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 * I. UNIT INTRODUCTION

Language:** Spanish
 * Level:** High School, Spanish 1
 * Textbook:** ¡En Español!, level 1

Students will demonstrate the 5 C’s in the following ways:
 * Time Period:** This unit will last at least three full weeks (15 school days) and possibly even longer.
 * Unit Title:** How do people around the world spend their free time?
 * Unit Topic:** Hobbies/pastimes in the US and Spanish speaking countries
 * Unit Theme (Essential question):** What can we learn about people and their culture from the way they spend their free time?
 * Unit Rationale (Why are you teaching this?):** This unit is absolutely relevant to the lives of my students; everybody has hobbies and things that they enjoy doing, and through this unit students will learn how to discuss their favorite hobbies and pastimes in Spanish. This unit will also expose them to the hobbies and pastimes of people in Spanish speaking countries and allow them to make comparisons and connections between Spanish speaking cultures and their own. By the end of this unit, students will be able to carry on a conversation in Spanish about their hobbies and will also be able to express how these compare to the hobbies of people in Spanish speaking countries.
 * Standards-based Unit Goals**
 * //Communication://** Students will discuss in groups their own hobbies and pastimes, as well as writing about them in Spanish. They will read and write about the hobbies of people in Spanish speaking countries, and they will research sports and hobbies in Spanish speaking countries.
 * //Culture://** Students will be exposed to the cultures of various Spanish speaking countries through reading, looking at pictures, and using the internet. Students will read about what people in Spanish speaking countries do in their free time and they will compare these cultures to their own through writing and speaking.
 * //Connections://** This unit is most closely related to social studies, in that students will be spending a significant amount of time learning about the hobbies and pastimes of people in Spanish speaking countries. They will also be making connections between their own culture and that of Spanish speaking peoples.
 * //Comparisons://** Throughout the unit, students will be making comparisons between themselves and their classmates, the cultures of the US and Spanish speaking countries, as well as any other cultures that happen to be present in our class. Students will also become aware of differences between Spanish speaking countries.
 * //Communities://** Students will be working in groups during this unit and will be working together to discover more about the Spanish speaking world. They will also be able to communicate in Spanish what they like to do in their free time, so hopefully they will take advantage of these skills.
 * Assumed Prior Knowledge:** The content of this unit is based on the assumption that students are able to manipulate verbs in the present tense, as well as express their likes and dislikes. This unit will reinforce and build on this prior knowledge.


 * II. UNIT WEB/OUTLINE**

I. Master the vocabulary for sports and other hobbies (including, but not limited to, the following):**
 * LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES**
 * By the end of this unit, students will:

el tiempo libre - free time* los pasatiempos - pastimes las aficiones – hobbies
 * Basic Vocabulary – Vocabulario básico**

el fútbol – soccer el béisbol – baseball el voleibol – volleyball el baloncesto/básquetbol – basketball el tenis – tennis el fútbol americano – football el hockey – hockey el golf – golf la lucha libre – wrestling correr - to run* nadar – to swim* esquiar – to ski levantar pesas – to lift weights hacer ejercicios – to do exercises (to exercise)* andar en bicicleta – to ride a bicycle* andar en patineta – to skateboard
 * Sports- Los deportes**

la bola/pelota/balón de fútbol - soccer ball la red - net el guante - glove el bate - bat la raqueta - racket el casco - helmet el palo de hockey - hockey stick el disco - puck los patines de hielo - ice skates los patines - skates la patineta – skateboard los esquís - skis
 * Equipment – El equipo**

al aire libre - outdoors el campo – field la cancha - playing area (gym) la pista - track la piscina - pool el equipo - team el campeonato - championship el partido - game/match gol - goal el puntaje – score el marcador - scoreboard el/la entrenador(a) - coach
 * Talking about sports – Para hablar de los deportes**

ganar - to win perder - to lose jugar - to play preferir – to prefer empezar – to start/begin pensar – to think
 * Verbs:**

usar la computadora - to use the computer* dibujar - to draw escuchar a música - to listen to music* estar con amigos - to be with friends* ir al cine - to go to the movies* ir de compras - to go shopping* hablar por teléfono - to talk on the phone* leer - to read* hacer un scrapbook - to make a scrapbook trabajar - to work* ir de camping – to go camping bailar – to dance* ver la television – to watch TV* tocar el piano/la guitarra – to play the piano/guitar
 * Other hobbies – Más pasatiempos**

Vocabulary words will be added according to what students like to do in their free time
 * Words that students have learned previously


 * II. Be able to express preferences, likes, and dislikes using the verbs preferir and gustar.

III. Be introduced to stem changing verbs in the present tense (including, but not limited to, the following):** jugar (u --> ue) preferir (e --> ie) pensar (e --> ie) perder (e --> ie) empezar (e --> ie)

más/menos que más/menos de tan/tanto como mayor/menor mejor/peor
 * IV.** **Learn how to make comparisons using:**

1. Class discussions/PQA sessions about students' hobbies, likes, dislikes, and preferences 2. Reading short stories about peoples' hobbies in the US and Spanish speaking countries 3. Looking at http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/ as a class and individually 4. Watching a video (still TBD) on sports/other hobbies in a Spanish speaking country 5. Researching the hobbies/pastimes of people in Spanish speaking countries 6. Writing frequent reflections on their own hobbies, those of people of other cultures, comparing the two, etc. 7. An oral assessment in which students will converse individually with the teacher about their personal hobbies and what they learned about the hobbies of people in other countries, how these compare, etc.
 * STUDENTS WILL MASTER THESE SKILLS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:**

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