Conversation Class
Lesson Plan

Section: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH, SPAN011

Date: 11/24/2009

Class theme/topics discussed:
Watching the results of the Talk Show / What am I doing in the world!?

How did you pick this theme or topic?
We watched the results of their talk shows, something they loved and for the rest of the class we played this game.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
I wrote down the names of 40 things that go from countries to famous people and they had to decide and defend why they were useful to the world.

How did students react?
They really liked this activity and loved the video with their songs.

Did they engage with each other and you?
They engaged perfectly with each other and in the end, they could perfectly explain their reasons to the rest of the class.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
A chart with the useful or no useful things.

Please attach a copy.
See next page.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Why or why not?
They liked it a lot and gave them the opportunity to express their ideas. There were some really funny stories too.

List of things:

Un bolígrafo

Michael Jackson

El Papa

Agua

Un mono

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Un Árbol

Un ordenador Mac

La television

Unas tijeras

Los post-it

George Bush

Un chupa-chups

Un coche

Una puerta

Papel higiénico

Vladimir Putin

Hugo Chávez

Un tren

Una papelera

Una cámara de fotos

El imperfecto de subjuntivo

Hello Kitty

Portugal

Canadá

Un CD

Britney Spears

Shakira

La Atlántida

Irlanda

Jabón

Coca-Cola

Ban-Ki Moon

Metrolink

Un zapato

Un tanga