Sub-topic 8: ¿En qué viajas?

Suggested Lexical Content

A mí me gusta el/la…

Lo que no me gusta es el/la…

¿En qué viajas? ¿En qué viajabas? ¿En qué viajaste?

Viajo en autobús.

Viajaba en autobús.

Viajé en autobús.

Specific Learning Objectives

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

1. Comprehend simple dialogues related to the means of transportation.
2. Interpret transportation schedules, destinations, means of transportation and the fare for each means of transportation.
3. Understand written texts that describe the different means of transportation.
4. Create a bus schedule including its destinations and fares.
5. Create descriptive paragraphs on a specific means of transportation.
6. Comprehend topics related to the different means of transportation.
7. Relate to individuals speak of their preference, likes and dislikes towards a particular mode of transportation.
8. Understand when people talk about routes and schedules.
9. Talk about the different means of transportation and fares.
10. Express preference for a certain means of transportation.
11. Speak about routes and schedules.
12. Express their likes and dislikes about the different means of transportation.
13. Compare and contrast between two or more means of transportation.
14. Have simple dialogues related to the different means of transportation.

Suggested Activities

Introduction of Vocabulary

Step 1

▪ The teacher will ask students in what means of transportation they have traveled. This can be done in English.

▪ As students share the means of transportation they have used, the teacher will write them on the board, leaving a space to write their respective translation in Spanish.

Step 2

Having the English list, the teacher will ask students to provide the Spanish translation. In case those students don’t know the translation of a particular vocabulary, the teacher will provide its translation.

Practicing the Vocabulary

Step 1

The teacher will ask students to places the furniture to the side of the classroom to form a circle facing each other.

The teacher will also be part of the circle.

 

  Step 2

Prior to this lesson, the teacher shall print several images depicting various means of transportation, images need to be large and visible to everyone.

Divide the class into two groups, provide one of the groups with the printed images while the other group observes.

After giving the images to the students, the teacher will write the following statements on the board: A mí me gusta el/la _________, lo que no me gusta es la/el_____; providing example of how it will be implemented in the activity. For example:

A mí me gusta el carro, lo que no me gusta es la lancha.

 

Step 3

The teacher will provide the following instructions, to practice the vocabulary of this lesson:

1. All students who have an image must show it to their classmates, so that all of them can see it during the development of the activity.

2. The teacher, who also has an image depicting a means of transportation, will start the activity in the following way: if the teacher has an image of an airplane, he/she would say: A mí me gusta el avión, lo que no me gusta es el autobús. The student who holds the image of the bus will say: A mí me gusta el autobús, lo que no me gusta es la carreta (if he/she selects the cart); in other words, the image that the participant has is the one that he/she likes; while the image he/she selects is the one he/she doesn't like. It is important that the images are not labeled. Also, the vocabulary should be erased from the board to carry out this activity.

3. When the participating group has had enough practice, the images will be passed to the second group, so they can also practice the vocabulary of this lesson.

Written Comprehension

Step 1

The teacher will ask students to complete exercise #45 of the workbook. This exercise consists of a reading and a comprehension exercise based on it.

Written Expression

Step 1

The teacher will ask students to complete exercise #46 of the workbook. In this exercise, the student must write a paragraph describing their favorite means of transportation; for this he/she must include:

Nombre del medio de transporte.

Color

Aspecto (como se ve)

Comodidad (Explicar por qué)

Tamaño

Costo (¿Cuánto vale)

Ventajas y desventajas del medio de transporte.

Escribir por qué es su favorito o por qué lo prefiere.

 

Oral Expression and Comprehension

Step 1

The teacher will ask the students to bring a printed image of their favorite means of transport to the class and to present it to their classmates, without consulting a note. In this presentation he/she must include:

Nombre del medio de transporte

Color

Comodidad (Explicar por qué)

Tamaño

Aspecto (como se ve)

Costo (¿Cuánto vale)

Ventajas y desventajas del medio de transporte.

Escribir por qué es su favorito o por qué lo prefiere.

 

Before starting the presentations, the teacher will inform students that they will be required to compare two means of transport presented; one they like and one they don't like.

Students will need to support with reasons as to why they like or dislike a means of transportation.

Oral Expression and Comprehension

Step 1

The teacher will ask the class to divide into pairs.

Each pair will be assigned a means of transportation. (One or more mean of transportation may be repeated if the class has more than 30 students)

Step 2

Each pair must make a public service plan, which includes:

Presentar el medio de transporte que ofrecen.

Mencionar la ruta que tendrá o el servicio que prestan. (De qué lugar a qué lugar)

Hablar de los horarios de salida y de regreso.

Hablar de precios.

Hablar de la comodidad que tendría el pasajero al viajar en este medio de transporte.

 

Each pair must present their plan without referring notes.

Step 3

At the end of each presentation, the teacher will select two students from the class and will ask each a question based on what was presented as a form of reinforcement.