Experiencias Beginning Spanish - PROGRAM SAMPLER

102 ciento dos | Capítulo 4 Ritmos y movimientos 4.9 Investigación en Internet. Cuba has numerous places of interest to visit. Use the Internet to select one and write a brief description that includes the following: • el nombre del lugar turístico • dónde está el lugar en Cuba • una descripción del lugar • por qué te interesa 4.10 El español cerca de ti. Think of films, either documentaries, full-length features, or travel videos that were either made in Cuba or about Cuba. The following is a list of films to get you started. 7 Days in Havana Buena Vista Social Club Cuba: The Accidental Eden Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball and the United States Havana Centro Mambo Kings Sons of Cuba Havana The Lost Son of Havana Una noche Viva Cuba paso 1: Browse your local or university library and find out if any of these titles are available or can be ordered. paso 2: Search the Internet for any 5 titles listed and watch the trailers or read the reviews. Of the 5, which one would probably would give a U.S. perspective of Cuban society and culture and which would give a Cuban perspective? Which ones would provide at least a preview of the music of Cuba? paso 3: Write four sentences in Spanish about one of the 5 films and send it to three classmates. Invite them to watch the movie with you to learn more about Cuba. Estadísticas interesantes de Cuba Josef Beck / Alamy Stock Photo Josh Edelson / ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo Bandera de Cuba Pesos cubanos Capital: La Habana tipo de gobierno: república socialista tamaño: un poco más pequeño que el estado de Pensilvania población: 11 147 470 lengua: español Moneda: peso cubano Nivel de alfabetización: 99,8 % promedio de vida: 78 años Expresiones y palabras típicas ¿Qué bolá, asere? ¿Qué tal, amigo? ¡Bárbaro! ¡Chévere!