Unidad 2
Lección 2
México
Tema:
En la escuela
In this lesson you will
learn to…
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Describe classes and classroom objects.
Say where things are located.
Say where you are going.
Talk about how you feel.
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Using:
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The verb estar.
The conjugated verb before the subject to ask a
question.
The verb –ir.
Presentación de
Vocabulario – pg. 122
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El pizarrón
El reloj
La tiza / el gis
La ventana
La puerta
El borrador
El mapa
La silla
El escritorio
El cuaderno
El papel
El lápiz
La pluma
La calculadora
La mochila
the chalkboard
the clock
the chalk
the window
the door
the eraser
the map
the chair
the desk (teacher’s)
the notebook
the paper
the pencil
the pen
the calculator
the backpack
Más Vocabulario
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la cafetería
el gimnasio
la biblioteca
los baños
el pasillo
la oficina del director(a)
¿(A)dónde?
¿Cuándo?
deprimido(a)
emocionado(a)
ocupado(a)
el problema
cansado(a)
nervioso(a)
contento(a)
enojado(a)
triste
tranquilo(a)
the cafeteria
the gymnasium
the library
the restrooms
the hall
the principal’s office
(To) Where?
When?
depressed
excited
busy
the problem
tired
nervous
happy
angry
sad
calm
The Verb estar – pg. 128
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Use estar to indicate location and say how people feel.
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Here’s how:
yo
tú
él / ella / usted
nosotros(as)
vosotros(as)
ellos / ellas / ustedes
Pedro está en la cafetería. 
estoy
estás
está
estamos
estáis
están
Pedro is in the cafeteria.
The Verb estar
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Use estar with the following words of location.
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al lado (de) / debajo (de) / dentro (de) / encima (de)
cerca (de) / delante (de) / detrás (de) / lejos (de)
Use the word de after the location word when a specific
location is mentioned. When de is followed by the
word el, they combine to from the contraction del.
La biblíoteca está al lado de la cafeteria.
The library is next to the cafeteria.
La tiza está encíma del borrador.
The chalk is on top of the eraser.
The Verb estar
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Estar is also used with adjectives to say how
someone feels at a give moment.
El maestro está tranquilo.
The teacher is calm.
Las chicas están cansadas.
The girls are tired.
¿Recuerdas? Adjectives agree in gender and
number with the nouns they describe. (See page 72).
Presentación de
Gramática – pg. 134
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English Grammar Connection: Remember
that conjugating is changing the forms of the
verb to indicate who is doing an the action (See
pg. 100). In English, to go is conjugated as I go,
you go, he/she/it goes, we go, they go.
Pablo goes to the cafeteria at twelve.
Pablo va a la cafetería a las doce.
The Verb –ir  pg. 134
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Use ir to talk about where someone is going.
How do you form the present tense of this verb?
Here’s how:
yo
voy
tú
vas
él/ella/usted
va
nosotros(as)
vamos
vosotros(as)
vais
ellos/ellas/ustedes
van
Use ir with the word a to say that someone is going to a specific place.
Voy a la biblioteca.
Los estudiates van al gimnasio.
I’m going to the library.
The students are going to the gymnasium.
When a is followed by the word el, they combine to form the contration al.
To ask where someone is going, use adonde…?
¿Adónde vas?
Where are you going?
Pronunciación – pg. 135
La letra “d”
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In Spanish, the letter “d” has two sounds. At the beginning of a sentence,
after a pause, or after the letters l or n, the “d” sounds like the English “d” in
door. In all other cases, the “d” sounds like the th of the word the.
Listen and repeat, paying close attention to the two sounds of “d.”
comida
falda
divertido
lado
adiós
grande
¿Dónde está David?
Daniel está al lado de la puerta.
¿Adónde vas con mi cuaderno?
Soy Diego. Dibujo en mi cuaderno.
This concludes the
notes for Unidad 2
Lección 2.
See you in Unidad 3
Lección 1!