More people speak Spanish in Mexico than in Spain. How did that happen? Take a quiet guess before we look.
That is millions more speakers: the language really did cross an ocean!
People crossed oceans by boat: that is how a language can land on a new continent. Later, faster travel helped languages move even farther.
Watch the board. We will tap each travel word and listen in different languages. When I pause, thumbs up if two words sound almost the same.
Spanish did not stay put: it crossed the ocean with people. On the board is a map of South America. Watch as we tap countries and see where Spanish shows up.
Mexico (from our starter) is further north. Same idea: Spanish travelled with people. Today we check that story on the South America map. Did Spanish stay in Spain, or did it travel with people?
Open your copy. Write the name of a country where Spanish is spoken and how it got there, in one sentence.
Ideas from the map: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru. Remember the idea: people brought Spanish with them.
The languages in these clips also travel with people: same idea as Spanish on our map.
Listen carefully to each short clip on the class speakers. When the choices appear on the board, show me on your fingers which language you think it is, or hands up when we choose together. These are medium clips, so trust your ear and we can listen again if you need to.
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