Lessons WEB – AT
Now that you have taken the syllabus quiz and have a general understanding of the course, let’s
learn some Spanish!!!
The first chapter is called “Ante todo” which means “before everything”. You will also see it
called “Capítulo preliminar” (Preliminary Chapter). Capítulo means chapter.
In Capítulo Preliminar you will learn the following –
 El alfabeto español
 Greetings, introductions, expressions of courtesy
 #s 0-30
 Telling time in Spanish
 Cognates
 How to express likes/dislikes
I.
El alfabeto
a. As you will notice, from pg 7 in your textbook, the Spanish alphabet is very
similar to the English alphabet. What are the letters that are different? For the
most part, the letters are pronounced the same in Spanish as they are in English.
For example, when you see the letter “b” in a Spanish word, it is pronounced the
same way as an English “b”. The following letters, however, are pronounced
differently.
b. Study the powerpoint on the Spanish alphabet.
c. Go to http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/alphabet.htm . Listen
and repeat activities 1-8, 17 on the left.
d.
II.
In CENTRO, click on the tab that says “textbook”. Under “Capítulo Preliminar”
select “El alfabeto español”. Listen and repeat the alphabet and then do Práctica
A and B.
e. In CENTRO, do the assigned activities that pertain to the alphabet in the “lab
manual” and “workbook” tab. Read syllabus for instructions on how to find
assignments.
f. What do you need about the Spanish alphabet? You need to know how a letter
should be pronounced when you see it. The vowels AEIOU are the most
important. When you are pronouncing Spanish words, THINK about the vowels
in the word and how they are pronounced IN SPANISH. Consciously think about
how the words should be correctly pronounced.
 AEIOU = ah, ay, ee, oh, oo. Remember that vowels are very short, not
drawn out like in Texan!!
 Ce/Ci/Co/Cu
 Cero (s), cinco (s) , como (k), espectacular (k)
 Ge – Geraldo, Gi Go/Gu – Gomez, Guatemala
 H – hola
 J – jalapeño
 Ll – me llamo
 Ñ – jalapeño
 Rr – caro vs. carro
 V – same a b – vaca = baca
Saludos y expresiones de cortesía p. 4 in texto.
 Before starting this section, you should print a vocabulary list. Go to
www.conjuguemos.com. Click “log in as a student”. (not necessary to login at
this point). Select “Spanish Vocab by book”. Scroll down to “Puntos de Partida”.
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Next to “Ante todo” select “List of Words” and print. Now you have a list of all of
the words that you need to know for Capítulo Preliminar / Ante todo.
In e-book, select “Saludos y expresiones de cortesía.”. Listen, repeat, and read
the dialogues. Study the differences between the formal and informal
expressions. Do the “Conversación” activities.
Do the corresponding activities in the Lab Manual and Workbook.
III.
Números (0-30) Do the activities in the e-book, LM and WB
IV.
La hora
 Study the powerpoint
 Do the activities in the e-book, LM, WB
V.
Gustos y preferencias – this is basically vocabulary
 Study the expressions in the Power point
 Do activities in e-book, LM, WB
VI.
?Cómo es usted? / cognados
 Cognados (cognates) are words that look the same and have the same meaning
in English and Spanish. P. 8 Purple box
 Por ejemplo (for example):
Spanish word
English word
Música
=
music
Italiana
=
Italian
Guitarra
=
guitar
Importante
=
important
 It is important that you are constantly scanning for cognates.
 Do activities in the e-book, LM, WB
VII.
Lectura
 In your textbook pg 20-21 is a reading selection. Follow the strategies and
suggestions for reading in Spanish.
 Do the activities in CENTRO.
Study suggestions: Vocabulario
 At the end of each chapter is a list of vocabulary words that you must know.
Vocabulary is the MOST important component to learning a foreign language.
You must know the words in order to be able to communicate.
 Study your vocabulary words daily.
 When studying the vocabulary be active with it – say it, write it, play a game
with it, etc.
 It is important that when you study your vocabulary you are going from English
to Spanish. Look at the English word and be able to say/write the
Spanish word. This is called PRODUCTION. We want to be able to produce /
use the words we are learning. When we go from Spanish to English we are
only recognizing the word – which is only useful in understanding the language
(listening/reading skills, but not speaking/writing skills).
Ante todo/ Capítulo Preliminar DUE DATES:
Vocabulary quiz:
Grammar quiz:
Speaking Assessment:
Writing Assessment:
Chapter Test Ante Todo:
Jan. 22 – Jan. 24
Jan. 25 – Feb. 1
Feb. 2 – Feb. 3
Feb. 2 – Feb. 3
Feb 4
All assigned activities in Lab Manual /Workbook are Feb.1
Please read your syllabus for more details.