Flashcards to practice vocabulary Unit 2 Lesson 2

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One more reason to study Spanish.....

Hispanic population exceeds 50 million, firmly nation's No. 2 group - CNN.com*

Click on this link to read article.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/24/census.hispanics/index.html?hpt=Sbin

The verb ir and estar

Watch the videos to review the verbs ir and estar.

http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/avancemos_1a/get_chapter_group.htm?cin=2&rg=animations&at=animated_grammar&var=ani_grammer

Rumbo a las Grandes Ligas (Road to the big leagues)

The week in Spanish we are watching a documentary about baseball and the Dominican Republic. It talks about the dreams, disappointments and hard work of many boys to reach the big leagues in the United States. We are talking about the benefits and dangers of sports as big business and how it impacts a third world country. Here is a trailer about the movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCGZxrpdA6k

La Misma Luna

Check out the trailer of the movie 7th and 8th grade watched this week about a Mexican boy and his struggles with immigrating to the United States. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XxTpY9IjA