The Garbanzo Spanish Podcast: Episode 30: El Basilisco
May 13, 2024We’ve got a rooster laying an egg and a snake incubating it… what could go wrong? Find out in this episode!
This episode was written around the Somos 1 Unit 12 level.
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Do you have one of those names that people are always mispronouncing? In this episode you will hear about a frustrated android who can’t make himself understood in his new Spanish class. This story is told by Walter Rodriguez Martinez.
This episode comes from Somos 1 Unit 6.
Core Vocabulary: Idioma, se sienta, se levanta, le grita
Episode length: 12:38. (Story begins 5:31, Uninterrupted story begins 9:50)
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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 16.
Here are some ways to use them!
Print out page 1 so your students can read the story before, during, or after listening to the episode
Print out page 2 and have your students match up the Spanish sentences with their meaning.
Print out page 4 and have your students illustrate a scene from the story and do some very simple writing.

Accompanying lessons and additional links
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