How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk

One of the hardest things about being a World Language teacher is that there usually isn't just one direct translation or one way to say something. In fact, there are many examples of different translations for the same word. Did you know we have that in English too?

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio, title it the same as this blog post, and complete 2 of the following tasks

• Take the quiz here and screen shot your score.
• Is the score reflective of where you are from? Explain. 
• Take screen shots of the weirdest questions and include them in your post. 
• Have you ever experienced a situation where you use one word (in English) and someone didn't know what you meant? Tell the story.

Are you a citizen of the world?

Many countries require that people who want to become citizens of their country take an exam. (Click here to take a sample US citizenship test.) Are you smart enough to be able to live in many different countries?

Click here to take different Citizenship tests from around the world.

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio, title it the same as this blog post, and answer 2-3 of the following questions in complete sentences based on the test.

• What was your score? 
• What did you learn?
• What should all citizens of a country know about the history and government?
• Do you think it's fair for countries to make potential citizens take a test?  Explain your answer.
• What do you think is a fair score to pass a citizenship test? Explain your answer.

Spanish Landmark Quiz

I just took a 10 question quiz about Landmarks in Spanish speaking countries and got a 6/10! Can you do better? Click here to take the quiz. Take a screen shot of your score and email it to bordner@cityhigh.org or put it in your blog with a brief description of what you learned!