Tea and cookies? Sí, me gusta Señora!

This term students have been learning to express their likes and dislikes of food as well as having basic conversations around buying food. Senora Bell is usually based in Melbourne however she was back in NZ for a week and managed to squeeze in a fun face to face lesson with the classes. The students practised a conversation expressing what food and drink they would like ensuring they used the correct conjugation of ‘gustar’, ‘to like’. The trick is to think whether the item of food is plural or singular - “me gustan las fresas” is “I like the strawberries” whereas “me gusta la fresa” is “I like the strawberry”. The students have been very good at remembering many important grammar rules.

We then learnt about the legend of how yerba mate came to be - a traditional tea in South America. The tea has many health benefits and it was a gift from the goddess of the moon to the Guarani people as one of the tribesmen saved the goddess' life from a jaguar. We learnt about how yerba mate is produced and consumed. The best part of yerba mate is how it brings people together. At the end of the lesson, students got to practise their Spanish conversation skills and enjoy their tea and their self-made alfajor with dulce de leche! What better way to tie in the languages curriculum than with a hot drink and a sweet delicious cookie!