Student Worksheet Nombres ______________ + ______________   Los trenes de España Favor de acceder a: http://www.renfe.es/index.html Tu amigo quiere hacer un viaje en tren por España. Te pide ayuda. Tiene los siguientes requisitos: 1) Quiere comenzar su viaje en la ciudad más grande de España donde se habla catalán. 2) Su destino será una ciudad española trimilenaria que los fenicios dieron el nombre de Gadir. Se halla en la Costa de la Luz en Andalucía. 3) Quiere hacer su viaje el próximo mes. 4) Quiere salir después de las seis de la tarde y llegar por la mañana. 5) Querrá cenar en el tren. 6) Será necesario que tenga una cama. 7) Quiere pasar la noche en su destino y regresar a la ciudad de origen al día siguiente. Quiere salir antes de las nueve de la mañana y llegar antes de las nueve de la noche.   Favor de contestar las preguntas siguientes con oraciones completas:   a) ¿Tiene nombre el tren?   b) ¿De qué ciudad sale el tren?   c) ¿A qué hora sale el tren? d) ¿Cuántas paradas hace el tren?   e) ¿En qué ciudad llega el tren?   f) ¿A qué hora llega el tren?   g) ¿Cuánto cuesta una cama?   h) ¿Tiene nombre el tren de vuelta?   i) ¿A qué hora saldrá el tren de vuelta?   j) ¿A qué hora llegará el tren de vuelta?   k) ¿Cuánto costará el pasaje total?   l) ¿Dónde se venden los billetes de RENFE en Estados Unidos?       Extension Go to the web site of Iberia, the national airline of Spain at: http://www.iberia.com/ Produce in Spanish a round trip itinerary. Begin the flight in Madrid, and choose any destination served by Iberia. The itinerary must include: · Departure and arrival airport names · Frequency [daily, twice a week, etc.] · Arrival and departure times in the 24-hour clock · Stopovers, if any. · Class of travel [first, economy, etc. ] and fare · Type of aircraft [747, Airbus, etc.] · How much is the airfare in Euros · How reservations can be made [e.g., an email address, web page, telephone number ]

Los Trenes de España Teacher Lesson Plan by Greg Eichler Washington High School/San Francisco   Language: Spanish Level: Beginning High Grade Level: 9-12 Objectives Comprehend the language and symbols of a Spanish train schedule. Learn some basic geography of Spain. Recognize the 24-hour clock. Navigate a site entirely in Spanish. Retrieve specific information on the WWW Materials Computer with World-Wide-Web access Student worksheet Transparencies of RENFE web pages Overhead projector Procedure 1. Teacher asks class to list different means of transportation. After that list has been compiled, teacher writes down his own list of places and asks the students to match which means of transportation are most appropriate for the places s/he has listed, e.g., bicicleta - escuela automóvil - una ciudad cercana avión - China   2. Teacher proposes what means of transportation a visitor to Spain would use. S/he leads the discussion to the conclusion that trains would be the most comfortable, efficient and economic means for the distances involved. 3. Teacher, having previously accessed the RENFE [Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles] site [http://www.renfe.es/index.html ] and printed out pictures of high-speed Spanish trains onto transparencies, displays the pictures of sleek, modern trains [e.g., Ave]. 2/4 4. Teacher distributes one worksheet per pairs of students. One student is in charge of navigating the WWW and the other in charge of writing. Teacher reads the worksheet instructions and questions aloud with students. After asking if there are questions, teacher write the prime web site address on the board: http://www.renfe.es/index.html tells students to log on to the and complete their worksheets. 5. After thirty minutes, teacher collects the worksheets and redistributes them in such a way that each pair "corrects" another pair's worksheet. Each question is gone over again and the correct response announced to the entire class. Extension Students access the web site of Iberia, the national airline of Spain at: http://www.iberia.com/ Students then are asked to produce in Spanish a round trip itinerary. Students must begin the flight in Madrid but may choose any destination served by Iberia. The itinerary must include: · Departure and arrival airport names · Frequency [daily, twice a week, etc.] · Arrival and departure times in the 24-hour clock · Stopovers, if any. · Class of travel [first, economy, etc. ] and fare · Type of aircraft [747, Airbus, etc.] · How much is the airfare in Euros · How reservations can be made [e.g., an email address, web page, telephone number ]

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