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Iremos a Argentina, ché
Deberías comer un bife en Buenos Aires
¿Bailaste un tango?
In-class activities for students: Try these activities with a classmate or two or on your own!
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It seems that you have done quite a bit of Internet traveling in the past weeks, visiting almost all of the Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. However, you have not visited Argentina, so your tour is not yet complete. Shall we help you prepare for the trip? Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world. Its climate and topography are therefore extremely varied. What neighboring country that you already visited do those characteristics remind you of? Explore these Web sites for more up-close information about this most European of Latin American countries. With a partner, discuss your future trip to Argentina by conversing as follows:
Pareja: ¿Qué harás este verano, _____?
Tú: Mi familia y yo iremos a Argentina. Nos pasaremos unas tres semanas allá.
Pareja: Verás cantidad de lugares interesantes y te encantará, ché. Tendrás que aprender a decir ché porque en Argentina lo oirás por todas partes.
Tú: ¿Qué significa eso?
Pareja: Pues, no sé. Es como la palabra vale en Venezuela. Todos la usan, pero si preguntas el significado, nadie te lo puede decir.
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Buenos Aires is the Latin American echo of Paris in flavor, essence, and structure, even though there are larger numbers of Italian, German, and Spanish descendants than there are French. The tango was born in the poorest port neighborhoods of this ciudad porteña, which contrast so vividly with the rest of the Parisian-influenced parts of Buenos Aires. As its European "eternal city" counterpart, Buenos Aires absorbs history and reflects it in solemn manner in its maturing beauty. After a few days driving in the pampas and visiting las Cataratas de Iguazú, you are now at your hotel in Buenos Aires, located in the corner of Avenida Belgrano and Avenida Callao, with your family sitting about wondering what to do and what to eat today. Since your Spanish is very good, you call the desk and ask them to reccommend sites to see and restaurants to eat at. This is the conversation you had. Recreate it with a partner.
Tú: Buenas tardes. Queremos pasear por la ciudad e ir de comprar. ¿Qué lugares nos recomienda que visitemos?
Conserje: Les recomiendo que vayan a ________, __________ y a ___________ porque quedan cerca. Para ir de compras deberían ir a la calle _________________.
Tú: A mi papá le encanta la carne y le han dicho que Argentina produce la mejor carne del mundo. ¿Dónde podríamos comer buena carne?
Conserje: Deberían probar el bife de lomo del restaurant ________________ que queda en la Recoleta.
Tú: ¿Cómo podríamos llegar?
Conserje: Pues, lo mejor sería tomar un taxi.
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On your return to class, your friends want to know about your trip to Argentina. One of the questions they will invariably ask is if you danced the tango in Buenos Aires. Well, did you? Think back—the sad, romantic, haunting music, the passionate dance—yes, it was a memorable experience! The porteños, as native Buenos Aires residents are called, have given the world a great gift by creating the tango, a melancholic style of music with lyrics in lunfardo (street jargon). Try these Web sites to search for information on tango-related topics, songs, and artists such as Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla so that you can tell a partner about your "true" tango encounter. Talk with a partner as follows:
¿Qué tangos te gustaron más?
¿Entendiste el lunfardo?
¿Quién fue Carlos Gardel?
¿Qué instrumento tocaba Astor Piazzolla?
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