Thursday, October 9, 2008

Spanish 1 10-9-08 purple day

Tarea: 10-9-08

Please complete the following homework assignment by following this link! After completing the activity click the show results button. Clinking the show results button will grade the activity and show you which questions are wrong. If you do have any wrong answers go back and fix them. Once you have all of the correct answers. Take a piece of notebook paper and then write the answers as well as the questions down. You will bring the notebook paper to class next period and turn it in.

Today we turned in the
final draft of your 10 sentence paragraph. This assignment was posted to the blog 10-3-08. Please revisit those posts to find the instructions for the paragraph.

Today 10-9-08 I also gave students to pass off the speaking assessment for this chapter. To day was the last chance to pass off the speaking assessment in class. If you did not pass off the speaking assessment in class it is now your responsibility to pass it off on your own time. This means you will have to come to me on your own time. Some times that you can do this are, during advisement, before school 15 min before the start of school. or after school. Remember this assignment is due 10-16-08. There will not be any chances to make it up after the 16th.



Listening: Practice task.Listen to a voice mail from a student looking for a “match up” to the homecoming dance.

Can you answer the following questions after reading the paragraph below?
a) What are two things this person likes doing?
b) What is one thing this person dislikes doing?

FEMALE TEEN: “Pues … a mí me gusta practicar deportes y
pasar tiempo con amigos. ¿Y bailar? No me gusta nada bailar. ¿Y a ti?”



There will be a reading section on the test as well. The following will help you prepare for the reading portion of the test.

Read and understand someone’s description of himself or herself
Read this pen pal e-mail from a Spanish language magazine. What types of things does the person like to do? Does this person have anything in common with you? What is it?

Hola! A mí me gusta mucho usar la computadora y
tocar la guitarra. No me gusta ni ir a la escuela ni leer.
En el verano me gusta nadar y en el invierno me gusta
esquiar. ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te gusta hacer?

What types of things does the person like to do? Does this person have anything in common with you? What is it?

Escribir Write about yourself with a description of things you like and don’t like to do

A school in the Dominican Republic wants to exchange e-mails with your school. Tell your e-pal your name and what you like to do and don’t like to do.

The following vocabulary will help you prepare for the test.

to ask others what they like to do
¿Qué te gusta hacer? What do you like to do?
¿Qué te gusta
más? What do you like (prefer) better?
¿Te gusta ? Do you like to ?
¿Y a ti? And you?



to talk about activities
bailar: to dance
cantar: to sing
correr: to run
dibujar: to draw
escribir: cuentos to write stories
escuchar: música to listen to music
esquiar: to ski
hablar por teléfono: to talk on the phone
ir a la escuela: to go to school
jugar videojuegos: to play video games
leer revistas: to read magazines
montar en bicicleta: to ride a bicycle
montar en monopatín: to skateboard
nadar: to swim
pasar tiempo con amigos: to spend time with friends
patinar: to skate
practicar deportes: to play sports
tocar la guitarra: to play the guitar
trabajar: to work
usar la computadora: to use the computer
ver la tele: to watch television

to say what you like to do
(A mí) me gusta: I like to .
(A mí) me gusta más: I like to better. (I prefer to .)
(A mí) me gusta mucho: I like to a lot.
A mí también. I do too.

to say what you don’t like to do
(A mí) no me gusta . I don’t like to .
(A mí) no me gusta I don’t like
nada . to at all.
A mí tampoco. I don’t (like to) either.

other useful words and expressions
ni . . . ni neither . . . nor,
not . . . or
o or
pues . . . well . . .
sí yes
también also, too






Las frases del día 10-9-08

Here is the link to the las frases del día that we completed in class 10-9-08.

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