Warning to parents in all Spanish classes:
First of all, let me give a warning to all parents. I always tell my students to call me if they have doubts, do not understand the instructions, or do not think they know how to do the exercises. I've had some students repeatedly abuse the idea that because "I didn't understand, I don't do my homework or do it halfway". Yet none have ever called me, and only two students have ever sought me out during lunchtime or after school to get clarification. Therefore, all of my students have been warned that if they show up at school with their homework halfway done or not done, and they have not called me or e-mailed me so that I can help them, they will receive an automatic zero. I am available, and it is always my pleasure to help my students understand. Call me at (660)829-2869, or (660)473-2503.
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Spanish I - Español 1
Página 85 - Actividad 5 - Just as we did in class last Friday, you will now do the second part. Take the paragraph about Peter and John healing the lame man in front of the temple and change the verbs to the informal second person - tú - ending. This time a friend is talking to Pedro about what he an Juan did to the lame man. Hint: you have to change 4 verbs to the -as ending.
Página 86 - Read top of page about the use of pronouns with prepositions.
The pronouns you have already learned are: yo, tú, usted, él, ella, nosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas.
Now you will add the pronouns: mí and ti
Mí = me and ti = you when used as direct objects after the verb. Let me explain again. Yo and tú are first person and second person pronouns respectively, or subject pronouns. Usted is a subject and object pronoun. Mí and ti are object pronouns. Are you confused yet! Let's do some examples together.
The book gives you these sentences at the top of page 86.
El dinero no es para mí; es para ti. = The money is not for me; it is for you.
El chico está con usted, ¿no? = The boy is with you, right?
¿Trabajas para el Sr. López? - Sí trabajo para él. = Do you work for Mr. López? - Yes, I work for him.
¿Es para nosotros este pastel? - No es para ustedes, es para ellos.= Is this cake for us? - It is not for you, it is for them.
All subject pronouns are used with prepositions, except mí and ti. When we use the preposition con with mí or ti, we write it out as conmigo and contigo.
¿Deseas cantar conmigo? - ¿Contigo? No, yo canto con ella.
Do you wish to sing with me? - With you? No, I sing with her.
Pablo canta con ustedes, no canta con nosotros. = Pablo sings with you, he does not sing with us.
con + mí = conmigo; con + ti = contigo; but con él, con ella, con nosotros, con usted, con ustedes, con ellos, con ellas
Página 86: Actividad 6 - Write these dialogues as if Mayra and Manuel are speking about the people, just as in the example. (Remember: you are answering questions, so when you answer in the negative, you use a double negative, and the second "no" is right in front of the verb.)
1. Paula / no = Mayra: ¿Trabajas con Paula?
Manuel: No, no trabajo con ella. (Use the pronouns that take the place of the noun)
Página 86: Actividad 7 - Write the correct pronoun in the blank according to the noun(s) or pronoun(s) given within parentheses.
1. Hablan de _______. (Eva y Juana) = 1. Hablan de ellas.
2. La casa es de _______. (Luis y Pablo) = 2. La casa es de ellos.
Página 87: Versículo - Memorize the verse and look it up in you Bible so that you know what it means.
"Os es necesario nacer de nuevo". Juan 3:7b
(Remember, this version of the Bible in Spanish is the Reina-Valera of 1569, so it is the equivalent of the King James Version.) We'll discuss what "os" means in class on Wednesday, meanwhile see if you can figure out what it means.
Página 87: Read Pronunciación - Los acentos. Accents are very important and they can change the meaning of a word, such as:
mi = my mí = me
el = the él = he
tu = your tú = you (familiar)
que = that, which, who qué = what
solo = musical or vocal solo as in soloist sólo = only
Página 87: Nota Cultural - Read and answer the following questions and turn in on Wednesday.
1. ¿Cómo se llama la comida principal?
2. ¿Cuándo se sirve?
3. ¿Qué se toma después de la comida?
4. ¿Qué se sirve entre las seis y las ocho de la noche?
5. ¿Que es una merienda en inglés?
Quiz on Wednesday:
Verbs: Memorize the verbs at the beginning of the chapter, know what they mean and how to spell them. I will say "to speak" and you will write "hablar".
Verse: You will be quizzed on the verse in written and oral form. Make sure you practice pronounciation.
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Spanish II - Español 2
Study for test on Wednesday. The test will be on what we covered in class on Friday. If you took good notes, kept your homework papers and read what I corrected on them, and study, you should ace this test.
