Have you ever wanted to avoid talking to someone? We just released Episode 3 of the Garbanzo Spanish podcast, and this episode shares a story about a silly trick that one kangaroo used to try to avoid talking to a bad kangaroo. This story is told by Camila del Castillo, who is originally from Uruguay. In addition to being an amazing Voice Artist, Camila teaches Spanish in New Jersey. She starts by reviewing some key vocabulary from the first two episodes and sharing some new words that will help you to understand the new episode.
Like all of our stories, Episode 3 is almost entirely in Spanish, making it a perfect immersive language learning experience for beginning Spanish language learners. This episode most closely aligns with Somos 1 Unit 1.
Core vocabulary: dice, responde, bueno/malo, ¿cómo te llamas?
Episode length: (11:04 min, story @ 2:20)
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Google Podcasts
Who is The Garbanzo Podcast for?
Teachers have been asking, "Is this podcast for elementary students?". The answer is... YES! It is for elementary students, middle school students, high school students, college students, adults, families... it is for everyone! When it comes to learning a new language through storytelling, listening to and reading simple stories with familiar words make it easier for our brains to process the new language.
Materials for class
As a companion to each episode, we have some printable activities you can use with your class. Click here to download the activities for Episode 3.
Here are some ways to use them!
Print Page 3 and cut apart the strips. Put them in order while you listen to the story! Once the story is in the correct order, read through it and check your understanding.
Print out the story and the storyboard. As you read the story, fill in the speech bubbles on the storyboard!
Accompanying lessons and additional links
Episode 3 story on Garbanzo: La canguro Catrina
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