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Graduation Gift Movie Talk

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I created this Movie Talk to use with Martina Bex´s SOMOS I Unit 2, however you could use it at any point with novice classes given the frequency of these structures. The scenes are from the Chevrolet commercial. This Movie Talk targets the three structures from SOMOS 1 Unit 2, while also recycling "dice" from Unit 1: camina a corre ve … [Read more...] about Graduation Gift Movie Talk

Spanish Machu Picchu Game

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Do you have a deskless classroom and kids who like to/need to move? Do you want your students to be able to understand and answer questions in Spanish with more automaticity? Here's a fun, no-prep game they will beg you to play. Think of it as a communicative form of musical chairs. Why I Love This Activity Students can output some language in a safe and fun setting. Even … [Read more...] about Spanish Machu Picchu Game

Higher Than/Lower Than Brain Break

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Here's an extended brain break that you can use starting from the first week of a level-one class. It's perfect for getting reps on the first-person form of the verb "I believe that..." or "I think that...", making comparisons (higher than/lower than), and reviewing numbers 1-10. There are plenty of times where you can naturally insert rejoinders when someone gets eliminated, … [Read more...] about Higher Than/Lower Than Brain Break

Compare & Contrast the Day of the Dead and Halloween

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I created this Venn diagram for my students to examine the similarities and differences between el Día de los Muertos and Halloween. I included a PDF and the original Word document in case you want to edit it. While I anticipate that many students will include more visual descriptors such as food, costumes, and makeup, these are the takeaways that I want my students to leave … [Read more...] about Compare & Contrast the Day of the Dead and Halloween