Español 1
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1. Choose a Spanish-speaking country. You are going to be
responsible for doing several activities in this chapter on this
country. Do these activities on the same Google Doc.
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http://www.worldatlas.com/spanish.htm
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2. Do a quick search and find:
 Where is this country located?
 What’s the capital?
 What’s the current population?
Describe a classroom
Indicate where things are located
Talk about more than one object or
person
Understand cultural perspectives on
school
Learn about the Spanish-speaking
countries
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El reloj
El sacapuntas
El escritorio
El cartel
el ratón
el teclado
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el gabinete (file cabinet)
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la silla
la puerta
la papelera/ el bote de basura
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la bandera
la computadora
las ventanas
la pantalla
la mesa
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la computadora portátil
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la memoria USB
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Vocabulario en contexto- páginas 100101
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Marcar los objetos de la clase con
papelitos (stripes of paper)
 www.phschool.com
jcd-0297
 Completa las actividades en tus
apuntes:
 Actividad 4
 Actividad 5
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Repaso del Capítulo 2A
 ¿Cuáles son las
palabras de
vocabulario?
 1. México, España y los Estados
Unidos
 2. hora (time)
 3. sentar (sit down)
 4. ver
 5. escribir
 6. lápiz
I would like
WSCA to require
school uniforms.
 www.socrative.com
 Socrative App
What are the pros
and cons of
school uniforms?
 www.socrative.com
 Socrative App
 Leer el fondo cultural en la
página 106
 ¿Los chicos en las escuelas
públicas en tu país (country)
necesitan uniformes?
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It will be cumulative: preliminary chapter,
Chapters 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B.
You will have 37 multiple choice questions
and 38 questions that require one-word
answers. (75 points) (Thursday, December 11)
You will answer one question in five or more
sentences. You will receive the questions
about two weeks before the exam and I’ll will
randomly pick one on the exam day. (25
points) (Tuesday, December 16)
1. Carlos ________ dos lenguajes.
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a. hablar
b. hablamos
c. habla
D. hablo
2. What word doesn’t belong in the group. ____________
 la maestra
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la estudiante
la amiga
el Sr.
3. What is the Spanish subject pronoun for the first person
singular? ____________
4. Conjugate the verb estudiar in the nosotras form.
_________
5. Translate windows in Spanish. _____________
 We learned how to conjugate
regular –ar verbs in the present
tense last chapter.
 Today, you’ll learn how to conjugate
your first irregular verb.
 Do you know why some verbs are
irregular?
 Add the following endings to the stem.
Singular
Yo -o
Tú -as
Él -a
Ella -a
Usted -a
Plural
Nosotros -amos
Nosotras
Vosotros(as) áis
Ellos
-an
Ellas
-an
Ustedes -an
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 These verbs don’t have the
same endings attached to the
stem.
 Regular –ar verb endings
 0, as, a, amos, áis, an
 The verb you’ll learn today is
estar.
 Where have you seen this verb
before?
 ¿Cómo estás?
 ¿Cómo está Ud.?
Singular
Plural
yo estoy (I am)
nosotros estamos (we are)
nosotras estamos (we are femenine)
Tú estás (you are)
Vosotros(as) estáis (you all are)
él está (he is)
ella está (she is)
usted está (you formal are)
ellos están (they are)
ellas están (they are-feminine)
ustedes están (you all are)
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1.
To say how you and other people are
doing
1. Bien – well
2. Mal – not well
3. Así, así – ok
4. Excelente
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 1. Study the conjugations of the
verb estar and the one use from
today’s class.
 Make flashcards of the verbs on your
verb conjugation chart (include
estar). You may use a free website
like Quizlet or index cards.
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Spanish-speaking country Google Doc
 1. What are schools like in your Spanish-speaking
country? What time does school start and end?
 2. How many classes do students take? What are
some subjects they take?
 3. In what activities can students participate in?
(e.g. sports, clubs, leadership, etc.)
 4. What are some major differences you are able
to find between the U.S. and your spanishspeaking country?
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It will be cumulative: preliminary chapter,
Chapters 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B.
You will have 37 multiple choice questions
and 38 questions that require one-word
answers. (75 points) (Thursday, December 11)
You will answer one question in five or more
sentences. You will receive the questions
about two weeks before the exam and I’ll will
randomly pick one on the exam day. (25
points) (Tuesday, December 16)
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Please show me your completed flashcards.
(10 points)
 1. Sr. Pitbull, ¿cómo
_________?
 a. estoy
 b. estar
 c. está
 d. están
2. El verbo estar es un verbo
_______.
a. irregular
b. regular
c. fácil
d. español
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3. ¿Cuál no es una
conjugación de estar?
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a. están
b. estóy
c. estás
d. estoy
4. What’s the correct use
for estar?
 a. to say how old you are
 b. to describe people
 c. to say how you are doing
 d. to say where you live
Singular
Plural
yo estoy (I am)
nosotros estamos (we are)
nosotras estamos (we are femenine)
Tú estás (you are)
Vosotros(as) estáis (you all are)
él está (he is)
ella está (she is)
usted está (you formal are)
ellos están (they are)
ellas están (they are-feminine)
ustedes están (you all are)
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1.
