Monday, January 13, 2014

SPN 102-2 Spring 2014 Weekly Activities



SPN 102 Spring 2014 Activdades semanales/Weekly Activities
C. Martin Vélez Salas

See syllabus for content. See blog for weekly activities.
Check 48 hours before clase.

Enero (Semana/Week 1)
Martes/Tuesday 14: Intro to the course syllabus, (1) Review of Present tense (SPN 101)
Jueves/Thursday 16: (2) Review: nouns/descriptive adjectives, adverbs (SPN 101)

Introduction Course
Personal Information-Interview Times
Syllabus: Library Research Report: Power Point of a Spain-related topic: Bring a ONE page summary of this presentation. Choose Topic and Date.
Mid-Term and Final Performances of song in Spanish: “El Amor”
Final Interview with Instructor
Quizzes-Exams
METODO
Grammar content and communication exercises: See blog for weekly activities, classwork and homework. 
Integrating the Arts and Second Language Learning: Follow us in Facebook on this integration:
Video Oficial Canción “El Amor”
Video con la letra en inglés y español de la canción “El Amor”

Letra Lyrics of “El Amor” en español e inglés

El Amor – Tito El bambino

El amor es una magia.
Una simple fantasía.
Es como un sueño,
Y al fin lo encontré.

Es como una luz,
Que se esparce por el alma,
Y recorre como el agua,
Hasta que llena el corazón.

Y va creciendo y creciendo,
Como nubes en el cielo,
Dando vueltas por el mundo,
Es increíble, así es el amor,
Y al fin lo encontré (x2)

El amor te ciega,
Aunque a veces te engaña.
El amor es pureza,
Si es que a alguien tú amas.
 
El amor te atrapa,
Y de él nunca escaparás.
Solo tienes que aprender a amar, amar.

Y va creciendo y creciendo,
Como nubes en el cielo,
Dando vueltas por el mundo,
Es increíble, así es el amor,
Y al fin lo encontré. (x2)

El amor te ciega,
Aunque a veces te engaña.
El amor es pureza,
Si es que a alguien tu amas.
 
El amor te atrapa,
Y de él nunca escaparás.
Solo tienes que aprender a amar, amar.

El amor es una magia.
Una simple fantasía.
Es como un sueño,
Y al fin lo encontré.

Es como una luz,
Que se esparce por el alma,
Y recorre como el agua,
Hasta que llena el corazón.

Love is magic
it's a simple fantasy
it's like a dream
and finally I found it

It's like a light
that spreads to the soul
and flows like water
until it fills the heart

And keeps growing & growing
as clouds in the sky
going around the world
it's amazing, that's how love is
Y al fin lo encontré (x2) and finally I found it

Love blinds you
even though it betrays you sometimes
love is pure
if there is someone you love
 
Love entraps you
and you can never escape it
you just have to learn to love, to love

And keeps growing & growing
as clouds in the sky
going around the world
it's amazing, that's how love is
Y al fin lo encontré (x2) and finally I found it

Love blinds you
even though it betrays you sometimes
love is pure
if there is someone you love

Love entraps you
and you can never escape it
you just have to learn to love, to love

Love is magic
it's a simple fantasy
it's like a dream
and finally I found it

It's like a light
that spreads to the soul
and flows like water
until it fills the heart

Further suggestions for learning a second language
(1) Learning a Second Language: Focus on another way to express meanings. Spanish: Functions in the US and Spanish speaking countries.
(2) How?: Discovery of meanings in different contexts by observing new words, sentences, paragraphs, stories, images, movements, people in different situations and from various countries, regions, listening to music, eating food with people, dancing, working with other people, interacting with people.
(3) Structure Learning: Focus on how these meanings work in language in context (e.g. newspaper, film, face-to-face interaction, text message). Grammar as a starting point. Look at your grammar: Noun-Adjective-Verb-Adverb. Sentence: Subject-Verb-Complement
(4) Techniques: Use a diary to reflect on your learning. Use flashcards to learn new words, new verbs combinations. Use a notebook to classify your new words and write new sentences. Start observing new words around you, books, written materials in the new language, start listening to songs, dance, movies, TV programs. Watch a movie with the captions in Spanish or English. Start exploring new meanings in different texts and materials.
(5) Use the language with creativity. Start playing with language right away. Read the words, phrases, and sentences, lines, and paragraphs stressing different emotions. Make a link between your words and your physical movements. Improvise. Create new ways to express language, meanings and emotions.

