Reporteros 4 Table of Contents

REPORTEROS

An inclusive, communicative Spanish program that speaks to today’s young learners

UNIDAD

1 Maneras de vivir

COMUNICACIÓN

• to understand and summarize relevant details about the clothing industry in Peru 2

• to understand and describe the values of conscious fashion design projects 4

• to recognize and describe the values of a group of young Bolivian skateboarders 6

• to understand a video report about the lifestyle of a group of young Bolivian skateboarders 8

• to interpret the main ideas of a fictional text and describe the nomadic lifestyle of a character 10

• to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a lifestyle 11

• to comprehend an informal conversation between two friends about their neighborhood 13

• to show interest and ask for practical details in an informal conversation 13

• to understand a call for a volunteer program and summarize its benefits 14

• to request information about a volunteer program in an email to a friend 16

• to interpret a tourism campaign of Peru 18

• to create a tourism campaign of your country 19

• to interpret and write an opinion piece on the impact of tourism in Peru 20

• to compare and contrast information about music styles in different cultures 22

GRAMÁTICA

• past participles as adjectives 3

• the present tense 5

• the preterite tense vs. the imperfect tense 5

• expressing whises 7

• concessive clauses 9

• question words 9

• expressing effects

• the future tense 15

VOCABULARIO

• graphs and economy 3, 19, 25

• fashion and influencers 5, 24

• community 7, 9, 26

• skateboarding 7

• linking words 7, 17, 29

• identity 9, 19, 26

• feelings and emotions 9, 27

• travels 11, 26

• neighborhoods and associations 13

• greetings and farewells in a conversation 13, 27

• asking for information and reacting in a conversation 13, 27

• volunteering 15

• asking for practical information 13, 17, 28

• greetings and farewells in emails 17, 28

• wellbeing 19

• tourism 21, 25

• useful expressions for writing opinion pieces 21, 28

• music and instruments 22

• useful expressions for oral presentations and cultural comparisons 23, 28

• word formation 24

¡Hola! Me llamo Miguel y soy peruano, de Lima.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What impact does our lifestyle have on our emotions, our communities, and our environment?

CULTURA

• alpaca fiber in Peru 2

• Annaiss Yucra and Marina Testino, two peruvian fashion designers 4

• ImillaSkate, a group of Bolivian female skateboarders 6, 8

• Peruvian literature 10, 11

• Barranco, a neighborhood of Lima 12

• the National Natural Reserve of San Fernando in Peru 14, 16

• Machu Picchu, an Inca citadel in Peru 20

• cumbia in Peru and merengue in the Dominican Republic 22, 23

DOCUMENTOS

•  VIDEO Miguel introduces himself and his country 1c

• CAMERA GRÁFICO El Perú, líder en fibra de alpaca, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo del Perú 2

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO Moda sostenible en el Perú 4

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍAS Peruvian fashion designers Annaiss Yucra and Marina Testino 4

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO “ImillaSkate: las skaters bolivianas que elevan el empoderamiento indígena”, Rock&Pop 6

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA the skateboarders group ImillaSkate, Luisa Dörr 6

•  VIDEO “En la piel de ImillaSkate”, Vogue México y Latinoamérica 8

• align-left TEXTO Los ríos profundos, José María Arguedas 10

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Peruvian writer José María Arguedas 10

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍAS Malecón de Barranco; MATE, art and photography museum in Lima; murals by Lima artists; street musicians; quintas, traditional houses in Barranco, Puente de los suspiros, Lima 12

•  CONVERSACIÓN Miguel speaks to a friend about lifestyles in Barranco, a neighborhood in Lima, and a cultural association 13

•  VIDEO ¿Te gustaría ser guardaparque?, Profonanpe 14

• align-left CORREO ELECTRÓNICO Miguel tells a friend about his experience as a volunteer in a natural park and proposes they do it together next year 16

