Wisewire Spanish 1 – 7.3: Me gusta nadir / I Like Swimming
In this lesson −aligned to ACTFL standards− students will demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary related
to warm weather and clothing, compare the verb "gustar" with its English translation, recognize the
present tense conjugations of "gustar," use "gustar" with infinitives, and investigate the history of
immigration from Latin America to Florida.
This lesson has five sections:
Introduction: includes the goals to be achieved and a video that shows the Spanish vocabulary
to be learned. Students are challenged to infer the meaning of each new term.
Instruction: contains complete vocabulary and grammar themes that use an interactive glossary.
Videos provide images and audio allows students to listen and practice to correct pronunciation.
Encourage the students to use a self-recording tool to improve their oral skills. Videos should be
used for review as frequently as possible. This component also offers thought-provoking Culture
sections, which consist of interesting facts students will learn about Spanish-speaking countries:
their food, their music, their customs, their history, their art, their music, and their literature.
Practice (Exercises) and Review (Test Preparation): each lesson has two sets of question sections
that provide the students with practice to reinforce the learning process. It also includes a selfrecording tool to practice pronunciation.
Quiz: after the activity section, students may take a 5-question quiz to test retention.
It also includes two videos that support the teaching of the vocabulary and the grammar of the lesson,
one bilingual and one in Spanish. Beginners and advanced worksheets complement this lesson.
Additional Materials
To fully complete the instruction process, students will need access to a recording device.
HS Spanish Semester 1A Unit 7
Unit 7: Mis viajes/My travels
Lección 7.3: Me gusta nadar/I Like Swimming
DAY 3 - Lección 7.3
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Day 3 – Introduction
¡Comenzamos!
What do you like to do in summer? What do you like to wear? Today, you will learn
vocabulary related to things we may do and clothing that we may use in summer. We
also will review and expand how to express likes and dislikes using the verb gustar.
Finally, in our tour of Florida, we will learn how people from Latin America arrived there
and about their presence in the state.
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Objetivos
1. 7.3.1. Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary related to warm weather.
Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary related to clothing.
2. 7.3.2. Compare the verb gustar with its English translation. Recognize the
present tense conjugations of gustar. Use gustar with infinitives.
3. 7.3.3. Investigate the history of immigration from Latin America to Florida.
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Vocabulario
Today, we will learn the following Spanish words. Watch the video and write each
Spanish word in your notebook. Then, jot down what you think the English meaning of
each word might be. As you go through the lesson, go back and add the correct English
word to your notebook.
Day 3 – Instruction
¡Listos para aprender!
Me gusta nadar/I Like Swimming
Vocabulario
Today, we are going to learn new words, phrases, and expressions about summer
activities and clothes.
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Some activities you can do in summer. In the summer you are likely to do
different activities, activities that can help you to disconnect from your everyday
life during the school year, relax, and have a good time. You can go to the beach
for example, where you can do things like sunbathing, tomar el sol, or swim,
nadar. Remember that it is important to protect yourself from the sun.
Sunglasses, las gafas de sol and a hat, el sombrero will help to protect your head,
face and eyes.
What you wear in summer. Anyways, summer normally is a sunny and hot
season, so in order to get cool and comfortable it’s a good idea to wear sandals,
las sandalias, or light shoes, los zapatos, shorts, los pantalones cortos, and a tshirt, la camiseta.
Clothes girls use in summer. For girls, the choice is wider. Besides shorts and tshirt or shirt, la camisa, they can use a light, airy dress, el vestido, or a blouse, la
blusa and a skirt, la falda. What do you like to wear in summer?
Read carefully the vocabulary words to find two more cognates to add to your list.
Watch the vocabulary section of the video only. Listen to the Spanish vocabulary words.
After you listen to a word, repeat it aloud. Then, write the English meaning next to the
Spanish word in your notebook.
Gramática
Read the following grammar concepts closely. You will learn how to express that you or
any other people like or dislike doing something.
Activities that I like. Do you remember how to express that you like to do
something?
The Spanish verb for to like is gustar:
Me gusta nadar.
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Spanish 1A Unit 7 Lesson 3
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Práctica
Choose the correct answer for each question.
a. les gusta
2. _____ Construction used to indicate that she likes
her new sunglasses
b. la falda
3. _____ An item of clothing you are not likely to wear
in the winter
c. los
nicaragüenses
4. _____ Immigrants who fled from their country to
Florida to escape the Sandinista Revolution
d. la camiseta
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1. _____ A community in Miami where Cuban
immigrants settled
5. _____ Construction used to indicate that we like to
swim
6. _____ An item of clothing generally worn only by
girls or women
7. _____ Construction used to indicate that they like
to sunbathe
8. _____ An item of clothing worn on the upper half of
the body
9. _____ Immigrants who fled from their country to
Florida to escape drug cartels and guerrillas
10. _____ Immigrants who came to Florida, between
1965 and 1973, on Freedom Flights
e. los pantalones
cortos
f. Little Havana
g. los colombianos
h. nos gusta
i. los cubanos
j. le gustan
Spanish 1A Unit 7 Lesson 3
Práctica
Nombre
Word Bank
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A. Use the work bank to choose the correct Spanish word for each definition.
las gafas de sol las camisetas
las sandalias
los zapatos
los sombreros
los vestidos
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1. To keep your feet cool in summer you may choose to wear these:
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_______________________.
2. What would you use to protect your eyes from the sunlight?
______________________.
3. These comfortable, lightweight pullovers with short sleeves are great to wear in
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summer: _______________________.
4. Garments, worn by girls or women, that consists of a one-piece bodice and skirt:
_______________________.
5. If you want to protect your head and face from harmful sunrays, you may use one of
these: _______________________.