Spanish 1 Lesson Activities

Earning and Saving

The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
 Vocabulary Skills—You will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.
 Cultural Awareness—You will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and
compare them to your own.
 Communication Skills—You will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to
communicate meaningfully in a new language.
 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis.

Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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Self-Checked Activities

Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses. Click the link to
the Student Answer Sheet at the end of the lesson. Use the answers or sample responses to
evaluate your own work.

1. Banco
Using the most appropriate words, complete this conversation between Emily and her
grandmother Rosa after Emily’s visit to the bank.

Fill in the blanks:

Rosa: ¿Cómo te fue en el banco?

Emily: ¡Muy bien! Diego abrió una ______________ en el banco.

Rosa: Y ¿cuáles opciones tiene Diego para sacar dinero?

Emily: Diego puede usar el ______________ automático.

Rosa: Y ¿otras opciones para pagar dinero?

Emily: Puede usar la ______________ o la ______________. También puede

____________ el dinero por Internet.

Rosa: ¿Cuánto dinero se necesita para abrir una cuenta en este banco?

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 Emily: Hay que mantener un ______________ de cuarenta y ocho mil pesos.

How did you do? Check a box below.

¡Excelente!—I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

Más o menos—I included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

No muy bien—I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

2. Moneda
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate currency for each country:

Fill in the blanks:

a. La moneda de Chile se llama ______________.
b. En Perú se usa el ______________.
c. La moneda de Guatemala es ______________.
d. La moneda de España se llama ______________.
e. En Paraguay se usa ______________.
f. La moneda de Puerto Rico es ______________.
g. La moneda de Costa Rica se llama ______________.

How did you do? Check a box below.

¡Excelente!—I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

Más o menos—I included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

No muy bien—I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

3. Leer y escribir
Write a paragraph in Spanish about six sentences long on how you earn/receive money.
How do you save it and on what do you like to spend it? Mention if you have a savings
account with any bank, various services provided by the bank, and how you prefer to
make payments for your purchases. Make use of verbs like trabajar, ahorrar, gastar,
sacar, and pagar.

Type your response here:

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How did you do? Check a box below.

¡Excelente!—I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

Más o menos—I included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

No muy bien—I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

4. Español en el mundo
Look for information on the currencies of Guatemala, Perú, and Costa Rica. Write a few
sentences in Spanish about the origin of the names of these currencies, their symbols,
and their subunits.

Type your response here:

How did you do? Check a box below.

¡Excelente!—I included all of the same ideas as the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

Más o menos—I included most of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.

No muy bien—I did not include any of the ideas in the model response on the Student Answer Sheet.