Español IV 17 de septiembre de 2009

Español IV
17 de septiembre de 2009

• Period 2 received their “Rights & Responsibilities Handbooks” today. We reviewed the school’s expectations, and then the students signed their form indicating they understood them. I collected these.

• Both classes received the “Permisos de pasillo” coupons – to be used to retrieve forgotten items from their lockers, or go to the restroom. Also to be forfeited if arriving tardy without a note from a Dr. appointment nor a note from a staff member. Extras at the end of the quarter are worth 5 points each of extra credit.

• Text page 6: La tecnología – we reviewed the vocabulary and did a couple of exercises practicing it.

• I announced the TEST over Preliminar tentatively for Tuesday (9/22)– It may be that we have it on Wednesday, but plan for Tuesday. Text pages 1-7 AND all items in the workbook packet (WB1-24).
Vocabulary:
Los animals (WB), La computadora (libro pg. 6),
Spanish in the workplace – article on pg. 3/libro,
University and professions (libro pp 4 & 7),
All the verbs in the text and workbook – see extra handout.
Grammar:
All the structures covered in the workbook packet:
1. Gender/number of nouns – NOTE unusual uses!
2. Cardinal & Ordinal numbers
3. Present-tense Indicative Verbs: Regulars, Irregular Yo’s, Stem-changers, completely irregulars.
4. Progressives (Estar + -ndo) – Presente e Imperfecto: Regulars & -IR stem-changers
5. Ir + a + infinitive (presente e imperfecto)
6. Acabar + de + infinitivo (presente e imperfecto)

• Repaso – las tareas: We corrected our two exercises practicing verbs
• Verb game – ball toss conjugation game, using the verbs from WB15.

• Partner practice, then started presenting our Conversaciones, using the elements from page 5.

• Tarea:
Write sentences IN SPANISH incorporation 20 vocabulary items from the lesson. Underline and number the items you are including. THEN translate the sentences to English.