Great activity for introducing students to Latin America, such a rich continent with so much to offer. It can start at the beginning of term/year and it could end with a Poster display/presentation for the whole class. It has worked well for me with older students, but it depends on the group’s interests. Specially appropriate for IB students.

Actividad sencilla pensada para el primer día de clases de un grupo de alumnos de habilidad intermedia baja.** Recortar cada fila y pedir a los alumnos que elijan una al azar. Los alumnos se juntan en grupo de 3 o 4 (también funciona en parejas) y responden la pregunta en 5 minutos. Al final de la actividad, el docente puede preguntar qué información recuerdan y sobre quién

Excellent activity to foucs on those irregular verbs that change vowels from e to ie; from o to ue; from e to i.

Students read brief texts exploring Christmas in Spanish-speaking countries and the match the information on a table. Great activity to get to know more about Latin America and to raise cultural awareness.

Students have to complete the sentences with the correct pronoun. Good exercise for reviewing before a test. Intermediate level.

Students read a model text about Barcelona, and use it to create paragraph about other cities in Spain. Good activity to improve fluency in writing and for getting to know about Spain. For beginners.

Students read the paragraphs about the famous writers and celebrities and then ask questions. Good for memorizing and reacting to questions. For beginners.