¡Buen viaje! Level 1

Chapter 3: Lascompras para la escuela

WebQuest

De compras

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Objectives

To compare clothing prices and styles in the United States to those in Spain
To identify and describe articles of clothing
To state color and size preferences

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.

Clothing items will vary with the season.

You may wish to have students try to figure out what their sizes would be in Europe. Typically, size charts like the one below for Spain are included on Web sites. Since all measurements use the metric system, you may want to use the guide below to help them decide.

TALLAS

Blusas, vestidos y pantalones (mujer)

norteamericanos	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18
españoles	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48

Pantalones (hombre)

norteamericanos	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44
españoles	38	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54

Camisas (hombre)

norteamericanos	14	14.5	15	15.5	16	16.5
españoles	36	37	38	39	40	41

Zapatos / Calzado (mujer)

norteamericanos	5	6	7	8	9	10
españoles	36	37	38	39	40	41

Zapatos / Calzado (hombre)

norteamericanos	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.5
españoles	41	42	43	43	44	45

Expansion

Ask the students how many of the Spanish words for fabrics and patterns they were able to figure out. Have them look up the ones they didn’t understand. The types of fabrics mentioned will vary with the season.

Have students download and print out a photo of their favorite article of clothing and write a description of it in their own words in Spanish. Collect the descriptions and redistribute them to the class. Post the photos around the room and have students take turns reading the descriptions aloud. The class can try to guess what article of clothing is being described. This activity can also be done in small groups. See which group is first to successfully match all their descriptions to the pictures.

Students can work with partners and describe the clothing each is wearing. A "fashion show" with students reading aloud their descriptions could be presented live and even videotaped for viewing later.

In Actividad 10, ¿Qué es?, on page 83 in the textbook, students are asked to identify the items of clothing shown. Have students guess the prices of this clothing, then have them go online to the Web site they used to complete their WebQuest and identify similar items and their prices to compare. They will also need to use a currency converter to convert euros into dollars.