Capítulo 4 - Mi familia y mis amigos

We will start the Third Quarter with Capítulo 4 - "Mi familia y mis amigos." You must learn new vocabulary about families (like padre, madre, hermana, hermano, tío,  tía, abuelo, abuela, etc.). 

PLEASE CHECK THE YOUTUBE VIDEO ON "LA FAMILIA" POSTED UNDER FAVORITE LINKS (or click the link above). Also check Family Members in Spanish and Study Here (click the links). You will see the video (on "La Familia" from el señor Jordan) on Monday, January 26th and you are welcome to take notes. You can also review it at home to improve your notes. I need you to translate the callouts or boxes on page 134 (LIBRO). Page 135: do Exercise No. 2 (Pepe y su familia). Workbook pages 61 & 62.

Also read the Diálogo 1, page 136 (LIBRO) and answer the questions on Exercise No. 3 - ¿Qué recuerdas? 

Based on the family tree on page 134, please answer the following questions: 

1. ¿Quiénes son los abuelos de Julia?
2. ¿Quién es la hermana de José? (José tiene una hermana)
3. ¿Quién es la hija única de Rosa y Álvaro?
4. ¿Quiénes son los hijos de Gloria y Pedro? (Ellos tienen dos hijos)
5. ¿Quiénes son los hijos de Carlota y Guillermo? (Ellos tienen dos hijos)
6. ¿Quiénes son los hijos de Juan y Clara? (Ellos tienen tres hijos)
7. ¿Quiénes son los hijos de Rodrigo y Carmen? (Ellos tienen dos hijos)
8. ¿Quiénes son los primos de José? (José tiene cuatro primos)
9. ¿Quiénes son los tíos de José? (José tiene cuatro tíos)
10. ¿Quiénes son los padres de José?
11. ¿Quiénes son los abuelos de José? (José tiene cuatro abuelos)

Other vocabulary words to add: hermanastro (stepbrother), hermanastra (stepsister), cuñado (brother-in-law), cuñada (sister-in-law). I may mention a few more in class. 

PROJECT: Create your own family tree (in Spanish). Entering the names of your grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts, cousins, etc. Similar to the one on page 134. Get creative! Presentation is important. Project Due: February 12, 2015.

You will also learn -IR verbs (verbs that end in -IR, like vivir). Please check page 141 (LIBRO). You also need to know the verb salir (different "Yo" form), and other regular -IR verbs like escribir, asistir, abrir, cubrir.

Later, you will review the verbo estar, and learn more adjectives to use with this verb; pages 144 and 145. We will try to complete this chapter in February.

Adjectives:

Adjectives (including colors) may be masculine or feminine and singular or plural. They MUST match the gender and number of the noun they are describing. You will review “adjectives” and how to add them in sentences. Read Repaso Rápido, LIBRO page 138. Do Exercise No. 8, page 138.

You will do Exercise No. 9 in groups, and later work on Exercises No. 10 - "Nuestra Familia" and No. 11 - ¿Quién va a venir...? Study the "Estructura" from page 139 (Possessive Adjectives). You must learn these possessive adjectives really well! Check the links on Possessive Adjectives (Part 1 and Part 2) under "Fave" Links or here.

Vocab: pages 134 & 135; 144 & 145 (Lección A).

Quiz:  February 5. Test: February 10.

JANUARY'S MIDTERM

Please review the following for the Midterm Exam (you can copy and paste the information below in a Word Document and print it for yourself if you wish) - you should have notes and handouts on all this material:

(Abbreviations: WB - Workbook, LIBRO - ¡Aventura! Textbook, G & V or Grammar & Vocab. - Grammar & Vocabulary Exercises, Vocab. - Vocabulary or Vocabulario)

