martes, el veinticuatro de noviembre del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Announcement: You will receive yesterday’s reading assessment tomorrow.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Take a practice quiz on the present tense forms of our four, irregular verbs:

IR (to go)
voy……………..vamos
vas……………………
va……………….van

TENER (to have)
tengo…………..tenemos
tienes………………….
tiene……………tienen

SER (to be—“permanent”…physical & personality traits, time, calendar)
soy…………….somos
eres………………….
es………………son

ESTAR (to be—“temporary”…emotions & health; location)
estoy…………..estamos
estás…………………..
está…………….están

2. Practice our basic questions, adding three new words to our list of physical traits on the “¿Cómo eres?” page:

--rubio/a….(blond)
--moreno/a…(dark-haired, not fair-skinned)
--pelirrojo/a…(red-headed)

3. Practice our gestures.

4. Tackle a few listening activities for chapter 3, as we practice listening to others’ voices in Spanish.

5. Practice conjugating a few more “boot” verbs on our pink packet:

EMPEZAR [e-->ie] (to start)
empiezo……………empezamos
empiezas……………………….
empieza…………….empiezan

QUERER [e-->ie] (to want)
quiero……………..queremos
quieres………………………
quiere……………..quieren

6. (2nd period only): Begin to review 3-7 in the workbook.

Homework: Study your pink packets!

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Receive Friday’s grammar quiz on preterite verbs.

2. Read a funny example of how our words get changed when using online translators. Nice job this year having academic integrity and not using online translators for any class work.

While there is a place (in non-academic settings) for resorting to online translators, they are very flawed and should only be used when there is no better option!!!

3. Practice our chapter 3 gestures.

4. Quick game: guess the vocabulary being defined as Profe Nick reads definitions aloud.

5. Review our demonstrative adjectives & pronouns.

6. Begin the homework: 3-5 & 3-8 in the workbook.

Homework: If you didn’t finish 3-5 & 3-8 in class, please do so.