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January: A sample of the activities included in the new edition of "De Compras en el Rastro", which you can order from the Games and ebooks section.
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De Compras en el Rastro available for download now
Posted by Alvaro
De Compras en el Rastro is finally ready for download from our Games and ebooks section. It contains two videos with optional Spanish subtitles, a 5-minute documentary about “El Rastro” -Madrid’s famous flea market-, and a 4-episode story (17 minutes):
The package also includes a 38-page teacher’s ebook, with the instructions, answer key, and transcripts; and a 12-page student’s book ready to be printed and photocopied for your students. The activities are well organized following this structure:
- A warm-up activity to get your students ready.
- Some pre-building activities that will help your students understand the video.
- Some activities to do during and after watching the episode.
- A follow-up activity, focused on speaking.
- A review activity: vocabulary cards, games, pair-work exercises, crosswords…
De Compras en el Rastro focuses on daily conversations, including the following topics and vocabulary:
- Meeting someone and arranging a time to meet.
- Shopping and money.
- Birthday parties.
- Public transport.
In addition to this, the videos and the activities cover the following grammar points:
- Verbs “ser”, “estar”, “haber” and “tener”. Use and differences.
- Regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. Questions.
- The verb “gustar”.
- Telling the time.