Elections and Politics: Intermediate Spanish Vocabulary Unit Activity Worksheets
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Description
An election year for both the U.S. and Mexico, 2024 is a great time for students to learn and practice Spanish voting vocabulary!
Part of the Español con ánimo Political Series, this lesson pack is geared toward Intermediate Spanish learners and uses 9 activities to teach 18 Spanish politics and election nouns and verbs. All activities engage learners in comprehending and practicing vocabulary around the theme of: Elections and Politics.
Recommended for: Upper-Middle grade 8 (depending on student learning level), High School grades 9-12, and for Undergraduate or Continuing Adult Education students.
Format: PDF files in a zip
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Included Printable PDF Worksheet Activities:
Activities 1-2: Vocabulary Introduction and Fill-in-the-Blanks - Introduces students to the new nouns and verbs as a fill-in-the-blanks sentence activity.
Activity 3: Peer Partner Interview - Students imagine that they're a political reporter interviewing a presidential candidate (their partner) in Spanish. They ask questions of their partner and then record their answers in full sentences.
Activity 4: News Article with Reading Comprehension (3 Pages)
- Custom full-Spanish news article featuring all 18 electoral vocabulary words woven into the sentences of a real-world style article about the 2024 Mexican Elections for your students to find and circle
- 7-Question Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Activity 5: Hear from the Candidates and Vote (2 Pages) - Students first read the promises of imaginary presidential candidates then complete a worksheet that tests their comprehension in a “who said what” checklist and cast a ballot for the candidate they like best.
Activity 6: Freewriting Sentence Activity Worksheet - Students create 10 sentences using the new vocabulary with encouragement to conjugate the new verbs wherever possible.
Activity 7: Voting Poster Translation Activity Spanish > English (2 Pages)
- Unique Spanish translation activity that challenges students to translate Spanish voting posters into English!
- PreTranslation Information Handout to give students some 'things to think about' and to prepare students for the task of translating.
- Great practice for students learning imperative conjugation---but totally fine for students who haven't yet seen the imperative!
Activity 8: Crossword - Puzzle with horizontal and vertical hints written 100% in Spanish, using all 18 vocabulary words as answers.
Activity 9: Electoral Vocabulary Word Search - Great desk activity for fun!
10. Discussion Handout: U.S. and Mexican Elections Comprehensive Fact Info Sheet - This info sheet compares and contrasts country, government, and electoral procedure facts between the United States and Mexico. It acts as a class educational handout and foundation for group discussion on the differences and similarities between the two neighboring countries. Packed with info!
11. Vocab Sheet: with all vocabulary in this unit + 2 extra to be used with Activity 5.
Other Items in the Español con ánimo Political Series:
