Culture Couture
Name the capitals for the following:
Argentina, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico
Buenos Aires, San José, San Juan
True or false. When a verb is conjugated in the past, the YO form still ends in O.
FALSE!!!
Escribe 3 cosas que necesitas cuando viajas
maleta, el boleto, el pasaporte, el dinero, tarjeta de credito, medicina, documentos, etc.
Pick someone to do numbers 100-1000. 100, 200, 300... 1000.
cien, dos cientos, tres cientos, cuatro cientos, QUINIENTOS.... un MIL
Provide 5 capitals to countries that speak Spanish as their primary language.
Buenos Aires, San José, Ciudad México, Asunción, Bogotá, Caracas, Quito, Lima, Montevideo, Santiago, Ciudad de Guatemala, Ciudad de Panamá , San Salvador, Managua, La Paz/Sucre, Havana, Santo Domingo
Who was César Chávez?
The leader of the United Farmworkers Union. He was an activist and a pacifist, wanting proper wages and safer conditions.
Provide 5 yo-go verbs and their definitions
hago, tengo, salgo, traigo, pongo, vengo
Name the materials we learned about and something made from EACH.
cuero- leather, botas.
piedra- stone, catillo
madera- wood, lapiz
ETC.
Someone recite the days of the week and mention which ones have accent marks on them and WHERE.
lunes martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado domingo
Who was part of the Freedom Flights and where did they go?
CUBAN REFUGEES WENT TO MIAMI
Describe what paella is and where it is popular.
Spain. A giant rice dish in a pan, served typically with seafood (or meat/veggies) and is served to multiple people. If prepared under 30 minutes, NO GOOD.
TEAM VERSUS TEAM!
Provide as many of the TENER expressions as possible
tener hambre, tener calor, tener frío, tener prisa, tener sed, tener razón, tener miedo, tener sueño
Have señorita do one of the following:
open/close the door OR turn on/off the light.
Tell her in Spanish correctly.
Abre/Cierra la puerta.
Paga la luz, enciende la luz
Someone must share the Spanish vowels, how to pronounce them and provide word examples that exemplify them.
ahh ayy ee oh ooo
Alejo. Excelente. Interesante. Ole! Universidad.
Cristobal Colon was in charge of the expedition to the New World to retrieve spices from India and begin trade with them... Where exactly did he end up?
The Caribbean islands... The Bahamas!!!
What is the big football game that people from around the world look forward to? Where is it this year?
The World Cup!!! NEW JERSEY... gross.
Como se dice...
They visited, he drank, they lived, we left
DOUBLE POINTS. Send one person out of the room. The rest of the team writes 4 things done in the morning routine and the actor returns and must perform them in order.
me despierto, me levanto, me ducho, me cepillo el pelo/los dientes, me visto, me voy a escuela...
ANYONE GOES!!!
Hold a LEVEL 1 conversation with Senorita for 1 full minute. Includes: Name, how you are, your hobbies/family, and favorite food/drink.
Buena suerte.
TEAM VS TEAM
The meal schedule is a little complex in Spanish-speaking countries... what are the times to eat/relax/eat again?
Include: 3 main meals, merienda, and siesta
7-10:30 desayuno (small vs actual later)
1:30-3:30- almuerzo
3:30-5:30/6- siesta
6-7:30ish- merienda
8:30-11:30- dinner
The tango is the popular dance in Argentina. Tell me 3 other dances and where they originated.
Bomba- PR, Salsa and Mambo- Cuba, Flamenco-Spain, Merengue and Bachata- DR, Cumbia-Colombia etc.
Say it in Spanish and explain the different in English:
I know the difference between (entre) saber and conocer.
Saber- facts procedures
Conocer- familiarity of people or places
Provide the 3 directions we learned. TO TURN Left, right, and CONTINUE straight.
Tell me all of the colors in rainbow order and then the extra 5 following that aren't in it.
rojo, anaranjado, amarillo, verde, azul, morado, rosado, gris, blanco, negro, marron
Senorita taught in Spain for 2 years and then did her master's this year... Provide one:
the age group she taught each year, what her master's study was, OR what her master's thesis is on.
1st year- instituto (12-18 year olds)
2nd year-primaria (6-11 year olds)
Master's in Latin American Studies, Language and Culture.
Thesis: The Creation of the Latina Stereotype in Hollywood and the Modern Detriments Today