Spanish IV 10-24-07

• Verbs 1A, quiz #2: #’s 11-15 (to fall, to scar, to tie, to guess, to realize (figure out)
• Corrected quiz
• Reviewed the preterite:
1. Partnered with our 7 AM appointments, for the guessing game (Act. 12) we prepared for yesterday.
2. Three people volunteered to share their movie descriptions for the rest of us to guess.
3. Went over the corrections to Act. 10, that we wrote out in class yesterday.
4. Partner questions: Verbs ending in –car, -gar, -zar = spelling changers in YO of the preterite.
• Reviewed the fable, La abeja hiragana – corrections of the comprehension questions for parts I & II.
• During the ¿Comprendió Ud.? (above) I did a brief review of a subjunctive set up.
• Introduced how to write definitions in Spanish: - see below
• Homework: Write definitions for at least 10 of the vocabulary words on the handout distributed in class.

HANDOUT – Various vocabulary items written in a random pattern and in random directions on a piece of paper. We’ll use this for a vocabulary game tomorrow, “Estoy pensando en una palabra” – students will read their definitions written in Spanish, and their partner will circle the word described.

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Cómo escribir una definición en Español:

1. Escribir una oración describiendo el vocablo.
2. Es igual a ; es sinónimo de _______
3. Es el opuesto de _____; es antónimo de ______

Ejemplo:

El crepúsculo

1. La última parte del día cuando no hay mucha luz, cerca del puesto del sol.
2. Es sinónimo del atardecer.
3. Es el opuesto de la madrugada.