¡Los juegos olímpicos del español!

Direcciones: You are about to participate in the ultimate SPANISH OLYMPICS – I

hope you are ready! You are working in groups of 4 as countries.

1. Papeles – Everyone in your country has a different role. Decide when I tell
you to do so who has which role. We will not move on until every team has
picked a role.

a. Capitán – The spokesperson for your country, the only one who can
raise the flag when your team is ready with their answer. The capitán
must make sure that all the rules are followed and each group member
is doing ONLY what THEIR role asks them to. ¿Quién es?

b. Embajador – Responsible for creating your country’s flag, and the

ONLY team member who can leave their seat during game play to
retrieve the clues around the classroom. ¿Quién es?

c. Lector – The teammate who will read each clue. The clue will be in
their hands ONLY after given to them by the embajador. ¿Quién es?

d. Escritor – The teammate who will write the team’s answer to each
clue. No other teammate may write any of the answers. ¿Quién es?

2. Paises – The embajador will, with input from the group, pick which country
your table represents in the Olympics and draw their country’s flag. If you
don’t know what to choose or draw, make it up! This flag will be raised to
signal your team is ready to move on to the next clue, will be important at
the end on the winner’s podium.

3. Leyes – Here is how you play the game. When I say begin, the lector will
turn over their paper and read the sentence in English aloud to your table.
Your table will then translate the sentence into Spanish, and the escritor will
write it on a piece of paper. The capitán will SILENTLY raise the flag and
keep the flag raised in the air until I check your work. If your sentence is
correct, I will prompt you to move to the next round. If it is not, I will give you
a clue of how the sentence must be fixed before moving on.

4. Vueltas – When your sentence is correct, I will tell you to move on to the
next clue. The clues are found all around the classroom and are marked by
numbered signs. The embajador is responsible for picking up the next clue
at the correct numbered station from wherever it is hidden. The embajador
hands off the clue to the lector, and the process begins all over again. There
are 20 clues altogether.

5. Para ganar – The team that finishes all of their sentences correctly first
wins. The game is not over until the capitán places their team’s flag in the
 front of the room at the winner’s podium upon gaining teacher approval of
the final sentence. The first team to finish wins gold, the second, silver, and
the third, bronze.

***DQ’s – Your table will be DISQUIALIFIED if: you endanger or harm anyone in
the classroom (including yourself), if your country is not diving the work according
to the papeles, if you are using notes, or if you demonstrate overly
rowdy/inappropriate behavior.*** Buena suerte!

1. I like to dance.
2. I like to watch television a
lot.
3. Do you like to dance?
4. I like to cook and eat.
5. What do you like to do?
6. I don’t like to run.
7. I really like to listen to
music.
8. I don’t like to play video
games at all.
9. I don’t like to sing or to
read.
10. What is an infinitive?
(answer in ENGLISH, don’t
translate!)
11. I like to talk on the phone
more.
12. Do you like to draw or to
play an instrument more?
13. Name the 3 types of
infinitives. (answer in
ENGLISH, don’t translate!)
14. Me too.
15. Me neither.
16. I like to sing and dance. I
don’t like to run or play
sports.
17. I like to write letters. What
do you like to do?
18. I don’t like to write letters.
I like writing e-mails more.
19. I really like to play video
games and listen to music. I
don’t like either talking on the
phone or dancing at all.
20. What do you like to do? I
really like to talk on the
phone, sing, dance, watch tv,
and rest. I don’t like to cook,
to walk, to run, or to play
video games at all.