el país España la pronunciación Español el país España la pronunciación
Hoy vamos a… pensar aplicar osar hablar escribir
y… cantar
They know the country name Espana, so I think you can introduce this well in the TL. Use phrases like ‘ Hay regiones distintas/diferentes en Espana’. ‘Vamos a practicar la pronunciacion’ . Take them through each one, eliciting answers from them as much as possible, and encouraging them to make links. E.g. Gaclicia – I = idea, ci = ciclista. Prompt them where necessary, giving them first the gesture, and only supplying the right sound where absolutely necessary.
ca a i len as res st ri ba le tu lla va na ón cia las mur is 1. 2. 3. 4. A syllable squares activity with the 6 regions. We won’t do these every lesson, but I think the repetition of task reinforces the links in the skill-building. Answers are on the next slide (you’ll need to print a copy of this one so you have the answers!) 5. 6.
ca a i len as res st ri ba le tu lla va na ón cia las mur is 1. 1. Asturias 2. Castilla-León 2. 3. Valencia 3. 4. 4. Islas Baleares 5. Murcia 5. 6. Islas Canarias 6.
centro norte sur este oeste noreste suroeste sureste noroeste
¿Cuántas regiones tiene España? It is quite likely that learners haven’t thought about England having different regions and they certainly won’t know how many it has. This seems like a useful bit of comparison and knowledge worth having. The map of England comes up after you have asked the question, so that learners are encouraged to think and guess. Then bring the map up and let them count them. Finally, use the slide to practise saying where things are. At this stage you should feed the answers whenever necessary by offering alternatives – e.g. ‘esta en el norte o en el este?’ ¿Cuántas regiones tiene España? ¿Cuántas regiones tiene Inglaterra? ¿Dónde está Asturias?
1. 2. 3. 4. This is a blank sheet that learners could use to make their own syllable squares with. They could choose different regions in Spain from the map they have in their booklets. This could be a homework. Map is on Page 16 of their booklets. 5. 6.