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Primary Spanish : El colás : una canción tradicional |
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Primary Spanish : el camino de la escuela |
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Primary Spanish : las cuatro estaciones |
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Primary Spanish : cómo hacer una piñata |
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Primary Spanish : aquí está mi escuela |
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Primary Spanish : ¿qué hice ayer? |
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Primary Spanish : un recorrido de mi ciudad, Cosoleacaque |
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Primary Spanish : el pasado y el presente |
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Primary Spanish : ¿qué noticias hay? |
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Lesson starters ; 1-5
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12 year-old Ingrid presents this clip on the typical costumes and instruments that are central to the folkloric tradition of Son Jarocho in Veracruz. As her friends and fellow pupils at Escuela Primaria 22 de Septiembre 1972 prepare for a performance of traditional songs, Ingrid talks about the different outfits worn by the girls and boys, and interviews the musicians about their instruments and the music they are about to play.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 14 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish.Shot on location in southern Veracruz, Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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This clip features a performance of the traditional Son Jarocho song, El Colás, by pupils at Escuela Primaria 22 de Septiembre 1972.The lyrics appear on screen, karaoke-style, to support the teaching of the song in class.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 14 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish.Shot on location in southern Veracruz, Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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Kiabet lives in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz in Mexico. Every day he walks to school with his mother, sister and brother. He explains the route he takes to his friend Jose Carlos.Narrated by Kiabet, the film is a step-by-step description of his journey from home to school, giving each left and right turn he takes when he crosses the road, and pointing out the things he passes on the way, such as the fruit stall. This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 15 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish.Shot on location in southern Veracruz, Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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In this clip, Ulysses introduces the four seasons as they re known in Mexico, and talks about the weather associated with each season using models created by his school friends.In spring, for example, the weather is hot and sunny, but there's very little wind and so birds can fly without any difficulty. In the summer, however, there's a lot of wind and so children go out and fly their kites. In the autumn, leaves fall and it's rainy; and in the winter, there's even snow in some parts of Veracruz.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 17 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish.Shot on location in southern Veracruz, Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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In Mexico, no birthday celebration would be complete without a piñata. Román and friends Alondra and Daniel give us a step-by-step demonstration of how to make a piñata at home, and then what to do with it when it's finished!The film also features the song that accompanies the breaking of the piñata, with the lyrics appearing on screen, karaoke-style.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 17 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish.Shot on location in southern Veracruz, Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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In this clip, Edgardo takes us on a tour of his school, Escuela Primaria 22 de Septiembre 1972. Starting at the entrance, Edgardo shows us the co-operative canteen run by the parents, the toilets (briefly!), the six classrooms in the two-storey school, the playground (during breaktime) and the IT room, ending up back in the playground at 12:30, the end of the school day.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 19 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish.Shot on location in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz in southern Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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Join Alejandro as he presents a game of charades in which two teams of boys and girls act out what they did yesterday.The game involves first choosing a slip of paper from the pot which asks What did you do yesterday at? , and then acting it out for the other team members. With the score tied at two points for each team, Alejandro acts out the tie-breaker.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 19 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish, specifically on the times of day and using the past tense. Shot on location in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz in southern Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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10-year-old Paula takes us on a tour of the local city of Cosoleacaque, and talks about the features that she likes most. Her tour takes us to the Municipal Palace with its balconies, the park with its red benches, the cathedral with the bell made in 1782, and the market. This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 22 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish, specifically on using the past tense.Shot on location in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz in southern Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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11-year-old Jose Carlos interviews the owner of a local shop in Cosoleacaque, Vercruz about what life was like when she was young.In this clip, Doña Hernández talks to Jose Carlos about life when she was a girl: where she lived, what her school was like, and the immediate locality of La Colonia 10 de Mayo 20 years ago, before running water and electricity. This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 22 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish, specifically on the times of day and using the past tense. Shot on location in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz in southern Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
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A magazine show presented by Toni from the playground studio of Escuela Primaria 22 de Septiembre 1972, featuring special reports about music, sport and the weather.In the first report, Jairo interviews Ingrid about Son Jarocho music, and there's a short clip from the traditional song La Bamba ; in the second report, Alejandro interviews the captain of the football team, Angel; and finally, Gladys presents the weather forecast for Veracruz state.This lesson starter relates to the language and themes explored in Unit 24 of the QCDA scheme of work for KS2 Spanish .Shot on location in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz in southern Mexico, the video offers opportunities to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
