Cultura: Mercados al aire libre en Latinoamérica

Learning Objectives Identify at least five key professions found in Latin American open-air markets. Describe the daily activities of a market vendor using simple preterite and imperfect sentences. Compare and contrast two different market professions using comparative structures like 'más...que' and 'tan...como'. Use new vocabulary for professions, market items, and actions in written sentences. Ask and answer simple questions in the preterite tense about what someone sold or bought at the market. Write a short paragraph describing a past market scene, using both preterite and imperfect tenses. Imagine a bustling, colorful market full of amazing sights, sounds, and smells! 🌽🎨 Who are the people making it all happen? In this lesson, we'll explore...

TermDefinitionExample El/La vendedor(a)A vendor or seller; a person who sells things at a market.La vendedora de frutas vendió todas sus sandías ayer. El/La artesano(a)An artisan or craftsperson; a person who makes and sells handmade goods like jewelry, pottery, or textiles.El artesano hacía pulseras de muchos colores para vender. El/La agricultor(a)A farmer; a person who grows the food (fruits, vegetables) that is often sold at the market.El agricultor trajo papas frescas de su granja. El puestoA stall or stand; the specific spot or table where a vendor sells their products.El puesto de jugos era el más popular del mercado. La mercancíaThe merchandise or goods; the products that are for sale.La mercancía del artesano incluía collares, aretes y esculturas pequeñas. RegatearTo bargain or h...

Preterite Tense: Completed Actions Subject + preterite verb. (-ar: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron) (-er/-ir: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron) Use the preterite tense to talk about single, completed actions in the past. It answers the question 'What happened?'. For example, what a vendor sold or what a customer bought. Imperfect Tense: Descriptions & Ongoing Actions Subject + imperfect verb. (-ar: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -aban) (-er/-ir: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían) Use the imperfect tense to describe what the market was like, what people were doing, or what used to happen. It sets the scene and describes background actions. Making Comparisons más/menos + [adjective] + que (more/less...than) OR tan + [adjective] + como (as...as) Use these structures to c...