LESSON TITLE:  Pasatiempos en Venezuela

LESSON SKILL TARGETED:  Listening activity (Shrum & Glison, 2000- model 1)

CLASS LEVEL:  Spanish 1
 
 

TARGETED STANDARDS

1.1-  Interpersonal communication 1.2-  Interpretive communication 1.3-  Presentational communication 2.1-  Practices and perspectives of culture  4.2-  Culture comparisons

I. OBJECTIVES:
(1.1, 4.2)-  Students discuss pastimes in our country and Spanish speaking countries.  Compare and contrast.
(1.2, 2.1)-  Listen to a cassette of interviews; identify and understand  pastimes of native speakers.
(1.3)-  Students create or find material outside of the classroom related to pastimes and present it to the class.

II.  MATERIALS:
-Charts
-Tape recorder
-Tape of interviews

III.  PROCEDURES:
PRE-LISTENING:
    1.  As a class, we will discuss what pastimes are.
    2.  Discuss our favorite pastimes.
    3.  Discuss what some pastimes might be in Spanish speaking countries, that are different than what we might enjoy.
         i.e.:  bull fights, soccer, dominos

IDENTIFY MAIN ELEMENTS:
    1.  Listen to cassette of interviews.  Each person interviewed discusses their personal favorite pastimes, where they go to practice those, and when they practice them.
    2.  Using chart, students will check off the pastimes that are mentioned during the interview.

IDENTIFY DETAILS:
    1.  Listen to the tape a second time.
    2.  Using chart, students will check off the places where the pastimes are practiced, and when they are practiced.

ORGANIZE/REVISE:
    1.  Students will compare the completed chart with a partner.
    2.  We will discuss the chart as a class.

RECREATE TEXT:
    1.  Students will interview two classmates about pastimes.  (See speaking lesson.)

REACT TO TEXT:
    1.  Make a poster in Spanish that advertises a pastime.
    2.  Look for a web site in Spanish that relates to a pastime.

IV. CULTURAL INFORMATION:

-Pastimes in Spanish speaking countries

V. TECHNOLOGY USED:
-Tape recorder
-Internet