The following is a list of Collective Commons (free to use in the classroom) pictures from Flickr that show various menus from Hispanic countries or locations that have Hispanic food. Students studying Spanish can come to understand the many different types of foods as well as the varieties within each type such as tacos. They can practice their ordering skills with real food and figure out their bill with real prices! Each web address is followed by a brief description.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robennals/499187153/
Menu with Spanish and poor English translation +++
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyamh/148106511/
Menu Mexican divided by entrada, sopa, ensalada +++
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flooznyc/430646028/
Mexican Food Deli Menu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melaniewong/1155561698/
Yucatan Menu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/esotheos/208495024/
Taco restaurant menu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rgabriel/514239426/
Menu with ceviche
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seyd/10746077/
Menu from Caribbean
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anjum/368254807/
Puerto Rican Menu (general info)
How do you help students to learn about the variety of Hispanic foods through menus? How do you bring the Hispanic world into your classroom through technology?
Other Spanish (Hispanic images) for conversations or writing
Spanish streets – Calle
http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/spanish-street-callescenes-photos-from-flickr/
Spanish sports –Deporte
http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/spanish-sport-deporte-pictures-from-flickr-for-student-conversations/
Spanish transportation Transportes
http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/spanish-language-transportes-transportations-from-various-hispanic-countries/
Spanish Language Menu
http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/learning-hispanic-culture-through-spanish-language-menus/
If you have ideas you would like to share about the problems that students have in being fluent speakers and, if possible, the possible solutions, please add as a comment. For example, some students can not keep a conversation focused on the topic – a solution is to start them with a series of pictures about the topic or for them to focus on a specific problem such as an ordering problem in a restaurant.
© Harry Grover Tuttle, 2007
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