• align-left CAMERA GRÁFICO Viajar por el Perú: otra forma de ayudar a tu país, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo del Perú 18

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO “Machu Picchu, del olvido a la masificación”, La Vanguardia 20

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍAS Machu Picchu citadel 20

•  VIDEO Miguel gives a video presentation about Peruvian cumbia and its links to other rythms 22

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA the Peruvian band Dengue Dengue Dengue 22

•  VIDEO Alexander presents the origins of the merengue and its links with other rythms 23

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA the Dominican band Mula 23

PROYECTO FINAL

Crear un video promocional para animar a nuevos miembros a participar en un colectivo local. 30

UNIDAD

2

Nuestras lenguas

COMUNICACIÓN

• to interpret a graphic about indigenous Latin American languages and present my own country’s languages 34

• to analyze and compare Guaraní with other languages 36

• to understand an autobiographical story about bilingualism and reflect on this topic 38

• to comprehend a promotional video and an interview about sign language and explore ways to be more inclusive 40

• to understand a conversation in a language exchange and have a similar conversation 43

• to make, accept and decline suggestions 43

• to schedule a language exchange and express preferences 43

• to write a formal response to an email indicating my interest in school activities 44

• to interpret an infographic and evaluate the benefits of AI in education 47

• to write an argumentative essay based on information from authentic sources 49

• to understand two presentations about body language and make cultural comparisons about the topic 50

GRAMÁTICA

• expressing wishes and effects in the past 37

• expressing feelings and opinions 39

• expressing opinions with impersonal constructions 40

• making suggestions 43

• the present participle 47

• making hypotheses 49

• recommendations with impersonal constructions 50

VOCABULARIO

• languages 35, 37, 40, 52

• feelings, emotions, and opinions 37, 39, 53

• linking words 39, 49, 56

• inclusion 41, 52

• learning languages 43

• useful expressions for planning a language exchange 43, 54

• useful expressions for greeting, making proposals, and finishing formal emails 45, 54

• education and artificial intelligence 47, 49, 53

• useful expressions for describing advantages and disadvantages, and giving examples 49, 56

• non verbal communication 50, 54

• useful expressions for oral presentations and cultural comparisons 51, 56

CULTURA

• indigenous language families in Latin America 34

• countries of South America 34-35

• guaraní, an indigenous language spoken in Paraguay and other countries of the region 36

• language diversity and language policy in Paraguay 37

• María del Rosario Saavedra Saravia, a Bolivian teacher and quechua language advocate 38

• indigenous languages spoken in Bolivia: quechua, aimara and guaraní 38, 39

• the official sign language in Paraguay 40

• Rozalén, a Spanish popfolk musician, and Beatriz Romero, a Spanish sign language interpreter 41

• body languages and gestures in Paraguay and the United States 50-51

¡Hola! Mba’éichapa. Soy Graciela, de Paraguay.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How can languages serve as tools for inclusion and communication in diverse communities?

What role can AI play in language learning and education?

DOCUMENTOS

•  VIDEO Gabriela introduces herself and her country 32

• CAMERA MAPA Principales lenguas indígenas en Latinoamérica, Cinare 34

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO La lengua guaraní, orgullo de un país, Noticias ONU, Naciones Unidas 36

• align-left TEXTO “Viviendo junto con nuestra lengua”, María del Rosario Saavedra Saravia, ¿Ser o no bilingüe? 38

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA María del Rosario Saavedra Saravia 38

•  VIDEO Lengua de Señas Paraguay, Secretaría de Políticas Lingüísticas de Paraguay 40

•  VIDEO Rozalén. Three Thoughts sobre… Música inclusiva, rozalenVEVO 41

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Lo que no sabías sobre aprender otro idioma, Códice. Consejo de investigación ciudadana y empresarial 42

•  CONVERSACIÓN Gabriela speaks to Oliver, her language exchange partner 43

• align-left CORREO ELECTRÓNICO A teacher requests the exchange program students details about their availability, interests, and suggestions for language practice activities 44