I will also be nice and include a brief study guide of what was covered on the board and you took notes on this past Friday!
But first, let's practice new verbs and the pattern of regular verb conjugation in Spanish:
-AR Verbs: Review the -ar verbs in your Vocabulary Manual on page 40 & 42, and learn the meanings of these new verbs.
entrar = to enter ganar = to win cantar = to sing
comprar = to buy llegar = to arrive tomar = to drink, to take
trabajar = to work caminar = to walk desear = to desire, to want
desear = dese + ending
yo deseo nosotros deseamos
tú deseas vosotros deseáis (this is the formation used in Spain and in the Bible)
usted desea ustedes desean
él/ella desea ellos / ellas desean
-ER Verbs: Review the -er verbs in your Vocabulry Manual on page 70.
comprender = to understand aprender = to learn comer = to eat
beber = to drink vender = to sell escoger = to choose
creer = to believe leer = to read responder = to respond (to answer)
ver = to see (this is the only exception in conjugation)
comer = com + ending Don't get confused with "leer" and "creer"!
leer = le + ending creer = cre + ending
Yo como nosotros comemos yo leo nos. leemos yo creo nos. creemos
tú comes vosotros coméis tú lees vos. leéis tú crees vos. creéis
usted come ustedes comen ud. lee uds. leen ud. cree uds. creen
él / ella come ellos / ellas comen él/ella lee ellos/ellas leen él/ella cree ellos/ellas creen
Why is ver an exception? When you drop the -er to add the ending, you are left with just the letter "v". Thus when you conjugate for "yo" you will add an "e" and then the "o", as in "veo"
ver = v + ending
Yo veo nosotros vemos I see we see
tú ves vosotros veis you see you see (plural)
usted ve ustedes ven you see you see (plural)
él / ella ve ellos / ellas ven he / she sees they see
-IR Verbs: Review -ir verbs in Vocabulary Manual on page 74.
escribir = to write recibir = to receive vivir = to live
asistir = to attend abrir = to open cubrir = to cover
decidir = to decide descubrir = to discover permitir = to permit, to allow
prohibir = to prohibit
New -ir verb to learn: subir = to go up to, to board
subir = sub + ending
yo subo nosotros subimos I go up we go up
tú subes vosotros subís you go up you go up
usted sube ustedes suben you go up you go up
él / ella sube ellos / ellas suben he / she go up they go up
Did you notice the pattern? -Er and -ir verbs have almost the same endings, except in the pronouns nosotros and vosotros:
nosotros comemos nosotros subimos
vosotros comeis vosotros subís
What is the other pattern? The endings are basically the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
-AR -ER -IR
trabajar aprender abrir
yo trabajo yo aprendo yo abro
tú trabajas tú aprendes tú abres
usted trabaja usted aprende usted abre
él / ella trabaja él / ella aprende él / ella abre
nosotros trabajamos nosotros aprendemos nosotros abrimos
vosotros trabajáis vosotros aprendéis vosotros abrís (Used in Spain and in the Bible)
ustedes trabajan ustedes aprenden ustedes abren
ellos / ellas trabajan ellos / ellas aprenden ellos / ellas abren
Test Study Guide:
Me llamo Dharma. Mi apellido es León. Yo vivo en 1309 S Mildred.
Mi hijo se llama Raymond. Mis hijas se llaman Carla y Xiara.
Mi nombre completo es Dharma Iris Cardona de León.
¿Cómo se llama su esposo?
Su nombre es Carlos.
Hay cinco personas en mi familia. (present tense) Había ocho lápices en mi mocila. (past tense)
Mi clase favorita es el español. Yo soy puertorriqueña. ¿Y tú eres americano o español?
Esta clase es fácil. La clase de álgebra es dificil.
Mi mochila es fea. Tus libros son grandes. Sus pantalones son rojos.
mi libro mis libros nuestros libros
tu libro tus libros vuestros libros
su libro sus libros
este libro estos libros
esta silla estas sillas
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Experiential Spanish
Página 72: Read Lectura about Noemí and answer questions. Then proceed to write a story similar to hers. Add as many details as you can with the verbs and vocabulary you know.
Página 82: Read and answer questions.
Página 88: Read and answer questions.
Página 95: Read and answer questions.
Página 102: Read the dialogue on this page and answer the questions. Prepare your own dialogue of a shopping trip, using as many of the vocabulary words as possible. Be ready on Friday to do outloud!
Página 109: Read the dialogue and answer questions.
¡Nos vemos el viernes!