CLASS ACTIVITIES
Activity #1
Write down 5 of these words. Then, walk around the class and ask your classmates ¿Cómo estás (tú)?
If they answered correctly in Spanish using one of the 5 statements you had selected, the student receives a point.
Responses with the verb "ESTAR" - English
Awesome, great, fantastic
Very well
Very happy
Well, fine
Quite well
Better
The same as always
So So
Poorly
Very poorly
Tired
Stressed
Sick
With a cold
Activity #2
Select one of the responses from the list. Then, get together with a small group of your classmates. Your classmates should ask you ¿Cómo estás (tú)? Instead of responding verbally, use gestures. Do not speak. Let the group members guess how "you feel." They must use Spanish.
Responses with the verb "ESTAR" - Spanish
Genial / estupendo / fenomenal
Muy bien
Muy contento / contenta / Muy feliz
Bien
Bastante bien
Mejor
Igual
Más o menos / Regular
Mal
Muy mal
Cansado / Cansada
Estresado / estresada
Enfermo / enferma
Resfriado / resfriada
Activity #3
PART A) Walk around the class and ask your classmates - ¿Cómo estás (tú)? The students must answer in Spanish.
Find someone who is
sleepy
hot
cold
hungry
thirsty
PART B) Walk around the class and ask your classmates in Spanish - ¿(Tú) tienes + (illness) ? to find someone who does NOT have the following
the flu
a fever
a headache
a stomachache
an earache
a sore throat
nausea
a cough
a blister
a burn
an allergy
Activity #4: Select one of the statements and tell the class how you are feeling. The class needs to respond with the appropriate statement of sympathy or best wishes.
Tengo un examen
Tengo gripe
Tengo fiebre
Tengo dolor de cabeza
Tengo dolor de estómago
Tengo dolor de oído
Tengo dolor de garganta
Tengo tos
Tengo una entrevista de trabajo (I have a job interview)
Estoy fenomenal
Estoy muy mal
Estoy cansado / cansada
Estoy estresado / estresada
Estoy enfermo / enferma
Estoy resfriado / resfriada