Spanish IV 04-07-09

Español IV
07 de abril de 2009

1. We corrected the translation homework from last night, incorporating the vocabulary from page 25.

2. Using the Smart Board notes, we reviewed the uses of the Preterit and Imperfect + new HANDOUT with a "semaforo" - a traffic light - using the associations of "Red = Stop"
(Completed actions in the past = preterit), "Green = Go" (On-going actions in the past = Imperfecto) and "Yellow = change (Verbs whose translation to English changes from their core meaning used in the imperfecto to a special meaning in the preterite). See textbook pages 28 & 32 as a reference.

3. We continued on with our presentations and the others with their reaction sheets.

4. Tarea:
(a) Announced a test on the use of the preterit versus the imperfect for Thursday.
(b)Handout: Translations with a focus on the uses of the preterit and imperfect as well as the "language traps" found under the "Cuidado" section of the vocabulary on page 25.
(c) Illustrate your personal timeline, written last week - demonstrating a specific event (preterite) with some background circumstances (imperfect). We'll write over the preterite (in red) and the imperfect (in green) tomorrow in class.