1. Warm up by chatting with the class using previously learned vocabulary, phrases, and structures.
2. Briefly go over the Lesson 13 objectives. To orient your students to the lesson theme, have them explain what's going on in the lesson opener photograph.
3. Present the illustrated Contextos vocabulary using Transparencies 47-48. You should also point out to students the vocabulary contained in the Más vocabulario box and in the La conservación box. In addition, you may want to point out and discuss the information contained in the Variación léxica box.
4. Using the Student Cassette/CD, work through Práctica activity 1 with the class.
5. Have your students do any assigned Práctica activities, then work through your choice of the remaining Práctica activities, then have your students do your choice of the Comunicación activities.
6. Preview the Fotonovela.

1. Have your students read the Fotonovela and familiarize themselves with the Expresiones útiles.
2. Have your students prepare one or more of the Reacciona a la fotonovela activities so you can go over them orally during the next class session.
3. As an ongoing project, have your students read the first Panorama section on Colombia as they work through the lesson. Tell them you will ask them oral questions based on the ¿Qué aprendiste? activity the day before you administer this lesson's Prueba.

1. Have your students do the Lesson 13 Contextos activities in the Workbook Activities section of the Student Activities Manual.
2. Have your students do the Lesson 13 Contextos activities in the Laboratory Activities section of the Student Activities Manual.
3. Have students work through the Lesson 13 Contextos section on the Interactive CD-ROM.

Day 2
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

1. Warm up by chatting with the class using previously learned vocabulary, phrases, and structures.
2. Discuss the Enfoque cultural with the class.
3. Play the video in class using the Video CD-ROM or VHS tape.
4. Ask a few comprehension questions and then go over the assigned Reacciona a la fotonovela activities. Have the class work through your choice of the remaining Reacciona a la fotonovela activities.
5. Preview and present the Ortografía page then work through your choice of the activities with your class.
6. Preview Estructura 13.1.

ASSIGNMENT

1. Have your students study Estructura 13.1.
2. Have your students prepare the Inténtalo activity and Práctica activity 1 so that you can go over them orally during the next class session.
3. Remind your students to continue reading this lesson's first Panorama section and familiarizing themselves with the ¿Qué aprendiste? activity.

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE OPTIONS

1. Have your students review the Lesson 13 video module on the Video CD-ROM and do the corresponding activities in the Video Activities section of the Student Activities Manual.
2. Have your students work through the Lesson 13 Fotonovela section on the Interactive CD-ROM.
3. Have your students do the Lesson 13 Pronunciación section in the Laboratory Activities section of the Student Activities Manual.
4. Have your students work through the Lesson 13 Ortografía activities on the Interactive CD-ROM.