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5: Holidays and Festivals
Task B:
A Tarsia puzzle
Task description
Students create a Tarsia puzzle around the idea of a trip to the target language country and develop
questions and answers related to the theme of holidays.
(i) Revise vocabulary from the previous task and build on it using the 'Tarsia questions' template.
(ii) Start by explaining and showing what a tarsia puzzle is.
(iii) Ask students to make their own tarsia, cut it out and exchange with another student to complete.
Learning
Outcomes
• Match questions and answers based on holidays.
• Use simple questions and answers with support to create a puzzle activity based on a holiday for their
classmates.
• Learn about places to visit and things to do while on holiday by playing games.
Resources
• Make a tarsia by scanning
the QR code:
• Tarsia questions template
(page 60).
• Devices.
• Printer.
• Scissors.
Observations for teachers
Tarsia puzzles are a jigsaw or domino
activity form of puzzle that students have
to solve. In a tarsia puzzle, each piece has
a question or answer in it. As students
match the pieces together correctly,
answers to questions are revealed. Each
triangular piece fits into another, creating
a perfect triangle shape at the end.
Expected time taken 1 to 2 hours
Key Phrase:
Voy a… (name of country, town or region)
Categories of people (family members, friends, etc.):
Voy con mi familia/con mis amigos
Key Language
Seasons, days and months:
Voy en julio/agosto/verano/Navidad
Types of accommodation:
Me alojo en un apartamento/en un hotel/en un cámping etc.
Weather:
¿Qué tiempo hace?
Hace sol/Hace calor/Llueve
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Stay:
¿Cuánto tiempo te quedas?
Me quedo 1 / 2 semanas / 1 mes
Travelling:
¿Cómo viajas?
Viajo en avión/en coche/en ferry/en tren
Activities while on holiday :
¿Qué vas a visitar?
Voy a ir a la playa/voy a visitar museos/voy a
ir al campo.