Lección 6: ¡Vamos de compras!

The following information is for class on Tuesday, December 4th:

Please bring your workbooks with the following pages completed:

Pg. 198 (Ej. 19-1) #1-10

Pg. 199 (Ej. 19-2) #1-10

Pg. 200 (Ej. 19-3) all

Please copy the vocabulary into your notebook Unit 7 Vocabulary

We will be learning about buying items, clothing and shopping vocabulary. We will learn how to compare things in Spanish and how to differentiate between items.

For Thursday's session, write out your Christmas shopping list in Spanish (example below).

Lista de Regalos para la Navidad:

Emmeline: una mesa y cuatro sillas, una muñeca de Mickey Mouse, carros

Scott: una camisa, canciones para el equipo de MP3, un libro

Mamá: un chaleco de Carhart, unos cuchillos para la cocina

Papá: un chaleco de Carhart, un libro

Gigi: una fotografía de sus nietos

etc...

Tarea: due el martes, el 11 de diciembre
Write a paragraph comparing yourself with a good friend. Use "más...que", "menos...que", "tan...como" and "tantos...como" at least one time each. (example below)

Comparison Paragraph:
"Mi amiga Meghan es más rubia que yo.  Meghan es menos alta que yo.  Ella es tan inteligente que yo.  Ella tiene tantos perros como yo.  Meghan es más simpática que yo."

Unidad 5: La comida

 The following information is for class on Tuesday, November 6th:

Copy the new vocabulary list on food, drinks and cooking-

Unit 5 Vocabulary
Stem-Changing Verbs
Tú Commands

Tarea: (due el martes, el 13 de noviembre)

In your workbook, "Practice Makes Perfect", complete the following exercises:
1. pg. 66 (Ej. 8-1)
2. Pg. 68 (Ej. 8-2)
3. Pg. 71 (Ej. 8-3)


In class on November 13th, we will talk about giving orders or commands in Spanish.  We will use these when giving directions for cooking and making meals.

Tarea: (due el martes, el 4 de diciembre)

1. Do the practice exercise at http://www.studyspanish.com/practice/informcomm1.htm
2. Send me your score for the exercise at http://www.studyspanish.com/tests/informcomm1.htm


3. Give instructions on how to make a certain food, using commands. Here is an example:


Ten el pan, el cuchillo, la mayonesa, la lechuga, el tomate, el jamón y el queso. Pon el pan en el plato. Con el cuchillo, cubre el pan con la mayonesa. Lava el tomate y la lechuga. Corta el tomate y pon dos piezas de tomate en el pan. Pon una hoja de lechuga encima (on top of) la lechuga. Ahora, pon el jamón y el queso. Finalmente, pon el pan encima. ¡Tienes un sándwich de jamón y queso!


4. In your Workbook, "Practice Makes Perfect", complete the following exercises:

Pg. 198 (Ej. 19-1) #1-10

Pg. 199 (Ej. 19-2) #1-10

Pg. 200 (Ej. 19-3) all

Unidad Cuatro: Mi familia y yo

The following is information for class on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd.
Please copy the following vocabulary into your notebook.
Vocabulario: Unidad 4

We will be learning the verbs Tener and Hay and will use our Possessive Adjectives and the Personal "a" to talk about our families.

http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=jcd&wcsuffix=0587&area=view

http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=jcd&wcsuffix=0598&area=view


Remember to finish your Presentation for Thursday's class at the Public Library.

Tarea (para el martes, el 30 de octubre):
In your workbook Practice Makes Perfect, please complete the following activities:
1. pg. 32 (Ej. 3-1) You may have to use the glossary for some words.
2. pg. 38-40 (Ej. 4-3)
3. pg. 44 (Ej. 5-1)

4. Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) telling who the members of your family are.  See the example below:

Me llamo Gillian Peters. Mi esposo es Scott Peters. Mis hijas son Emmeline Grace Peters y Margot Grace Peters. Mis padres son Robert y Kathleen. Mis hermanos son Kristin, Kendra, Robbie, Kate y Cean. Mis cuñados son Chris, J, Heather, Matt y Brian. Mis tíos (los hermanos de mi padre) son Nancy, Cean, Michael, Nicholas, Lynn y Bitsy. Mis tíos (los hermanos de mi madre) son Mary Ann, Diane, Eileen y Bert. Tengo una familia muy grande. 


 

Lección 4: Continuación

The following information is for class el martes, el 9 de octubre:

We are still using the numbers, dates and time vocabulary. We will continue some activities to make sure we know the vocabulary well.

We will be learning how to identify and conjugate -AR, -ER and -IR verbs.

Practice with SER and Verbs



Tarea: Due el martes, el 16 de octubre: 

1. In your Practice Makes Perfect workbook: pgs. 6-7 (Ej. 1-1), pg. 9-10 (Ej. 1-3), Pg. 12 (Ej. 1-5- Just the verbs)

Lección 4: La hora, el día, el mes y el año

The following information is for class on Tuesday, October 4th. Please copy the following vocabulary into your notebook:

Vocabulario Unidad 3

We will be learning numbers, days, months, holidays and how to tell time.  On Thursday Oct. 6th, we will meet at Academy on McCann Rd.

Tarea:

Please complete the following activities for homework.

