La Nochevieja
A. Put the images below into the order they appear on the recording. Which is said
first?
1.
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5.
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2.
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6.
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3.
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7.
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4.
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8.
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B. Label the pictures with the Spanish.
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C. Lee las frases siguientes. Escucha y decide si son verdaderas (V) o falsas (F).
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Los españoles esperan la Nochevieja con mucha paciencia.
La Nochevieja es el treinta y uno de diciembre.
Los españoles compran un kilo de uvas.
Cuando tocan las campanadas debes comer las uvas.
No es posible ver la televisión para oír las campanadas en Madrid.
Comes doce uvas con cada campanada.
Si no piensas en un deseo tienes mala suerte durante el año.
El deseo se va a cumplir si comes las doce uvas.
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D. Escribe un resumen en español de las celebraciones de la Nochevieja en España.
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E. Imagina que estuviste en Madrid durante las celebraciones de Nochevieja.
Escribe una historia de las fiestas. ¿Qué hiciste? ¿Qué tal lo pasaste? (Escribe el
texto en español y no te olvides de incluir opiniones y utilizar los tiempos del
pasado.)
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C. Read the following sentences. Listen to the recording and decide if they are true
(T) or false (F). Circle the correct letter.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Spanish people await New Year’s Eve with a lot of patience.
New Year’s Eve is the 31st of December.
Spanish people buy a kilo of grapes.
When the bells chimes you should eat the grapes.
It is not possible to watch TV to hear the bells chimes in Madrid.
You eat twelve grapes, one with each chime.
If you make a wish you will have good luck throughout the year.
The wish will come true if you eat the twelve grapes.
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D. Write a summary in English of the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Spain.
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E. Imagine that you were in Madrid during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Write
an account of your time there. What did you do? How was it? (Write in Spanish
and remember to include opinions and write in the past tense.)
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Teaching notes
This activity is differentiated with exercises A and B for all students, then a choice of C and D in
Spanish or English and exercise E for all students (instructions in Spanish or English).
Answers
Put the images below into the order they appear on the video. Which is said first?
1.
H
2. D
3. A
4. B
5.
6.
7.
8.
E
C
G
F
B. Label the pictures with the Spanish.
A.
las uvas
B.
las campanadas
C.
Madrid, la capital de España
D.
el treinta y uno de diciembre
E.
viendo la televisión
F.
un deseo
G.
comer uvas
H.
día de Navidad
C. (Spanish version) Lee las frases siguientes. Escucha y decide si son verdaderas o
falsas.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Los españoles esperan la Nochevieja con mucha paciencia.
La Nochevieja es el treinta y uno de diciembre.
Los españoles compran un kilo de uvas.
Cuando tocan las campanadas debes comer las uvas.
No es posible ver la televisión para oír las campanadas en Madrid.
Comes doce uvas con cada campanada.
Si piensas en un deseo tienes buena suerte durante el año.
El deseo se va a cumplir si comes las doce uvas.
F
V F
F
V
F
F
V
F
V
F
V
F
C. (English version) Read the following sentences. Listen to the recording and
decide if they are true or false based on the descriptions. Circle the correct
letter.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Spanish people await New Year’s Eve with a lot of patience.
New Year’s Eve is the 31st of December.
Spanish people buy a kilo of grapes.
When the bells chimes you should eat the grapes.
It is not possible to watch TV to hear the bells chimes in Madrid.
You eat twelve grapes, one with each chime.
If you make a wish you will have good luck throughout the year.
The wish will come true if you eat the twelve grapes.
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F
V
F
V
F
V
V
V
F
F
F
F
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