¡Buen viaje! Level 2

Chapter 9: Ciudad y campo

WebQuest

¿La ciudad o el campo?

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Objective To talk about things in the city To talk about things in the country To talk about things that were happening in the past To talk about places of interest in the Spanish-speaking world 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. Have students read the Conversación section on page 276 and the Lecturas culturales section on pages 278–279 of their textbook before beginning this activity. Encourage students to use the imperfect progressive tense as they complete the ¡A navegar! section of the student worksheet. Expansion Have students read Aesop's Fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (El ratón campestre y el cortesano) in English or in Spanish. Both versions are available on the Internet. Have students write their own version of the story, using some of the information they gathered from this activity. They could then present their story as a skit or a puppet show. Divide the class into groups and have students debate whether it is better to live in the country or in the city. Have students create posters of places they visited and things they did while on their virtual trips in the ¡A navegar! section. Have them present their projects to the class and hold a vote to decide who had the best "trip." Have students create a travel brochure for one of the places they "visited" using either drawings or photos from the Internet. Display the brochures around the room and have students vote on which place is the most beautiful, luxurious, interesting, etc. Have students take turns playing the role of a travel agent trying to persuade an undecided client to visit either Buenos Aires or a ranch in the countryside.