Sub-topic 3 ¡Nunca!

Suggested Lexical Content

Specific Learning Objectives

After completing this subtopic, the student will be able to:

1. Identify an appropriate vocabulary to deny something, in Spanish.
2. Use an appropriate vocabulary to deny something in different contexts.

 

Suggested Activities

Introduction of vocabulary

Step 1

▪ The teacher will strategically ask students questions to introduce them to vocabulary expressing denial, for example:

Have you traveled to Africa?   No/Never

Do you have an airplane Ricardo? No

And you Esteban?  Neither

Who, from this class, is millionaire? Nobody

If you didn’t take an exam, what will be your grade?  Nothing

As soon as the students respond, the teacher will write the answer on the board, showing its meaning in Spanish.

Written Comprehension and Expression

Step 1

Combining the previous lesson (¡Claro que sí!) with the present one, the teacher will ask students to complete exercise #36 of the workbook. In this exercise, situations or questions will be presented to student in which they will have to affirm or deny, according to their experiences. The student must be precise when responding; in other words, they must respond with a single word of the vocabulary, taking into account the content of what was raised or asked. They will not be allowed to repeat the answer.

Oral Comprehension and Expression

Step 1

Using a list of statements, the teacher will read them, one by one, to the class. He/she will select a student to ask a question based on the statement. Example:

Mi casa se encuentra ubicada en el Distrito de Toledo. ¿Mi casa está en Dangriga? _____

Ni Carlos ni Esmeralda vino a clase hoy. ¿Quién de los dos vino a clase hoy? _______

Hoy compré un pollo frito pero mi gato se lo comió. ¿Cuánta comida quedó? _____

Carolina estudia en la escuela “El Nazareno”. ¿Es Carolina una estudiante? ______

Andrés es un buen jugador de futbol. ¿Le gusta jugar a Andrés? __________

Areli ha vivido en Belice por más de 60 años, sin salir del país. ¿Ha visitado, Areli, Nicaragua? _____

Yesenia es la estudiante más amigable de la escuela. ¿Tiene muchos amigos, Yesenia?______

Ninguno de mis 10 vecinos tiene carro. ¿Quién tiene carro, de mis vecinos? ________

Wilber no come carne desde niño. ¿Cuántas veces, Wilber, ha comido pollo?

Mañana es 31 de diciembre. ¿Es cierto?

Si tienes un dólar y compras un dólar de empanadas, ¿Cuánto de dinero te queda? ____

Si tú hablas solo inglés y te encuentras con 3 compañeros que solo hablan español, ¿Quién va a conversar contigo? ___

 

Note: Teachers can create their own statements or use those provided. If teacher can shuffle them so that all students participate.

In the case that a student does not understand a statement, the teacher will not be given the entire translation. The student will be asked what word he/she does not understand. Once the student indicates the word that he/she does not understand, l the teacher or a partner will provide the translation; this is with the intention to encourage the student to try to understand it.