 (1) Review of Present Tense verbs: ‘-ar, -er, -ir” verbs (regular and irregular)

A. Verbs in the present have these endings: trabajar (trabajO, trabajAS, trabajA; trabajAMOS, trabajAN); comer (comO, comES, comE; comEMOS; comEN), vivir (vivO, vivES, vivE; vivIMOS, vivEN). Some verbs change their stem in the present tense: Group 1: Yo irregular: yo hago, yo tengo, etc; Grupo 2: e˃ie: pensar, cerrar, empezar, querer, entender; Grupo 3: o˃ue: almorzar, encontrar, recordar, poder, volver; u˃ue: jugar.
Grupo 4: e>i: pedir, repetir, servir.

B. Make two sentences with two regular verbs and two with each group of the irregular verbs.

C. ¿Ser or estar? Escoge a verb conjugation of ser (soy-eres-es-somos-son) o estar (estoy-estás-está-estamos-están) para completar las oraciones: 1. Los libros _________ en la mesa; 2. Margarita tiene 20 años. Ella _______________ alta y delgada; 3. Josefina y yo ___________ muy contentos; 4. Hoy ______ martes; 5. Yo no __________ el presidente de la nación; 6. ¿De dónde en México ______ usted?; 7. Gaby y yo _________ amigos.

D. Completa los espacios: 1. Elisa ________________ en Central City (vivir); 2. David ___________ (trabajar) en Sara Lee; 3. Nosotros _____________ (comer) en ese restaurante una vez al mes; 4. Juan ________________ (comenzar) a trabajar a las ocho. 5. Los chicos _________________ (querer) practicar más español; 6. ¿Qué _____________(pensar) tú de la situación política?

E. Translation. Traduzca estas oraciones al inglés. 1. Me gusta su camisa; 2. Podemos bailar muy bien; 3. Planeo ir al restaurante italiano; 4. Ellos no quieren ir a la fiesta; 5. Mi hermana Nora tiene 50 años de edad; 6. Yo tengo que estudiar esta tarde; 7. María y yo vamos a trabajar este fin de semana. 8. ¿Va usted a su oficina ahora?

F. Responda estas preguntas. 1. ¿Cómo está usted?; 2. ¿Qué estudia en la universidad?; 3. ¿Qué cursos toma los miércoles?; 5. ¿Qué va a hacer este fin de semana? 6. ¿Tiene que trabajar o estudiar esta noche?; 7. ¿Qué come usted en la mañana? Luego (then) haga las preguntas a un/a compañera/o. Be ready to report his/her answers to the whole clase.
Be ready to perform these questions in an interview style.

Summary-Reflection
(1) What are some of your ideas, methods, and techniques to learn Spanish?
(2) What are some useful questions/possible answers using the present tense?
(3) What are the regular forms for the present tense verbs in Spanish? What are some of the verbs in the irregular groups? Mention some verbs in both groups. 

TAREA
(1) Write 5 sentences using 5 different regular verbs in the present tense.
(2) Write 5 sentences using 5 different regular verbs in the present tense.
(3) Write 5 sentences using SER in the present tense.
(4) Write 5 sentences using ESTAR in the present tense.

SPN 102 Spring 2014 Actividades semanales/Weekly Activities
Jueves/Thursday 16 de Enero, 2014

(2) Review: Nouns/descriptive adjectives/adverbs

Actividad 1. Nouns in plural and definite and indefinite articles.

A. Study these groups of nouns:
La casa: teléf
ono, mesa, puerta, ventana, sala, cocina, comedor, gato, perro, silla, patio, cama, habitación.
El salón de clase: cuaderno, libro, cuadro, lápiz, bolígrafo/lapicero, proyector, computadora, escritorio, carpeta, mapa, pizarra.
La ciudad: policía, edificio, coche/carro, mujer, hombre, autobús/bus, cine, periódico, centro comercial, hospital, restaurante.
Los alimentos: (botella de) leche, agua, pan, cereal, pollo, pescado, carne, naranjas, manzanas, huevo, dulce, queso, jugo (de naranja, manzana), café, hamburguesa, sanguche.

B. Provide the plural of these noun phrases:
el teléfono, la mesa, la puerta, la ventana, la sala, la cocina, el gato., el perro; el cuaderno, el libro, el cuadro, el lápiz, el bolígrafo/lapicero, la computadora, el escritorio, la carpeta, el mapa; el policía, el edificio, el coche/carro, la mujer, el hombre, el autobús/bus, el cine, el periódico; (la botella de) leche/agua, el pan, el cereal, el pollo, el pescado, la carne, el huevo, el dulce, el queso, el jugo (de naranja, manzana), el café, la hamburguesa.

