Spanish 3 12-16-08 Day of the midterm

¡Feliz navidad!

y

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

¡Paz en el mundo y buena voluntada a todos!

'Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the casa,
Not a creature was stirring
-- Caramba! Que pasa?

Los ninos were tucked
away in their camas,
Some in long underwear,
some in pijamas,

While hanging the stockings
with mucho cuidado
In hopes that old Santa
would feel obligado

To bring all children,
both buenos and malos,
A nice batch of dulces
and other regalos.

Outside in the yard
there arose such a grito
That I jumped to my feet
like a fightened cabrito.

I ran to the window
and looked out afuera,
And who in the world
do you think that it era?

Saint Nick in a sleigh
and a big red sombrero
Came dashing along
like a crazy bombero.

And pulling his sleigh
instead of venados
Were eight little burros
approaching volados.

I watched as they came
and this quaint little hombre
Was shouting and whistling
and calling by nombre:

"Ay Pancho, ay Pepe,
ay Cuco, ay Beto,
Ay Chato, ay Chopo,
Macuco, y Nieto!"

Then standing erect
with his hands on his pecho
He flew to the top
of our very own techo.

With his round little belly
like a bowl of jalea,
He struggled to squeeze
down our old chiminea,

Then huffing and puffing
at last in our sala,
With soot smeared
all over his red suit de gala,

He filled all the stockings
with lovely regalos -
For none of the ninos
had been very malos.

Then chuckling aloud,
seeming very contento,
He turned like a flash
and was gone like the viento.

And I heard him exclaim,
and this is verdad,
Merry Christmas to
all, and Feliz Navidad!

If you would like to start preparing for second semester the following links will give you a heads up on what we are going to be studying in January!!

Estar + participio (p. 79)

Ser y estar (p. 88)

Ser y estar (p. 88)

Spanish 3 12-12-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Next class we will take the Spanish 3 final!!!
Please make sure you study hard!!! It would not be a bad idea to go back over the old tests that we have taken this year.

The last day to turn anything in will be Monday the 15th of December. Nothing will be excepted after 2:35.

Today in class 12-12-08 Today in class we reviewed for our final.

Please complete the following activities before you take the final on Tuesday!!!

Para empezar

• Review of irregular verbs
• Review of present tense stem-changing verbs
• Review of reflexive verbs
• Review of vocabulary and verbs like gustar
• Review of possessive adjectives

Capítulo 1

Practice Activities

• Review of vocabulary and grammar
• Vocabulary practice 1
• Practice with verbs in the preterite tense
• Practice with verbs in the preterite tense
• Vocabulary practice 2
• Practice with the imperfect
• Practice with the imperfect
• Repaso del capítulo

Spanish 3 12-10-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 12-10-08 due 12-12-08


Today in class we took the second half of the chapter 1 test. If you were not here you will need to make it up ASAP!!!


Next class we will start to prepare for our final. The final will be cumulative and cover everything we have studied this year in Spanish 3. Below are a bunch of links to activities that I would like you to do in preparation for the final. Each link is a different activity, so do them all. Please bring me any questions that you might have before the final.

Para empezar

• Review of irregular verbs
• Review of present tense stem-changing verbs
• Review of reflexive verbs
• Review of vocabulary and verbs like gustar
• Review of possessive adjectives

Capítulo 1

• Practice Activities
  • Review of vocabulary and grammar
  • Vocabulary practice 1
  • Practice with verbs in the preterite tense
  • Practice with verbs in the preterite tense
  • Vocabulary practice 2
  • Practice with the imperfect
  • Practice with the imperfect
  • Repaso del capítulo
    

Spanish 3 12-8-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 12-8-08 due 12-10-08

Study for the test which will be given next class. Look below in the today in class section to help you focus your studies.




Las frases del día 12-8-08

Página 40 of your online text book activity number 32. Try clicking the start activity arrow. If it does not take you to a new page where you can find the activity you will have to log into your online textbook and complete the activity that way. Remember to do the activity in your las frases del día.




