This listening activity is based on a short Spanish-language video about César Chávez, one of the most important labor and civil rights leaders in U.S. history. The audio presents key facts about his life, his fight for farm workers’ rights, and the call to honor his legacy through a National Day of Service. This activity […]
Here is a video and text version to use in AP Spanish, another upper level class or for independent learning about families. Understand the text, watch the video and take some notes (or the other way around) and then finish with a writing activity to compare and contarst the general family structure described here with
This listening activity is based on a short art history video about Diego Velázquez and Las Meninas, one of the most famous paintings in Spanish art. The audio explains the historical moment in which Velázquez painted the work, his artistic maturity, his relationship with King Philip IV, and the originality of the composition. This activity
Filipinas es un archipiélago del sudeste asiático formado por más de 7 000 islas, volcanes y selvas. Su historia con España y con la lengua española se extiende por más de tres siglos: hubo contacto, evangelización, comercio global, educación en castellano, movimientos autonomistas y, finalmente, la sustitución del español por el inglés. Este texto resume
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8Sp-3U1ZA This listening activity is based on a conversation about fashion, local commerce, personal style, and the history behind the way people dress. The speakers reflect on small clothing shops, mass consumption, “good taste,” and how colors like white and black have acquired cultural meaning over time. It is suitable for intermediate learners because
Un idioma con mucha historia El español o castellano es una lengua romance hablada por cerca de 592 millones de personas en el mundo. Es la segunda lengua por número de hablantes nativos y una de las principales en la comunicación internacional. Pero ¿cómo llegó a ser lo que es hoy? La historia del español