Recicla Vidrio www.reciclavidrio.com/entrar.htm

This is a Spanish children’s site to encourage the recycling of glass.  It is very visually appealing with nice graphics and games. 
 
As a whole class activity, the class could look at ‘Datos Curiosos sobre el Reciclaje de Vidrio’ to gain their interest.  The ‘Cadena de Reciclaje’ has a simple diagram explaining the recycling of glass.
 
Individually, pupils can read the information and advice on glass recycling, and perhaps answer questions about it devised by the teacher.  As the text contains important information highlighted in italics, it is quite easy to read the key points.  There is also a lot of useful vocabulary in this section to describe recycling, and pupils could use it to build up a vocabulary bank for the topic.
 
Some of the interactive games are suitable for KS3 pupils, such as the opportunity to send a message in bottle.  Pupils could compose this first in class, and perhaps think of a futuristic message that they would like to send to someone in fifty years time related to the
 
Activity
Teacher to go to ‘Para profesores’, click on ‘Materiales’ and ‘Folleto genérico’.
This colourful, simple leaflet can be used on screen or printed out and laminated for use as a reading comprehension activity.
 
Relevance to the New Curriculum
Key concepts

Linguistic competence: developing the skills of reading in a range of situations and contexts (vocabulary for conservation and recycling)

Intercultural understanding: recognising that there are different ways of seeing the world: compare the way that sustainability is taught in Spain and the UK.
 
Key processes

Developing language-learning strategies: use knowledge of English when learning Spanish

Developing language skills: respond appropriately to written texts