Spanish for Excellence 3rd/4th Level

ASSIGNMENT 1: ¡VAMOS A ARGENTINA! In this assignment you will begin to learn lots of useful Spanish to set up a link with a school in Argentina. You will also discover what it’s like to live and go to school in this South American country compared to Scotland! Choose a French team!

ASSIGNMENT 1: ¡VAMOS A ARGENTINA! By the end of this assignment you will be able to: Discuss where Spanish is spoken Introduce yourself Say your age and count to 31 Say when your birthday is Talk about your school subjects TAPAS Say what you do in lessons Talk about your teachers Give opinions and reasons Talk about snacks

CHALLENGE 1: HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL LEARNING OUTCOMES You will be learning:   LEARNING OUTCOMES You will be learning: To discuss Spanish speaking countries around the world To ask someone where he/she lives To say where you live

STARTER 1: WORLD LANGUAGES   Work with a partner: these are the ten most widely spoken languages in the world. Which languages have the most speakers? Can you put them in order of popularity? Arabic Bengali Chinese English German Hindi Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers

STARTER 2: ¿DÓNDE VIVES? Work with a partner: What do you think these phrases mean? Use the answers to the questions to help you work it out! 1. ¿De qué nacionalidad eres? 2. ¿De dónde eres? 3. ¿Dónde vives? 4. Soy argentino. 5. Soy de Buenos Aires. 6. Vivo en Edimburgo.

CHALLENGE 2: ME PRESENTO LEARNING OUTCOMES: You will be learning: To introduce yourself to someone To ask someone else to introduce themselves

STARTER 1: ME PRESENTO Work with a partner: You already know how to greet people and ask how they are. What do you remember? _________ días Buenas _________ _________ noches Hasta ________ ¿________ tal? ________, gracias Así _________ ¡_________! Bien tardes Fatal Qué Pronto así Buenos Buenas

CHALLENGE 3: ¿CUÁNTOS AÑOS TIENES? LEARNING OUTCOMES You will be learning: To count in Spanish from 0 to 31 To say how old you are To ask someone else how old they are

STARTER 1: LOS NÚMEROS Work with a partner: What numbers do you already know – can you work them out? Try to match them up: Cero 25 Siete 18 Nueve 0 Catorce 30 Dieciocho 7 Veintitrés 14 Veinticinco 23 Treinta 9

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNTOS AÑOS TIENES? Work with a partner: Put the numbers into the correct order. Then, see if you can fill the gap to answer the question: Treinta y uno Diez Veintiséis Cuatro Trece Diecinueve Veinte Tres ¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo ……………… años

CHALLENGE 4: ¿CUÁNDO ES TU CUMPLEAÑOS? LEARNING OUTCOMES You will be learning: To be able to name the months of the year To say when your birthday is To ask someone else when their birthday is

STARTER 1: LOS MESES DEL AÑO Work with a partner: What are these months of the year? What do you notice about months of the year in Spanish? enero febrero abril junio julio agosto octubre diciembre

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNDO ES TU CUMPLEAÑOS? Work with a partner. What do these phrases mean? See if you can work them out – then fill in the last two on your own! Mi cumpleaños es el dos de febrero Mi cumpleaños es el trece de octubre Mi cumpleaños es el veintiuno de junio Mi cumpleaños es el catorce de septiembre Mi cumpleaños es el _______ de ______

CHALLENGE 5: EN EL COLEGIO LEARNING OUTCOMES You will learn: To name the subjects you study in school To say when you have your subjects

STARTER 1: MIS ASIGNATURAS Work with a partner: Complete these sentences. Use the pictures and word bank to help you: 1. Estudio 4. Estudio 2. Estudio 5. Estudio 3. Estudio 6. Estudio Las matemáticas El español La educación física La historia Las ciencias La música

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNDO ESTUDIAS EL INGLÉS? Work with a partner: Put the days of the week into the correct order. domingo miércoles lunes sábado jueves martes viernes

CHALLENGE 6: ¿QUÉ HACES EN ESPAÑOL? LEARNING OUTCOMES You will be learning: 1. To talk about what you do in different subjects

STARTER 1: ¿QUÉ HACES EN CLASE? Work with a partner. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb: ____________ música ____________ con mis amigos ____________ el libro ____________ en mi cuaderno ____________ chicle 6. En dibujo, ___________ 7. En música, ___________ HABLO CANTO ESCRIBO ESCUCHO COMO PINTO LEO

CHALLENGE 7: ¿CÓMO SON TUS PROFES? LEARNING OUTCOMES: You will be learning: 1. To talk about what you think of your teachers

STARTER 1: ¿CÓMO SON TUS PROFES? Work with a partner: Put these adjectives under the correct column. What’s the rule? Explain it to your partner! El profesor de dibujo es… La profesora de teatro es… aburrida divertido severo antipática divertida simpático severa aburrido antipático simpática

CHALLENGE 8: ¿TE GUSTA EL ESPAÑOL? LEARNING OUTCOMES You will be learning: To give opinions about your school subjects To give reasons for having these opinions To ask others what they think of school subjects

STARTER 1: ¿TE GUSTA EL ESPAÑOL? Work with a partner: Match up these expressions of opinion! Me gusta Me gusta mucho No me gusta No me gusta nada Odio Detesto I really like I hate I don’t like I hate I don’t like … at all I like

STARTER 2: ¿POR QUÉ TE GUSTA EL ESPAÑOL? Work with a partner: Look at the information below. Take turns to ask each other if you like the subject and give the answer: I like history I really like English I don’t like geography I don’t like PE at all I hate music I really like drama I hate art (try to use the other form of “I hate”).

CHALLENGE 9: ¿QUÉ COMES? LEARNING OUTCOMES: You will be learning: To talk about what you eat and drink at lunch time To ask others what they eat and drink To order food and drinks in the cafeteria

STARTER 1: ¿QUÉ COMES? Work with a partner: Match up the pictures to the correct foods: Un bocadillo a. b. Una hamburguesa Unas patatas fritas Un plátano c. d. Una limonada Un zumo de naranja Una Coca-Cola e. f. Un agua mineral g. h.

STARTER 2: ¿CUÁNTO ES? Work with a partner: Fill the gaps with the correct information: Quiero ________, por favor ¿_________ es? Son _________, por favor Aquí ________. ¿Algo _____ ? No, ________. _________. ______ nada. Cuánto Gracias De más nada más tienes dos hamburguesas dos euros