Teaching specialized vocabulary in Spanish is a good way to add variety to the lesson plan. This article provides a specialized Spanish vocabulary word list for Thanksgiving day, along with a downloadable matching quiz.
The two Thanksgiving vocabulary lists that follow have been split for use in a class activity. (See below.) Each term in List 1 can be matched to one or more terms in List 2, and vice versa. The list is also downloadable at Thanksgiving Spanish Terms.
This list can be adapted to the exercises suggested in the Bright Hub articles on Spanish medical vocabulary building (Parts 1 and 2 - links below). Specifically:
♦ Dividing the class into two groups, having the students circulate and confer with other students, and completing the worksheet. (See the suggested classroom activities in Part 1 for additional information and materials.)
♦ Pairing off the students, assigning an appropriate number of terms from list 1, and asking the students to compose sentences using terms from each list. (See the suggested classroom activities in Part 2 for additional information and examples.)
Consider adding a vocabulary matching quiz (based on these terms) to a regularly scheduled quiz. (See the suggested matching quiz below.)
Download the Thanksgiving word list and matching quiz from Spanish Thanksgiving Terms.