Introduction
¡Bienvenidos aLa Comida!Unidad Tres
1. Mexican markets are interesting places to visit to learn about the foods that are eaten in Mexico. Most Spanish speaking countries have a market where people go to get fresh foods on a daily basis because they prefer to have foods that are fresh as opposed to frozen or canned. The market place is a very colorful place where you typically see a great deal of diversity represented. Some of the foods are those we don't even eat in the United States. In Unit Three, we are going to learn to talk about mealtimes and foods that we like to eat.
2. Unidad Tres
¡Felicidades otra vez! Congratulations again. You now know how to say many things that you didn't know prior to this course. You must keep in mind that fluency in Spanish (or any foreign language) does not happen overnight. It may seem to be a very slow process to you but it is one that is achieved the more you practice and seek ways to use your new skills.
InLa Comidayou will:
1. talk about foods
2. learn to order food and converse in a restaurant
3. learn about verbs that stem-change e-i
4. learn expressions with tener
5. learn about dining habits in the Spanish speaking world
You should keep in mind that during the course of this unit,La Comida, you should spend time doing the following daily:
1. Vocabulary activities, drilling vocabulary (flashcards), at least 15 minutes daily.
2. At this point you should have developed some tool to help yourself learn the Spanish language when you are not online working. You should either take notes to study later or make lists of vocabulary that you can study or even teach someone else.
3. ¡Bienvenidos a Unidad Tres!
La Comida
4. The food in this picture is a dish calledPaella, very typical of Spain. Spanish people from Andalucía to Cataluña to Galicia love to have a good paella. The dish is made with vegetables, rice, saffron, meats (seafood, chicken, pork) and is generally served in a large round pan such as the one above.
5. In this unit, we are going to talk about foods that are typical to different Spanish-speaking countries. Many people think that since spicy foods are popular in Mexico, all Spanish speakers love spicy food. Some people are frequently surprised when they go to Spain or Argentina and find that the foods eaten in those countries are not at all "Mexican." Foods that are typically eaten in Mexico are not popular in every other Spanish speaking country. Many people in Mexico or Panamá may have never tasted paella, yet it is perhaps the most well-known of the Spanish kitchen. And don't make the mistake when in Spain thinking you are going to be served tacos. Those are traditionally Mexican, though most likely very different from the tacos you know of here in the United States.
6. In this unit we will talk about different stereotypes that we have about different foods in the Spanish speaking world and hopefully you will be inspired to try to prepare some of them.
El Desayuno
Lets begin talking about food with the first meal of the day.El desayunois the first meal of the day. In Spain and many Spanish speaking countries, this is a light meal, generally coffee and bread or fruit.
2. el jugo
3. el café
4. el té
5. el pan tostado
6. la mantequilla
7. el tocino
8. los huevos
9. el cereal
10. el pan dulce
11. el pan
12. la fruta
13. el yogur
14. la mermelada