Noticias falsas | Desnudos en Machu Picchu

An engaging reading activity to encourage critical thinking

$2.00

Language: Spanish
Level: Novice (Levels 1-2)
Formats: PDF
Pages: 3 Pages

This product features two versions of a news stories about a peculiar tourist trend in Perú: one version presents the new story accurately, and the second contains five factual errors. The article is written in the past tense in easy to understand Spanish, suitable for Spanish 1.

The articles can be used on their own, but it is recommended to share both of them with students. First, students should read the falsified news story. They are encouraged to think critically and identify the five factual errors. Then, they compare the erroneous news story to the true news story and check their hypothesis.

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I used this as part of a choice activity during the spring for my students. The noticias falsas stories are engaging and fun!

Veronica P.
Great reading comprehension for upper level students. I edited this so that my students could comprehend about 80% of the material. Great information on Peru and Machu Picchu.

Kaylee A.
Students loved this adapted news story!! Super engaging, and they were able to get meaning of difficult words through the context of the story.

Marisol M.
I used this along with the other "noticias falsas" as an April Fools' assignment. I just used the real versions and asked students to explain which one was fake. They reread multiple times without complaining to identify details and came up with some pretty logical reasons to explain their answers. This particular reading made them giggle a bit.

Julie Ann Wearne
Such a great article! We were actually reviewing ethical journalism and used this reading to start our discussion. The students loved the content and I loved that I could differentiate for my students.

Alita G.