Today in class 12-8-08

Can you conjugate the following verbs in both the preterit and the imperfect? Make sure you can in all forms.

estar
vivir
jugar
ver
leer
dar
tener
escribir
ser
decidir
tener
comenzar
parecer
llegar
pasar
decir
levantarse
ponerse
llamar
hacer

para hablar de competencias deportivas
	alcanzar	to reach
	la carrera	race
	la ceremonia	ceremony
	el certificado	certificate, diploma
	contra	against
	eliminar	to eliminate
	la entrega de premios	awards ceremony
	¡Felicitaciones!	Congratulations!
	la medalla	medal
	la meta	goal
	obtener	to obtain, get
	el / la participante	participant
	el / la representante	representative
	salir campeón, campeona	to become the champion
	el trofeo	trophy
	vencer	to beat

para expresar emociones e impresiones
	animado, -a	excited
	asustar	to scare
	darse cuenta de	to realize
	desafortunadamente	unfortunately
	desanimado, -a	discouraged
	duro, -a	hard
	emocionarse	to be moved
	estar orgulloso / orgullosa de	to be proud of
	impresionar	to impress
	pasarlo bien / mal	to have a good / bad time

otras palabras y expresiones
	aparecer	to appear
	así	this way
	hacia	toward
	perder el equilibrio	to lose one’s balance
	sin embargo	however

Spanish 3 12-4-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 12-4-08 due 12-8-08

Conjuguemos practice zone grammar activities. All of these activities need to be completed by next class.

GRAMMAR
	1. More practice with preterit vs. imperfect
	2. Preterit vs. The imperfect
	3. Preterit vs. The imperfect #2
	4. Preterite vs. Imperfect #1
	5. Test preperation

Remember to write your answers down on a piece of note book paper, or if you would like you can print the activity once you have all the correct answers . It would also be helpful if you would label each activity so I can distinguish it from the other activities.

Reminder!!!!!
The Preterit vs. Imperfect test will be given Wednesday the 10th of December. Please make sure that you study hard. It will be the last major grade you will receive before you take the midterm.



Las frases del día 12-4-08

Página 60 Preperación para el examen. Número 1 Vocabulario y Número 2 Gramática.


Hoy en la clase de español 12-4-08

Spanish 3 12-2-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: 12-2-08 due 12-4-08

Study for the test


Not including today there are only 4 days left in this semester. That means there are only 4 purple days before midterms. The midterm will cover everything we have studied this year. Before you take the midterm you will have a test covering the imperfect and the second part of chapter 1. We will take that test on either Wednesday December 10 or Friday December 12. I think I would like to have the test on the 10 so we can have the 12 as a review day for the final. Look below to find information that just might help you do well on the imperfect test as well as the midterm. I also want you to be aware that there will be questions about the preterit as well on the imperfect test, so don't forget to go back over the preterit.

If you would like to start to prepare for the test on Wednesday I have created a new activity for conjuguemos that should help you it is called Test preperation Make sure you spend time with this activity. I am not going to give you points for this activity, just realize I highly recommend you do it.




Las frases del día 12-2-08

Here is the link to the review worksheet that we completed for our las frases del día.

Today in class 12-2-08

Click on activity 16!!!! It should take you to another page with notes!

Some words and phrases indicate specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the preterite.

ayer

(yesterday)

anteayer

(the day before yesterday)

anoche

(last night)

desde el primer momento

(from the first moment)

durante dos siglos

(for two centuries)

el otro día

(the other day)

en ese momento

(at that moment)

entonces

(then)

esta mañana

(this morning)

esta tarde

(this afternoon)

la semana pasada

(last week)

el mes pasado

(last month)

el año pasado

(last year)

hace dos días, años

(two days, years ago)

ayer por la mañana

(yesterday morning)

ayer por la tarde

(yesterday afternoon)

Other words and phrases indicate repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the imperfect.

a menudo

(often)

a veces

(sometimes)

cada día

(every day)

cada semana

(every week)

cada mes

(every month)

cada año

(every year)

con frecuencia

(frequently)

de vez en cuando

(from time to time)

en aquella época

(at that time)

frecuentemente

(frequently)

generalmente

(usually)

muchas veces

(many times)

mucho

(a lot)

nunca

(never)

por un rato

(for awhile)

siempre

(always)

tantas veces

(so many times)

todas las semanas

(every week)

todos los días

(every day)

todo el tiempo

(all the time)

varias veces

(several times)

Spanish 3 11-25-08 purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: 11-25-08




Las frases del día 11-25-08

Here is a link to the activity that we completed for our las frases del día

Spanish 3 11-21-08

Tarea: 11-21-08 due 11-25-08

Here are some more notes that are excellent in helping Spanish students learn why to use the imperfect or the preterit. Thanks Kelli Hicks!!!!

For home work you will follow this link and answer the questions. You must complete the entire page. This time you will have to conjuguate and write the verb not just select the correct verb. As always write the answer down on a piece of notebook paper and bring in the answers next class. Once again you need to complete all paragraphs not just the first one.


ONLINE SPANISH DICTIONARY if you are not using this to help you do your homework there is something wrong!!!!!!! Please use a dictionary to look up words you do not know!


