Unit 3, Lessons 9-10
The Language Project Spanish Program Chimps Level Family Focus
Objective: Introduce food vocabulary. Practice good manners using “por favor” and “gracias”. Making polite requests.
Focus words/phrases: naranja (orange), helado (ice cream), leche (milk), plátano (banana), manzana (apple), pera (pear), por favor (please), gracias (thank you)
Focus Activities:
- ¡Tengo Hambre! ¡Tengo sed! - Use pictures of foods and beverages to determine if you are hungry or thirsty.
- Flip through the pages of a magazine that has pictures of foods and beverages.
- Each time you see a picture of a food say ¡Tengo hambre! And each time you see a beverage say ¡Tengo sed!
- Make it a race to see who can say the correct phrase first.
- Listen to sample phrases
- Foodie flashcards!
- Look and listen to the Food Flashcards with your child.
- Try just listening the first time.
- Then repeat after the speaker.
- After that say the words along with the speaker.
- Then try racing the speaker.
- Lastly try to say the words with the volume down.
- Manners Count! – Use the Food Flashcards to practice using please and thank you in Spanish.
- Turn volume down. As each picture comes up use por favor to make a polite request.
- Una pera, por favor.
- Pretend to give the requested item and respond.
- ¡Gracias!
- If you are feeling adventurous add in a “You’re welcome!”
- ¡De nada!
- Turn volume down. As each picture comes up use por favor to make a polite request.