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This module is geared toward the AP or college-level Spanish language classroom. This historical train traveler's information sheet, with suggested questions, incorporates authentic materials and culture.

Introduction

This module provides a historical train schedule that serves as an authentic reading passage for Spanish-language students. It can be used in conjunction with Spanish Vocabulary list: Train travel , a list of words taken directly from this module and a similarly-themed module, Spanish reading passage: Precios de pasaje por el ferrocarril .

This reading passage is an excerpt from De México a Chicago y Nueva York: guía para el viajero en la que se describen las principales ciudades y ferrocarriles .

Objectives

  • To read and understand a Spanish passage.
  • To learn travel and train vocabulary.
  • To understand how to read a price table.

Materials

Activity

  • Read the following note from the Southern Pacific train company.
  • Look up new vocabulary in a dictionary or on vocabulary list .
  • Discuss content and answer questions about the text.

Informes utiles para el viajero

INFORMES UTILES PARA EL VIAJERO
"IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE TRAVELER" From De México a Chicago y Nueva York: guía para el viajero en la que se describen las principales ciudades y ferrocarriles , p.449

Questions

  • ¿Cuáles divisiones or sistemas de ferrocarril empiezan o terminan en El Paso, TX?
  • ¿El Paso forma empalme ( junction ) con cuales divisiones de ferrocarril?
  • ¿Por qué tiempo corren los trenes entre El Paso y Nueva Orleans?
  • ¿Cuánto puede pesar el equipaje ( baggage ) para ser libre de costo ( free of charge ) con un boleto o pasaje entero ( round-trip ticket )?
  • ¿Cuánto se tiene que pagar para un niño de 3 años para un pasaje entre El Paso y San Francisco en un coche-dormitorio de cama doble?
  • ¿Cuánto se tiene que pagar para un niño de 12 años para un pasaje entre Nueva Orleans y Chicago en sección del coche-dormitorio?
  • ¿Quién es el Agente de Pasajes para los EE (plural of "estados" states ) del Este?
  • ¿Quién es el Agente comercial de El Paso, Tx?
  • ¿Hay un error en el título del itinerario? ¿Cuál es?

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Source:  OpenStax, Spanish language/clase de lenguaje. OpenStax CNX. Aug 05, 2011 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11318/1.12
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