Carlos V (1), Cortés y Moctezuma (2), Bolívar (3); interdisciplinary thematic units - SP Beginners 1

Three culture units for beginners. Each unit has 8 pages.

Easy to understand and rich in culture.

Entirely in the target language. Please preview.

Unit 1. Carlos V

Teach the family with Carlos V’ family. We have all done different versions of family trees in class. Here is the family tree of Charles V. Introduce his grandparents, Isabel and Ferdinand, the Catholic kings. Compare his family to your own and practice the vocabulary of the family. One of the neat exercises is a map of Charles V’s world to practice the names of the languages then spoken.

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: family and empire

2. Vocabulary: family

3. Grammar: possessive adjectives

4. Oral practice: family

5. Homework: tree of royal families

6. Internet: key words for Net search

7. Model tests and teacher’s guide

**Unit 2. Cortés y Moctezuma
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A fun way to do animals and foods. The animals of the Old World! The foods of the New World! Today we cannot imagine Europe without tomatoes or the American west without cattle! And what about those invisible animals, the viruses and bacteria that killed the indigenous population? Only through content based units can you transmit so much information and promote cultural understanding.

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: New and Old Worlds

2. Vocabulary: plants and animals

3. Grammar: tener

4. Oral practice: domestic and wild animals

5. Homework: animals of two worlds

6. Internet: key words for Net search

7. Model tests and teacher’s guide

Unit 3. Simon Bolívar

Teach the vocabulary of the house with Bolivar’s home. His house had a large room to pray and an area for the animals. There were two dining rooms but only one small bathroom. Compare his house to your own. This is authentic cultural information! All in the target language.

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: independence

2. Vocabulary: house

3. Grammar: ¿dónde? ¿qué?

4. Oral practice: house

5. Homework: houses

6. Internet: key words for Net search

7. Model tests and teacher’s guide

I loved doing these units with my students. They were interested in the content. They empathized with Carlos V melded family, were surprised by both the chapel and the tiny bathroom in Bolivar´s house and liked the foods of the Americas.