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¡Conoce Madrid!
Toma el metro para ir de compras
¿Dónde vamos a comer?
In-class activities for students: Try these activities with a classmate or two or on your own!
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Your plane just landed at Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain. You and some friends will spend a couple of weeks in this great city. The only problem is that you don't know much about Madrid. With two classmates, browse the following Web sites and gather information about the places that you and your friends might be interested in visiting during your stay. Converse with your classmates as follows:
Amigo/a #1: Yo quiero pasear por el Parque del Buen Retiro. ¿Dónde está?
Tú: Yo creo que el parque está cerca del Museo del Prado, pero no estoy seguro/a.
Amigo/a #2: Yo estoy cansado/a y quiero descansar.
Tú: Toma un café con leche y despierta. ¡Tenemos que conocer Madrid!
Amigo/a #2: Es verdad. Vamos a ver este sitio:
http://www.softdoc.es/madrid_guide/maps/maps.html
Now click on Sol. You are standing at Puerta del Sol, the heart of Madrid's downtown. For a detailed map of that zone, click on E9-H12 on the map to the right. Now you really are en el centro de la ciudad. Since you and your friends want to visit the Buen Retiro Park, click on city center and find out how to get to the park. What is the name of the street that could take you there if you walked east on a diagonal? You can click on Salamanca and then on Retiro to read the information about the park. Converse with your classmates as follows:
Amigo/a #1: Tenemos que caminar muchas manzanas por la calle de _______ para llegar al Retiro.
Tú: Está un poco lejos de la Puerta del Sol, pero hace buen tiempo para caminar.
¡Vamos!
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After a few days in Madrid, you and your friends feel quite at home at your pensión near the Puerta del Sol. Today you have decided to go shopping for music and books to take home as presents. Spanish rock is your favorite kind of music, while one of your friends really enjoyed the sound of flamenco music since arriving in Spain. Your other friend wants to buy books and maps of Spain. Where will you go, and how will you get there? Check out these sites with your two travel companions. Converse with them as follows:
Amigo/a #1: ¿Qué piensas comprar, _______?
Tú: Yo estoy buscando un buen CD de rock en español para mi hermano.
Amigo/a #2: Yo quiero comprar mapas y libros de España.
Amigo/a #1: A mi mamá le encantan los vestidos rojos. Quiero comprar un vestido rojo de bailar flamenco para ella y unos discos de flamenco para mí.
Tú: Tenemos que tomar el metro.Vamos a ver dónde están las tiendas de libros y las de discos que nos interesan:
http://www.softdoc.es/madrid_guide/shopping/shopping.html
Which record store should you go to, to find what you want? What about your friend who is interested in flamenco? Where will the three of you go to find the books and maps? Keep in mind the Metro stations where you need to get on and off for your shopping trip. Look at these sites to plan your itinerary in the Madrid Metro system. Converse with your classmates:
Amigo/a #1: Vamos a caminar hasta la entrada del metro Sol. ¿Qué línea tenemos que tomar? Mira el mapa del metro.
Tú: Primero, vamos a la tienda de música rock porque está más cerca. Vamos a tomar la línea _____ y nos vamos a bajar en _____.
Amigo/a #2: Después hay que tomar la línea ____ para ir a la tienda de mapas, que está más lejos.
Tú: Por último, tomamos la línea ____ y nos bajamos en _____. Después tomamos la línea ____ y regresamos a Sol.
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It's about nine o'clock at night, stores are closing, and the madrileños are getting ready for la cena. The three of you have worked up an appetite after your shopping trip. What do you feel like eating? Consult these sites to find out the specialties and platos típicos some of the restaurants offer. You could converse with your classmates as follows:
Tú: Tengo hambre. ¿Qué vamos a comer?
Amigo/a #1: Yo quiero probar las famosas tapas.
Amigo/a #2: Yo prefiero una cena de platos típicos.
Tú: Ustedes dos tienen razón. Podemos comer tapas primero y después una cena ligera.
So, which place has the best croquetas? What is the Basque dish called bacalao pil-pil? Which is the oldest restaurant in the world? What are the names of its specialties? Browse these sites to find out!
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