¡Buen viaje! Level 2

Chapter 1: Un viaje en tren

WebQuest

Un viaje en tren

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Objective To introduce students to cities in Spain To acquaint them with the practical aspects of traveling on the Spanish rail system Notes You may wish to brainstorm with students keywords in Spanish that will help direct them to Spanish-language Web sites to complete this WebQuest. This activity reinforces the train vocabulary and expands upon the cultural information on the Spanish rail system presented in this chapter. Advise students to take the AVE (Alta Velocidad Española), a high-speed train, if they want to reach their destinations quickly. Tell them that the AVE is not available for all destinations. To save time, have students do the currency conversion from euros to dollars for all the train fares after they finish filling in the information from the RENFE site for all three destinations. Expansion If students are able to download photos and print them out, have them prepare a travel brochure about one of the cities they plan to visit. Display the students' brochures around a wall-size map of Spain in the classroom. Have students vote on which city is the most interesting, beautiful, etc. In Actividad 4, RENFE on page 5 of the textbook, students play the role of a ticket agent or a train traveler. Have them use the real schedule and fare information they obtained from the Internet for the communicative activity. It will make the activity more meaningful and fun.