Las frases del día 11-21-08

Follow this link to complete las frases del día for today. You only have to do the first 2 paragraphs for the las frases del día.


Today in class 11-21-08

Here is a link to site that can help you study the preterit vs the imperfect if you need extra help understanding this concept.


Here is even more practice that will help you with the preterit vs. the imperfect.

Spanish 3 11-19-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: 11-19-08 due 11-21-08
Conjuguemos practice zone

1. Realidades 3-chapter 1 Please complete this activity for 100 attempts. Do send me the activity until you have a 80% or better. Thanks!!!!

Here is a link to some notes that can help you understand the preterit better. I would print this and put in your notes!

Las frases del día 11-19-08

ONLINE SPANISH DICTIONARY if you are not using this to help you do your homework there is something wrong!!!!!!! Please use a dictionary to look up words you do not know!

Un partido inolvidable
Completa esta descripción de un famoso
partido de fútbol que tuvo lugar en 1928 en
Santander, una ciudad en el norte de España,
con el pretérito o el imperfecto del verbo entre
paréntesis.

__1__.__ (ser) el 28 de mayo de 1928. __2__.__
(llover) y __3__.__ (hacer) viento. __4__.__ (ser) un
día muy especial para Santander. __5__.__
(jugar) el Barcelona y La Real Sociedad.
Platko y Samitier __6__.__ (ser) las grandes
estrellas del Barcelona. Las estrellas de la
Real __7__.__ (ser) Zaldúa y Cholín.
Por fin __8__.__ (comenzar) el partido. En un
momento en que la Real __9__.__ (ir) hacia el
área del Barcelona, Cholín avanzó1 hasta el
arco2. Cuando el gol __1__0_. _ (parecer)
inevitable, el guardameta3 Platko se arrojó4
1 moved forward 2 goal 3 goalkeeper 4 leaped
sobre el pie de Cholín y __1__1_. _ (parar) la
pelota. Sin embargo, el pie de Cholín __1__2_. _
(dar) contra la cabeza de Platko, quien __1__3_. _
(tener) que salir del campo, con la frente5
llena de sangre. A los pocos minutos se __1__4_. _
(llegar) al descanso, con un empate de cero a
cero. Los aficionados del Barcelona __1__5_. _
(estar) desanimados. ¿Cómo podían ganar el
campeonato sin Platko, su gran guardameta?

Today in class 11-19-08

Preterite Imperfect You will need to know how to conjugate the following verbs in both the imperfect and the preterit. If you do not know how to conjugate all of the following verbs in both the preterit and the imperfect you need to make sure you can ASAP! On the upcoming test that we will take before the midterm you will be asked to conjugate the following verbs in both the preterit and the imperfect.

1. (hacer) yo
2. (llamar) mi amiga
3. (ponerse) ellas
4. (levantarse) nosotros
5. (decir) tú
6. (pasar) él
7. (llegar) yo
8. (parecer) ella
9. (comezar) yo
10. (tener) Uds.
11. (estar) tú
12. (decidir) nosotros

Spanish 3 11-17-08 Purple Day periods 1 and 2

Just a reminder!!!!!! There are only 8 purple days left in this first semester. If you are not passing or do not pass this semester you can not continue on in this class after Christmas break. You will have to choose another elective.

Tarea: 11-17-08 due 11-19-08
Please visit this link to complete the homework. You will need to write your answers down on a piece of notebook paper and turn in next class. The only way you will get credit is to visit this website answer the questions on a piece of your own paper and turn in next class. You should have a 100%.

Las frases del día 11-17-08

ONLINE SPANISH DICTIONARY Use this online Spanish dictionary to look up words that you do not know. Make sure that you know what every verb in these activities means and how to conjugate them as well!

Recuerdos de mi niñez

Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the imperfect using the verbs in bold.
ir----- tener -----ser----- leer----- sacar

Cuando yo __1__.__ niño, me gustaba mucho leer. Yo __2__.__ una colección
de más de cien libros. Todos los sábados, mi hermana y yo __3__.__ a la
biblioteca. Generalmente, mi hermana __4__.__ libros de historia. Yo, en
cambio, __5__.__ los libros de aventura.

molestar----- devolver----- pedir----- enojar----- ser

A veces, mis amigos me __6__.__ prestado un libro. A mí no me __7__.__
compartir los libros, pero cuando ellos no los __8__.__, entonces yo me
__9__.__ mucho. Los libros __1__0_. _ mis mejores amigos.


