No tengo dinero by Kumbia Kings
Song activity for Spanish classes
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate (Levels 2-4), Novice (Levels 1-2)
- Formats
- Pages
- 3 Pages
In this activity, students must choose the closest Spanish synonym for 10 underlined terms in the song. There is also a short reading about the Kumbia Kings and the history of this song, which is an updated version of Juan Gabriel's breakout single from 1971. The song is available on YouTube and iTunes.
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Thanks! My students loved the cumbia "Corre" by Agapornis in the Camina o Corre unit, so they were excited to hear another cumbia song. I did find that the activity was a little advanced for my Level 1 students.
Cassondra P. -
I love, love, love this song and so do my students! I introduced it during Unit 5 of SOMOS 1, and the activity was a little too advanced for my students. I could've scaffolded and provided lots of handholding to help them complete it successfully, but I just decided we would enjoy the song. You could easily stretch this out to a 25 or 35 minute chunk of time, though, if you chose to. High-flyers completed the activity, and other students did what they could.
Susan B. -
I used this resource during a mini unit of Juan Gabriel. I introduced the original version of this song and then, I introduced this version of the song. We did the activity and watched the video. The video is so much fun and this activity helped them understand the lyrics.
Patricia S. -
I have always loved this song and the group, and now, with this activity, I have been able to peak the "Kumbia King" interest of my students.
Samantha F. -
I bought this as a supplement. It is a catchy song and we had recently watched Selena so the students liked the connection to the artist!
Jennifer M.
