2EPISODE: Seeing/going to Soccer Matches in Spain LANGUAGE: Spanish Physical Education TITLE: World Cup '82 ADAPTATION: You're going back in time...you arrive in Spain for the Soccer m Through the use of language-experience activity, the students wi C:\ADPT#ED.93 Doc 1 Pg 1 Ln 1.36" Pos 1" dialogue explaining how they will buy tickets. EXTENSION: The students can study the different geographical locations of t where the matches will take place. RATIONALE: Dialogues are of value in the elementary school because they pro structure for a series of utterances that combine to develop a m idea. CORRELATION: The use of dialogues in the context can provide an infinite amou cultural knowledge. 3EPISODE: Trip to the jungle (role play) LANGUAGE: Spanish Science TITLE: Welcome to the Jungle ADAPTATION: Students play the role of various animals that inhabit the rain Through the use of pictures and labels, the students identify th appropriate habitat and feeding habits. EXTENSION: Create a schematic web consistent with their animal identify and condition. RATIONALE: Through the use of role playing, students expand their cultural of indigenous life forms that inhabit the jungle. Language and Making the Match, p. 124. CORRELATION: Role playing uses imagination to create a culturally embedded ba information making the task informative and meaningful.
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