Una atleta olímpica
Completa la biografía de la atleta olímpica
Jennifer Rodríguez con el pretérito o el
imperfecto del verbo entre paréntesis.

De niña, Jennifer (1976– ) __1__.__ (ser) muy atlética. Ella __2__.__ (ser)
la primera atleta de origen hispanohablante que __3__.__ (ganar) dos
medallas en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en las carreras de
patinaje de velocidad.
Cuando __4__.__ (ser) pequeña, Jennifer __5__.__ (comenzar) a patinar sobre
ruedas. __6__.__ (demostrar) tanto entusiasmo y agilidad que sus padres
__7__.__ (decidir) inscribirla en clases cuando __8__.__ (tener) sólo 4 años.
Un año más tarde, Jennifer __9__.__ (competir) en patinaje artístico y
de velocidad y __1__0_. _ (vencer) a otros niños de su edad.
En 1996, Jennifer __1__1_. _ (comenzar) a practicar el patinaje
sobre hielo. En 1998, Jennifer __1__2_. _ (conseguir) la
cuarta posición en la carrera de 3,000 metros en los Juegos
Olímpicos de Invierno, en Nagano.
En los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Salt Lake City,
Jennifer __1__3_. _ (subir) al podio por primera vez, al obtener
dos medallas de bronce en patinaje de velocidad sobre
hielo en las categorías de 1,000 y 1,500 metros. En 2005,
Jennifer sale campeona mundial de patinaje
de velocidad.

Superhombre ... más rápido que una bala, más potente que una locomotora.

Can you select the correct conjugation of the verb in parenthesis? Each verb is either conjugated in the preterit or imperfect. You need to decide if the verb should be in it's preterit or imperfect form?

Cuando Kal-El (fue, era) joven él (vivió, vivía) en el planeta Krypton. Pero un día sus padres se (despidieron, despedían)* de él y lo (pusieron, ponían) en una nave espacial* para salvarlo de la explosión de Krypton. Después de un viaje largo, él (llegó, llegaba) a un pueblo en Kansas donde Johnathan y Martha Kent lo (encontraron, encontraban). Ellos le (dieron, daban) el nombre nuevo de Clark Kent. Clark (quiso, quería) mucho a sus padres adoptivos* y siempre (hizo, hacía) muchos quehaceres para ayudarlos* en casa. Clark (tuvo, tenía) un perro que se (llamó, llamaba) Krypto y se (divirtieron, divertían) juntos cada día. Un día Clark (supo , sabía) la verdad sobre su doble identidad cuando sus padres le (dijeron, decían) que (fue , era) Superhombre! Clark (pasó, pasaba) 10 años con su familia adoptiva en Kansas y entonces* (empezó, empezaba) a trabajar como reportero para el Daily Planet.

To say good-bye
Space Ship
Adopted
Help them
Then



Preterite Imperfect You will need to know how to conjugate the following verbs in both the imperfect and the preterit

1. (hacer) yo
2. (llamar) mi amiga
3. (ponerse) ellas
4. (levantarse) nosotros
5. (decir) tú
6. (pasar) él
7. (llegar) yo
8. (parecer) ella
9. (comezar) yo
10. (tener) Uds.
11. (estar) tú
12. (decidir) nosotros

Spanish 3 11-13-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: 11-13-08 due next class 11-17-08

ONLINE SPANISH DICTIONARY

Conjuguemos grammar activities:
These activities can be found under the practice zone grammar section. Please do the activities tell you have the coorect answer. Once you have all the answers correct write the correct answers on a piece of notebook paper and bring it to class to get credit. Remember you are practicing the the preterit vs the imperfect. Not all the answers will be preterit and not all the answers will be imperfect. The purpose of the activity is to help you learn to choose the correct tense.
Go to practice zone then grammar.

Grammar
	1. Preterit vs. The imperfect
	2. Preterit vs. The imperfect #2

Las frases del día 11-13-08

Here is the link to the activity that we completed in class for las frases del día we are focusing on the second page.

Here are the key notes to help understand the uses of the imperfect:

Usos del imperfecto (p. 44)
The imperfect is used:
• to describe events that happened regularly or habitually in the past
• to describe people and places in the past (for example: physical descriptions of
what people or places looked like, or people’s emotions)
• to describe past events that were ongoing or continuous (including things that
“were happening” before being interrupted)
• to give the date, time, and someone’s age in the past
• to talk about the weather in the past

Spanish 3 11-11-08 Purple Day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 11-11-08 due 11-13-08


Conjuguemos Conjuguemos practice zone 100 attempts

1. Realidades 3 - Chapter 1 There will be new material added. Please make sure you either print the vocab sheet or copy the vocab to your notes.

