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Flashcards by Teacher Alex, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Teacher Alex
almost 11 years ago
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| Welcome to this set of Flashcards! Ready to start? | There are some questions and pics, but we are starting off with some maps. What do they tell you? |
| Spanish as official language (darkest red) 1,000,000+; 100,000+; 20,000+ Active learning of Spanish | |
| Spanish spoken in the USA. Darker shades of blue indicate higher percentages of Spanish speakers. | |
| What does the word "Spanglish" mean? | The word is formed by combining 2 languages: Spanish + English |
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spanglish (image/jpg)
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Learning / Speaking two Languages: Spanish and English |
| Who are the main characters in the movie? What are their jobs? | Flor Moreno (maid), John Clasky (Chef), Deborah Clasky (stay-at-home mom), 3 children (pupils) |
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Flor_Moreno (image/jpg)
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This is Flor Moreno, a Mexican immigrant and the Clasky's new housekeeper. |
| What is Flor's attitude towards her roots? | She's very proud of her roots, values and language and wishes to raise her daughter accordingly. |
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John_Clasky (image/jpg)
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This is John Clasky, an American chef from a white upper-class and Flor's new employer. |
| How would you describe John? | He's a compassionate, loving husband and father; down to earth character. |
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Deborah (image/jpg)
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This is Deborah Clasky, John's wife and a stay-at-home mom. |
| How would you describe Deborah? | She is a neurotic housewife who becomes self-absorbed. |
| Who is Evelyn Wright? What is her problem? | She is Deborah's mother and she's an alcoholic. |
| Where does the movie take place? | In Los Angeles, California / USA. |
| What sources of conflict can you point out? | Language and culture can arise conflicts as well as education. |
| Is Flor willing to learn English? If yes, what for? How do you know? | She desperately needs to learn English to communicate effectively and uses all means to achieve her goal: audio texts, TV programmes, repetitions,... |
| How does Flor deal with her new surroundings? | There is a language barrier that she wishes to overcome by learning English; She gets annoyed when she realizes that Deborah is overstepping her bounds and ends up leaving. |
| Who has been the most influential person in Cristina's life? | Her mother (Flor) has. |
| Why does (grown-up) Cristina say so??? | She acknowledges that her life rests firmly and happily due to her mother. Values and roots are much more important than money. She is the only bilingual, the real "Spanglish". |
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