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Post date: May 8, 2017 7:19:24 PM
¿Te gustaría dar caminatas en Machu Picchu y sacar "selfis" con las llamas? ¿Quisieras esquiar en las montañas de Argentina y visitar Patagonia? ¿Prefieres relajarte y hacer surfing en las playas hermosas de Costa Rica? ¡Tu decides el mejor viaje para ti!
What does your ideal vacation look like?!
8th graders have been studying vocabulary related to travel activities. Throughout the unit, they have enriched their Spanish lexicon by describing attractions and places in Guatemala while practicing new structures: superlatives and adverbs. As a culminating project, they were asked to research a another Spanish-speaking country of choice and write a travel ad detailing the country's historical, cultural and natural attractions while incorporating descriptive language. Leading up to the project, students watched travel ads and discussed the target audience as well
as brainstormed the "hook" of each ad prior to writing their own. They also viewed authentic advertisements online and analyzed catch phrases and slogans that would entice the clients.
After they "published" their own travel ad, they role-played as clientes and agentes. In the target language, travel agents had to highlight the specific attractions using pictures as their guide. Clients had to be sure to express their interests (and dislikes!)and whether or not they preferred the city, country, coast or all. It may be hard to convince someone to camp if they prefer city tours and luxury hotels! They had to be creative and improvise in order to address the needs of their clients.
I think the students were just as proud of themselves as I was of them. Each travel agency tour was about 5-6 minutes and students spoke all in Spanish! They were able to ask follow-up questions and close their conversation cordially while expressing their preferences.
During the research process students used authentic resources, including Lonely Planet, one of my personal trip planning faves. Just wait, in a couple of years with plane ticket and passport in hand, they'll be ready to hop aboard and start exploring the wonders
of the Spanish-speaking world, LIVE! For now, my students are appreciating the Hispanic cultures right here in the US and would likely be willing to help you plan your next adventure ! :) ¡Buen viaje!
See "galeria de fotos" for a photo smash-up of two classes!
En la agencia de turismo (see following videos for agents and clients planning a trip!
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