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Ventajas de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la educación 46

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO La inteligencia artificial (IA) en la educación: desafíos e inconvenientes 48

•  VIDEO Gabriela makes a video presentation on body languages and gestures in Paraguay 50

•  VIDEO Lia, the reportera from the United States, makes a video presentation on body language and gestures in her country 51

PROYECTO FINAL

Presentar un programa de actividades diseñado para dar a conocer una lengua minoritaria y promover su reconocimiento y aprendizaje. 58

UNIDAD

3

El Caribe innova

COMUNICACIÓN

• to interpret an infographic and explain a community’s concern and involvement in biodiversity conservation 62

• to understand a video about marine conservation and brainstorm ways communities can help 64

• to record a podcast about the situation of coral reefs in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean 65

• to understand an article about the use of technology for medical purposes 66

• to understand a video about technology-assisted medicine and make predictions 68

• to compare health care in remote areas in the Dominican Republic and your country 68

• to negotiate a favor in an informal conversation 70

• to write a response to a formal email to request a replacement device and negotiate terms and conditions 72

• to understand and summarize a scientific article about insects 74

• to write an expository article explaining a scientific process and its impact on the environment and society 76

• to analyze the main ideas of a fictional text about coffee cultivation 78

• to compare and contrast the roles of coffee and cocoa cultivation in two different countries 80

GRAMÁTICA

• the passive voice (ser + participle) and the passive se 63

• uses of the conditional tense 65

• the future perfect tense: haber (furure tense) + past participle 69

• possessive pronouns 71

• conditional clauses 73

• si clauses: imperfect subjunctive + conditional 75

• the imperfect subjunctive 75

VOCABULARIO

• marine conservation 63, 64, 82

• statistics

• useful expressions to summarize 65, 85

• health 67, 70, 77, 83

• drones 67, 68, 82

• time expressions 69, 79, 87

• technology 70, 72, 83

• useful expressions for asking for favors, justifying a request, and giving thanks 71, 85

• useful expressions for accepting a request 71, 85

• useful expressions for setting and accepting conditions 71, 85

• useful expressions for applying for something and expressing conditions 73, 86

• the ecosystem 75, 84

• useful expressions for writing an expository text 77, 86

• coffee and cocoa growing 79, 80, 84

• useful expressions for oral presentations and cultural comparisons 81, 87

CULTURA

• the Bayahibe coral reef, Dominican Republic 64

• the Dominican health system 68

• dengue, an endemic desease 77

• Julia Álvarez, American writer of Dominican origins 78

• coffee in the Dominican Republic 80

• chocolate in Colombia 81

¡Hola! Me llamo Alexander y soy de la República Dominicana.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How do scientific and technological innovations change environmental and health conditions?

DOCUMENTOS

•  VIDEO Alexander introduces himself and his country 60

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Caribe - Informe de impacto, The Nature Conservancy 62

•  VIDEO Conservación de corales en Bayahibe, República Dominicana, Fundemar 64

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO “Los exitosos 167 vuelos del dron médico”, El País 66

•  VIDEO Cómo unos drones ayudaron a mejorar la atención de salud en la República Dominicana, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo 68

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA El internet de las cosas 70

•  CONVERSACIÓN Alexander speaks to her friend Sabrina and she asks him for a favor 71

• align-left FORO The customer service of a technological online shop answers to questions 72

• CAMERA align-left CAMPAÑA INFORMATIVA El papel de los mosquitos en el ecosistema, Corporación Autónoma Regional del Guavio 74

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO “Un ejército de mosquitos modificados para arrinconar al dengue”, El País 76

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Julia Álvarez, American writer of Dominican origins 78

• CAMERA align-left NOVELA El cuento del cafecito, Julia Álvarez 78

•  VIDEO Alexander gives a video presentation about coffee in the Dominican Republic 80

•  VIDEO Germán gives a video presentation about chocolate in the Dominican Republic 81

