Spanish II 02-06-09

Español II
06 de febrero de 2009

• Textbook cover contest: We had WONDERFUL entries! ¡Gracias, estudiantes!
• We took the quiz (13 points) on the adjectives from page 3, and then turned them in. Once all were in, we verified what the answers should be – just orally, we didn’t correct them in class.
• BIG REVIEW of the Spanish-speaking COUNTRIES & Capital Cities (check out the maps in the front pages of the book: xix-xxvii) and nationality adjectives for these countries – see pages 6 & 7. We practiced both the geography and the nationality adjectives with 2 songs: Lonnie Dai Zovi’s Soy de España and Soy de México. Yellow 2-sided fill-in handout.
• We played the –AR regular verb Bingo game, “Lotería”.
• Distributed 2 new QUIA games vocabulary sheets:
1. Yellow – expanded descriptions list packet homework, practicing numbers. www.quia.com/jg/598529list.html
2. Green – nationalities, verbs, places and how often – www.quia.com/jg/598359list.html

• Tarea:
1. –AR Verbs Packet: Complete the exercises between pages 2-3 in the white packet from yesterday.
2. Make flashcards for the green QUIA list (see above - #2).