If my blog is actually representing itself as a site for cultural competence, the first place that it should look for culture is in the architecture in the cities. The more one knows about the famous monuments of the world, the more interesting conversations can be in the target language with native speakers. There is nothing in the world quite like the Sagrada de Familia Cathedral or the architecture of Gaudi found in Barcelona.
Ciudades y Monumentos en Espana
This clip has music to keep students' entertained, writing to keep them learning new vocabulary, and content knowledge that is interesting because it deals with tourist site they might be inspired to go see someday. There are many ways this could be used as a springboard to start a lesson depending on whether you want to focus on listening, reading, writing, or speaking. All of those could be included in the lesson. Have students listen for certain phrases in the music and raise their hand when they recognize them. Get them to read the text and answer questions about it after viewing the video twice, either written or orally. Have students write down five new vocabulary words they do not know, look them up or ask the teacher, and practice them orally with a partner to remember them.
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