DIV: Cultura Lesson - Mate

Cultura - Mate

The Culture of Drinking Mate, Argentina's Favorite Pastime

Mate is a hot drink made with yerba mate, ground up herbal tea leaves and stems, packed into a gourd and sipped through a metal straw. Everyone in Argentina is crazy about it! It's not just a drink you pick from a menu at Starbucks, it's a social tradition, a way of life, a ritual they enjoy at every gathering. If you watch a movie at home in Argentina you will probably be drinking mate!

Let's watch this video and learn all about the mate tradition and how to make mate.

Lectura

Do you know what a bombilla is? What about a cebador? Can you name a famous soccer player that drinks mate every day?

Download the article titled "La Cultura de Beber Mate Links to an external site." to help you practice your Spanish reading comprehension skills. Read the article then, try to answer these questions:

1. ¿Dónde se bebe mate?
2. ¿Qué es una bombilla?
3. ¿Quién es el cebador?
4. ¿Cómo se llama el jugador de fútbol del club de fútbol Barcelona que toma mate?

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