Los uniformes escolares en Costa Rica
Video link: https://wilkins.dropmark.com/2061480/37444457
Listen to this news report about new school uniforms in Costa Rica. Answer the questions below using the information you hear (and the visuals) in the video. Answer in English unless the question says to answer in Spanish.
1) Around the 0:45 mark, the announcer says what type of shirt all primary students must use. What type of shirt is it?
2) Around the 2:00 mark, the announcers say boys can wear pants or shorts accompanied with "un faja". Based on what you already know about school uniforms, what is a synonym in Spanish for "una faja**?
3) Around the 2:00 mark, the announcers say what the permitted colors of shoes are for this year. What are they?
4) After the shoe colors, she says, "o botas de hule en áreas vulnerables a inundaciones o terrenos complejos." What could "botas de hule" mean given the context?
5) Right now, $1.00 USD is worth about ~475 Costa Rican Colones. This exchange rate will change. But $10.00 is around ~4,500 - 5,00 Colones. What do you think about the prices of the articles of clothing in the video. Are they cheaper or more expensive than you would expect?
| Ropa | Ropa |
|---|---|
| sudadera | camisa |
| tenis | falda |
| camiseta | corbata |
| pantalones deportivos | cinturón |
| zapatos | pantalones |
| blusa | suéter |
Draw a line down the middle of the page in your notebook.
Use the list of articles of clothing above. In the left column, write, "uniforme de educación física" and in the right column write, "uniforme formal". We'll leave up the 10 vocabulary terms. Write the term in the correct column based on what type of article of clothing it is.