martes, el once de mayo del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Tackle 9-5 in the workbook.

**Quick reminder that the present tense lets us convey a lot more in Spanish than in English. You noticed on 9-5 that “duermen,” for instance, conveyed “they are sleeping” in this context instead of “they sleep.” Good job using the context to come up with the correct meaning.

2. Listen to our new song of the week: “Suerte.” Nice job catching the first three missing phrases: te vas, que & para mí.

3. Practice our ch. 9 gestures. We are pretty solid with our ch. 9 vocabulary and will be moving into ch. 10 very soon.

EXPECT A VOCABULARY QUIZ soon, particularly emphasizing ch.8 & ch.9 vocabulary.

4. Fill out a lot on our new, blue present tense packet.

We filled out:

--regular verbs (-ar, -er, -ir)……………………………….REVIEW

--reflexive verbs (llamarse)………….......................NEW

--“stem-changing verbs” (dormir)……………………..REVIEW

--irregular “yo” verbs
------(hacer)……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(poner)……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(salir) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(valer—to be worth—“valgo”)………………………NEW
------(traer) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(caerse) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(ver) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(dar) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(saber) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(conocer) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(conducir—to drive—“conduzco”)………………NEW-ISH
------(traducir—to translate—“traduzco”)…………..NEW

--irregular verbs
------(ser) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW
------(estar) ……………………………………………………….REVIEW

Homework: Keep reviewing your ch.8 & ch.9 vocabulary in anticipation of an upcoming vocabulary quiz.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Quickly discuss the “imperfect progressive” (“was/were _____-ing).

2. Listen to our new song of the week: “Tu recuerdo.” Nice job catching the first three missing phrases: sigue, cae, quema.

3. Practice our ch. 9 gestures. We are pretty solid with our ch. 9 vocabulary and will be moving into ch. 10 very soon.

EXPECT A VOCABULARY QUIZ soon, particularly emphasizing ch.8 & ch.9 vocabulary.

4. Review 9-7 in the workbook.

5. Tackle a few ch.9 listening activities.

6. Illustrate some quick stories for speaking practice.

Homework: Keep reviewing your ch.8 & ch.9 vocabulary in anticipation of an upcoming vocabulary quiz.