Calamity Day Lessons
Spanish 1
Day 6:
Write a paragraph about yourself in Spanish. Include the following information in
your paragraph: your name, age, birthday, where you’re from, 2 physical traits, 2
personality traits and 2 things you like or activities you like to do. Remember
adjective agreement and to use the verbs ser and gustar.
Day 7:
Choose a Spanish-speaking country to research. Write a minimum of a ½ page
(single-spaced) about the Spanish-speaking country in English. Include the
following information in the composition: location of country, capital city, name of
president/leader, type of government, currency, major imports/exports, type of
climate, other languages spoken besides Spanish, dominant religions, popular types
of music, popular sports, 2 typical food dishes served there and 2 popular tourist
attractions/places of interest.
Day 8:
Go to the following website:
http://my.hrw.com/wl/2006online/nsmedia/a_v_download/wl_av/index_l1.html#
1. Click on Capitulo 3
2. Go down to audio files and click on “Dictado” (Dictation)
3. Listen to the sentences and write what you hear in Spanish. You may listen
to the recording as many times as you need. There are a total of 8 sentences.