UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
LEARNING TARGETS
INTERPRETIVE
Listening
Reading
I can understand what people say
I can understand information about
about school schedules, subjects, and supplies for class.
class supplies.
I can understand short readings that
I can understand when I hear people describe classes and teachers.
talk about locations within a school.
INTERPERSONAL
Person-to-Person
I can speak with another person about my school day.
I can say what classes and teachers I have and when
I have them.
I can say what materials I have and need for each class.
I can describe my class as difficult or easy.
PRESENTATIONAL
Speaking
I can talk about my school schedule.
I can tell what school supplies I have
& need.
I can describe my classes and
teachers.
Writing
I can write information about my
class schedule.
I can write a description of my
classes and teachers
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
VOCBULARY
la escuela
el colegio
el alumno / la alumna
el amigo / la amiga
el profesor / la profesora
la clase
la sala de clase
la pizarra [el pizarrón]
la computadora
el pupitre
el escritorio
school
high school
student (male/female)
friend (male/female)
teacher [professor] (male/female)
class
classroom
board
computer
student desk
teacher desk
la biblioteca
el laboratorio
la cafetería
los materiales escolares
el lápiz (los lápices)
el bolígrafo
el libro
el papel
el cuaderno
el archivo
la mochila
el borrador
la carpeta
la calculadora
library
laboratory
cafeteria
school supplies
pencil (pencils)
pen
book
paper
notebook
binder
backpack
eraser
folder
calculator
los cursos
las ciencias
la biología
la química
las matemáticas
el álgebra
la geometría
la trigonometría
el cálculo
las lenguas
el español
courses
science(s)
biology
chemistry
mathematics
algebra
geometry
trigonometry
calculus
languages
Spanish
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
el inglés
el francés
el alemán
el latín
el chino
English
French
German
Latin
Chinese
las ciencias sociales
la historia americana
la historia europea
la historia mundial
la geografía
la educación física
la música
el arte
la economía doméstica
la informática
social sciences (studies)
American history
European history
world history
geography
physical education (P.E.)
music
art
home economics
computer science
fácil
difícil
pequeño(a)
grande
easy
difficult
small
large, big
interesante
aburrido(a)
mucho
poco
Hay…
Mi clase favorita es…
Comienza…
Termina…
Necesito…
el horario
el almuerzo
necesitar
buscar
mirar
comprar
interesting
boring
much, a lot
a little
There is/are…
My favorite class is…
It starts (begins)…
It ends…
I need…
schedule
lunch
to need
to search, look for
to look at
to buy
usar
llevar
hablar
trabajar
to use
to wear
to speak
to work
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
llegar
entrar en
estudiar
enseñar
escuchar
prestar atención
tomar apuntes
sacar notas (buenas, malas)
bailar
cantar
preparar
dar
estar
ir
[My school life]
to arrive
to enter
to study
to teach
to listen
to pay attention
to take notes
to get (good, bad) grades
to dance
to sing
to prepare
to give
to be (conditions, locations)
to go
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
GRAMMAR
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Present tense regular –AR verbs
The irregular verbs IR, DAR and ESTAR
CULTURE
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I can tell about school schedules in the target culture.
I can give some information about teenage participation in sports in the target
culture.
I can tell how students and teachers interact in the target culture.
ASSESSMENTS
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NOTES
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
singular (1 person)
I
plural (more than 1 person)
yo
we
tú
(familiar)
you
you (plural) [y’all]
usted [Ud.]
(formal)
nosotros(as)
vosotros(as)
(familiar: in Spain
only)
ustedes [Uds.]
(formal)
he, it (masculine)
él
they
(all male/mixed)
ellos
she, it (feminine)
ella
they
(all female)
ellas
CONJUGATING VERBS
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
INFINITIVE – the base form of the verb
 In Spanish, infinitives end in –AR, –ER, or –IR.
 In English infinitives consist of the word “to” and a verb. Example: to walk
 When you look up a verb in a Spanish/English dictionary, it will be in its infinitive
form.
CONJUGATION – putting the verb with possible subject for use in a sentence.
 Infinitives cannot be used as is in sentences.
 The infinitive ending [–AR, –ER, or –IR] is removed and new endings are added
depending on the subject.
HABLAR – to speak
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
singular (1 person)
yo
tú
plural (more than 1 person)
o
nosotros(as)
as
vosotros(as)
habl
a
ustedes
habl
a
ellos
habl
a
ellas
habl
habl
habl
usted
habl
él
habl
ella
habl
amos
habl
áis
an
an
an
Each verb form can have 3 possible translations in Spanish.
Yo hablo – I speak; I do speak; I am speaking.
The subject pronouns (except USTED and USTEDES) can be omitted in a sentence.
Compro un lápiz nuevo. – I am buying a new pencil.
Estudiamos mucho. – We study a lot.
But:
¿Habla usted francés? – Do you speak French?
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
Usteds cantan muy bien. – You-all sing very well.
DAR – to give
1st person
singular (1 person)
yo
3rd person
2nd person
tú
plural (more than 1 person)
doy*
nosotros(as)
as
vosotros(as)
d
a
ustedes
d
a
ellos
d
a
ellas
d
d
usted
d
él
d
ella
d
amos
d
ais
an
an
an
ESTAR – to be (conditions/locations)
1st person
singular (1 person)
yo
estoy*
plural (more than 1 person)
nosotros(as)
amos
est
3rd person
2nd person
UNIT 4 THEME: Mi vida escolar
[My school life]
tú
estás*
vosotros(as)
áis
usted
está*
ustedes
están*
él
está*
ellos
están*
ella
está*
ellas
están*
est
IR – to go
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
singular (1 person)
plural (more than 1 person)
yo
voy*
nosotros(as)
vamos*
tú
vas*
vosotros(as)
vais*
usted
va*
ustedes
van*
él
va*
ellos
van*
ella
va*
ellas
van*