miércoles, el tres de febrero del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Announcement: Tomorrow is the second day of Stanford testing. Please come in well-rested and having eaten breakfast. Stanford scores are used by teachers in the district, and can have an important influence on placement decisions, for instance.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice writing words as Profe Nick spells them aloud in Spanish.

--F-O-RR-O
--B-A-Q-U-E-T-A-S
--E-N-Y-E-S-A-D-O
--J-A-G-U-A-R
--Z-A-N-C-U-D-A

2. Listen to our new song of the week, "Tú." Nice job catching the first three missing words: zapatos, escribo, vivo.

3. Practice our gestures, and establish new gestures for:

--se quita la bufanda………………………….s/he takes the scarf off him/herself
--le falta un zapato………………….……….. “a shoe is missing to him/her” …. (s/he needs a shoe)
--le queda bien………………………………….it fits him/her well
--le queda mal / no le queda bien…….....it doesn’t fit him/her well

Homework: Consider making flashcards for our new chapter 6 vocabulary!

Español Dos (2):

Announcement: Tomorrow is the second day of Stanford testing. Please come in well-rested and having eaten breakfast. Stanford scores are used by teachers in the district, and can have an important influence on placement decisions, for instance.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice writing words as Profe Nick spells them aloud in Spanish.

--F-O-RR-O
--B-A-Q-U-E-T-A-S
--E-N-Y-E-S-A-D-O
--J-A-G-U-A-R
--Z-A-N-C-U-D-A

2. Listen to our new song of the week, "Amor del bueno." Nice job catching the first three missing words: entraste, horario, fuiste.

3. Finish defining our chapter 6 vocabulary and establish some new gestures.

Cultural Note: Discussion about saying "hello" and "good-bye" in Spanish-speaking countries. In Spain, when two women or a man and a woman say "hello," or "good-bye," they lean in to kiss each others' cheeks two times. In Latin America, when two women or a man and a woman say "hello" or "good-bye," they lean in to kiss each others' cheeks one time. It would be very impolite to not lean in for this type of kiss.

Unlike in the US, it is NOT traditional to shake hands when meeting someone new. Even with a person you're meeting for the first time, you would greet them with two kisses (Spain) or one kiss (Latin America).

Homework: Consider making flashcards for our chapter 6 vocabulary!