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Day #1 - Thursday, August 19, 2010
We introduced ourselves, discussed the syllabus, classroom rules, and all the fun we are going to have this year learning Spanish. We all decided that we are going to have a wonderful year. Time permitting, we sang “I Feel Good” (James Brown version) in Spanish.
HW#1: (a) Fill out and return your Student Information sheet; and (b) Write—in English—3 nice paragraphs (at least 15 beautifully written, coherent sentences about yourself—who you are, what you’re all about, likes, dislikes, family, origins, whatever you’d like me to know about you—no need to divulge anything negative about yourself—focus on the good and stay positive, because that is what will give you the most bang for buck—such a deal! Day #2 – Monday, August 23, 2010
Let’s Sing – James Brown! I Feel Good! (in Spanish, of course, and here it is)
I feel good (Me siento bien); I knew that I would now (Yo sabía que haría); I feel nice (Me siento agradable); Like sugar and spice now (Como azúcar y especia); So good (tan bien); So nice (tan agradable); I got you! (¡Te tengo a ti!). We reviewed the alphabet and the sounds that the letters make. We also learned about the Taco Bell Spelling and Pronunciation Guide (Nachos, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, queso, carne, chiles, taquitos, etc.—since we already know the spelling and approximate pronunciation of these words, use these to figure out how to pronounce what you see and how to spell what you hear—it really does work! We practiced asking and answering what someone’s name is.
HW#2: P35 – Vocabulary #1 – Write all the words in Vocabulary #1 (there are two on the page—don’t do both—just V#1) in Spanish and in English. Start practicing saying the words out loud and remember to refer to your pronunciation guide. Day #3 – Wednesday, August 25, 2010
We watched a Spanish You Tube video about Tomatina, a huge tomato fight in Spain (Go to Youtube.com, and in the search bar, enter: Comercial Tomatina para Merca 2010). This is taking place today (Wednesday!) in Spain. We also reviewed the vocabulary we had written for homework. We practiced introductory phrases, asking and answering where we are from, and who other people are.
HW#3: Write out the sentences shown in Activities 2&3 on page 7 in complete, Spanish sentences. Then write out “Más Vocabulario,” in English and in Spanish. Quick quiz for Class #5: Be sure to practice how to ask what someone’s name is and then to answer what your name is in a complete, Spanish sentence. Same thing with “How are you?” Look at the English and be able to produce the Spanish, both orally and in writing, for the greetings and goodbyes of the “Más Vocabulario” section. Day #4 – Friday, August 27, 2010
We watched and sang along with the First Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song (which you can find on You-Tube or Teacher Tube—it’s very funny), wrote the lyrics to the song in our notebooks and discussed the meaning of the words, shown below.
First Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song
Hola, señorita (Hi, Miss)
¿Cómo te llamas? (What’s your name?)
Me llamo Mike. (My name is Mike)
¿Dónde está el baño? (Where’s the bathroom?)
Feliz cumpleaños. (Happy Birthday!)
¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
Me gusta la biblioteca. (I like the library.)
Vivo en la casa roja. (I live in the red house.)
Yo tengo dos bicicletas. (I have two bicycles.)
Muchas gracias y de nada. (Thank you very much and you’re welcome.)
¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?)
Un momento por favor. (One moment, please.)
Mi mamá es bonita. (My mother is very pretty.)
Mi gato es muy blanco. (My cat is very white.)
Perdóneme. (Pardon me.)
Uno, dos, tres y cuatro (One two three and four)
Cinco, seis, siete, ocho (five, six, seven, eight)
Nueve, diez (nine, ten)
We also learned “The Pronoun Song” sung to the tune of “London Bridges.”
“Yo is I and El is he, Ella – She; Nosotros – We
Ellos is a lot of he’s; Ellas is she’s.
Tú is for the friendly you, Usted for the polite few;
But tú and usted plurally, Ustedes you’d be.”
Not in the song is the word “Vosotros” which is the “y’all” that is used only in Spain.
We reviewed the homework from Day #3 and practiced for our quiz which will be sometime next week (see, read, re-read, and practice material on Pages 1-8
HW#4: Write out Activity 7 on P9 just as shown in the model, for all four people. Write out the “Exprésate” box on P10 in English and in Spanish and practice reciting the words and phrases out loud. Write out Activity 9 on P10 in complete, Spanish sentences according to the model shown and the instructions given. Review your notes and practice your pronouns. Day #5 – Tuesday, August 31, 2010
We reviewed the subject pronouns by singing our pronoun song (see above). We also worked in our workbooks to review what we’ve just learned (Activities Workbook – Pages 1-3, Activities 1-7. We began our homework in class.
