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ASHLEIGH: Hola Sara. Am I late?
SARA: No. No llegas tarde.
ASHLEIGH: Oh good. I didn't want to miss my Spanish lesson. How's it going? I mean - ¿Qué tal?
SARA: Bien gracias. Estoy con mis amigos.
ASHLEIGH: Hola.
Hola. ¿Cómo te llamas?
ALEJANDRO: Me llamo Alejandro.
ASHLEIGH: Yo soy Ashleigh.
CRISTINA: Yo me llamo Cristina.
JAVIER: Y yo soy Javier.
ASHLEIGH: Hola Cristina y Javier. Where do you live?
JAVIER: ¿Qué? No entiendo. I'm sorry. I don't understand.
ASHLEIGH: Where do you live? ¿Dónde vives?
JAVIER: ¡Ah! Vivo en Toledo.
CRISTINA: ¡Nosotros también!
ASHLEIGH: You all live in Toledo. Great I can't wait to visit.
SARA: ¿Te enseño mi barrio?
ASHLEIGH: 'Barrio' your neighbourhood? Yes I'd love a tour. Sí por favor.
SARA: ¡Ven!
ASHLEIGH: Wow it's lovely! ¡Qué bonito! ¡Fantástico!
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SARA: ¡Hace frío!
ASHLEIGH: Hace frío. It's cold. Yes it looks cold. I thought Spain was hot. Hace calor ¿no?
CRISTINA: No calor no hace. Hace frío.
JAVIER: ¿Vamos a tomar churros calentitos?
ALL: ¡Si!
ASHLEIGH: Eat something hot. But what? Hmm so it looks like they're goingto a cafe to eat these mystery items.
WAITER: Hola buenas tardes.
ASHLEIGH: Buenas tardes. You can use that in the afternoon or evening.
ALEJANDRO: Una ración de churros por favor.
ASHLEIGH: Churros. ChuRRos. What is it though?
ALEJANDRO: Y chocolate por favor.
KIDS: Sí chocolate por favor.
ASHLEIGH: ¿Chocolate? I think I can work this one out. Chocolate.
¡Aquí tenéis!
ASHLEIGH: Oh they look like round chips. Chips with chocolate though? Alejandro ¿son patatas?
ALEJANDRO: ¡No no! Son dulces.
ASHLEIGH: Oh so they're sweet. So churros is a kind of Spanish doughnut. Is the chocolate inside then?
SARA: No. Metemos los churrosen chocolate.
ASHLEIGH: You dip them in? Oh so it's kind of hot chocolate. I really want to try churros now. Thanks for the tour guys. I mean 'gracias'.
SARA: De nada.
BOY: Ashleigh?
ALEJANDRO: Ooh ¡es tu amorcito!
ALL: Oooh!
ASHLEIGH: No no silly. It's just my little brother. Es mi hermano. Anyway hasta luego. I've got to go.
ALL: Hasta luego. Adiós.
Video summary
British school girl Ashleigh meets some Spanish children via a tablet for a Spanish lesson. They give basic information about themselves before going to a café to eat churros y chocolate.
Teacher Notes
Pupils could work in pairs or small groups to practice asking and responding to questions. They could then take on a new identity, perhaps a superhero or famous person.
This clip could be used to play a game of Hot/Cold using the phrases Hace frío (it’s cold) and Hace calor (it’s hot) or as a class make a list of typical Spanish food like churros, and another of typical British food.
This clip is suitable for teaching Key Stage 2, Level 2, or beginners in Spanish of any age.
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