viernes, el tres de abril del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1) & Español Dos (2):

1. Talk about your upcoming Spring Break plans, answering the following question:

--¿Qué vas a hacer durante las vacaciones de primavera?

2. Sing our song of the week: “Perdido sin ti” by Menudo.

3. Learn some new gestures to better understand an episode of “¡Go, Diego, Go!”

Spanish 1 gestures (for today…don’t need to be officially learned for any tests):
juega a las escondidas = s/he plays hide-and-seek
¡ayúdenos! = help us!
eso suena como = that sounds like
trepa el árbol = s/he climbs the tree
el río = the river
salta = s/he jumps
los dedos = (the) fingers
oye / oigan = hear! (hey! / listen up!)
más de prisa = more in a hurry (faster)
el hogar = the home

Spanish 2 gestures (for today…don’t need to be officially learned for any tests):
juega a las escondidas = s/he plays hide-and-seek
eso suena como = that sounds like
trepa el árbol = s/he climbs the tree
el río = the river
más de prisa = more in a hurry (faster)
el hogar = the home
el bosque = the forest

4. View an episode of “¡Go, Diego, Go!” (“Las ranas arbolícolas de ojos rojos”). Nice job catching the missing words in the songs, and the following words:

(These don't need to be officially learned. Nice work catching their meaning by using the context well.)
perezosos = sloths
ballenas = whales
abejas = bees
pozo de lodo = mud pit
catalejo = small telescope
cocoteros = palm trees
linterna = flashlight (Spanish 1 only)
búhos = owls
balsa de goma = rubber raft

Homework: Enjoy Spring Break!