PROYECTO FINAL

Crear un pódcast sobre las innovaciones científicas y tecnológicas más interesantes de la última década relacionadas con la salud y el medioambiente. 88

Hecho en Guatemala

COMUNICACIÓN

• to interpret an infographic and summarize relevant details about the population of Guatemala 92

• to understand a video and discuss how to contribute to community development 94

• to understand a promotional video and analyze the importance of forests in the economic development of Guatemala 96

• to discuss ways to regulate the timber industry in a sustainable way 98

• to understand a fictional text about a boy whose parents have emigrated to the US 100

• to understand an article and describe the professional achievements of a Guatemalan entrepreneur 102

• to understand an article about Guatemalan immigrants in the US and write an article based on the testimony of an immigrant in my community 104

• to understand an infographic about the Mayan ball game 106

• to describe the rules of a sport or game and answer questions about it 107

• to understand a call for cultural projects and reply to an email giving instructions to follow the process 108

• to compare two ancient civilizations 110

GRAMÁTICA

• al + infinitive 95

• adjective clauses 97

• conditional clauses 99, 109

• time clauses 101, 103, 105

• making hypotheses 103

• the present perfect sunjunctive: haber (present subjunctive) + past participle 110

VOCABULARIO

• population and statistics 93, 112

• socioeconomic challenges 95, 112

• forest resources 97

• markets 97, 99, 113

• the forest sector 99, 113

• migration 101, 105, 114

• word formation: diminutives 101, 114

• digital technology 103

• biographies 103, 114

• verbs for introducing reported speech 105

• games and sports 106, 107, 115

• useful expressions for describing games and sports rules 107, 115

• useful expressions for welcoming and introducing someone 107, 115

• useful expressions for thanking 107, 115

• convocatoria calls 108, 116

• useful expressions for giving instructions 109, 116

• useful expressions for offering help 109, 116

• time expressions 110

• ancient civilizations 110, 117

• useful expressions for oral presentations 110, 111, 117

¡Hola! Me llamo Ana y soy de Antigua Guatemala.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What role does cultural heritage play in the economic and social development of a country?

CULTURA

• demographic distribution in Guatemala 92

• main ethnical groups in Guatamela 93

• xate, a native plant from Guatemala 96

• Luis von Ahn, a Guatemalan technology entrepreneur 102

• quitapenas dolls 105

• the Mayan ball game 106

• the Ancient Mayan civilization 110

• the Ancient Inca civilization 111

DOCUMENTOS

•  VIDEO Ana introduces herself and her country 90

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA XII Censo nacional de población, Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guatemala 92

•  VIDEO Miska, escuelas de cocina y emprendimiento, ICCO América Latina 94

•  VIDEO Entorno del sector forestal de Guatemala, AGEXPORT 97

• align-left ARTÍCULO "El secreto para detener la deforestación en Guatemala", Rainforest Alliance 98

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Javier Zamora, writer from El Salvador 100

• CAMERA CUBIERTA DE LIBRO Cover of the book Solito, by Javier Zamora 100

• align-left NOVELA Solito, Javier Zamora 100

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Luis von Ahn, Guatemalan entrepreneur 102

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO Luis von Ahn, el guatemalteco que revolucionó internet, revista Orsai 102

• align-left ARTÍCULO "El chapín no olvida sus raíces", La Hora 104

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Quitapenas dolls 104

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Folkloric Guatemalan dancers on Día de la Hispanidad in New York 104

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Description of the rules of the Mayan ball game 106

•  ENTREVISTA Ana answers questions about the Mayan ball game in a radio program 107

• CAMERA align-left MATERIAL PROMOCIONAL Convocatoria de becas para proyectos culturales 108

• align-left CORREO ELECTRÓNICO Elena writes an email to a friend requesting instructions to apply to a call for proposals 109