C. Provide the plural of these noun phrases:
un teléfono, una mesa, una puerta, una ventana, una sala, una cocina, un gato., un perro; un cuaderno, un libro, un cuadro, un lápiz, un bolígrafo/lapicero, una computadora, un escritorio, una carpeta, un mapa; un policía, un edificio, un coche/carro, una mujer, un hombre, un autobús/bus, un cine, un periódico; (la botella de) leche/agua, un pan, un cereal, un pollo, un filete de pescado, un bistec de carne, un huevo, un dulce, un queso, un jugo (de naranja, manzana), un café, una hamburguesa.

ADJETIVOS DESCRIPTIVOS


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

SOME ADJECTIVES OF NATIONALITY
Alemania alemán; Argentina argentino; Bolivia boliviano; Brasil brasileño; Chile chileno
China chino; Canadá canadiense; Colombia colombiano; Costa Rica costarricense
Cuba cubano; Ecuador ecuatoriano; El Salvador salvadoreño
Estados Unidos estadounidense; España español; Francia francés Guatemala guatemalteco;
Haití haitiano; Honduras hondureño; Italia italiano; India hindú; Inglaterra inglés
Japón japonés; Nicaragua nicaragüense; Panamá panameño; Paraguay paraguayo
Perú peruano; Puerto Rico puertorriqueño; Republica Dominicana dominicano
Rusia ruso; Venezuela venezolano

Actividad 2.
Family descriptions
Describe some members of your family physically and in terms of their personalities. Imagine you are describing a picture to your partner. You can mention some other characteristics if necessary.
Modelo:
Tengo dos hermanas. Mi hermana Nora es rubia. Ella es muy inteligente. Ella vive en Lima. Mi otra hermana es Lilian. Ella es morena. Ella es muy divertida. Ella vive en Miami. El esposo de Nora es francés.
Su nombre es David. Lilian no está casada todavía.

ADVERBS
Read Book Grammar Section U19: p. 187-8

Adverbs are content words that describe the time, place, or manner of the verb/action in the sentence.
Ejemplo: Voy a la biblioteca ahora; Nosotros vivimos allí; Gabi canta maravillosamente.

A. Common adverbs of time, place, and manner: Ahora (now) ↔ más tarde; allí (there) ↔ aquí (here); antes (de) (before, previously) ↔ después (after, afterwards); bien (well) ↔ mal (badly); cerca (de) (near, nearby) ↔ lejos (de) (far, faraway); hoy (today) ↔ mañana (tomorrow); más (more) ↔ menos (less); mucho (a great deal) ↔ poco (little); siempre (always) ↔ nunca (never); temprano (early) ↔ tarde (late).

B. Regular formation of ADVERBS
- From adjectives ending in “o”, change the “o” to “a” and add -mente (-ly in English).
Modelo: El es tímido. El habla tímidamente. (He is timid. He speaks timidly)
- From the other adjectives, take the singular form of the adjective and add –mente. Las amigas felices cantan felizmente. (The happy girls sing happily)

ACTIVIDAD 3. No estoy de acuerdo (I don’t agree with it)
Disagree but stating the opposite of the underlined expression in a complete sentence.
Modelo: Nora trabaja poco. No, Nora trabaja mucho.
1. Nosotros vivimos cerca; 2. Lilian viene más tarde; 3. Siempre toman té; 4. Hablan más en casa; 5. El cine está lejos; 6. Hoy es otro día; 7. Mi oficina está aquí; 8.
Comemos antes.

ACTIVIDAD 4. Role-play your answer in a complete sentence using the adverb from the cue of the adjective in parenthesis.
Modelo: ¿Cómo habla el profesor? (rápido): El profesor habla rápidamente.
1.¿Cómo habla la Sra. Pérez? (suave); 2.¿Comprende el director? (perfecto); 3.¿Cómo llegan las noticias? (misterioso); 4.¿Cómo reaccionan los mercados? (nervioso); 5.¿Cómo ellos van al partido? (alegre); 6. ¿Cómo termina la conversación?
(amable).

SUMMARY-REFLECTION
(1) How do nouns differ in English and Spanish? Give some examples.
(2) What are descriptive adjectives? Give some examples.
(3) What are adverbs? What are some adverbs to time, manner and place? How do you form adverbs from adjectives?

TAREA
(1) Write five sentences with five different nouns.
(2) Write five sentences with five different descriptive adjectives.
(3) Write five sentences with five different adverbs.

SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Weekly Actiidades



SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities
C. Martin Vélez Salas 
Semana/Week 1: 13-17 Enero, 2014

Wednesday January 15: Library Research Report Training: meet at the Library basement
Read book for content. See blog for weekly activities, classwork and homework. 
Check 48 hours before Monday class.

