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Strategies Reading for meaning and getting meaning from context You will be using this page primarily to see services provided especially for Spanish speakers who live in or are visiting New York. The pages that you will access will deal with culture, entertainment, transportation, and sports. A. Click on "Servicios Pblicos." http://www.paradero.com/newyork/servpublicos.htm 1. Check all of the modes of transportation from the list below that you find available in New York. _____ autobs _____ barco _____ coche _____ metro _____ caminar _____ tren _____ avin _____ bicicleta 2. Circle those above that are also in your community.
B. Click on "Arte y Cultura." http://www.paradero.com/newyork/cultura.htm 1. Scroll down the lists of "Centros y Organizaciones" and "Museos." Choose the titles that refer to Hispanic culture and art. 2. Write them here. Name Description under name ____________________ ___________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________ ____________________ ___________________________________ 3. Explain which places in your community are similar to these places.
C. Click on "Medios." http://www.paradero.com/newyork/medios.htm 1. Indicate which television channels and radio stations broadcast in Spanish.
D. Click on "Deporte." http://www.paradero.com/newyork/deporte.htm 1. Scroll down through "Noticias." Which channel would broadcast sports in Spanish?
3. Is this a channel that you have access to in your area? Yes ____ No ____
E. As you completed Activities A- D, how did you know which resources were related to Spanishspeakers? How were they different from the other resources available?