Reading
Matching exercise between numbers on the map
and names of places
¿Cómo es tu ciudad?
¿Cuántas personas hay en tu ciudad?
¿Qué hay en el centro de tu ciudad?
Mira este mapa turístico. ¿Qué lugares ves?
Reading about cities in Latin America –
Santiago is an example.
Vocabulary aid (can I do that? How?)
(Introduction of key vocabulary for the rest of the
unit)
Content of the reading:
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They have a Plaza de Armas in the
center (Km 0)
This Plaza is the core of the city
The structure is like a grid – different
from many European cities.
There are many stores, public offices
and churches
This map corresponds to Santiago de
Chile
There are two boulevards that cross
downtown
There is plenty of public transportation,
especially, the subway.
Many different types of people meet
here to do their banking, pay bills, go to the
notary, do their shopping or eat.
Exercise:
Listen to the questions about the reading and select
the right answer.
3-4 Multiple choice questions with 3 options
Listening:
Estamos perdidos en Santiago (We are lost in
Santiago)
First part of the conversation is also written
Two tourists asking for directions (they are in the
same area shown on the map above). They ask two
Put sentences in the right order 4-5 sentences
different people – Get the same directions.
Use the map as a reference and put in order the
sentences that give the right directions
Second part of the conversation: Just listening – no
written dialogue.
3 Multiple choice options
Look at the map again- Where do they want to go
now?
Structure
2 Drop down menus. One for imperatives and
another for chunks/adverbs
What did they say in the instructions?
Focus on imperatives and chunks used to give
directions.
Explanation of imperatives (formal and informal)
Fill in the blanks – dialogue
Fill in the blanks the sentences using the formal or
informal imperative
Your turn to talk
Can I include a feature to ask students to record?
Use the map and give directions to these people
That could be revised by the teacher – Some
options could be included for students to listen to
Use the expressions discussed (appear in a box)
Writing:
Write about your own neighborhood/city and
describe what it is like. Use the reading at the
beginning of the lesson as a reference
Language meeting
Prepare to:
Describe your city or neighborhood
Be ready to give directions in Pittsburgh
Chat:
What is better? To live in a small city or in a big
city? Why? Prepare your arguments
Self evaluation
Cultural
Functional
Vocabulary