I can't take credit for this idea but I think it's a neat one.
Find movie trailers for a recent (or popular) release in Spanish but one that was shown in Spain and one that was shown in Latin America. Have students compare what they hear or possibly see.
The example I first saw for this can be found at Zambombazo, a site belonging to Zachary Jones. He created a great worksheet to go along with the two trailers for "Cinderella." The activity had students comparing the level of formality shown between characters. Here is a link to what I saw: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/learning/nature-science/?cid=fsbdev3_042978
I think this is a great way to link student interest to the target language. Plus you can adjust the level of difficulty for the task to as difficult or as simple as you want so this is an idea that can be adapted across abilities. I chose to use this activity in level four but I could have integrated it much lower.
Enjoy!
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