Español III

This course completes the sequence for NYS credit in Languages Other Than English. 

Students completing the course will take the NYS Comrehensive Regent's Examination in Spanish. 

Students completing the course may choose to continue on to Spanish IV and Spanish V. 

Continuing on to at least level IV  is encouraged for anyone who is college-bound as it will eliminate the need to take a "General Education" language course at the college level. 

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Tapas  Student Lesson Page
(by Carol Pomares)

Prereading:
1. What do you think a "tapa" means?
2. In what country will you find these?
3. Do you think the recipes will be easy or difficult?
4. Is a "tortilla española" similar to a corn/flour tortilla?

During reading:*
1. Give the meaning of a "tapa".
2. Name some recipes.
3. Which recipes will be served cold?
4. Which recipes will be served hot?
5. What is the main ingredient of a tortilla española?
6. Which recipe has the fewest ingredients?
7. What kind of cooking oil is used?
8. Are the ingredients easily found in your supermarket?

* Choose 3 of the following sites (in English) for Tapa recipes:

http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0018.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/tapas1.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0020.html

http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/potatas-bravas1.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0019.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0002.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/flan1.html

2) choose 3 recipes from the following site(in Spanish):
See the sites listed below as well.

http://www.arrakis.es/~jols/tapas/recetases.html

3)Go to the following site for information of the history and background of tapas and "tapa hopping":
http://spanishfood.about.com/od/discoverspanishfood/f/faqtapas.htm

Post-reading:
1. What did you learn about the variety of tapas?
2. What did you learn about the origin of tapas?
3. What did you learn about "tapa hopping"?

Extension:

With a partner, choose 2 recipes (one from the English section and one from the Spanish section).
Make the 2 recipes at home, videotaping yourselves in the kitchen, making the tapas, and explaining what you are doing (en español). You may read from notes.
Bring your "tapas" to class to share and show the video.

Visit these sites to preview some tapas recipes.
Choose one you would like to prepare.

http://www.spanishfood.about.com/od/tapas/a/toptapas.htm

http://www.proper-spanish-tapas.com/index.html

This is a restaurant in Chicago, IL. Go to this site to see a Tapas menu.

http://www.cafeiberico.com