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Chapter 5: Los pasatiempos

WebQuest

Los pasatiempos

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Objective To talk about activities in the park To give details about location To talk about what will happen in the future To compare objects To describe favorite pastimes To talk about pastimes in Spanish-speaking countries Notes In preparation for this activity, have students read Lecturas culturales on page 148 in the textbook. Students should review Vocabulario Palabras 2 on pages 136-137 in the textbook before beginning this activity. You may wish to brainstorm with students keywords in Spanish that will help direct them to Spanish-language Web sites to complete this WebQuest. You may also wish to provide students with the following list of additional vocabulary before they begin the activity.   el anuncio advertisement   la bajada slope, descent   el delfinario dolphin show   el parque acuático water park   la tarifa fare, rate Students who choose to explore a parque acuático may not be familiar with vocabulary associated with it. You may wish to supply them with some terms before they begin the activity.   deslizar to slide   el flotador float   la pista track, course   el tobogán (water) slide Expansion To foster oral production, have each student "advertise" his or her favorite park in a short oral report. Students should include information about the attractions that the park offers. Encourage students to use the comparative construction in Spanish to describe the advantages or features of interest of the parks they chose in comparison to other parks. If possible, allow students to print pictures from the sites they visit and use them to create posters to enhance their oral reports. The posters could even take the form of print advertising. To practice using the past tenses, students could write a short postcard or e-mail to a friend in which they describe the things they saw and the "adventures" they had while in the two parks. To allow students to practice giving details about location, have them give directions to a friend who will be arriving late. Students can use maps from the sites to describe where to meet the rest of the group. Have students compare their virtual trip from this activity with a trip they have taken to an amusement park, zoo, or water park. Have them discuss similarities and differences between the two. This can be done as an oral or written activity. Have students role-play a situation in which they are making plans for their summer vacation. Have them use the future tense to tell what they will do while they are there.