Nature and Wildlife

Ecology

Topic: Nature and Wildlife
Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  
  • Participate in a sustained exchange about plant and animal life and natural resources in Spanish-speaking countries.
    
• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  
  • Understand information on nature and natural resources from a variety of sources such as TV, news, atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet.
    
• Oral and Written Presentation
  
  • Create written and/or spoken presentations describing nature and natural resources in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  
  • Examine the importance of nature and natural resources to a particular region in the Spanish-speaking world.
    

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  
  • Share information about nature and natural resources (e.g., flora and fauna, national parks, and endangered species) learned in the sciences.
    
• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  
  • Compare and contrast nature and natural resources in Spanish-speaking countries with those in the U.S.
    
  • Identify cognates related to natural resources.
    
• Communication Across Communities
  
  • Locate and share information from Spanish-language sources on nature and natural resources such as flora and fauna, natural parks, and endangered species.
    

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary for natural resources
  
• Subjunctive mood
  

Topic: Ecology
Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  
  • Participate in a sustained conversation about environmental and ecological issues such as pollution, recycling, acid rain, and the destruction of rain forests.
    
  • Ask and give information about environmental and ecological concerns.
    
• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  
  • Comprehend spoken and written information on environmental and ecological issues as presented in the media.
    
• Oral and Written Presentation
  
  • Communicate problems about and solutions to environmental and ecological issues.
    

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  
  • Explain practices related to environmental and ecological issues in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  
  • Relate knowledge of environmental and ecological issues gained in science, social studies, and health classes to information learned in Spanish class.
    
• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  
  • Compare environmental practices among various world cultures.
    
  • Identify cognates related to ecological issues.
    
• Communication Across Communities
  
  • Access information on the Internet about environmental and ecological issues in Spanish-speaking countries.
    

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Ecology vocabulary
  
• Vocabulary related to cities and development (traffic, etc.)
  
• Expressions related to giving opinions
  
• Subjunctive mood
  

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