Learning Task and Purpose
You are planning a trip to Argentina. As part of your planning, you will be learning some
weather related terms so you can understand a forecast in oral or written form while you
are there. Do the following activities to learn about the climate in Argentina and a
unique weather event that occurred in Buenos Aires. After completing the activities, you
should be able to easily advise someone else who would either like to go on a ski trip in
Argentina or go on vacation to the beach where and when they should go. Use the
following Mentor Mob link to guide you through the activities step by step or type in the
web addresses when you get to each section. http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/eltiempo-copy/nieve-en-buenos-aires-2
A. Explorar. Explore the regions and climate of Argentina here.
http://www.argentour.com/es/mapa/argentina/argentina_clima.php
Based on the map, identify the type of climate you would expect to find and the general
locations of the cities below below:
Clima
General Location
(norte/centro/sur)
Salta
Buenos Aires
Bariloche
Mendoza
Tierra del Fuego
1. Which of the cities you looked at would you be most interested in going to based on
the climate you saw and why?_____________________________________________
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B. Leer y comprender. Use the word bank to help you comprehend the reading that
follows. Use cognates and context to help you figure out the meaning.
el país- the country
está cerca de- it’s close to
el norte- the north
entre- between
el sur- the south
tampoco- either
porque- because
El Clima en Argentina
Argentina tiene un clima variado porque es un país grande. Argentina está al sur del
ecuador. Por eso, el invierno es en mayo, junio, julio y agosto. En Wisconsin, el
invierno es en diciembre, enero, febrero y marzo.
En el norte de Argentina, en Salta, hay un clima subtropical. El clima es subtropical
porque está más cerca del ecuador. Por eso, hace más calor en el norte de
Argentina. La temperatura está entre 3 y 19 grados Centígrados en julio.
En el sur de Argentina hace un frío polar. En Tierra del Fuego hace mucho frío porque
está cerca de Antártida. En julio la temperatura típicamente está entre -3 y 5 grados
Centígrados. Nieva y hay hielo en Tierra del Fuego.
Buenos Aires es la capital de Argentina y está en la costa. No está en el norte ni el sur.
Normalmente en julio no hace mucho frío en Buenos Aires. No nieva tampoco en
Buenos Aires. La temperatura promedia está entre 8 a 14 grados Centígrados.
Using both the map you explored and the reading above, answer the questions that
follow. Circle the correct option from Opción 1 or Opción 2 and provide a reason why in
the Por qué column.
Pregunta
Opción 1
Opción 2
1. Where is it
colder in
Argentina?
Tierra del
Fuego
Salta
2. When should
you go to
Argentina if you
want to ski?
junio
diciembre
3. Which of the
two would be a
better option for
skiing?
Buenos Aires
San Carlos de
Bariloche
4. If you wanted to
go to the beach,
what month would
be the best?
julio
enero
¿Por qué?
5. Which city is a
beach
destination?
Mar del Plata
Mendoza
C. Calcular y comparar. Answer the questions that follow using what you learned in
the previous sections, the convertor and your reasoning skills.
http://teleformacion.edu.aytolacoruna.es/FISICA/document/fisicaInteractiva/Calor/Conve
rsorCenti_Fahrenh.htm
1. Compare the temperatures in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Buenos Aires in winter
using temperatures from your reading and your background knowledge. You will
need the Celsius to Fahrenheit convertor above. What do you notice? Would you
be more comfortable in Milwaukee or Buenos Aires?
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2. Based on the reading, how would you compare the climates of Argentina to the
United States? Give a specific example.
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D. Conversar. Build your speaking and map reading skills by having the dialogue that
follows and using the interactive map at the site at: http://www.meteored.com.ar/ Each
partner should ask about 3 places.
A: ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy en __Buenos Aires__?
B: La temperatura está a ___ grados. _
A: ¡Qué (bueno/lástima!)
Temperatura en
Centígrados
Salta
Buenos Aires
Bariloche
Temperatura en
Fahrenheit
¿Hace buen
tiempo o mal
tiempo?
Mendoza
Mar del Plata
Tierra del Fuego