The Process
1. Choose a Spanish speaking country that interests you. List of Spanish speaking countries
2. Discover information about that country's eating habits. Answer the following questions in a google doc and share with your teacher. You may answer in English.
A. When do they have meals?
B. What are common breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert foods? (Answer all four.)
C. What size meals do they have?
D. What foods are similar to what you normally eat?
E. What foods are different than what you normally eat?
3. Use at least 3 different websites to find information. You may also choose your own website.
4. Using your vocabulary lists from class and the following links, create a dialogue in a group of 2-5 students. Your dialogue should include ordering food in a restaurant in an authentic way. Write your dialogue in a google doc and share with your teacher. (You will also be presenting your dialogue to the class without using your script!)
Possible Roles: Waiter, Restaurant Manager, Busboy/girl, Person Ordering Food, or Other.
5. Learn about World Hunger in your country then respond to the following questions in the google doc you previously used for steps 1-2.
Questions
How much does the average American make compared to your country?
How much does the average American spend on food compared to a Latin-American country?
Complete the following statements about World Hunger.
I used to think _____________________.
Now I think _______________________.
2. Discover information about that country's eating habits. Answer the following questions in a google doc and share with your teacher. You may answer in English.
A. When do they have meals?
B. What are common breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert foods? (Answer all four.)
C. What size meals do they have?
D. What foods are similar to what you normally eat?
E. What foods are different than what you normally eat?
3. Use at least 3 different websites to find information. You may also choose your own website.
- Eating Habits in Latin America
- Student Prezi
- Latino Diet and Pyramid
- Latin American Cuisine: Wikipedia
- Food Network
- YouTube Video
- YouTube Video: Spanish
- YouTube: Photos
4. Using your vocabulary lists from class and the following links, create a dialogue in a group of 2-5 students. Your dialogue should include ordering food in a restaurant in an authentic way. Write your dialogue in a google doc and share with your teacher. (You will also be presenting your dialogue to the class without using your script!)
Possible Roles: Waiter, Restaurant Manager, Busboy/girl, Person Ordering Food, or Other.
5. Learn about World Hunger in your country then respond to the following questions in the google doc you previously used for steps 1-2.
- Video
- Video: Rising Food Prices
- What the World Eats: Photos
- What the World Eats: Video
- Average Amount of Money Made Per Year
Questions
How much does the average American make compared to your country?
How much does the average American spend on food compared to a Latin-American country?
Complete the following statements about World Hunger.
I used to think _____________________.
Now I think _______________________.