1. Capítulo 1: Greetings and farewells (common greetings and farewells learned in class). Check Workbook (WB) page 11, No. 1, you must understand what these words and expressions mean. Also: bienvenido, lo siento, con permiso, mucho gusto, perdón, de nada, encantado, encantada, ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cuántos años tienes? ¿Qué hora es? mayúscula, minúscula, tilde. LIBRO: Lección A (Vocab. I and II, pages 2 & 8) and Lección B (Vocab. I and II, pages 18 & 24).
2. Capítulo 1: How to tell time in Spanish (WB page 18). You need to review the numbers 1-30 in order to tell time properly (know how to say these numbers). LIBRO: pages 8 & 25, and 28 & 29.
3. Capítulo 2: Definite and Indefinite Articles (WB page 28, # 12 - practice adding indefinite articles to these words too). There is a PowerPoint in Edmodo on Vocab for this chapter - please review it. LIBRO: Lección A (Vocab. I and II, pages 40, 48 and 49) and Lección B (only Vocab. I - colors and articles of clothing, pages 60 & 61).
4. Capítulo 2: Plurals of nouns (WB page 29, #14). Also learn the vocabulary from this chapter (common classroom articles and things - Vocab. II from Lección A). Grammar & Vocab. handouts pages 11 and 12 (Mrs. Feld gave you these handouts and all the ones mentioned here, you can also find them on this link - G&V handouts). You must know how to change plural nouns to singular nouns, and singular nouns to plural nouns; with their respective definite and indefinite articles. Example: el libro - los libros, un libro - unos libros; la mochila - las mochilas, una mochila - unas mochilas. Remember: nouns, colors and adjectives that end with an "e" don't change with gender, just add an "s" to make them plural. For nouns that end with a "z," like lápiz you change the "z" to "ces" to make them plural (lápiz becomes lápices, luz becomes luces). LIBRO: pages 52 and 64. 
5. Capítulo 2: Verbos -AR, like necesitar, hablar, estudiar, cantar, llevar, etc. (Review WB pages 34, # 7 and 35). Grammar & Vocab. handouts pages 18 and 19, #10. LIBRO: page 67. You must know how to conjugate these verbs and place them correctly in sentences or questions.
6. Capítulo 2: Colors/colors as adjectives and the adjective "nuevo." (WB page 33, #5 and 34, # 6). Grammar & Vocab. handout page 16. LIBRO: pages 60 and 61. Review the PowerPoint on Chapter 2 in Edmodo (to review Colors, Days of the Week and Articles of Clothing).
7. Capítulo 2 and Capítulo 3: Question Words - qué, a qué, cómo, cuánto, cuántos, quién, quiénes, de quién, de quiénes, dónde, de dónde, adónde, cuándo, cuál, cuáles, por qué. LIBRO: page 96.
8. Capítulo 3: Verbo "Ir" (to go). (WB page 47 and 48). Grammar & Vocab. pages 29, 30, 31 and 32, #3. LIBRO: pages 104 and 114. You must know how to conjugate this verb and place it correctly in sentences or questions. Also, how to use it with an infinitive. Examples: Yo voy a ir al parque, tú vas a hablar por teléfono, él va a estudiar para el examen de español, etc. Study the Verbo Ir Power Point in Edmodo.
9. Capítulo 3: Verbos -ER, like comer, beber, comprender, leer, creer, ver, saber, hacer  etc. (WB pages 56, #7, 57, 58 and 59). (Review the Grammar & Vocab. handout pages 35 and 37). LIBRO: page 120 and 121. You must know how to conjugate these verbs and place them correctly in sentences or questions.
10. Capítulo 3: Foods (Las Comidas) - latest PowerPoint in Edmodo "Las Comidas" (from Capítulo 3, Lección B - Vocab. II, En el restaurante, LIBRO: pages 116, 117.
11. Verbos Ser y Estar (Verbo Ser, G & V pages 9 and 10, #s 2 and 3 - Verbo Estar, G & V page 21) - Capítulos 1 y 2. LIBRO: Verbo Ser, page 44 and Verbo Estar, page 76. 
12. Days of the Week (lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado y domingo) - see No. 6 above.
13. Articles of Clothing (common articles of clothing learned in class) - see No. 6 above.
14. Adjectives: you learned many adjectives in class, you need to remember how these adjectives change in sentences according to gender, and with singular and plural nouns. Examples: La camisa está sucia; la ventana está abierta; el libro es interesante; los libros son cómicos, la chica es honesta, el chico es serio, etc.
15. Vocabulary:  LIBRO: pages 90, 91, 100, 110, 111, 116 & 117.
16. Study ALL Quizzes & Tests and ALL handouts on above material. Study your notes in your "cuaderno." ¡GRACIAS CHICAS!

You can also review some of the videos (del Señor Jordan) under "Favorite Links" and previous blog entries. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Mrs. Feld. 

After the Midterm, on our Third Quarter, you will learn new vocabulary in "Capítulo 4 - La Familia" and Verbos -IR (Verbs that end in -IR, like vivir, salir, etc.). We will review the Verbo Estar again and how to use it with adjectives that refer to states of being, feelings and conditions; and the Verbo Ser and how to use it with adjectives that refer to characteristics of a person, animal or thing (LIBRO: pages 144 and 164). 

We will also review the possessive adjectives - indicating POSSESSION (LIBRO: page 139). In this chapter "Mi familia y mis amigos" the possessive adjectives describe the relationship between people. Write the "Estructura" in your notebooks. Example: mi hermano (my brother).

You will also learn, in "Capítulo 5 - Una Semana Típica," the Verbo Tener, expressions with "Qué," direct object pronouns (LIBRO: pages 194-196, exercises 26 to 29); and "dates" in Spanish, and review the days of the week (LIBRO: page 201). You will also learn the months of the year and the stations, and the numbers above 101 (LIBRO: pages 208 and 209).

In "Capítulo 6 - En Casa" - you will learn how to say (in Spanish) the different rooms and appliances in a typical house, and the Verbo Pensar (a stem-changing verb like "querer" - verbs that change from "e" to "ie") and other "e-ie" stem-changing verbs (LIBRO: page 231). You will also learn the demonstrative adjectives on page 238.

My goal is to complete all of "Capítulo 6" before the end of the school year, and all the stem-changing verbs: "e-i," "e-ie," and "o-ue" and "u-ue." (LIBRO: pages 257, 231 and 274). Verbs like: querer, pensar, pedir, poder and jugar, amongst others. If time permits, before the Final Exam, we will cover a few things from "Capítulo 7."

More on "Capítulo 3" - -ER Verbs and Foods & Drinks

On Lesson B, Vocabulario II "En el Restaurante" - you will learn how to order foods and drinks in a restaurant. Please start working on the vocabulary on pages 116 and 117. You will also learn how to conjugate -ER Verbs like "comer, comprender, leer, ver, hacer" and "saber." You must know the meaning of these verbs; check page 120 and write these verbs in your notebooks. Once you understand how to conjugate -ER verbs, you can conjugate other verbs like "aprender, beber, correr, creer, deber" and "vender." You can also check the link Present Tense of -ER verbs (click this link or go to "Fave Links" in this Blog).

You should also complete the Workbook pages 56 and 57. You will have a Quiz on these verbs on Thursday, January 15 and these verbs and all the vocab on Chapter 3 will be included on the Midterm.

Review this G&V page: -ER Verbs. Also check: Regular Verbs (to review Regular the -AR and -ER verbs and even learn the -IR verbs). And: Irregular Verbs Estar, Ir, Dar and Quiz/Review. Review verbo Ser too.

Midterm:  Will include Chapters 1, 2 and 3.

Other common -ER verbs besides "comer, ver, hacer" and "saber"