Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y

  7.1 Speaking Assignment

1. Now that you have learned and practiced the weather expressions, you will do some research to find out more about the weather in other cities. It is important to know what the weather is like in other places so that in case you travel, you will be prepared.
   
2. After you do your research and fill out the table, write a sentence with all of the information you have gathered.
   
   In order to do your research, you will need to find the following information and fill in a table. This table will help you record your findings from your research.
   
   

   País/Country	Capital/Capital	Fecha/Date	El tiempo/Weather	Oración/Sentence
   Cuba
   Colombia
   España
   Argentina

   
   
   • Find the capital of the countries.
   
   
   • Describe the weather in each capital.
   
   
   • Write two sentences in Spanish describing the weather and the date for each capital. (Try to use a variety of weather expressions and dates/seasons - avoid repetition.)
     
   
   
   • Follow the example below:
   
   

   Hoy es el	tres de mayo	en	Caracas,	Venezuela.	Hace mal tiempo y está lloviendo.
   Formula:	(date)		(capital)	(country)	(weather)

   
   Here are some links that will help you gather the information.
   
   
   • Weather Forecast Map
   • Capitals of every Independent Country (in Spanish)
   • El tiempo (en español)
   
   
3.  After you have written out your sentences, record them below, or upload a sound file (mp3) from your device.