HW#5: Pages 11-13A11,13&14. For P11A11, please write out two sentences for each picture as shown in the model. For Activity 13, just write out the subject and the verb and for Activity 14, just write whether you would replace the subject with él or ella (he or she).
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Spanish Two |
Day #1 – Thursday/Friday, August 19/20, 2010
We introduced ourselves, discussed the syllabus, classroom rules, and all the fun we are going to have this year learning Spanish. We all decided that we are going to have a wonderful year. Time permitting, we sang “I Feel Good” (James Brown version) in Spanish.
HW#1: (a) Fill out and return your Student Information sheet; and (b) Write—in English—3 nice paragraphs (at least 15 beautifully written, coherent sentences about yourself—who you are, what you’re all about, likes, dislikes, family, origins, whatever you’d like me to know about you—no need to divulge anything negative about yourself—focus on the good and stay positive, because that is what will give you the most bang for buck—such a deal!Day #2 – Monday/Tuesday, August 23/24, 2010
Let’s Sing – James Brown! I Feel Good! (in Spanish, of course, and here it is)
I feel good (Me siento bien); I knew that I would now (Yo sabía que haría); I feel nice (Me siento agradable); Like sugar and spice now (Como azúcar y especia); So good (tan bien); So nice (tan agradable); I got you! (¡Te tengo a ti!). We read our paragraphs about ourselves out loud to another student, then we each student was asked in Spanish what is the name of their compañero (¿Cómo se llama él/ella?); they answered in Spanish (Se llama ___.) The other question was “¿Qué aprendiste de ___? (What did you learn from ___?) And each person had to answer something like “Yo aprendí que (I learned that) Tim tiene un gemelo (Tim has a twin); Neal tiene su permiso de manejar (Neal has his driver’s permit); A Alejandra, le gusta jugar a los deportes (Alexandra likes to play sports); Cristiana está obsesionada con los zapatos (Christian is obsessed with shoes); etc.
We also learned about the Taco Bell Spelling and Pronunciation Guide (Nachos, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, queso, carne, chiles, taquitos, etc.—since we already know the spelling and approximate pronunciation of these words, use these to figure out how to pronounce what you see and how to spell what you hear—it really does work!
HW#2: Make a nice collage (not too big—use construction paper that is about the size of a sheet of paper or twice as big if you like, but no big posters, please. Also, don’t spend any money on this. You don’t have construction paper? Use something else—a piece of cardboard that you have hanging around, whatever, be creative. You can put your name on it, or just a picture of yourself. Be sure to paste on lots of little pictures (at least 5) cut out from a magazine of things you like and like to do, or things you are interested in or would like to do one day. Use your imagination. The only wrong way to do this is to not do it at all. Day #3 – Wednesday/Thursday, August 25/26, 2010
We watched a Spanish You Tube video about Tomatina, a huge tomato fight in Spain (Go to Youtube.com, and in the search bar, enter: Comercial Tomatina para Merca 2010). This is taking place today (Wednesday!) in Spain. We also used our collages to talk about ourselves in Spanish and we spent most of the class reviewing Spanish One material. We used dictionaries and worked in groups to get our sentences in shape for a small presentation next class. We also practiced our Proverbio de la Semana for extra credit next class.
HW#3: Be sure to write at least five, nice sentences about yourself that relate to your collage that you made. Practice saying them out loud because you will have to say them without referring to the written copy. Day #4 – Friday/Monday, August 27/30, 2010
We watched a short video on the First Semester of Spanish Love Song, and time permitting, we wrote down the lyrics in Spanish and sang along with the video. We began reading our sentences out loud to the class, and making corrections, and each person got (an easy) 100 for their “presentations.” This is helping us to review and to eliminate common errors. We also practiced adding clauses to very simple sentences to make them longer, more sophisticated and more interesting. After we finish our presentations, we will be tested in a written format as well—but this time, they will have to be improved and somewhat expanded.
HW#4: Refine your 5 sentences and write them in English and in Spanish so you can practice saying them in Spanish while looking only at the English. Please use your book—don’t guess! Don’t forget to start bringing your books to class!