Reminder!!!!! You can always make flash cards at any time to study your vocabulary!


Las frases del día 11-11-08

Here is the link to the activity that we completed in class for las frases del día.


Today in class 11-11-08
Today in class we looked at a power point that talked about the rules of when we use the imperfect as apposed to the preterit! If you were absent and would like this power Point I can send it to you in an email.

Spanish 3 11-7-08 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 11-7-08 due 11-11-08

Conjuguemos practice zone 100 attempts

1. Realidades 3 - Chapter 1




Las frases del día 11-7-08


Here is the link to the activity that we completed in class for las frases del día.


Today in class 11-7-08

To day in class we read a short story on page 24 and 25 of the online text book. Please log on to the online text book and read the story. I also need you to answer the questions on page 25 actividad 3. Below are the questions that you need to answer in complete sentences in Spanish! Also, as you read the story please write down all of the verbs that are conjugated in the past tense. This means the preterit and the imperfect. I would also like you to write an explanation as to why each verb is regular or irregular. Please be as specific as possible in your explanations.

¿Comprendiste?
1. ¿Por qué querían ir a La Peña los chicos?
2. ¿Qué le pasó a Guille?
3. ¿Qué animal los asustó? ¿Dónde se
refugiaron?
4. Imagínate que estás con los chicos cuando
aparece el oso. ¿Qué crees que deben hacer?


Usos del imperfecto (p. 44)
The imperfect is used:
• to describe events that happened regularly or habitually in the past
• to describe people and places in the past (for example: physical descriptions of
what people or places looked like, or people’s emotions)
• to describe past events that were ongoing or continuous (including things that
“were happening” before being interrupted)
• to give the date, time, and someone’s age in the past
• to talk about the weather in the past

Spanish 3 11-5-08 Purple day perriods 1 and 2

Tarea: For 11-5-08 due 11-7-08 Conjuguemos practice zone 100 attempts

1. Realidades 3 - Chapter 1


Las frases del día 11-5-08

Here is the link to the activity that we completed in class for our las frases del día.


Today in class 11-5-08

Today we began our study of the imperfect: Which is the other tense we use in Spanish to talk about the past. Here are some of the basic rules of when we use it!

El imperfecto
Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions that
happened regularly. In English you often say “used to”
or “would” to express this idea.
Todos los meses, mi escuela organizaba una carrera.
Nuestro equipo nunca perdía

estar

tener

vivir

estaba estábamos estabas estabais estaba estaban

tenía teníamos tenías teníais tenía tenían

vivía vivíamos vivías vivíais vivía vivían

	Stem-changing verbs do not have a stem change in the imperfect.
	Quería participar en el campeonato pero no me sentía bien.
The verbs ir, ser, and ver are the only irregular verbs in the imperfect. Here are their forms:

ir ser ver

iba íbamos ibas ibais iba iban era éramos eras erais era eran veía veíamos veías veíais veía veían

• The imperfect form of hay is había (“there was / were, there used to be”). Generalmente, no había muchos participantes en el campeonato.

• The imperfect tense is used to talk about habitual or repeated events in the past.
  Look at the conjugations of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the imperfect tense
• • Notice that the yo and él/ella/Ud. forms of each verb are the same.
  • Notice that -er and -ir verbs have the same endings in the imperfect.

para prepararse para un evento deportivo
	el entrenamiento	training
	entrenarse	to train
	hacer un esfuerzo	to make an effort
	inscribirse	to register
	la inscripción	registration

para hablar de competencias deportivas
	alcanzar	to reach
	la carrera	race
	la ceremonia	ceremony
	el certificado	certificate, diploma
	contra	against
	eliminar	to eliminate
	la entrega de premios	awards ceremony
	¡Felicitaciones!	Congratulations!
	la medalla	medal
	la meta	goal
	obtener	to obtain, get
	el / la participante	participant
	el / la representante	representative
	salir campeón, campeona	to become the champion
	el trofeo	trophy
	vencer	to beat

para expresar emociones e impresiones
	animado, -a	excited
	asustar	to scare
	darse cuenta de	to realize
	desafortunadamente	unfortunately
	desanimado, -a	discouraged
	duro, -a	hard
	emocionarse	to be moved
	estar orgulloso / orgullosa de	to be proud of
	impresionar	to impress
	pasarlo bien / mal	to have a good / bad time

otras palabras y expresiones
	aparecer	to appear
	así	this way
	hacia	toward
	perder el equilibrio	to lose one’s balance
	sin embargo	however