1. El español por la conversación
El Mundo hispanohablante
Los Cognados

2. Obj: I will be able to identify some Spanish-speaking countries and flags from different parts of the world.
¡Vamos! On page ____ in your notebook write as many Spanish speaking countries as you can in 2 minutes on lines 1-4.

3. Adelante Capítulo Preliminar Video
Three groups of people welcome you to their countries at the start of the video. What are these three countries?
a._________________________________________
b._________________________________________
c._________________________________________
Circle the countries where Spanish is spoken:
Argentina Colombia Guatemala Phillippines
Austrailia Costa Rica Haiti Paraguay
Austria Cuba Honduras Peru
Uruguay
Bolivia Dominican Republic Mexico Spain
Venezuela
Puerto Rico Brazil Ecuador Nicaragua
Chile El Salvador Panama United States
 Match the phrases with the people who say them.
_____ 1. Jaime A. Vivo en Madrid.
______ 2. Jennifer B. Yo soy de Colombia.
______ 3. Johnny C. Soy caraqueño.
______ 4. Ana D. Soy de Buenos Aires, Argentina
As Robi counts, circle what you hear him say.
uno doce dos tres trece cuatro cinco cero
seis siete cien ocho nueve veinte diez once

4. Cuaderno p. ____ Apuntes

5. Mapa del Mundo Hispanohablante
Students will need 5 colored pencils. After assigning each region a color in the legend, they will color the map of the Spanish-speaking world according to the legend. (The map should have 5 total colors)

6. Adivinanzas (¿Quién soy?)
Read the riddles below. Can you figure out which Central American and Caribbean countries we are????? (You may use your map in your book page xxi)
My capital is Tegucigalpa. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
I am a Spanish speaking country that shares a Caribbean island with Haiti. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
My northern border touches Mexico and my western border touches the Pacific Ocean. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
I am an island off of the coast of Florida, and I touch the Gulf of Mexico.
San José is my capital. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
My people don’t speak Spanish, but I am beside 2 other Central American countries that do. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
Colombia touches my southern border. ¿Quién soy? ___________________
I am a tiny Caribbean island to the north of Venezuela. My capital is San Juan, and I’m actually not a country. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
The Pacific Ocean is to my left, and the Caribbean Sea is to my right. I also have a big lake (lago in Spanish). ¿Quién soy? ____________________
I only touch the Pacific Ocean on the west. I do not touch the Caribbean Sea at all. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
(¿Quién soy?)
PART II: South America
Read the riddles below. Can you figure out which South American countries we are????? (You may use the map in your book on page xx)
My capital is Caracas. I am on the north side of South America. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
The main language in my country is Portuguese, not Spanish. I am the biggest country in South America, and the Amazon River (Río Amazonas) runs through me. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
I am a long, skinny country. I touch the Pacific Ocean (Océano Pacífico). ¿Quién soy? ____________________
I am the only country in South America that touches Central America. I am between Ecuador and Venezuela. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
Eva Perón (also known as Evita) was a famous leader here. I am between Chile and Uruguay. The Andes Mountains (Cordillera de los Andes) separate me from Chile. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
You will find the ancient ruins of the Incas here, called Macchu Picchu. I touch the Pacific Ocean. Ecuador and Colombia touch my northern border. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
Las Islas Galapagos (the Galapagos Islands) belong to me. I am on the western side of South America, and I am bordered by Colombia and Perú. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
On the map, I have two capitals, La Paz and Sucre. I do not touch any oceans, because I am surrounded by other countries. ¿Quién soy? ____________________
I don’t touch any oceans either. My capital is Asunción. I touch Argentina, Bolivia, and Brasil. ¿Quién soy? ____________________

7. Las Banderas de los Países Hispanohablantes
Students will read and discuss the selection:
Spain, Spanish America and the Spanish Language.
Descripción del Producto:
Students will select one Spanish-speaking country from each region. Draw the flag and identify the following for each flag:
La Región:
El País:
La Capital:

8. Las banderas

9. Obj: I will be able to figure out some of what I read of hear because I can recognize connections between Spanish and English words.
Matching Activity
Each student will receive an envelope with Spanish words and picture grid.
Empty the words out of the envelope
Put the words in alphabetical order
Listen to each word and repeat
Match each word with the correct picture

10. Cognates Grid Activity B. Apuntes/Discurso:
Obj: I will be able to figure out some of what I read of hear because I can recognize connections between Spanish and English words.
Cognates Grid Activity
B. Apuntes/Discurso:
What are cognates?
Why do you think that English and Spanish share so many cognates?
How can you use cognates to help you as a language learner?
C. Reading from Discovering Languages

11. Obj: I will be able to figure out some of what I read of hear because I can recognize connections between Spanish and English words.
Escucha y Dibuja
Listen to each word that you hear and then draw what you think it means.
Leer
Students need 4 colored pencils.
Color #1: Cognates that DESCRIBE Catalina.
Color #2: Cognates that deal with ACTIVITIES that she mentions.
Color #3: Cognates that deal with FOOD.
Color #4: OTHER words that are cognates.
What is Catalina looking for as she writes this passage?
What does Catalina say about herself in the passage?

12. Notebook Check