Monday, January 23, 2017

HS PARAGRAPHS - more detailed help

IDEAS/TOPICS:

  • HS Placement packet
      1. Your family
         What are their names and ages?
         What are does each one like, dislike?
         What do they do? What are their jobs or hobbies?
         Write about an activity you did with a family member last summer. → preterit and imperfect
         Tell about the future plans of someone → future tense
      1. Your favorite foods
         What do you eat for breakfast? What did you eat yesterday?preterit and imperfect
         What foods do you like/dislike? Why?   
      • Write about a meal you had at a restaurant.
      • What did you order for each course and how much did it cost? → higher / cost numbers & “to order” (pedir)
      • Did you like the meal?
         Tell whether or not you would go there again and if you would recommend it to your friends.
      1. Hobbies/Past times
         Write about the things you like to do outside of school (for example: reading, listening to music, playing video games, drawing, cleaning the house, cooking)
         Who do you like to do these activities with?
         Write about what you did for fun the last time there was a rainy day or a snow day.
         What are you going to do this weekend at home?
      1. Storytelling
         Write a short story in the language you’re studying. preterit and imperfect
         Make sure your story includes characters, a setting, a problem, and a solution.
         Include details about your story elements to make your story more interesting.
         You may include verbs in the present, past, and/or future tense.
      1. Physical Descriptions and Personality Traits
         Write about two to three people.  They can be someone you know, someone famous, someone made up, or even yourself.
         Include at least three physical descriptions for each person.
         Describe their personalities, likes and dislikes, things they like to do.
         Add any information that you think is important to know about the people you’re describing.

SENTENCE HELP:
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Friday, January 20, 2017

HS Paragraph Placement ideas / Help Topics

Nuestro Año del Español 2 – Major Topic Review & Links

Semester 1:
Review of Chapter 1-3, -- Vocab for Ch. 1-6!
Very beginning vocabulary - How are you and What’s your name?
Previous Verbs - Chapter 1A Vocab
Adjectives and descriptions - Chapter 1B Vocab
Classes and hours - Chapter 2A Vocab
School Items - Chapter 2B Vocab
Food vocabulary - Chapter 5A Vocabulary
Restaurant/Table Setting Info - Chapter 5B Vocabulary
PAST TENSE – Stores & Time Vocab
Places vocabulary - Chapter 4A
Sports and time vocabulary - Chapter 4B
Travel Vocabulary  - Chapter 8A
One time vocab - Chapter 8B
Original story writing
Conjugating Verbs


Preview of Spanish 3  topics:

  • MORE PAST TENSE: If you would like an overview, check out the the PACKET that gives an overview!
  • TODAY'S REVIEWED TOPICS:
    • To translate ANY question or sentence, use TACT!
      • T: LABEL THE TENSE:  Fut., Pres, o Pret.   
      • A: FIND THE ACTION!  Underline that verb! 
      • C: CONJUGATE THE VERB!  Using the correct tense and ending!
      • T: TRANSLATE THE REST!  Using your knowledge of vocabulary.   
    • TENSE KEYWORDS (time)
      • Time expressions – When’d you do THAT?       How do you say…
        Preterit
        Imperfect
        This morning
        esta mañana
        Always
        siempre
        A week ago (it’s been a week since…)
        ****** Hace una semana,
        When (I was young/a kid)
        Cuando (era niñ@/joven)
        There was…
        había
        Last month
        El mes pasado
        While
        Mientras
        Last year
        El año pasado
        Every day
        Cada día
        Yesterday
        Ayer
        All the days
        Todos los días
        The day before yesterday
        Anteayer
        When I was 10 years old…
        Cuando tenía diez años...
        Last week
        La semana pasada
        During
        Durante
        Last night
        Anoche
        It was…
        (it was FOR WEATHER = )
        Era…
        (Estaba)


    • IMPERFECT ENDINGS --> use with stuff that happened MANY TIMES in the past, for a long time, or habitually
      • Verbos AR:  1. Saca la -AR y 2. pon...
        • yo -aba
        • -abas
        • él/ella/Ud. -aba
        • nosotros -ábamos
        • vosotros -abais
        • ellos/ellas/ustedes -aban
      • los Verbos ER Y IR: ¡SON IGUALES! 
      • (They’re the same!!) Saca la -ER o -IR y pon...
        • yo -ía
        • -ías
        • él/ella/Ud. -ía
        • nosotros -íamos
        • vosotros -íais
        • ellos/ellas/ustedes -ían
      • Los irregulares
        • ir
          iba
          íbamos
          ibas
          ibais
          iba
          iban
            ser
           
          era
          éramos
          eras
          erais
          era
          eran

          ver
           
          veía
          veíamos
          veías
          veíais
          veía
          veían


FULL YEAR SPANISH REVIEW - with playlists and vocabulary!

Friday, January 6, 2017

Las Comidas que Comen en Otras Países

La comida que comen en otras países
The food that they eat in other countries

Please use these sites to search for the kinds of foods that are commonly eaten in other countries (or by Latino people in the United States).

Then, complete your VENN DIAGRAM to compare and contrast what YOU eat and what the students in those countries eat!




The 21 Spanish-Speaking countries by region of the world:
Europe
Spain

Central America
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama

Carribean
Cuba
Dominican
Puerto Rico

North America
Mexico
(and parts of United States)

South America
Venezuela
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay

Africa
Equatorial Guinea