SPN 101: Actividades 22, 24 Abril 2013

SPN 101: Comparisons

22 Abril, 2013

You make superior or inferior type comparisons between two objects, people, places using más (more) or menos (less) before an ADJECTIVE and using ‘que’ before the second object, person, animal, or place’. Ejemplos:
Mi mamá es más divertida que mi hermana (My mother is more fun than my sister).
Esta casa es menos grande que la casa de mi abuelo. (This house is less big than my grandfather’s house)
You can make a comparison of equality (or inequality) between two objects, people, places using tan +adjective como (as+adjective + as).

Ejemplos:

María es tan inteligente como yo (Maria is as intelligent as I am).

Estas personas no son tan interesantes como esas personas (These persons are not as interesting as those persons).

ADJETIVOS DESCRIPTIVOS COMUNES
Aburrido =Boring; Alegre = Cheerful; Alto/a = Tall; Amable = Kind; Antipático/a = Unpleasant; Bajo = Short (in height); Bonito = Pretty; Bueno/a = Good; Delgado/a = Thin/Slender; Divertido = Fun; Difícil = Hard; difficult; Fácil Easy; Feliz Happy; Gordo= Fat; Grande = Big, large; Guapo/a = Handsome; Importante = Important; Inteligente = Inteligente; Interesante = Interesting; Joven = Young; Moreno/a = Brunette, negro; Ocioso = Lazy; Pelirrojo = Red-haired; Pequeño = Small; Rubio/a = Blond(e); Serio = Serious; Simpático = Nice, likeable; Tonto = Silly, foolish; Trabajador/a = Hardworking; Triste = Sad

Ejercicio 1. Translate these sentences into English.
1. Estos libros son más interesantes que esos libros.
2. Héctor es tan serio como Miguel.
3. Ese color es menos triste que este color.
4. Tu hermana es más morena que Isabel.
5. Yo soy menos ocioso que tú.
6. Esas casas son tan bonitas como estas casas.
7. Biología es tan difícil como Física.
8. Nuestros proyectos son más importantes que los proyectos de ustedes.
9. Este lugar es menos bonito que Owensboro.
10. Mi gato es más inteligente que tu perro.

Ejercicio 2. Translate these sentences into Spanish.
1. This place is smaller than Owensboro.
2. These shoes are bigger than those shoes.
3. Your (tú) brother is as young as me.
4. Our dogs are more intelligent than your (use tú) dogs.
5. Maria is as pretty as Miriam.
6. His dad is more hardworking than your (use tú) dad.
7. This cat is less fat than that cat.
8. Miami is less interesting than New York.
9. I am thinner than you (use usted).
10. Those books are as interesting as these books.

SPN 101: Verb: GUSTAR

24 de Abril, 2012

GUSTAR (to be pleasing) is a verb that uses INDIRECT OBJECT pronouns (me, te, le; nos, os, les) when they are used to state what is pleasing to you or someone else.

In English GUSTAR conveys the meaning of the English verb TO LIKE. Gustar agrees in number with its direct object noun (the following noun or noun phrase after the conjugated form of gustar).

Formation: (A mí) me gusta el chocolate (I like chocolate; To me chocolate is pleasing)

(A ti) te gustan los chocolates (You like chocolates; To you chocolates are pleasing)

(A usted/A él/A ella) le gustan los chocolates (You (formal) like (He/She likes) drinking tea, To you, him, her drinking tea is pleasing.

(A nosotros) nos gustan las naranjas (We like oranges; To us oranges are pleasing).

(A vosotras) os gusta el pollo frito (You -plural, Spain- like fried chicken; To you fried chicken is pleasing) (A ustedes, ellos, ellas) les gustan comer carne asada (They/You like eating roast beef; To you, them eating roast beef is pleasing).

Rules:

1. The subject of GUSTAR/ENCANTAR/DOLER is the thing/action or person that is liked.

Me gustan los chocolates (I like chocolates).

Me gusta el jugo de manzana. (I like apple juice)

2. The indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les) always stand before these verbs.

Les gusta el helado de fresa (They like strawberry ice cream).

Nos gusta el softbol. (We like softball).

Te gusta bailar (You like dancing).

3. A (mí, ti, usted, él, ella, nosotros, vosotros, ustedes, ellos, X person) can be placed anywhere in the sentence to make clear who likes the thing/action:

A Nora le gusta cocinar.

A mis padres les gusta escuchar música romántica a mis padres.

4. Questions: YES/NO QUESTIONS: Place the indirect object pronoun before the gustar conjugation: ¿Te gustan los chocolates? (Are chocolates pleasing to you?); You can answer with sí o no in front of the indirect object pronoun: No, no me gustan los chocolates; Sí, a mi mamá le gustan las flores. INTERROGATIVE QUESTIONS: You can ask any question starting with an interrogative word like Qué. Ejemplo: ¿Qué deporte/comida/pasatiempo te/le gusta (a usted, a Nora, a Iván)? asks for what sport/food/pastimes you (informal/formal), or someone else’s likes in singular. Note the use of the te/le in the question. ¿Qué deporte/comida/pasatiempo os/les gusta (a vosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas)? asks for what sport/food/pastimes you (plural Spain, you plural, they (masc, fem). Note the use of the os/les in the question.

ACTIVIDAD 1. Provide the correct form of GUSTARin the blanks.

1. A mí me ________________ el color azul.

2. A mi hermana Nora no le _________________ la piña.

3. ¿Qué colores les ___________ a ustedes?  

4. A mis padres les ___________ ir al cine los fines de semana.  

5. A mi mamá le ___________ las películas románticas.  

Translate these sentences into Spanish.

1. My mother likes flowers.

2. Do you (usted) like dancing?  

3. I like mornings.  

4. What do they like eating?

5. Aldo doesn’t like fried chicken.

ACTIVIDAD 2. Make 5 sentences in Spanish (with their English translations) with the verb GUSTAR. Try to introduce the use of GUSTAR in your final performance.