To say how you and other people are
doing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Bien – well
Mal – not well
Así, así – ok
Excelente
Cansado(a) – tired
Agotado(a) – exhausted
Feliz- happy
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1. ¿Cómo estás?
Yo estoy…
2. ¿Cómo está?
Él/Ella/ está…
(Ud.) Yo estoy…
1. ¿Cómo estamos? Nosotros(as) estamos…
2. ¿Cómo están?
Ellos(as) están…
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Use #2
To say where things are
located
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 ¿Dónde está…?
 ¿Dónde están..?
 Notice that the third person is
only used.
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Subject + está/están +
en + place
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Complete the following activity on your notes.
 Libros/Amazon
▪ Los libros están en Amazon.
 1. Perro/casa
 2. computadora/clase
 3. diccionario/mesa
 4. mochila/clase de computación
 5. bandera/escuela
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Use #3
To say where you or other
people are at
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Person’s name/subject
pronoun + estar + en +
place
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Complete the following activity on your notes.
Alicia está en la clase de español 1.
Los chicos están en WSCA.
 1. Liz/Fresno
 2. Mis amigos/Kohl’s
 3. Ella/Las Vegas
 4. Luis y Alberto/auditorio
 5. Yo/ sala de clases
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Completa las
actividades 9, 10 y 12
(preguntas y respuestas) en las
páginas 107-108.
 1. Study the conjugations for estar and
when to use this verb.
 2. Complete activities 9, 10 and 12 on
pages 107-108.
 3. Please take care of you incomplete
ASAP. The semester ends on December
19th.
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Section 2: one word answers
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1. Yo soy _________.
2. Los alumnos están en la _________.
3. True or False: Spanish has more subject
pronouns that English.
4. What is one way to greet someone in
Spanish?
5. Write gracios0(a) in English.
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 1. Study the conjugations for estar and
when to use this verb.
 2. Complete activities 9, 10 and 12 on
pages 107-108. (10 points)
 3. Please take care of you incomplete
ASAP. The semester ends on December
19th.
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It will be cumulative: preliminary chapter,
Chapters 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B.
You will have 37 multiple choice questions
and 38 questions that require one-word
answers. (75 points) (Thursday, December 11)
 You’re allowed to use one side of a 3x5 index card
with notes for the written portion.
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You will answer one question in five or more
sentences.
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Please open the pdf on my website.
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Section 2: one word answers
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1. What is the correct ending for the stem
escrib-?
2. What’s the indefinite article for carpeta de
argollas?
3. Roberto ________ (estar) en Target.
4. Write bye in Spanish.
5. How many steps are there in conjugating
regular –ar verbs in the present tense?
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You have 2o minutes to write your answer for
the following question. Please remember
that you must have five sentences in Spanish
and that you won’t be able to use notes.
¿Cómo eres?
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Go to Google Classroom.
You must type accents.
Submit the quiz when you’re done.
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Our second irregular verb is ser.
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Have you seen this infinitive before?
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What about the two conjugations soy
and es?
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You have used it to describe yourself, a
man and a woman.
 Ser is an –er
verb.
 Ser is irregular because the
endings for regular –er verbs
aren’t added to the stem.
Singular
Plural
yo soy (I am)
nosotros somos (we are)
nosotras somos (we are
femenine)
tú eres (you are)
vosotros sois (you all are)
vosotras sois (you all arefeminine)
ellos son (they are)
ellas son (they are-feminine)
ustedes son (you all are)
él es (he is)
ella es (she is)
usted es (you formal are)
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When is ser used?
It’s “to be” in English.
To describe a person, place
or thing
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Practice the conjugations for ser.
 See the PDF on my website.
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Study for the semester final.
Review your notes on the verb ser.
Google Classroom
 Write a five sentence paragraph in Spanish
describing a famous person of your choice. Please
write the person’s name on the bottom of the
page.
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The verb is used to:
 1. describe a person.
▪ Ella es americana.
▪ Tú eres de Citrus Heights.
 2. explain who a person is.
▪ Nosotros somos policías.
▪ Yo soy maestra.
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To say where a person is from use:
ser (must conjugate verb) + de + place
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Examples:
 Yo soy de Puerto Rico.
 Tú eres de __________.
 La Srta. Serrano es de Merced.
 Javier y Bernardo son de ___________.
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What’s the formula used to say where people are
from?
 ser (must conjugate verb) + de + place
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1. ________ son _____ Maryland.
2. Alicia _____ _____ Fresno.
3. Nosotras somos ______ de California.
4. Betty _____ de los Estados Unidos.
5. ______ es de _________.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct subject
pronoun or verb conjugation of ser.
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1. Nosotras __________ de Nueva York.
2. _______ eres de Boston.
3. Uds. _______ de España.
4. _________ son de México.
5. Los chicos ________ de Brasil.
6. Él ______ de Citrus Heights.
7. ______ soy de Chile.
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¿De dónde son?
 1. él/ Los Ángeles
 2. Carmen y yo / Perú
 3. Nosotros / México
 4. Luisa y Lorena / Colombia