Friday, January 8, 2016

No homework, just study for finals!

You will all get a copy of this in class, but in case you did not have class today and you want to get started this weekend...

EL EXAMEN FINAL:  SEMESTRE 1 (2015-16)

ALL questions are multiple choice scantron.  There are several types of questions:
v  Comparisons
v  Fill in the blank
v  Verb conjugations
v  Which word does not belong?
v  Answer questions

In order to study…
v  review your materials from class (your syllabus warned you to hang on to your class materials, if you need materials check the 5-6 box, then talk to a classmate if there aren’t any left)
v  do practice exercises on online Spanish websites, such as studyspanish.com (do a web search for a grammar topic and look for practice quizzes)
v  see Day of the Dead PPTs on the blog
v  watch videos listed below

Vocabulario:
·         Animals
o   Habitat
o   Food
o   Body parts
o   Descriptions
o   Questions
·         Shapes
·         Sequencing words
·         Summer
·         Time phrases in the past
o   ____ pasado
o   hace ____ (tiempo)
·         Letter writing
o   Opening and closing a letter
·         Technology
·         Day of the Dead/Halloween
·         Thanksgiving
Gramática:
·         Verbs like gustar
o   Past
o   Present
o   Indirect object pronouns used with them
·         Comparisons
o   Tan + adj. + como
o   Verbo + tanto como
o   Noun + tanto como + noun
o   Más / menos + adj. + que
o   Mejor / peor
·         Stem-change verbs
o   Past (oàu, eài)  *not for –AR verbs, floor verbs
o   Present (oàue, eàie, eài), boot verbs
·         Direct objects
o   The person / thing receiving the action (NOT doing) (
·         Reflexive verbs:  see the “Reflex your verby” song on YouTube
o   Past
o   Present
·         Preterite tense
o   Irregular + spelling change verbs
o   Reflexive verbs
o   With direct objects
o   With verbs like gustar
·         Future tense
o   IR + a + verb in infinitive verb
·         Telling time
·         Demonstratives
o   This, that, these, those (way over there)
Cultura:
·         Day of the Dead:  see the PPTs in the blog from DDM
·         La Bamba 
o   the song and information about it
·         Los chapulines:  watch the videos from class!
o   Basic information


Tutorial today

I realized that the language department decided to skip our meeting and hold tutorial today.  If you need help or need to show me anything, come on in!

FYI, I will not be here next week Thurs when we have tutorial.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

#19 y #20

#19- practica con el vocabulario de tecnologia y el verbo seguir

#20- Christmas vocab crossword

*due Fri for Per. 2-4, after holiday break for Per. 7

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

#18

#18 es practica con los demonstrativos (este, ese, aquel...) - para el miercoles y el jueves

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Wed/Thurs

The plan for these two days is to do the comprehensive preterite quiz, then have time to work on your project/presentation.  Please be sure to bring what you need to class to work on your project.  If not, you will be left to read my books in Spanish.

Ideas for how to work in class:
1- finish your timeline visual
2- memorize your presentation
3- practice on a classmate

Wed Flex

Thurs is the last day to make-up/retake the preterite quiz #3 (spelling changes).  I do not have Flex on thurs, my day is wed.  However, there will be a sub in my room on Wed, but, she has instructions and copies of the quiz.  Please come in and take it if you need to!  On Thurs, I will be able to stick around for a few minutes right after school for anyone who still needs to do it1