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Mi profesor es muy bien.
That’s a sentence I’ve heard from my students more times than I’d like.
Even if we focus on communication and don’t obsess over grammar, there comes a point when we want students to stop making mistakes like these.
Or, as Short Round says in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom:
¡Mucho divertido, Indy!
Teaching some grammar doesn’t have to be boring.
Just add pets to the equation, and suddenly your students are fully engaged.
That’s exactly the idea behind our new unit: Buenas mascotas, ¿muchos gastos?
In the video included in the unit, Sebastián wants to get a pet, but he wonders how expensive pets really are to take care of.
His friends Lucía, who has a dog, and Fernanda, who has a cat, share their experiences while providing plenty of natural examples of mucho, muy, buen, bien, bueno, mal, and malo.
The unit also includes:
- A warm-up activity to introduce the topic
- A clear explanation and practical exercises on the differences between mucho, muy, buen, bueno, bien, mal, and malo
- A 4-minute video with a self-grading quiz
- A pair-speaking activity that helps students use these words more naturally and accurately in conversation
And this is just the beginning.
The Equipo gato vs. Equipo perro theme opens the door to many more engaging conversations and activities for your Spanish classroom.