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Objective: practice yes/no questions (speaking) and learn some new wordsRequired materials: use (
¡Buena suerte!
Objective: increase fluency and vocabulary reviewRequired materials: at least 4 printed photos (see an example)Preparation: minimalTime: at least 15 minutesNumber of students: 8 or moreDirections: In this fun activity, some students will describe several photos to the whole class. The catch is that one of them won’t get an image, just a card that says “¡Buena suerte!”. The lucky student … Read More
Encuentra a alguien que
Objective: encourage students to use Spanish in a conversation with other studentsRequired materials: a copy of the handout for each studentPreparation: minimalTime: about 40 minutes, depending on the class size.Number of students: this activity works better with classes over 10 studentsResources: El fin de semana – Pretérito indefinido: PDF – Google slide Join Bablingua to access the file about reflexive … Read More
Una mentira
Objective: review tenses or vocabularyRequired materials: nonePreparation: noneTime: at least 10 minutesNumber of students: noneDirections: Three trues and a lie is a popular activity that I like to use to review and practice what students learnt in previous classes. It could be a certain tense (pretérito indefinido) or vocabulary (familia).If you’d like the activity to last longer, start by organizing … Read More
Test de personalidad
Objective: practice and learn useful adjectivesRequired materials: nonePreparation: noneTime: about 20 minutes (it depends on how many students share their results)Number of students: anyDirections: Students love personality tests and they’ll have fun with this one. They can do it regardless of their level, and they all have the chance to participate.In a regular classroom, I usually start this activity by … Read More