3 Lesson 1A
1. Mirar. Watch the short video clips and select the name that matches each picture. Then circle the emoji that matches how each person is feeling.
| Luke, Claire, Azul | ||
| Luke, Claire, Azul | ||
| Luke, Claire, Azul |
2. Contestar. Write the answers to the following questions based on your own information. Select or draw an emoji that best shows how you feel.
- ¿Cómo te llamas?
- ¿Cómo estás?
3. Conversar. Now chat with at least three other classmates. Find out their names and how they are feeling. Follow the model.
Modelo:
| Estudiante A | Estudiante B |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | Me llamo… |
| ¿Cómo estás? | Muy bien. |
4. Mirar. ¿De dónde es? Watch the short video clips and fill in the name of the person who logically completes the sentence.
- _______ es de Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- _______ es de Cuernavaca, México.
- _______ es de Keokuk, Iowa.
5. Conversar. Talk with as many classmates as you can to find out where each one is from. Take notes on the information, and don’t forget to find out their names! Follow the model.
Modelo:
| Estudiante A | Estudiante B |
| ¿De dónde eres? | Soy de… |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | Me llamo… |
6. Visualizar. Use the map to record information about your classmates.
Paso 1. Indicate where each of your classmates is from by writing their names in their home state/country. How many are from Iowa? How many are from a neighboring state? Or another country?
Paso 2. Once you have marked where your classmates are from on the map, ask them how they are feeling today. Draw one of the following emojis next to their name based on their answers.
7. Emparejar. Match each of the following greetings with its corresponding picture.
| Buenos días. Buenas tardes. Buenas noches. |
| a) | b) | c) |
8. Completar. Think about which of the following expressions can be used to bid farewell. Then complete the mini dialogue, using the expressions in parenthesis.
| Buenos días. Hasta luego. Hola. ¿Cómo te llamas? Adiós. Nos vemos. Chau. |
Sara: ____ (Hi).
Lupita: _____ (Good morning).
Sara: ¿_______________? (What’s your name?)
Lupita: Me llamo Lupita. ¿Y tú?
Sara: Me llamo Sara. Mucho gusto en conocerte.
Lupita: Igualmente.
Sara: ______ (Any appropriate farewell).
Lupita: ______ (Any appropriate farewell).
9. Conversar. Create a dialogue with a classmate using the expressions for greeting, getting-to-know-you, and good-bye that you have learned today. Be sure to:
- Greet appropriately
- Ask their name
- Say your “nice to meet yous”
- Ask how they are doing
- Ask where they are from
- Give an appropriate farewell
10. Escuchar. Listen to the audio Adivinanza and answer Sí or No to the following questions:
| 1. Pedro es escritor. | Sí o No |
| 2. Pedro es estudiante. | Sí o No |
| 3. Pedro es asistente. | Sí o No |
| 4. Pedro es trabajador. | Sí o No |
| 5. Pedro es profesor. | Sí o No |
| 6. Pedro es ingeniero. | Sí o No |
11. Leer. Look at the pictures and match the English version with the Spanish equivalent.
Paso 1. Look at the pictures and identify the career or professional path.
| La deportista/atleta | El obrero | La profesora | La periodista |
| El secretario | El ingeniero | El bombero | El electricista |
| El médico | La estudiante | La dentista | El artista |
Paso 2. Match the Spanish word with the English equivalent.
| Firefighter | Dentist | Journalist | Artist |
| Electrician | Athlete | Teacher | Physician |
| Workman | Engineer | Student | Secretary |
12. Jugar. Memory game. Find the most pairs of matching cards. Remember, one card will show a picture and the other card will show the name of the profession in Spanish.
13. Escuchar. Listen to the interview and respond true (Cierto) or false (Falso) to the following statements about Alejandro Rojas.
14. Discutir. Pick one profession and one location from the list below. Based on that information, ask your classmates where they are from and what their job is.
| Job | Hometown |
| artista | Iowa City |
| fotógrafa | Chicago |
| ingeniera | Waterloo |
| estudiante | New York |
| periodista | Madrid |
| bombera | Buenos Aires |
| secretaria | Berlin |
Modelo:
| Estudiante A | Estudiante B |
| ¿De dónde eres? | Soy de Berlin. |
| ¿A qué te dedicas? | Soy periodista. |
15. Decidir. Complete these sentences with the correct form of SER.
| Soy. Eres. Es. |
- Alejandro ________ inmigrante.
- Camila ________ una estudiante universitaria.
- Yo ________ de Iowa.
- Tú ________ profesor de espaňol.
- Yo ________ una persona de Estados Unidos.
- Julie Adams ________ artista.
- Shakira ________ una cantante famosa.
- Benjamin Franklin ________ un científico de Estados Unidos.
- Yo ________ famoso.
- Tú ________ muy simpático.
16. Escuchar. Listen to the exchange between Carolina and Alejandro as they wait to attend their first class at the university, and answer the comprehension questions.
17. Conversar. With a classmate create a dialogue similar to the one between Carolina and Alejandro from activity 16. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need.
Be sure to ask the following questions to each other:
- Greet each other
- Say who you are
- State one thing special about you (i.e., career path or something else)
- Say goodbye politely