Games & puzzles
Description of the work to be undertaken:
How?: The Games & puzzles file includes a play activity that introduces other information about the Port of Santander. The students must complete the vowels that are missing. The poem is by Gerardo Diego:
BAHÍA NATAL (THE BAY OF MY BIRTH)
Cristal feliz de mi niñez huraña, (Blessed mirror of my timid childhood,)
mi clásica y romántica bahía, (my classic and romantic bay,)
consuelo de hermosura y geografía, (landscape of comfort and beauty,)
bella entre bellas del harem de España. (more beautiful than any other in Spain.)
La luna sus mil lunas en ti baña (You bathe the thousand faces of the moon)
-tu pleamar, qué amor de cada día-, (-your high tide, such love every day-,)
y te rinden reflejo y pleitesía (they show you respect and reflection)
montañas, cielo y luz de la Montaña. (mountains, sky and light from the mountain.)
Mi alma todas tus horas, una a una, (My soul knows, makes out,)
sabe y distingue y nombra y encadena. (names and links your hours, one by one)
De mi vivir errante fuiste cuna (You were nursemaid and witness to my wandering)
nodriza, y de mis sueños madre plena. (being, and vibrant mother of my dreams.)
La muerte, madre mía, a ti me una, (May death unite us, mother of mine,)
agua en tu agua, arena de tu arena. (water to water, sand to sand.)
Where?: In the classroom.
When?: After the visit.
Using what?: Complementary activities.
Assessment: For the teacher to decide.
Piece of work linked to the following stage areas: Knowledge of the surrounding area and Spanish language.
Activity objectives:
To provide the teacher with materials which complement some of the content in the guide.
To stimulate the students using activities that are fun and creative.
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