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A2.35.4 Spanish culture: Don Quijote de la Mancha: Between Windmills and Dreams

Don Quijote, the famous character of Cervantes, fought against imaginary windmills and dreamed of adventures. Discover his story in this short tale.

Cultura: Don Quijote de la Mancha: Entre Molinos y Sueños

<notrans>Don Quijote</notrans>, el famoso personaje de Cervantes, luchaba contra molinos imaginarios y soñaba con aventuras. Descubre su historia en este cuento corto.

A2.35.4 Spanish culture: Don Quijote de la Mancha: Between Windmills and Dreams

A2 Spanish Art Spain

Level: A2

Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Lesson 35: Mi vida soñada (My dream life)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

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Don Quixote of La Mancha

Reading and listening exercise

Don Quijote de la Mancha es una novela escrita por Miguel de Cervantes en el año 1605. Don Quijote es un personaje famoso de España. Tenía mucha imaginación y quería cumplir su gran sueño aunque tenía poco éxito. Luchaba contra molinos. Pensaba que eran gigantes. A veces sus ideas eran demasiado para su compañero Sancho Panza. Nadie entendía lo que Don Quijote hacía, pero a él la idea de ser un gran hombre le daba esperanza. Su historia se conoce en todo el mundo.

Translation

Don Quijote de la Mancha is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes in the year 1605. Don Quijote is a famous character from Spain. He had a lot of imagination and wanted to fulfil his great dream even though he had little success. He fought against windmills. He thought they were giants. Sometimes his ideas were too much for his companion Sancho Panza. No one understood what Don Quijote did, but the idea of being a great man gave him hope. His story is known all over the world.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Quién creó el personaje Don Quijote?
    2. Who created the character Don Quixote?
  2. ¿Conoces este libro?
    3. Do you know this book?
  3. ¿Cuál es tu libro favorito?
    4. What is your favourite book?
  4. ¿Hay algún cuento o libro que quieres leer?
    5. Is there any tale or book you want to read?
  5. ¿Hay algún libro que te ha marcado o cambiado?
    6. Is there any book that has marked or changed you?

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

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1. Molinos
(Windmills)
2. Esperanza
(Hope)
3. Imaginación
(Imagination)
4. Gigantes
(Giants)
5. Ideas
(Ideas)

Useful links

  1. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes
  2. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quijote_de_la_Mancha