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Home » Blog » Spanish Teachers » La historia de Juan by Juanes: Spanish Song to Practice the Preterite

La historia de Juan by Juanes: Spanish Song to Practice the Preterite

Song: La historia de Juan

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Singer: Juanes

Country: Colombia

Topics: Preterite

Standards for Foreign Language Learning:

• Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

• Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.

• Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using Spanish for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Activity booklet includes:

• Full song lyric: “La historia de Juan”
• Blank worksheet: Identify the unknown vocabulary from the song
• Cloze activity: Vocabulary
• Cloze activity: Preterite verbs
• Preterite conjugation practice sheet: Practice -ar verbs and other irregular verbs from the song
• Dice group game: Practice the preterite with the verbs from the song
• Multiple choice questions: Song comprehension
• Writing and discussion exercise: Song summary


Canción: La historia de Juan

Intérprete: Juanes

País: Colombia

Tema: El pretérito

Estándares para el Aprendizaje de Lengua Extranjera:

• Estándar 1.1: Los estudiantes se envuelven en conversaciones; proveen y obtienen información; expresan sentimientos y emociones; e intercambian opiniones.

• Estándar 1.2: Los estudiantes entienden e interpretan el idioma español hablado y escrito en una variedad de temas.

• Estándar 5.2: Los estudiantes muestran evidencia de volverse aprendices (del idioma) a largo plazo usando el español para su disfrute y enriquecimiento personal.

El folleto de actividades incluye:

• Hoja de la letra de la canción: “La historia de Juan”
• Hoja de trabajo: Identifica y toma notas sobre el vocabulario desconocido
• Actividad de rellenar los blancos de la canción: Palabras de vocabulario simple
• Actividad de rellenar los blancos de la canción: Verbos en pretérito
• Hoja de práctica de conjugación del pretérito: En su mayoría los verbos terminados en -ar y otro verbos irregulares que se mencionan en la canción
• Juego de dados: Practica la conjugación del pretérito
• Preguntas de selección múltiple: Comprueba la comprensión de la canción
• Hoja de escritura y discusión: Resume la canción

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