Introduction
By researching about tango you will be able to learn about its origins, Carlos Gardel's life, the special vocabulary used in lyrics (the "lunfardo") and many more interesting facts.I'm sure that you will also improve your English!
ENJOY WHAT TANGO HAS TO OFFER TO US!!
Task
As a final assigment you will work in groups of four.You will imagine that two participants are an English couple that visits Argentina and wants to know about tango, and the other two are members of a Tango Academy that will try to have two new students of this dance.To do this, you will write a dialogue between the couple and the Argentinian members of the academy including the most important information you have researched about the subject. Then, you will act it out for the class.
Process
1-Watch the first seven minutes of the following video about the history and meaning of tango.
2-Watch the firts part of the video again and Write T or F.Justify the false sentences.
- The favourite history of tango is that it started in the suburbs of the melting port of B.A, Argentina.
- Tango originated in B.A about 1700.
- Tango started as a women dance
- Tango was danced in Paris
Tango became an international phenomena in 1913
3-Complete the sentences:
- By 1930 however, tango was----------------------in Europe and a military coup in Argentina suppressed and censored tango for 10 years.
- The falling woman ......................................an icon of tango.
4-Answer:
- What are the lyrics of tango mostly about?
- What musical instruments made up a tango orchestra?
2-Carlos Gardel's life
1-Read the article " The documented historical truth, 70 years after "by Juan Carlos Esteban.
- Answer:
a- What did the Uruguayan state confirm about the origin of Carlos Gardel?
b-Why the origin of Gardel is full of controversies?
c-Who summoned Gardel to join the army?
d-What is your opinion about the article?
e-Do you know more about this amazing singer? If you have more information about him.Write it briefly.
3-"El gran Café Tortoni"
Read the following article:
- Now, answer the following questions:
- Why the "Café Tortoni" is such a special café?
- What very important celebrities visited the café during its more than 150 years of history?
- Was a tango named after the café?Who wote the lyrics? Who was the singer?
4-"Lunfardo"
Listen to the following song "Milonga lunfarda" by Edmundo Rivero:
Now, choose 5 lunfardo words and translate them into English.
5-Tango and Health
- Watch the video and read the article about what Dr. Patricia Mc Kinley has to say about the benefits of dancing tango for health:
http://www.todotango.com/english/history/chronicle/450/The-benefits-of-Argentine-tango-dancing/
Make a list of the main benefits.
6-Tango festival and World Cup 2017 coming soon!!
Read the official web page of tourism in B.A and then, write an e-mail inviting a friend to the shows.Remember than an e-mail has to be witten in an informal way.
https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/article/tango-festival-and-world-cup-2017
Evaluation
To pass this assigment you should
- Complete at least 4 of the 6 activities in the process section.
- Pass the final task
- Do not make important grammar mistakes
- Try to be organized
- Colaborate with you classmates
- Work as a team
Conclusion
Congratulations!! you completed the webquest! I hope you really enjoyed the subject I chose for you!! surely you learned new aspects about tango! and you made a revision of past simple, present simple and present continuous!!
Now as a prize watch this funny video and remember the dos and don'ts when dancing tango next Saturday as you always do!! enjoy!! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0wBNI7juPU
Credits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkNkSiqdPDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqfyhDeuX0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CMP7J-6QTY
http://www.todotango.com/english/history/chronicle/450/The-benefits-of-Argentine-tango-dancing/
https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/article/tango-festival-and-world-cup-2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0wBNI7juPU