Somos 2 Unit 2

Looking for an engaging, comprehensible-input Spanish unit that combines storytelling, culture, authentic resources, and meaningful communication?

Somos 2 Unit 2: El viaje del café is a 13-day intermediate Spanish unit that takes students from co-created stories and an animated short film to an exploration of coffee’s journey from producer to consumer. Students develop proficiency through TPRS® storytelling, reading, listening, speaking, writing, cultural study, and past-tense communication using -ar verbs in the preterite tense.

Core Vocabulary:

• se acercó a – approached
• se la/lo llevó – carried it away
• vio que había – saw that there was

Students will...

• acquire high-frequency Spanish vocabulary in context
• co-create, interpret, and retell stories
• strengthen past-tense communication
• explore the origins, history, and production of coffee
• learn why coffee grows well in Nicaragua
• interpret authentic video and culturally rich readings
• demonstrate comprehension through reading, listening, speaking, and writing

This unit includes...

• 13 days of detailed suggested lesson plans
• TPRS® storyasking and ClipChat materials
• shared and independent readings
  • El café empezó como fruta
  • La leyenda de Kaldi
  • ¿Dónde se originó el café?
  • ¿Por qué el café crece en Nicaragua?
• authentic video activities and transcripts
• interactive games, Map Talk, story retells, and communicative activities
• printable student activity pages
• absent student materials
• interpretive listening assessment
• presentational writing assessment
• answer keys and grading guides
• printable storybook, beautifully illustrated by Andrea Bacca
• tic tac bingo slides and materials
• embedded reading sequence for a short film

Also included...

• editable slideshow presentations
• an editable unit overview and pacing guide
• an editable lesson-planning document
• detailed teacher scripts and activity instructions
• Can-Do Statements
• ACTFL World-Readiness Standards and Common Core alignment
• differentiation, accommodation, and teacher-support suggestions

Perfect for intermediate Spanish and Spanish 2 classes, comprehensible-input classrooms, TPRS® teachers, and educators seeking engaging, low-prep Spanish lessons that integrate language acquisition, culture, and communication.

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This is Unit 2 of the Somos Curriculum for Spanish 2.

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• View the Level 2 curriculum map here.