Wednesday, December 7, 2016

4th Grade: December 7, 2016

Today in class, we began talking about a New Year's Eve tradition in Spain!

Ask your student:
  • What do you know about the New Year's Eve tradition in Spain? (We'll talk more about it next week!  As the clock in the Puerta del Sol strikes 12, people eat 12 grapes.)
  • What is the "Puerta del Sol"? (It's a place in Madrid, a large open square.)
Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
  • ¿Cuándo? - When?
  • diciembre - December
  • Nochevieja - New Year's Eve
  • medianoche - midnight
  • ¿Dónde? - Where?
  • España - Spain
  • el reloj - the clock
  • los cuartos - the quarters (double tone chime every 15 minutes)
  • las campanadas - the chimes of the hour
  • las uvas - the grapes
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