•  VIDEO Ana gives a video presentation about the Ancient Mayan civilization 110

•  VIDEO Miguel, the reportero from Peru, gives a video presentation about the Ancient Incan civilization 111

PROYECTO FINAL

Crear un folleto sobre un deporte antiguo para una jornada de intercambio. 118

Colombia es mágica

COMUNICACIÓN

• to understand a promotional campaign for Colombia and create one for a place that interests you 122

• to understand an article and an interview about the style of an artist 124, 127

• to describe a piece of art 126

• to interpret the meaning of a song 128

• to write a short song or a poem 129

• to understand a literary example of magical realism 130

• to understand what magical realism is about 132

• to write a story with magical realism elements based on a painting 133

• to understand and provide details about special community events 134

• to reply to a formal email to make recommendations for art at my school 136

• to compare and contrast information about architecture in different cultures 138, 139

GRAMÁTICA

• noun-adjective order 123

• commands 123

• expressing purpose 125

• estar + present participle 126

• estar + past participle 126

• time clauses 131

• acabar de + infinitive 131

• telling stories using past tense combinations 133

• describing events with ser 135

VOCABULARIO

• describing people and places 123, 140

• nature 123, 126, 129, 140

• art 125, 126, 141

• linking words 125, 126, 132, 137, 138, 139, 145

• literary language 129, 142

• como / cómo 129, 145

• stories 130, 133

• magical realism 132

• useful expressions to tell stories 133, 143

• time expressions 133

• carnival 135, 142

• useful expressions for describing events 135, 143

• useful expressions for greeting, thanking, making proposals, and finishing formal emails 137, 144

• architecture 138, 140

• useful expressions for oral presentations 139, 144

CULTURA

• Stefania Tejada, a Colombian artist 124-127

• orchid, the national flower of Colombia 127

• Carlos Vives, a Colombian singer 128

• realismo mágico 130-133

• Cien años de soledad, by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez 130-131

• Carnaval de Barranquilla 134

• colonial architecture in Cartagena 138

• colonial and Creole architecture in New Orleans 138

¿Quiubo? Me llamo Germán y soy de Colombia.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How are different forms of beauty embraced and celebrated within their cultures?

DOCUMENTOS

•  VIDEO Germán introduces himself and his country 120

• CAMERA CAMPAÑA DE REDES SOCIALES Carnaval de Negros y Blancos en Pasto, Nariño, Cancillería de Colombia 122

• CAMERA CAMPAÑA DE REDES SOCIALES Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Gran Caribe Colombiano, Cancillería de Colombia 122

•  VIDEO Colombia, el país de la belleza 122

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO “ La conexión con la naturaleza de Stefania Tejada”, Vogue México y Latinoamérica 124

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Colombian artist Stefania Tejada next to A Familiar Sentiment, one of her paintings 124

• CAMERA CUADRO Primavera, by Colombian painter Stefania Tejada 126

•  ENTREVISTA Interview to Stefania Tejada about the main features of her art 127

• CAMERA align-left CANCIÓN La tierra del olvido, by Carlos Vives, Fanny Lu, Fonseca, Maluma, Andrea Echeverri, Cholo Valderrama, Coral Group, and Herencia de Timbiquí 128

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Colombian singer Carlos Vives 128

• CAMERA align-left NOVELA “Remedios, la bella”, from Cien años de soledad, by Gabriel García Márquez 130

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Remedios, la bella illustration, Helena Pérez García 130

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez 131

•  VIDEO Realismo mágico, Histeria de la literatura 132

• CAMERA CUADRO El tren volador, by painter Gonzalo Endara Crow 133

• CAMERA align-left CARTEL Program of the Barranquilla Carnival 134

•  ENTREVISTA Germán interviews Alejandra about the highlights of the Barranquilla Carnival 134

• CAMERA align-left CORREO ELECTRÓNICO The highschool principal requests the students for suggestions for a new mural for the school 136

•  VIDEO Germán gives a video presentation about the colonnial architecture of Cartagena 138

