Español II el 19 de noviembre de 2010

Español II
el 19 de noviembre de 2010

1. Introduction to: Capítulo 2B - pp.100-101:
a. Fondo Cultural - La Infanta Margarita: I gave some historical background to the Hapsburgs and the Spanish Throne - why she was the Princesa de Austria, and also about Diego Velázquez - the painter of her portrait shown here. Check out her beautifully painted velvet dress!
b. Los objetivos - see the chapter objectives on page 101

2. Vocabulario en contexto:
a. Pages 102-103: Looking at the drawings and then listening/repeating highlighted vocabulary. Next, comprehension Activities 1 & 2 - page 103.
b. Video Historia, pages 104-105
Watched the Video, Read script aloud with a partner, then answered the comprehension questions on page 105 - last we reviewed these questions all together.

3. I gave a "quick preview" to demonstrative adjectives (this/these; that/those; that one over there/ those ones over there) - students noticed them in the reading.

4. El PRETERITO -
a. NEW STUDY/REFERENCE packet - quick overview, Focused on (1)Uses of the preterite (2) time expressions implying the use of the preterite (3) Regular endings (4)Spelling changers for YO in verbs ending with -ar (-car, -gar, -zar). Students took notes over phonetic spellings for these verbs, as well as some basics in Spanish.
b. VERB CHART (received yesterday) - (1)Students used highlighters to note the endings and meaning changes in the preterite (2) We filled in a few verbs together.
c. Watched the "Gram Activa" DVD - or "goofy grammar" as we call it (:>)
Trivia: Cómo se dice "last spring"?

TAREA:
1. Complete the preterite verb grid we began in class today.
2. MEMORIZED the preterite time expressions = bottom of verb grid AND in the packet we got today.
3. Workbook pages 40-41: Practice your vocabulary.