Task 10. Create a webquest

ACTIVITY ONE

Let’s talk about Mexico!

Here you have a map of Mexico where you should find the following areas:

1- Find Mexico’s capital, Mexico City, and paint it in yellow.

2- Locate the Pacific Ocean and paint it in blue.

3- Locate the Gulf of Mexico and paint it in orange.

4- Find the Gulf of Campeche and paint it in brown.

5- Locate the Yucatan Peninsula.

6- Locate the Baja Peninsula.

7- Find the Sonoran Desert.

8- Trace the path of the Rio Grande in purple.

9- Trace the USA border in black.

Copy the image and use Paint to point out those areas. You could use this map to help you:

ACTIVITY TWO

Now it’s time for reading a little bit. You should go to the National Geography website and read the Nature, People & Culture and History sections in order to answer these questions:

1- Where is Mexico located?

2- What kind of species could you find in Mexico’s west coast and eastern Mexico?

3- What is the origin of Mexican people?

4- How important are sports in Mexico?

5- Where was the first complex society created?

6- Which were the diseases that Spanish people brought to the Aztecs?

ACTIVITY THREE

Are you keen on cooking? Do you like tacos?

You should complete the recipe while watching this video. Here are the ingredients:

lettuce      olive oil   chicken cut into small pieces   garlic powder     onion  powder         corn tortillas     tomatoes      Cheddar cheese      sour cream       lemonade    bay leaf

Ingredients

• 1 pound ____________________
• 1 cup ______________________
• 2 tablespoons _______________
• 1 tablespoon ________________
• 1/2 teaspoon ________________
• 1/2 teaspoon ________________
• 1 _________________________
• 1 (12 ounce) package ________________
• 1 ______________________
• 2 large _______________________
• 8 ounce ______________________
• 8 ounce ______________________

ACTIVITY FOUR

Do you know anything about the Independence Day of Mexico? Let's check it!
You should complete this table with the information required. This timetable may help you.

ACTIVITY FIVE

Write An Aztec Story. Find out what Aztec life was like in other websites. See if you can find out what they ate, what their houses were like, and what typical activities they had. Then write a short story featuring the daily life of an Aztec youngster.

These websites may help you:

- Aztec Daily Life

- Aztec Lifestyle

- Aztecs

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ACTIVITY SIX  

It's your turn! Write a booklet report about a real trip to Mexico. You should include the most important sightseeings, some details about the people, its culture and traditions and anything you consider interesting.