Fashion and Clothes

Leisure Time

Topic: Fashion and Clothes
Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  
  • Exchange ideas about clothing preferences and personal style, giving details such as patterns, fabrics, and fit.
    
• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  
  • Comprehend spoken and written information on clothing and personal style presented in advertisements, articles, or Internet sites.
    
• Oral and Written Presentation
  
  • Describe clothing and fashion styles, both present day and from another time period.
    
  • Produce spoken and written presentations on the influence of fashion on teen culture.
    

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  
  • Discuss modern and traditional dress in Spanish-speaking countries.
    
  • Discuss attitudes towards fashion and traditional dress from various cultures in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  
  • Make connections between types of clothing worn and geographic locations in the U.S. and Spanish-speaking countries.
    
  • Recognize differences between sizes of clothing in U.S. and Spanish-speaking countries.
    
  • Relate knowledge of fashion and clothing issues to information learned in classes such as history, economics, and marketing.
    
• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  
  • Compare and contrast typical clothing in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries.
    
  • Identify Spanish clothing and fashion terms used in English and vice-versa.
    
  • Compare and contrast attitudes toward fashion in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries.
    
• Communication Across Communities
  
  • Locate an authentic source of information on fashion and/or traditional dress, such as an individual, Internet site, or article.
    

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to wearing and purchasing clothing
  
• Vocabulary for expressing interest, disinterest, and indifference
  
• Vocabulary for detailed descriptions of clothing, including specific color, pattern and style
  
• Comparatives and superlatives
  
• Verbs like gustar
  
• Por and para
  
• Adjective-noun agreement
  
• Use of de to ask and tell about what something is made of
  

Topic: Leisure Time
Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  
  • Express preferences and elicit those of others about leisure time activities.
    
  • Exchange points of view and support opinions about leisure time activities.
    
• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  
  • Demonstrate understanding of culturally-authentic selections on teen interests from the media of Spanish-speaking countries, such as key pal letters, leisure time advertisements, videos, print or Internet articles, and news features.
    
• Oral and Written Presentation
  
  • Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations with supporting details appropriate to the type of audience and the purpose of the presentation in relation to teenage leisure activities.
    

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  
  • Discuss patterns of teen behavior and recreational pastimes in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  
  • Discuss information learned in courses such as biology about the connection between active pastimes and good health.
    
• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  
  • Compare and contrast patterns of teen behavior and recreational pastimes in Spanish-speaking countries with those of teens in the United States.
    
  • Identify words related to leisure time activities that are derived from the same root in English and Spanish.
    
• Communication Across Communities
  
  • Expand Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge by viewing programs and videos in Spanish related to leisure time activities in the Spanish-speaking world.
    

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to pastimes, sports, and leisure
  
• Expressions of excitement, disappointment, and opinions
  

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