S21 • Textbook activities, including chat activities Así se dice • 103 Nota de lengua We use the definite article when speaking about a type or category of nouns, or when making a generalization. La fruta es muy sana. Fruit is very healthy. Las manzanas tienen vitaminas. Apples have vitamins. The indefinite article is often omitted after hay and other verbs (tener, necesitar, querer, etc.) when referring to a nonspecific thing or an indeterminate amount. Necesitamos (unas) manzanas. We need (some) apples. ¿Tenemos manzanas? Do we have any apples? Note the difference between these two sentences: Las manzanas no cuestan mucho. → all apples in general Siempre tengo manzanas. → some/nonspecific apples Una cena con amigos You are going to a potluck dinner and need to prepare a few dishes. In pairs, you’re going to make a grocery list. 3 Paso 1 Each of you chooses a dish to prepare. Then, separately, you write a list of the ingredients that you need for your dish. Estudiante A: sopa de verdura y pollo Estudiante B: ensalada de fruta Paso 2 What do you need to buy? Each of you thinks of the items you already have at home. If you can use any in your dish, cross that ingredient off your list from Paso 1. Then, discuss with your partner to find out if he/she has any of the other ingredients you need. If so, cross them off your list, too. Before you start, read the Nota de lengua on the use of articles. Estudiante A: ¿Tienes zanahorias? Estudiante B: Sí, tengo zanahorias./No, no tengo zanahorias. Modelo Paso 3 What ingredients are you still missing? In pairs, write a shopping list for your trip to the grocery store. ¿Qué comemos? In pairs, take turns asking each other questions about your eating and food shopping preferences. Ask follow-up questions and share your own experience. 4 Palabras útiles la comida food el costo cost fresco/a fresh el garbanzo chickpea para mí/para ti for me/for you la sostenibilidad sustainability Los ingredientes que tienes: cebollas, ajo, arroz, frijoles, aguacate, naranjas y duraznos. Estudiante A Los ingredientes que tienes: salchichas, papas, zanahorias, maíz, fresas y un limón. Estudiante B 1. ¿Cuál es tu verdura favorita? ¿Qué verdura no comes frecuentemente o nunca? 2. ¿Comes legumbres como frijoles o garbanzos? 3. ¿Hay cocina en tu casa o en tu residencia? ¿Cocinas verduras, carne o pescado? ¿Qué alimentos son esenciales en tu dieta? Estudiante A 1. ¿Cuál es tu fruta favorita? ¿Qué fruta no comes frecuentemente o nunca? 2. ¿Comes granos con frecuencia, por ejemplo, arroz o maíz? 3. ¿Dónde compras comida? ¿Vas al mercado o al supermercado con frecuencia? ¿Qué es importante para ti cuando compras comida? Estudiante B 102 • Capítulo 4 ASÍ SE DICE ¿Vegetariano o no? Write down the foods that you hear, and decide whether a vegetarian would eat them (Sí) or not (No). 1 Audio: Así se pronuncia ¿Qué es? Read these descriptions and identify the foods they refer to. 2 ¡Atención! Find Así se pronuncia: Stress and accentuation rules on vhlcentral.com. 1. Sí No 2. Sí No 3. Sí No 4. Sí No 5. Sí No 6. Sí No 7. Sí No 1. Fruta ovalada y muy grande, perfecta para un picnic el 4 de Julio. 2. Son frutas de un árbol (tree), pequeñas, rojas (red), abundantes en junio. 3. La carne de la pata (leg) de un cerdo. 4. Esta fruta es el ingrediente esencial del guacamole. 5. Verdura pequeña y blanca (white), de sabor (flavor) muy fuerte. 6. Crustáceo grande, exquisito. ¡Cuesta mucho! 7. Granos muy pequeños y blancos, esenciales en la comida de Asia. 8. Ave (Bird) grande. Es típico en la cena del día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving). 9. Tipo de pescado con una carne de color rosa (pink) y naranja (orange). 10. Variación regional de la palabra (word) papa. En mi experiencia Emmanuel, Atlanta, GA “In Spain, my host mother went to the supermarket for most of her shopping but preferred the local market or mercado for perishables. She had loyal relationships with individual vendors—she would buy fruit from only one particular stall, fish from another person, etc. The food was always very fresh, but you had to pay in cash, and you could buy only what you could carry home. During my semester in Spain, I made sure to make time to explore the mercados in the new cities I visited. I vividly remember the bustling atmosphere of the Mercado San Miguel in Madrid, the Mercado de la Ribera in Bilbao, and the Mercado Victoria in Córdoba.” Are there markets, independent stores, or other small businesses in your community? Do you, or does your family, frequent any of these? What are the advantages and potential disadvantages of shopping there? The practice of daily shopping at a traditional market and the relationships with vendors, as described by Emmanuel, imply certain cultural values. What do you think these are? Dicho y hecho at a glance • xxiii COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICE Así se dice and Así se forma develop students' language skills while fostering critical thinking and collaboration. 1. Gradual sequence Vocabulary and grammar presentations are supported by a carefully sequenced set of communicative activities that lead students from input, where they are required to understand the new language and respond to it, to production of output, guided at first and then in open-ended activities. These activities ask students to think critically and invite creative use of the new language for personal expression and authentic communication with their peers. 2. Critical thinking and collaboration Students will have many opportunities to engage in real and purposeful interactions and real-world tasks with a tangible goal or outcome. In pairs or in groups, in the classroom or online, they will collaborate to solve communication gaps, make plans, make decisions, express preferences, or make recommendations. Situaciones role-play activities present interactive, often humorous situations that must be worked out using the language presented and practiced in the chapter. 3. Multistep approach Many of these tasks involve multiple steps that build on each other. Often students will start working individually before progressing to pair or group work. 1 2 3
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