Dime! Unit 6½ - Harry Potter Talk

by Barbara Fett

What if there were a unit in my Spanish textbook devoted to Harry Potter? This is that unit. Like the textbook, this is mostly (but not entirely) in Spanish.

1. Intro and Beginning of Lesson 1

A/N: "¡Dime!" is the title of my Spanish textbook; for those who don't know, it's pronounced dee-may. In creating this unit, I am both learning more Spanish myself and teaching it to readers (you have to already know some Spanish to get this). This unit is set up exactly the same way as the units in the actual textbook: it is divided into three lessons, each with many different activities and a test. I will explain each thing as I come to it. It's called Unit 6½ because it would go in between Units 6 and 7 in the book. This chapter contains the titles of the unit and the first lesson, and the opening questions for the lesson. Students of Spanish are welcome to email me their answers to any and all questions and activities in this unit.

Unidad 6½
¡Vamos a aprender magia!

Lección 1
¡Bienvenidos al mundo mágico!

Anticipemos
¿Qué piensas tú?

1. Como todos sabemos, los libros de "Harry Potter" son populares en muchos países. ¿Por qué crees son tan populares?
2. Hay tres escuelas de magia de que sabemos. ¿Crees que hay otros? ¿Por qué?
3. ¿Crees que hay una escuela de magia en un país hispano? ¿Cuáles son las semejanzas entre esa escuela y Hogwarts? ¿Cuáles son las diferencias?
4. ¿De qué vas a poder hablar al final de la lección?

Disclaimer (I'm only going to say this once): The format belongs to D.C. Heath and Company, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company. All things Harry Potter belong to J. K. Rowling. No money is being made off this; I write because it's fun. :-)