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A2.21 (Spanish lesson): Through the decades

A través de las décadas

A2.21 (Spanish lesson): Through the decades

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Explora los estilos de vida a través de las décadas (Explore the lifestyles through the decades)
  • Verb: Ser (to be) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Ver (to see) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Ir (to go) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Grammar: Expresiones temporales con el pretérito imperfecto y con el pretérito indefinido (Temporal expressions with the imperfect past and the preterite past)
  • Culture: Los años 70s, 80s, 90s => cambios en la sociedad/moda/estilo de vida (The 70s, 80s, 90s => changes in society/fashion/lifestyle)

Learning module 3 (A2): El buen pasado (The good old past)

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Listening materials

Video, audio, exercises and worksheets available.

A2.21.1 Fashion Different Decades

Pedro y Ana hablan sobre la moda y la gente en diferentes décadas. ¿Cómo cambia el estilo a lo largo del tiempo?

(Pedro and Ana talk about fashion and people in different decades. How does the style change over time?)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.21.2 Spanish grammar: Temporal expressions with the imperfect past and the preterite past

(Brief explanation on the use of time expressions with the imperfect past and preterite past.)

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A2.21.3 Cuento corto: Un Viaje por las Décadas

A2.21.3 Spanish short story: A Journey Through the Decades

Un cuento corto sobre la moda y la gente en diferentes décadas. Descubre cómo cambia el estilo a lo largo del tiempo.

(A short story about fashion and people in different decades. Discover how style changes over time.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.21.4 Spanish culture: The 70s, 80s, 90s => changes in society/fashion/lifestyle

La música y la moda de los 80s en España cambian todo. La gente se divierte y expresa su estilo. ¡Descubre esta época tan divertida!

(The music and fashion of the 80s in Spain change everything. People have fun and express their style. Discover this very fun era!)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes