Spanish II 02-11-08

Spanish II 02-11-08

• Tarea de repaso: we did a major review of our introductory chapter today.
1. Interrogatives (see page 10).

a. First, we identified which question words best fit into a question based on the answer given.

b. Then we decided which question word (interrogative) we would need for which type of information we wanted to know: A description (cómo), a definition/identify what something is (qué), a choice of options (cuál), a specific amount of a singular noun (cuánto/a), a specific amount of a plural noun (cuántos/as), a reason for doing something-motive (por qué), a person (quién), a place (dónde), a time/date/day of something (cuándo).

c. Period 2 – partner orals using the sentences we wrote for homework, we posed interrogative questions which our partner answered based on what s/he wrote as homework.

2. Verb meanings and conjugations: Using the verbs from our vocabulary lists and verb grid:

a. Completed sentences, selecting the verb that best fit the context & conjugating it for the sentence.

b. Reviewed –er & -ir verb conjugations.

3. How to express “likes” = gustar. It really means TO BE PLEASING.

(A mí) me gusta el fútbol, A Julio le gustan los deportes.

a. Differences with me gusta (It is pleasing) versus

me gustan (they are pleasing).

b. Differences between Me (to me), te (to you),

le (to Ud., to him, to her, to –name-)

c. Using “a” before the person’s name/pronoun with “le”

d. Using el/la/los/las after gusta/gustan when nouns are “what are liked”.

• I announced our UNIT Test - Lección Preliminar (75 pts)= Wednesday
  

• Students received their workbooks today.

Tarea/homework:

1. Workbook pages 4 & 5: Activity 4 (adjectives & SER), Activity 5 (3 conjugated verbs per sentence).
2. Study your –er/-ir verbs from your verb grid. Know their meanings & forms for class tomorrow.
3. Period 2 = Bring you “How to Study” handout back to class.