Español Uno (1):
Today’s Agenda:
1. Self-assess our ability to correctly conjugate our four irregular verbs: ser, estar, tener & ir. Practice using all four in context.
2. Discuss a new grammar topic on the last page of our pink packet: “boot verbs” (also called “stem-changing verbs”).
You have been using “boot verbs,” you just didn’t realize that they were a bit special. “Boot verbs” have a special spelling change inside the “boot” of the verb.
Let’s take a look at a boot verb you’ve seen:
JUGAR (u-->ue)
juego…………………………jugamos
juegas………………………………………
juega………………………….juegan
Jugar changes u-->ue.
ALL other boot verbs change either (e-->i), (e-->ie), (o-->ue).
............(e-->i):
decir (to say) ***…decir is a little irregular in the yo form
............(e-->ie):
entender (to understand)
cerrar (to close)
empezar (to begin)
querer (to want)
............(o-->ue):
dormir (to sleep)
poder (to be able to / to “can”)
***We will be practicing boot verbs up through Thanksgiving, so if you will be gone multiple days, please take a look at the blog each day to stay caught up!!!
3. Listen to our song of the week: “Vive el verano.”
4. Practice our gestures.
5. Finish reviewing 3-6 from yesterday.
6. Begin the homework.
Homework: 3-8 & 3-9 in the workbook (evens in English). Also for each statement, decide WHY we are using estar—location?, emotions?, health?
Español Dos (2):
Today's Agenda:
1. Self-assess our recall of our high-frequency vocabulary for speaking & writing in the past:
Our stories have largely focused on teaching you the following high-frequency vocabulary in the past. These words are ESSENTIAL for basic storytelling.
Being able to correctly say & write these words is an expectation. Doing so will allow you to comfortably tackle any of our speaking or writing assessments.
Students who know these well, have generally:
--reread the stories (over and over!)
--practiced telling spontaneous stories aloud (using previous pictures or new pictures)
--made flashcards and studied them
--there was/there were……………………........había
--s/he called him/herself………………………...se llamaba
--s/he went……………………………………….......fue
--s/he saw……………………………………….........vio
--s/he did / made…………………………………...hizo
--s/he was (angry / sad / sick / busy)………estaba
--s/he was (tall / funny / an astronaut)…....era
--s/he walked……………………………………......anduvo
--s/he said to him/her…………………………….le dijo
--s/he asked him/her……………………………..le preguntó
--s/he answered him/her………………………..le contestó
--s/he gave to him/her…………………………...le dio
--s/he had (medicine / lots of friends)……....tenía
--s/he got (an idea)………………………………....tuvo
--it was (sunny / warm).………………………....hacía
--it was raining…………………………………........llovía
--it was cloudy…………………………………........estaba nublado
--it was one o’clock…………………………….......era la una
--it was two o’clock…………………………….......eran las dos
--s/he became (upset / nervous)……………..se puso
--s/he put on (shoes)……………………………...se puso
--s/he was going to arrive……………………….iba a llegar
--s/he couldn’t find……………………………......no podía encontrar
2. Listen to our song of the week: “Te busqué.”
**Two more important high-frequency words were added to the list from our warm-up:
--s/he wanted...................................................quería
--s/he knew (how to).......................................sabía
3. Practice our gestures.
The following new gestures were established:
--es de tamaño mediano (grande / pequeño)
--firma el cheque
--se lo paga con dinero en efectivo
--los vende
--lo encuentra
--escoge a alguien
--la ropa apretada
--la ropa floja
--está de moda
4. Finish reviewing 3-1 & 3-2.
5. Begin the homework.
Homework: 3-3 & 3-4 in the workbook.