Also: P. 37 "Repaso de Vocabulario I" - Write all words under this heading in Spanish and in English. Draw a line down the middle of a sheet of loose leaf paper, write the Spanish word to the left of the line and write its English equivalent to the right of the line. Practice saying these words and phrases and test yourself to see if you can write them in Spanish while looking only at the English. This will help you to understand what you will be reading and hearing in this chapter. Day #5 – Tuesday/Wednesday, August 31/September 1, 2010
Time permitting, we continued with the presentations. We discussed the picture of Teotihuacan on Pp4-5, and we read pages 6&7. We asked and answered the Questions on page 7 and made a list of 5 adjectives that we chose to describe ourselves in response to the question, “¿Cómo eres tú?” (See lists of adjectives on R8 and R14 at the back of the book). In response to the question, “¿Qué haces todas las mañanas?,” we made a list of words that we use for daily routines and wrote them in our notebooks. The words are listed on R11 (La Routina Diaria). We read the first 2 pages together and then make a list of the reflexive verbs at the back of the book and we learned how to conjugate a regular reflexive verb (levantarse – to get up). Should you have any trouble with the concept, please go to studyspanish.com for some very explanations and tutorials. The following link should bring you right to the exact page you need: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/reflexive1.htm
HW#5: Read/review pages 4-8. Write out the Exprésate box on page 8 in English and in Spanish and practice reciting both the questions and answers shown. Write out Activities 3,4&5 on pages 8&9, in complete, Spanish sentences, according to the models shown and the instructions given. For Activities 4&5, you will have to write two sentences for each item.
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1. "Quien tiene boca se equivoca." (Whoever has a mouth makes a mistake.)
2. “Gatito, Gatito, color de café, si tú no me quieres, me quiere José” (Kitty, kitty, color of coffee, if you don’t love me, José does)
3. "No maldiga la oscuridad--prenda una candela" (Don't curse the darkness--light a candle)Quien tiene boca, se equivoca. (Whoever has a mouth, makes a mistake.)
4. “En tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es rey" (In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king)
5. "Lo que no mata, engorda." (What doesn't kill you makes you fat."
6. "En boca cerrada, no entran moscas" (In a closed mouth, flies do not enter)
7. "Dime con quien andas, y te diré quien eres" (Tell me with whom you keep company and I will tell you who you are.)
8. “El pecado más odioso ante los ojos de Diós es la ingratitud.” (The most odious sin in the eyes of God is ingratitude)
9. Los que no aprenden la historia están condenados para siempre a repetir sus errores. (Thos who don't learn history are condemned forever to repeat its mistakes.
10. De la mano a la boca, se pierde la sopa. (From the hand to the mouth, the soup gets lost.)
11. Quien no te ama, en la plaza te difama. (Whoever doesn't love you, in the plaza will defame you.)
12. "Pancha plancha con cuatro planchas. Con cuantas planchas plancha Pancha?(Pancha irons with four irons. With how many irons does Plancha iron?)
13. “En casa del ahorcado, no menciones la soga” (In the house of the hanged, don’t mention rope)
14. "Debe de haber, en la vida, algo mas que comer y dormir, pero no me interesa" (There must be, in life, something more than eating and sleeping, but it doesn't interest me--Garfield the Cat)
15. "En tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es rey" (In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king).
16. "Es más fácil destruír que construír" (It's easier to destroy than to build)
17. Valentine Poem: "La rosa es roja, la violeta es azúl, el azúcar es dulce, y también lo eres tú" (The rose is red, the violet is blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you)
18. "Cuando yo tenía dinero, me llamaban Don Tomás. Ahora que ya no lo tengo, me llaman Tomás no más" (When I used to have money, they used to call me Don Thomas (but) now that I no longer have it, they call me Thomas, and that's it--you might not see why that's funny, but take my word for it--it's really funny!)
19. Haz lo que digo, no hagas lo que hago (Do as I say, don't do as I do)
20. Cuando todo lo demas te falle, baja tus expectativas (When all else fails, lower your standards)
21. Salve el mundo (Save the world). Solamente cuando el último árbol esté muerto, el último río esté envenenado, y el último pez esté atrapado, entenderemos que no se puede comer el dinero. (Only when the last tree is dead, the last river is poisoned, and the last fish is caught, will we understand that money can't be eaten.) – This is the motto of Costa Rica, which has been very conscious of its maintaining its pristine environment, and actively promotes eco-tourism.
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