Author:
Ashley Johnson, Amber Hoye
Subject:
Languages
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Level:
Middle School, High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
Tags:
  • Favorite
  • Movies
  • Popular Movies
  • Popular TV Shows
  • Recommendations
  • Spanish
  • TV Shows
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
    Language:
    Spanish

    Spanish 202 Online - Lab 9 "El Cine", Spanish, Intermediate High

    Spanish 202 Online - Lab 9 "El Cine", Spanish, Intermediate High

    Overview

    Students will chat about popular movies and TV shows. They will discuss their opinions and preferences regarding movies and TV shows. Students will also decide appropriate ways to provide recommendations about what to watch. 

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    Activity Instructions

    Activity Title (in your target language)

    El Cine / The Movie Theatre 

    Description:

    Students will chat about popular movies and TV shows. They will discuss their opinions and preferences regarding movies and TV shows. Students will also decide appropriate ways to provide recommendations about what to watch. 

    Proficiency Level:

    Intermediate High

    Keywords:

    Movies, TV shows, favorite, popular movies, popular TV shows, recommendations 

    World-Readiness Standards:

    • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. 
    • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics. Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. 
    • Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of Hispanic cultures. 
    • Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between Spanish and English. 
       

    Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:

    • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. 
    • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.
    • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. 
    • Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of Hispanic cultures. 
    • Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between Spanish and English. 

    NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

    • I can talk about my favorite movies / TV shows and why I like them 
    • I can express my opinions about popular movies / TV shows 
    • I can provide recommendations about what to watch 

    Materials Needed:

    Google Slideshow (Linked) 

    Student Slideshow

    Warm-up

    1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity and opening the Google Slideshow. 

    • "Hoy vamos a hablar de películas y programas de televisión populares. Vamos a discutir nuestras opiniones y preferencias en el mundo del espectáculo. También vamos a repasar como dar recomendaciones de qué ver." 

    2. Students will be working in breakout rooms with a partner and answer these questions, before moving on into the main activity we will discuss as a group in the main activity a few of your responses. Let the students know they should be prepared to share! 

    • "Para el calentamiento, vamos a usar los breakout rooms para que hablen en parejas sobre algunas preguntas. Después van a compartir algunas de sus respuestas con el resto del grupo." 
    • "Hablemos un poco" 
      • “¿Cuál es tu película favorita?” 
      • “¿Ves programas por cable, Hulu, Netflix, HBO, u otro?” 
      • “¿Cuál es tu programa favorito?” 
      • “¿Les gusta ver películas en español?” 

    3. Once students have finished discussing the questions,have them go back to the main session and  play the movie trailer "Instructions Not Included" / "No se aceptan devoluciones

    • "Ahora vamos a mirar un avance de "No se aceptan devoluciones" ("Instructions Not Included"). Esta es una película famosa con el actor Mexicano Eugenio Derbez. ¡Vamos a ver si alguno de ustedes la ha visto antes!" 

    4. After, have students get into pairs or groups (no more than 3) and have them describe what is going to happen in the movie and choose a song that would be the theme song of the movie.

    •  ¿Qué crees que pasará en la película?
    • ¿Cuál sería el tema de canción para esta película?

    Main Activity

    1. Students will play a game using the cards with the movies, TV shows, actors, and genres in breakout rooms. 

    • "Ahora van a jugar Taboo o Heads Up en los breakout rooms. Las tarjetas en la presentación tienen películas famosas, actores y programas de televisión famosos." 

    2. The cards have famous movies, TV shows, actors, and actresses. Either Taboo or Heads Up can be played or alternating rounds of each game can be played as well. Students will be placed into breakout rooms and split up into smaller groups to play against each other, this is up to the discretion of the instructor.


    3. Students will have 60 seconds. They cannot say any names relating to the word. 
     

    Wrap-up

    Ask the following questions to finish the lab: 

    • ¿Qué tarjetas fueron las más difíciles? ¿Por qué? 
    • ¿Quién es tu actor o actriz favorito/a? 
    • ¿Qué películas recomiendan? 

    End of lab:

    • Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. (Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
    • Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation. 
    • Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs! 

    NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

    • I can talk about my favorite movies / TV shows and why I like them 
    • I can express my opinions about popular movies / TV shows 
    • I can provide recommendations about what to watch