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ACTIVITY: BY YOURSELF
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ACTIVIDAD: BY YOURSELF
or IN CLASS Quiz (By Yourself)
Answer the questions in the quiz below to see how well you know the names of Countries and Nationalities in Spanish!
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PRACTICE
WITH A FRIEND Guided Conversation
An American man and a Spanish woman just met online to do a language exchange. Read the following dialogue with a conversation partner.
Gregorio: Hola. Me llamo Gregorio. ¿Cómo te llamas? Gregorio: Hi. My name is Greg. What's your name? Fernanda: Buenos días, Gregorio. Mi nombre es Fernanda. Fernanda: Good morning, Greg. My name is Fernanda. Gregorio: Qué interesante tu acento, Fernanda. ¿Por si acaso eres española? Gregorio: Your accent is really interesting, Fernanda. Are you, by chance, Spanish? Fernanda: Así es. Soy de Madrid. Fernanda: Yes, I am. I'm from Madrid. Gregorio: Me encanta el acento español. Gregorio: I love the Spanish accent. Fernanda: ¿Y tú? ¿De dónde eres? Fernanda: And you? Where are you from? Gregorio: Soy estadounidense. Estoy aprendiendo español. Gregorio: I'm American. I'm learning Spanish. Fernanda: Estoy encantada de ayudarte, amigo. También me gusta tu acento. El acento estadounidense es más fácil de entender que el acento inglés. Fernanda: I'm delighted to help you, my friend. I also like our accent. The American accent is easier for me to understand than the English accent. DISCUSS TOGETHER
1. Where is Fernanda from? 2. Where is Gregorio from? 3. How does Gregorio know that Fernanda is Spanish? 4. What accents does Fernanda compare? Which does she prefer? Flexible Conversation
Follow the template below to complete the mini-dialogue.
Tú: Mi vecino de México. Él es mexicano. Tú: My neighbor is from Mexico. He is Mexican. Amigo: Mi mamá es de Guatemala. Ella es guatemalteca. Amigo: My mom is from Guatemala. She is Guatemalan. Tú: Mi mejor amigo... Perú Amigo: Mi novia... Venezuela Tú: Mi jefe... Argentina Amigo: Mi profesora de español... Ecuador Tú: Mi amiga Alejandra... Chile Amigo: Mi papá... Bolivia Tú: Mi compañero de conversación... Free Response
1. Are there stereotypes about people from certain countries? What comes to mind when you think of the following countries or nationalities?
3. What countries would you like to visit in the future? 4. Do you know of any bands or singers from Latin America? Where are they from? 5. Have you noticed the difference in accents between the different Spanish-speaking countries? What are some of the different accents you have heard? |