•  VIDEO Lia, the reportera from the United States, gives a video presentation about the architecture of New Orleans 139

PROYECTO FINAL

Montar una exposición con imágenes, relatos y poemas sobre Colombia 146

Energía latina

COMUNICACIÓN

• to interpret an infographic that describes the impact of the Hispanic community on the United States 150

• to understand a video report about the changes in a village in the United States and the cultural exchange with the Hispanic community 152

• to write a short article about the evolution and contribution of the Hispanic community in the United States 153

• to understand an article about influential Spanish-speaking people and participate in an interview 154

• to understand a biography about a Spanish-speaking person in the field of space science and write one of another person 156

• to understand an anecdote and explain one 157

• to provide information about myself and specific life events in a personal interview 159

• to write a response to a forum post offering support and advice 160

• to interpret a timeline with information about Latin music styles 162

• to read a report about the origins of a musical style and write one of another style 164

• to interpret a literary text including different time frames and discuss its details 166

• compare the cuisine of two countries and describe the cultural origins of each one 168

GRAMÁTICA

• the past perfect subjunctive 153

• the conditional perfect tense 153

• si clauses + the conditional perfect tense 153

• narrating past events 155, 167

• reported speech

• time clauses

• making recommendations 161

VOCABULARIO

• the world of work 151, 155, 156, 170

• community 151, 153, 155, 171

• useful expressions to comment or react 151

• sports 159, 171

• useful expressions to conduct an interview 159, 174

• time expressions 159, 163, 168, 175

• linking words 159, 175

• useful expressions to request and provide information 161, 174

• music 163, 165

• highlighted moments 163, 165, 172

• useful expressions to write a report 165, 174

• entertainment 167, 172

• food 168, 173

• useful expressions for oral presentations 169, 173

CULTURA

• the Hispanic community of New Braunfels, Texas 152

• five Hispanic people in the world of space science, Noelia González, Frank Rubio, Rosa Ávalos-Warren, Katya Echazarreta, and Ellen Ochoa, 154, 156-157

• Latin music styles 162, 164

• Tex-Mex cuisine 168

• Guatemalan cuisine 169

¡Hola! Me llamo Soy de San Antonio, Texas.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How does the Hispanic community influence the US?

DOCUMENTOS

•  VIDEO Lia introduces herself and her country 148

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Panorama hispano de hoy, The Hispanic Star 150

•  VIDEO Un pueblo de Texas se ha convertido en el secreto mejor guardado por los latinos, Univisión 152

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO Latinos que trabajan en la NASA 154

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍAS Photographies of scientific writer Noelia González and space engineer Rosa Ávalos-Warren 154

• CAMERA align-left BIOGRAFÍA electric engineer Katya Echazarreta 156

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Photography of Katya Echazarreta 156

•  PÓDCAST A podcast about the Hispanic community in the US talks about Katya Echazarreta 157

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍA Photography of engineer and astronaut Ellen Ochoa 157

• CAMERA FOTOGRAFÍAS Photographies of basketball player Diana Taurasi and baseball player Ronald Acuña Jr. 158

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Distribution of Latin sportspeople in the US 158

•  ENTREVISTA Lia is interviewed by a basketball coach to join the university team 159

• align-left FORO Carolina just moved from Mexico and she asks for advice about places and activities in the place where you live 160

• CAMERA align-left INFOGRAFÍA Grandes éxitos de la musica latina 162

• CAMERA align-left ARTÍCULO Y aquella noche nació la salsa 164

• CAMERA align-left NOVELA Los Reyes del Mambo, Oscar Hijuelos 166

•  VIDEO Lia gives a video presentation about Tex-Mex cuisine 168

•  VIDEO Ana, the reportera of Guatemala gives a video presentation about her country's cuisine 169

PROYECTO FINAL

Escribir un número de una revista sobre personas de origen hispano influyentes en los Estados Unidos 176

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