Spanish 1 10-30-08 white day periods 5,7,8

Tarea: for 10-30-08 due 11-3-08 To day we took the chapter 1A test. We will not have any homework due for next class. Come prepared to start chapter 1B. We are going to be moving much quicker through chapter 1B so come prepared to work hard!!!!


If you would like extra credit for next class please write on a piece of paper the name of my new baby girl, as well as how much she weighed when she was born and how long she was. Hint the blog will tell you what you need to know!

Las frases del día 10-30-08
We did not have a las frases del día because we took the test. However we did grade the homework packet. That was given last class!

The Following vocabulary will need to be memorized for the next chapter. Please begin now to study this vocabulary!

To talk about what you and others are like
artístico, -a artistic
atrevido, -a daring
bueno, -a good
deportista sports-minded
desordenado, -a messy
estudioso, -a studious
gracioso, -a funny
impaciente impatient
inteligente intelligent
ordenado, -a neat
paciente patient
perezoso, -a lazy
reservado, -a reserved, shy
serio, -a serious
simpático, -a nice, friendly
sociable sociable
talentoso, -a talented
trabajador, -ora hardworking

to ask people about themselves or others
¿Cómo eres? What are you like?
¿Cómo es? What is he / she like?
¿Cómo se llama? What’s his / her name?
¿Eres . . . ? Are you . . . ?

to talk about what someone likes
or doesn’t like
le gusta . . . he / she likes . . .
no le gusta . . . he / she doesn’t like . . .
to describe someone
soy I am
no soy I am not
es he / she is

to tell whom you are talking about
el amigo male friend
la amiga female friend
el chico boy
la chica girl
la familia family
yo I
él he
ella she
other useful words
a veces sometimes
muy very
pero but
según according to
según mi familia according to my family


Masculine Feminine
ordenado ordenada
trabajador trabajadora
paciente paciente
deportista deportista
el the
la the
un a, an
una a, an