El béisbol (1), La rana coquí (2), SP Intermediate 2 - thematic units - SP Intermediate 1

Two culture units.** Please preview.**

One of the joys of writing units about unusual subjects is that they appeal to students that don’t often see their own interests reflected in the materials. The two units come directly from students’ requests. One student asked me to write something about sports and if possible on baseball, the other requested a unit on animals. Once the students suggested these subjects, I then took the entire summer to write the units. So in fact, the ones requesting, often just got one exercise or one reading because it takes me months to put a whole unit together.

Unit 1. República Dominicana: El béisbol

Poverty? Baseball? We don’t very often get a chance to deal with these subjects at this level. Go beyond the stereotypes of Caribbean baseball players and find out why there are so many in the Big Leagues today.

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: sports

2. Vocabulary: sports

3. Grammar: ser / estar / hay

4. Oral practice: sports seen as an industry

5. Homework: sports, athletes

6. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

7. Answer key

**Unit 2. Puerto Rico: La rana coquí
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Explore some fun science facts about the coquí, a tiny tree frog with a very loud call. In this species, the male cares for the eggs and guards them until they hatch. Read all about it.

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: science (amphibians)

2. Vocabulary: climate, machismo

3. Grammar: ser / estar / hay

4. Oral practice: gender questions

5. Homework: women

6. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

7. Answer key

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