viernes, el siete de noviembre del dos mil ocho

Español Uno (1):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss weekend plans by answering the following question:

¿Qué vas a hacer durante el fin de semana? (What are you going to do during the weekend?)
…Voy a ____r…. (I’m going to….)

Ejemplos (Examples):
--Voy a ir al partido de fútbol americano.
--Voy a dormir un montón.
--Voy a comer en Chipotle con mi familia.
--Voy a jugar videojuegos.

2. Discuss the word “the” during Geek Out Grammar Session #3.

In Spanish there are four ways of expressing the, as with the following examples: el libro, la muchacha, los gatos, las profesoras. If the word is masculine and singular, we use the word “el.” If the word is feminine and singular, we use the word “la.” If the word is masculine and plural, we use the word “los.” If the word is feminine and plural, we use the word “las.”

The majority of nouns in Spanish are readily apparent as feminine or masculine, based upon how the word ends. We already know that the letter “o” indicates a word is masculine, and the letter “a” indicates a word is feminine.

Some nouns in Spanish aren’t clearly feminine or masculine just by looking at their ending. For those not clearly masculine or feminine, we just need to memorize their gender.

**While it is an expectation that you use the appropriate word for “the” when you have time to edit what you are writing (or saying), do not let too much conscious thought about always choosing correctly stop your communication. Accidentally using the wrong word for “the” will not cause confusion for a native speaker.

3. Sing our song of the week: “Eres”

4. Practice our gestures.

5. Practice listening with two Paso a paso listening activities. Good job catching the missing information spoken by other speakers, and at a faster rate!

Homework: Review, review, review! Especially those fundamental questions.

Español Dos (2):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Read definitions of our chapter 2 vocabulary and choose the word being defined.

2. Sing our song of the week: “Eres”

3. Practice our gestures.

4. Write a composition about our daily routine.

…Mi rutina diaria por la mañana empieza con despertarme a las seis. Segundo me ducho por siete minutos. Me cepillo los dientes y me cepillo el pelo. Me visto con pantalones, los zapatos, y una camiseta. Me seco el pelo después de peinarme el pelo. Mi madre cocina el desayuno para mí. Yo como el pan tostado con los huevos o el cereal con leche. Por lo menos yo como la fruta. Mi madre o mi padre me maneja a la escuela de PCFC a las siete y quince. Mi rutina diaria por la mañana es fácil porque yo tengo mucho tiempo por la mañana….

5. Quick grammar discussion of common errors in student essays:

Careful! “Me despierto” is different from “despertarme.” “Me despierto” communicates “I wake up,” while “despertarme” communicates “to wake myself up.” You would use the form “despertarme” in phrases like the following:

--Tengo que despertarme.
--Necesito despertarme.
--Debo despertarme.
--No quiero despertarme.
--Voy a despertarme.
--No puedo despertarme.

6. Receive a vocabulary list of fundamental reading words from Spanish 1 and the beginning of Spanish 2. While I don’t expect that you remember every word/phrase, I do expect that you prioritize learning those you have forgotten. Knowing the meaning of words like luego, por eso, ya, sobre, etc. will make a big difference in your reading abilities in Spanish.

Homework: Finish defining the reading vocabulary words/phrases. Consider making flashcards for those you did not remember.