Experiencias Beginning Spanish - PROGRAM SAMPLER

104 ciento cuatro | Capítulo 4 Ritmos y movimientos When you work on an interactive activity, make sure you talk to your classmate with the tú form of the verb. When your partner talks to you, try to respond without looking at your paper. That way, you will force yourself to listen and concentrate on what your classmate is asking, instead of just reading it from your own paper. Estrategia de estudio: Talking to Your Partner 4.11 Los amigos de José Antonio. Recycle José Antonio has more to tell you about his friends’ musical activities. While you listen to him you will need to refer to the drawings in Exploremos el vocabulario 1 . Listen and write the name of each of his friends in the spaces provided. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 4.12 Músicos famosos. No doubt you are familiar with famous people in the music field. Complete the following statements with the name of a famous person and add your own related comments. Then, read your descriptions to your partner, without including the name of the famous person, and s/he will try to guess who it is. Modelo: Shakira es muy inteligente y creativa. Es de Colombia y canta todos los días. Es muy trabajadora. 1. ( nombre de la persona ) es muy famoso/a. Es de y todos los días. Es ( descripción ). 2. ( nombre de la persona ) toca en la banda . Él/ella es muy y ( descripción ). El son cubano El son cubano is a style of music and dance that originated in Cuba. Son is a symbol of the island and an important musical influence. The son is structurally made up of two parts: an opening verse and a montuno section. The singer improvises and is answered by a chorus in the montuno section. Sones are centered upon a clave rhythm. In fact, the word son translates to English as rhythm. Cultura viva 4.13 ¿Quién en la clase...? Recycle Who among your classmates is musically inclined or has special musical talents? Circulate around the classroom asking direct questions to find someone who fits the following descriptions. Be prepared to report back to the class. • escucha ópera • toca la guitarra • canta en el coro de la universidad • toca un instrumento • canta con una banda • toma clases de música • escucha música clásica • baila salsa o merengue • tiene música pop en su teléfono 4.14 Mis actividades. Up to now you have heardmuch about José Antonio and his friends’ involvement with music. How about you? Write two or three sentences about each activity that you do related to music. Add some creative and interesting details to your comments. Modelo: Escucho música rock y también música clásica. En mi tiempo libre me gusta tocar el piano. También canto en el coro de la universidad. No canto en una banda.