lunes, el tres de mayo del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss the weekend, answering four of our fundamental weekend questions:

--¿Qué tuviste que hacer?
--¿Qué ibas a hacer que no pudiste hacer?
--¿A qué hora viniste a PCFC hoy?
--¿Qué te pusiste esta mañana?

3. Write three new irregular verbs on our blue, preterite packet:

VENIR (“came” in the preterite)
vine…………………..vinimos
viniste……………………………
vino……………………vinieron

PONER (“put” in the preterite)
puse………………….pusimos
pusiste……………………………
puso…………………..pusieron

CONDUCIR (“drove” in the preterite)
conduje………………condujimos
condujiste…………………………….
condujo………………condujeron

4. Practice some of our irregular, preterite verbs.

5. Practice our ch. 9 gestures.

Homework: None officially, though making flashcards is always a good idea!

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss the weekend, answering four of our fundamental weekend questions:

--¿Qué tuviste que hacer?
--¿Qué ibas a hacer que no pudiste hacer?
--¿A qué hora viniste a PCFC hoy?
--¿Qué te pusiste esta mañana?

3. Practice our ch. 9 gestures.

4. Discuss “por” & “para,” writing down the following key uses on our por/para packet:

POR
--to express gratitude/apology………”thank you for…” / “I’m sorry for…”
--to show a measurement……..”thirty miles per hour….”
--“through” / “along” / “in the area of”……..”through the park” / “along the beach”
--an exchange/sale…….”I paid thirty dollars for the shirt.”
--“on behalf of” / “in favor of”…….”He called on behalf of her.” / “I’m in favor of that idea.”
--length of time………”we’re reading for ten minutes….”
--general time frame……..”I like to exercise during the morning.”
--means of communication/transportation…..”I talked on the phone.” / “I went by bus.”
--cause/reason……………”Because of the cold air, I got the chills.”
--multiplication/divison……”2 times 2 is 4.” / “4 divided by 2 is 2.”

PARA
--destination……………….”He’s leaving for Florida.”
--purpose/use of something……..”Medicine is for getting better.”
--“in order to,” “for the purpose of”………”You have to train in order to become better at soccer.”
--recipient………………..”The gift is for her.”
--deadline………………..”The homework is for Friday.”
--contrast from what’s expected………”For a comedian, he’s not very funny!”

5. Tackle #’s 1-10 in our “por/para packet.”

6. Discuss the assignment to type up last week’s story on the computer.

Homework: For Thursday, come prepared with your revised story typed CORRECTLY. Don’t forget to get a signature.