Who Speaks Spanish? Where is it spoken? Does it always sound the same? 4 mini-units for Beginners 1

Four mini-culture units. Everything in the target language. Please preview.

Students tend to group all Spanish speakers together. Here are four short units that point out the similarities and differences between the more than 20 countries where Spanish is spoken. Not only do they eat different foods, they also have different money. What a wonderful way to review geography, nationalities and the family!

Four thematic units for beginners, all about the Spanish speaking world.

Preguntas sobre el mundo hispano

Unit 1. La importancia del español

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: general information

2. Vocabulary: names of languages

3. Grammar: prepositions de & en

4. Oral practice: work habits

5. Homework: languages taught at my school

6. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

7. Answer key

Unit 2. Los nombres de los hispanos

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: general information

2. Vocabulary: family

3. Grammar: ir verbs and stem changes

4. Oral practice: languages taught in different countries

5. Homework: family tree

6. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

7. Answer key

Unit 3. ¿Quiénes hablan bien el español?

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: general information

2. Vocabularay: nationalities; names of languages

3. Grammar: review of ar, er, ir verbs

4. Oral practice: regional accents

5. Homework: countries where Spanish is spoken (map); languages taught at my school

6. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

7. Answer key

**Unit 4. Monedas latinoamericanas
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Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: general information

2. Vocabulary: names of money

3. Grammar:

4. Oral practice: work habits

5. Homework: weekly schedule; my language

6. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

7. Answer key

I am a believer in doing lots of different activities in class so the kids don’t get bored.