1. If you have an iTouch, iPhone or iPad, download the free version of MindSnacks Spanish and play to learn the numbers. http://www.mindsnacks.com/

2. Write out the following times in Spanish: 

A. 8:30 a.m.

B. 10:13 p.m.

C. 6:05 a.m.

D. 9:55 p.m.

E. 12:00 noon

3. Write out the following dates in Spanish:

A. October 31, 2011

B. July 4th, 1776

C. September 11th, 2001

D. May 5th, 1862

E. your birthday and birth year

4. Write out the following numbers in Spanish:

A. ¿Cuántos canales de televisión tienes (do you have)?

B. ¿Cuántas clases tienes (do you have)?

C. ¿Cuántos minutos hay (are there) en un día?

D. ¿Cuántos animales tienes (do you have)?

E. ¿Cuántos días hay (are there) en un año?

5. Complete the test and bring it to class on Tuesday. 

Test for Pronouns, Ser, Adjectives, Gender

Lección Tres: ¿Qué te gusta?

The following information is for class on Tuesday, September 25th, 2012.

We will use the same vocabulary that you copied for the last class, but we will focus on the following sections: "to talk about activities", "to talk about sports", "to talk about classes", "to talk about animals", "to say what you like to do", "to say what you don't like to do", "to talk about what someone likes or doesn't like".

Clase:
In class we will review last week's material and learn how to use the phrase "Me gusta".

Tarea:

1. Complete the worksheet below. You can either print it and hand it in on Tuesday, Oct. 2 OR copy and paste it and email the answers to me. 
Me gusta Practice Worksheet

2. Listen to the following native speakers and answer the questions below:

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/beg05ex.html

A ella le gustan mucho los deportes.
a. Sí
b. No

No le gusta nada el arte.
a. Sí
b. No

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/beg05c.html

A José no le gustan nada los deportes.
a. Sí
b. No

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/beg05d.html

A Alejandra le gusta cocinar.
a. Sí
b. No

A ella no le gusta bailar, pero le encanta cantar.
a. Sí

b. No


3. Write a paragraph in Spanish about yourself and 2 other people in your family, describing them. The paragraph should be at least 5 sentences long.  Here is an example: 

Me llamo Profesora Peters. Yo soy morena y mediana- no soy alta y no soy baja. Scott es trabajador y gracioso. Él es moreno también. Emmeline es bonita y pequeña. Es una chica divertida. Mis perros, Fitzhugh y Goosey son atrevidos y deportistas.

Lección Dos: ¿Quién soy yo?

The following information will be used in class on September 18th and 25th.

Please copy the following vocabulary into your notebook.  It is a little longer than our lists will usually be, but I think the vocabulary is useful.

Vocabulario Unidad 2

Clase: In class, we will talk about gender and number, as applied to adjectives and nouns.

Gender and Agreement

We will also learn how to conjugate the verb SER and find out what "conjugation" means.

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yo	soy	nosotros	somos
tú	eres	vosotros	sois
él, ella, usted	es	ellos, ellas, ustedes	son

HINTS for HOMEWORK and TEST:

When conjugating SER, look for the subject of the sentence before the blank. If it is not the following straight-forward pronouns- yo, tu, el, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes- then you can go by these hints: 

A name or a singular noun - it will be "es" because it refers back to it or he/she
Two or more people or a plural noun - it will be "son" because it refers back to they/them

On the test, you will see phrases that you will have to replace with a pronoun (yo, tu, el, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes).  This is asking "what is a simpler way to refer to these people or things?" Here are some examples-

mi perro (my dog) = él  (one male, so it is "he")

Noah y Franklin = ellos (two males, so it is "they")

las clases (the classes) = ellas (two feminine nouns, so it is "they")

tú y yo= nosotros (you and i or "we")

Tarea:

After class on September 18th, please complete the following activities:

1. Worksheet Packet.

2. In "Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses", do activity 2-1 on pg. 23-24 and 2-2 on pg. 24.

3. Without using your notes, complete Test for Pronouns, Ser, Adjectives, Gender  and email me your answers OR print it out and bring your test to class.
4. Write a paragraph in Spanish about yourself and 2 other people in your family, describing them. The paragraph should be at least 5 sentences long.  Here is an example: 

Me llamo Profesora Peters. Yo soy morena y mediana- no soy alta y no soy baja. Scott es trabajador y gracioso. Él es moreno también. Emmeline es bonita y pequeña. Es una chica divertida. Mis perros, Fitzhugh y Goosey son atrevidos y deportistas.

Lección Uno: Saludos

The following information is for the first class, on September 11th, from 12:30-3:30.


Take a look at the Spanish Alphabet. We will go over this in class, but the most important letters to learn are the vowels: A, E, I, O, U.


Copy the following vocabulary into a spiral notebook to use in class on Tuesday, September 11th. 
Vocabulario Unidad 1

Clase:
¿Por qué es importante hablar el español?
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/01/26/why-it-pays-to-be-bilingual/

¿Dónde se habla el español?
http://www.purposegames.com/game/spanish-speaking-countries-quiz

Tarea: Due on Tuesday, September 18th. 

1. Watch the following videos and fill in the blanks with the appropriate information:

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/beg08ex.html

Video 1:

Se llama ___________.

Es de __________. 

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/beg09c.html#

Video 2:

Su nombre es __________. 

Tiene _______ años.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/int12d.html

Video 3: 

Se llama __________. 

Es de ___________. 

Le gusta __________.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/vid/int12b.html

Video 4: 

Se llama ___________. 

Es de ___________. 

Tiene _________ años. 

2. Please write the following questions on flashcards, with an acceptable answer on the back:

¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cómo estás?
¿De dónde eres?
¿Qué tiempo hace?
¿Cómo se dice...?
¿Cómo se escribe...?