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| Title | Commands in Spanish |
| Body | A recent request on the FLTEACH listserv for activities for teaching commands in Spanish received the following suggestions: Songs: --- I use the song "Provócame" by Chayanne. Graham, D. Re: Commands. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (7 Jan. 2006). --- Here are some songs that come to mind to teach commands: No me ames (Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony) Salta (Amaral) Dígale (David Bisbal) Otro día más sin verte (Jon Secada) Pop (La oreja de Van Gogh)... good song for contrasting presente tense (tu form) with the informal command Watson, G. Re: commands songs. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (1 Nov. 2006). --- Atrévete by Calle 13 has a bunch of tú commands. Wilson, S. Re: commands songs. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (1 Nov. 2006). Activities: --- After teaching commands, I had students write down commands for a scavenger hunt around the school. The next day they placed sticky notes around the school and the sheets of commands were exchanged with another group. So then, not only were they able to write commands they were also able to read them and act on them. Depending on your school size and how well-behaved your students are, this may be an activity you do outside in a gym, or just in your classroom. Haak, R. Re: Commands. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Nov. 2006). --- 1. Play Simon Says or "Diego Dice." The teacher can do it first, and then have the students form groups and one student in the group gives commands while the others physically respond. 2. Have the students write down directions on how to make something or give directions on how to get to their house from the school. Then, those students are paired up with others. They read their list to the other student and that other students traces with their finger how to get to that person's house from the school on a generic city map. You could also create info gap activities where the students give each other directions in Spanish on how to complete some classroom task. Hanson, D. Re: Commands. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Nov. 2006). --- When I was at the OFLA Convention last spring, I heard an idea about using Spanish exercise videos, which of course would have lots of Spanish commands in combination with physical movement. Calco, M. Re: Commands. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Nov. 2006). --- After we have practiced commands a bit, we do a skit called "El Ángel y el Diablo.” There are three kids in each group. One is the angel and one is the devil and one is the student. I have devil horns (all sequins) and angel halo (tinsel) and angle wings which slip on with eleastic. This is a short skit. The student makes a statement such as "No quiero hacer mi tarea esta noche." Then the devil and the angel give advice in the tú command forms. They may also add a short comment so an example might be (in Spanish of course) - Don't do the homework, Sra. will never check it tomorrow. Angel - Do the homework, if Sra. doesn't check it, there will surely be in a test soon. etc. I have a rubric which I pass out so they can see what they will be graded on and I grade them right while they are presenting the dialogo. Waltz, T. Command practice. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (11 Nov. 2006). |
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