martes, el veintiocho de octubre del dos mil ocho

Español Uno (1):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. To our "para empezar" ("in order to begin") warm-up.

¿Qué hora es?
Son las doce y treinta y uno. [Answer: 12:31]
Son las ocho y cuarto. [Answer: 8:15]
Son las cinco y cuarenta y cinco. [Answer: 5:45]
Es la una y cinquenta y cuatro. [Answer: 1:54]
Son las once y dieciséis. [Answer: 11:16]

Las matemáticas en español (más = plus, menos = minus, son = equals)
Tres más nueve son doce. [Answer: 3 + 9 = 12]
Catorce más trece son veintisiete. [Answer: 14 + 13 = 27]
Treinta y uno más diecinueve son cinquenta. [Answer: 31 + 19 = 50]
Once menos once son cuatro. [Answer: 11 + 4 = 7]
Ciento veinticinco menos cuarenta y cinco son ochenta. [Answer: 125 + 45 = 80]

2. Listen to our new song of the week: "Me pregunto." Good job catching the missing words: estás, va, sólo

3. Practice our gestures. How well can you produce the Spanish when I gesture for you? (Not bad, Spanish 1!!)

4. Take a numbers quiz. Remember, the value of assessments is that they provide us important information. If you did not get an A or B on our number quiz, you know that you need to put in some extra time studying those numbers.

5. Read more in Pobre Ana.

New vocabulary
saca buenas notas = s/he gets good grades
(1st period only):
un centro comercial = a shopping center
compra = s/he buys
siempre = always
le pide = s/he asks him/her for

Homework: None, but remember that repetition is the KEY to language acquisition, so anything you choose to do to give yourself extra repetition is worthwhile.

Español Dos (2):

Submitted: Yesterday's reflexive verb worksheet.

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. To our "para empezar" ("in order to begin") warm-up.

¿Cómo se dice “to wash”? [Answer: lavar]
¿Cómo se dice “to wash myself”? [Answer: lavarme]
¿Cómo se dice “I need to wash myself”? [Answer: necesito lavarme]
¿Cuál es otra versión de “I need to wash myself”? [Answer: me necesito lavar]
¿Cómo se dice “to stand yourself up”? [Answer: levantarte]
¿Cómo se dice “you have to stand yourself up”? [Answer: tienes que levantarte]
¿Cuál es otra versión de “you have to stand yourself up”? [Answer: te tienes que levantar]
¿Cómo se dice “I should sit myself down”? [Answer: debo sentarme / me debo sentar]
¿Cómo se dice “they want to bathe themselves”? [Answer: quieren bañarse / se quieren bañar]
¿Cómo se dice “we can stand ourselves up”? [Answer: podemos levantarnos / nos podemos levantar]

2. Listen to our new song of the week: "Me pregunto." Good job catching the missing words: lejos, gente, viene, para

What type of verb is "me pregunto"? [Answer: a reflexive verb]

3. Practice our old gestures. How well can you produce the Spanish when I gesture for you? (Not good, Spanish 2!! You need to make up the difference and study your target vocabulary.)

4. Learn some new gestures.

New gestures:
se ducha (s/he showers him/herself)
se viste (s/he dresses him/herself)
se peina (s/he combs him/herself)
toca el contrabajo (s/he plays the bass)
reparte el periódico (s/he delivers the newspaper)

5. Finish (or nearly finish, 4th hour....) the story "Ralph, el desordenado." Remember, it's your responsibility to write down the meanings of any previously unknown words.

New vocabulary:
le robó dos dólares a su hermanito (s/he stole two dollars from his/her little brother)
¡No le robes…! (Don’t steal….from him/her….!)
Sólo iba a poder comer (s/he was only going to be able to eat)
¡No te pongas…! (Don’t put on…!)
pantaloncitos (little pants)
empezó a correr (s/he started to run)
los dos dólares se le cayeron (the two dollars fell from him)
alguien se los robó (someone stole them from him)
mientras (while)
(5th & 6th periods only):
no había desayunado (s/he hadn’t eaten)
sólo había bebido (s/he had only drunk)
eso (that)
tanto (so much)
De repente (Suddenly)
pesadilla (nightmare)

Homework: Make flashcards for your gesturing vocabulary. Remember, the onus is on YOU to learn your vocabulary if the repetition we get in class isn't enough.