1. ¿CÓMO ES TU CIUDAD?

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Unidad 6: Mi ciudad

Inquiry questions

Factual What is my city like?

Debatable Is it better to live in the city or in the countryside?

Conceptual How do cities influence our lifestyle?

Today we are...

• learning adjectives to describe a city/village
• practicing the listening skill
• practicing the speaking skill
• learning the comparatives: "más que/menos qué"
  
• learning how to use the form: "Me gusta... pero prefiero"          

¿Cómo es tu ciudad?

LET'S LEARN HOW TO SAY IN SPANISH HOW YOUR TOWN IS LIKE! 

• Ejercicio 1, página 98.          Click for audio >

Escucha y escribe la letra correcta/ Listen and note down the correct letters. 

Click here > 

Challenge: Can you memorize all adjectives? 

Notice the masculine and feminine forms!

Have you noticed...?

Una ciudad bonita y moderna

Una ciudad bonita e historica

Why "e" instead of "y"?

Watch the video on next slide

Do you remember the adjectives?

Do the quizzes

Remember when to use "e" instead or "y"

small and peaceful
PUEBLO

1. pequeño y divertido
2. pequeño y moderno
3. grande y tranquilo
4. pequeño y tranquilo

ugly and big
PUEBLO

1. feo y moderno
2. bonito y pequeño
3. feo y grande
4. bonito y grande

touristy and modern
CIUDAD

1. turístico y moderno
2. turística y bonita
3. turística y tranquilo
4. turística y moderna

important and industrial
CIUDAD

1. importanta e industriala
2. importante e industrial
3. importante y industrial
4. important e moderna

¡Usa todos los adjetivos!

• Ejercicio 2, página 98.

Speaking!

Practice these dialogues with a classmate. Use the four images as inspiration

Done?

Challenge: Talk about another city and use as many adjectives as you can! 

Listening

You need a pen and a notebook

Copy and fill in the grid with information from the audio (1-5)

Click here >

Write a sentence using the following noun:

Mi ciudad ...

Write a sentence using the following noun:

Mi pueblo...

Listen and repeat 

Exercise 3, page 99 Mira 1

See the images of Madrid (left) and Cazorla (right)

Listen and repeat (1-8)

How do you make comparisons of inequality in Spanish?

We've been comparing Madrid and Cazorla

Do you understand now how comparisons of inequality are made in Spanish?

See the grammar grid on page 99 and then watch the video on the following slide

Translate to English:
Madrid es más importante que Cazorla

Translate to English:
Madrid es más grande que Cazorla

Translate to English:
Madrid es más moderna que Cazorla

Translate to English:
Madrid es menos tranquila que Cazorla

Translate to English:
Cazorla es más pequeño que Madrid

Translate to English:
Cazorla es más tranquilo que Madrid

Translate to English:
Cazorla es más bonito que Madrid

Translate to English:
Cazorla en menos importante que Madrid

Exercise 4, page 99 Mira 1
Read the text and watch the map on page 99.
Make a list of Spanish cities from the largest to the smallest.
Choose the right answer:

1. 1. Barcelona, 2. Madrid, 3. Sevilla, 4. Córdoba, 5. Gijón, 6. Benidorm
2. 1. Madrid, 2. Barcelona, 3. Córdoba, 4. Sevilla, 5. Gijón, 6. Benidorm
3. 1. Madrid, 2. Barcelona, 3. Sevilla, 4. Córdoba, 5. Gijón, 6. Benidorm
4. 1. Madrid, 2. Barcelona, 3. Sevilla, 4. Córdoba, 5. Benidorm, 6. Gijón

Me gusta pero... prefiero

• Exercise 5, page 99, Mira 1

See the grid on page 99 and analyze the example:

Me gusta Sevilla porque es histórica, pero prefiero Granada porque es más bonita. 

Now, write 4 sentences using the information from the grid.

Write your sentences on the next slide

Exercise 5, page 99
Write 4 sentences using the information from
the grid

Un crucigrama

• Go to the next slide (external link)
• Place the cursor on a grid to start writing. Push on "COMPROBAR" to see if the word is correct.
• You'll need to use the "ñ". It's a good moment to add it to your keyboard.

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Actividad / Task

• Do a presentation about the city where you used to live and the one you live in now
  
• Use images/use only two slides
  
• Describe each city in two sentences
• Compare both cities in two sentences
• Say what city you like the most and why
• You will present this task in small teams during the next lesson

Today you did the following:

1. Practice what you learned the last lesson
2. A listening exercise
3. Translate and practice: "más que/menos qué"
4. Learned to use the form: "Me gusta... pero prefiero"

FIN