Where is Spanish spoken?

Take a look at the countries where Spanish is spoken.

Listen to this song and get the names of some of the Spanish-speaking countries.

The Spanish Civil War – web activity

Next week the students of Spanish 2 are going to watch Carol’s Journey, a Spanish movie about the Civil War.

Before watching the movie, they will have to familiarize themselves with the background information and historical facts about the Spanish Civil War.

Go to the Imperial War Museum of London web page and click on A short background history of events leading up to the Spanish civil war.

If you can’t see the document, click here.

Answer the following questions:

1. When did the Spanish Civil War start?
2. What was the name of the General who led the rebels?
3. What countries and governments supported him?
4. Did the Western democracies help the Republican government?
5. When did the war end?
6. Who won and what were the political consequences?
7. What was the name of the rebels side?
8. Who supported them?
9. Why did the republicans take up arms?
10. What did volunteers (International Brigades) fight against in Spain?
11. How many volunteers took part in the war?

Go to the ALBA web page and scroll down to the poster Los Internacionales unidos a España luchamos contra el invasor.

Answer the following questions:

1. How many American volunteers traveled to Spain to join the International Brigades?
2. How were they called?
3. When the Spanish civil war was over, where did they fight?

Take a look at these realistic pictures from Robert Capa, David Seymour and Gerda Taro, photographers who witnessed the war.

Spanish Commercial: Queso “El Cigarral”

Do you remember how to ask what is that in Spanish?

Let’s have some fun, write the Spanish word for cheese in your fingers: Q-U-E-S-O.             

Now, watch the commercial and try to mimic the children.

Spanish II – Spanish-speaking Artists

Los alumnos de Español 2 created a powerpoint presentation or a video about a Spanish-speaking artists.

These are some of their projects.

Diego Rivera by Jay

Dalí by Renée

Picasso by Garrett

Miró by Elisabeth

Goya by Cody

Velázquez by Richard

Sorolla by Katlyn

Dalí by Michelle

Día de San Patricio

Hoy, diecisiete de marzo, es el Día de San Patricio.

St. Patrick’s Day Vocabulary:

The leprechaun- el duende

The leprechaun trap- la trampa para duendes

The shamrock- el trébol

The rainbow- el arco iris

To be lucky- tener suerte

The pot of gold- la olla de oro

Learn more vocabulary.

Click here to write una tarjeta de San Patricio.

El burro enfermo – The sick donkey

Escucha esta canción sobre un burro muy, muy enfermo, I am sure you will recognise some vocabulary about health and illnesses.

Fill-in-the-blanks activity

Spanish II – Review For Quiz

Unit 8 quiz:

Vocabulary about health

Ser / Estar

Direct Object Pronouns (me, te, nos)

Also, you can try a self-check quiz

Stay tuned and review at home!

Spanish I – Review For Quiz

The next quiz will be over the following topics:

Vocabulary, expressions and dialogues about food

Present tense of ER and IR verbs

Don’t forget to take this self-check quiz

Please, review at home and visit the blog for more practice.

La salud

Go over the flashcards to learn new words and expressions related with health and illnesses.

La Salud, vocab 1

La Salud, vocab 2

Click on the image to listen to more vocabulary.

Practica en estos enlaces:

Matching

Concentration

Columns

Hangman

Listening activities

Illnesses and recovery. What’s the matter with this people? What do they need to do to recover from their illnesses?

Desayuno sano (Healthy breakfast, Spanish commercial)
Consejos para tu bebé (Tips for preventing child accidents at home, Spanish commercial)
Anti-smoking law (Spanish commercial)

Spanish I – El Menú Project

The students of Spanish 1 created their own Spanish menus… ¿Tienes hambre?
Enjoy your meal!  ¡Buen provecho!