Avancemos Level 1
Student KUD
Unit 1 Lección 1 ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
What are the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS for this unit?
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What do students like to do?
What are the BIG IDEAS & UNDERSTANDINGS for this unit?
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Learning a language is an ongoing process.
Learning other languages enhances awareness and understanding of the learners’ own language
and culture.
A verb is an action word.
The most basic form of the verb is the INFINITIVE.
The infinitive forms of verbs in Spanish end in -ar, -er, or -ir.
What key GRAMMAR CONCEPTS should you know?
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Use GUSTAR with an infinitive
Identify and use subject pronouns
Identify and use SER
Identify -ar/-er/-ir verbs (and if time exposure to conjugations of AR verbs)
What should you BE ABLE TO DO by the end of the unit?
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Talk and write about activities that you like and don’t like to do, and when you like to do things.
Ask questions to others about their likes and dislikes
Respond to questions about your likes and dislikes
Compare
Subject Pronouns
Yo - I
Tú- you (informal)
Ud. - you (formal)
Él - he
Ella - she
Nosotros(as) - we
Vosotros(as) - you all*
Uds. - You all
Ellos(as) - they
Hot Seat Questions:
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
¿Qué no te gusta hacer nada?
¿Qué te gusta más, ______ o______?
¿Qué te gusta hacer cuando…
...hace calor?
...hace frío?
...llueve?
...nieva?
...hace buen tiempo?
...no hay escuela?
Ser - to be
yo
soy
nosotros(as) somos
tú
eres vosotros(as) sois
Ud.
es
Uds.
son
él/ella es
ellos(as)
son
(Use SER to identify a person or say where
he or she is from.)
¿Cómo eres tú?
¿De dónde eres?
¿De dónde es (son) _______?
A _______ , ¿qué le(les) gusta hacer?
A _______, ¿qué no le (les) gusta hacer?
VOCABULARIO U1L1 ¿Qué te gusta hacer? p.51
Talk About Activities
Saying What You Like and Don’t Like to Do
Avancemos Level 1
Student KUD
Alquilar un DVD = to rent a DVD
Andar en patineta = to skateboard
Aprender el español = to learn Spanish
Beber = to drink
Comer = to eat
Comprar = to buy
Correr = to run
Descansar = to rest
Dibujar = to draw
Escribir (correos electrónicos) = to write emails
Escuchar música = to listen to music
Estudiar = to study
Hablar por teléfono = to talk on the phone
Hacer la tarea = to do homework
Jugar al fútbol = to play soccer
Leer un libro = to read a book
Mirar la televisión = to watch TV
Montar en bicicleta = to ride a bike
Pasar un rato con los amigos = to spend time with friends
Pasear = to go for a walk
Practicar deportes = to practice sports
Preparar la comida = to prepare food/meal
Tocar la guitarra = to play the guitar
Trabajar = to work
Snack Foods and Beverages
El agua = water
La fruta = fruit
La galleta = cookie
El helado = ice cream
El jugo = juice
Las papas fritas = french fries
La pizza = pizza
El refresco = soft drink
la merienda = snack
las papitas = chips
el chicle = gum
los dulces = candy
las galletas saladas = crackers
(A mí) me gusta… = I like to...
(A mí) me gusta más… = I prefer to...
(A mí) me gusta mucho…= I really like to ...alot.
¡A mí también! = Me too!
(A mí) no me gusta…= I don’t like to...
(A mí) no me gusta nada… = I don’t like to… at all.
A mí tampoco = I don’t (like to) either
Asking Others What They Like to Do
¿Qué te gusta hacer? = What do you like to do?
¿Te gusta...? = Do you like to...?
¿Qué te gusta más?= What do you like more?
¿Qué no te gusta hacer? = What don’t you like to do?
¿Y a ti? = And you? (What do you like?)
Other Words and Phrases
La actividad = activity
Antes de = before
Después (de) = afterward, after
La escuela = school
Más = more
Ni...ni = neither...nor; not … or
O = or
Pero = but
Pues = well
También = also
Y = and
Extra Words:
cuidar niños = to baby-sit
pintar = to paint
manejar = to drive
el piano = piano
el clarinete = clarinet
la trompeta = trumpet
la flauta = flute
el saxofón = saxophone
el tambor/los tambores = the drum
la viola = viola
el violín = violin