Introduction Course
Personal Information-Interview Times
Syllabus: Library Research Report: Power Point of a Chosen Country and ONE page summary of this presentation. Choose Country and Date.
Presentations Country: General Information, Education, History, Culture, Politics (current events), Information of interest to major
Mid-Term and Final Performances of texts of a Spanish play
Final Interview with Instructor
Quizzes-Exams
METODO
Grammar content and communication exercises: See blog for weekly activities, classwork and homework. 
Integrating the Arts and Second Language Learning: Follow us in Facebook on this integration:
Canción: Las Mañanitas Vicente Fernández
Letra español-inglés Alejandro Fernández
Letra español-inglés
Letra español-inglés Letra de las Mañitas cantada tradicionalmente en México

Further suggestions for learning a second language
(1) Learning a Second Language: Focus on another way to express meanings. Spanish: Functions in the US and Spanish speaking countries.
(2) How?: Discovery of meanings in different contexts by observing new words, sentences, paragraphs, stories, images, movements, people in different situations and from various countries, regions, listening to music, eating food with people, dancing, working with other people, interacting with people.
(3) Structure Learning: Focus on how these meanings work in language in context (e.g. newspaper, film, face-to-face interaction, text message). Grammar as a starting point. Look at your grammar: Noun-Adjective-Verb-Adverb. Sentence: Subject-Verb-Complement
(4) Techniques: Use a diary to reflect on your learning. Use flashcards to learn new words, new verbs combinations. Use a notebook to classify your new words and write new sentences. Start observing new words around you, books, written materials in the new language, start listening to songs, dance, movies, TV programs. Watch a movie with the captions in Spanish or English. Start exploring new meanings in different texts and materials.
(5) Use the language with creativity. Start playing with language right away. Read the words, phrases, and sentences, lines, and paragraphs stressing different emotions. Make a link between your words and your physical movements. Improvise. Create new ways to express language, meanings and emotions. Below: Imagine the context of the text and start using the language with creativity.  

Importante
COUNTRY report: Please include these SIX areas (minimum) in your COUNTRY Power Point Report: General Info: (Demographics, Capital City, Area, Inhabitants, Official Languages), Education, History, and Society/Culture, Politics (Government, any connection with the US politics, news of current events); and one AREA of your interest (e.g. connected to your major, your family background, etc.).
Highlight two important facts of the country (in particular that got your academic/personal interest) at the end of your PP presentation. Mention these to your classmates.
Please bring a one-page summary with your PP presentation (one single space). The second page needs to have at least three references from which you obtained your information. See syllabus for guidelines for library report in your syllabus. Click here for to see a sample:

Canción: Las Mañanitas. Start learning this song.
Vicente Fernández con letra en español
Vicente Fernández con letra en español

1 Estas son las mañanitas
que cantaba el rey David.
Hoy por ser día de tu santo
te las cantamos a ti.

2 Despierta, mi bien, despierta;
mira que ya amaneció.
Ya los pajaritos cantan;
la luna ya se metió

3 Qué linda está la mañana
en que vengo a saludarte;
venimos todos con gusto
y placer a felicitarte.

4 El día en que tú naciste
Nacieron todas las flores
En la pila del bautismo
cantaron los ruiseñores

5 Ya viene amaneciendo
Ya la luz del día nos dio
Levántate de mañana
mira que ya amaneció

6 Si yo pudiera bajarte
las estrellas y un lucero
para poder demostrarte
lo mucho que yo te quiero

7 Con jazmines y flores
Este día quiero acordar
Hoy por ser día de tu Santo
Te venimos a cantar.

1 These are the dawns
that King David sang about
We are singing here because today is your Saint's day
(or birthday or anniversary)

2 Wake up my dear, Wake up and
see what dawn has brought
the birds are singing
and the moon has set.

3 How beautiful is this morning
on which I come to greet you
we’ve come to congratulate you
with happiness and pleasure!

4 All flowers were born on the day
that you were born
the nightingales sing
at your baptismal fountain.

5 Dawn is arriving and
the light of day is upon us.
Rise up this morning and
see that dawn has come.

6 If I could, I’d lower
the stars along with the brightest one
to show you
how much I care for you

7 With jasmine and flowers
I want to adorn this day
Because today it’s your Saint’s day
we’ve come to sing for you.

PART I

The following podcast prepares for the direction of the course and practice of the alphabet. Play with language with the Actividad after listening the podcast. Click here. https://app.box.com/s/kc5q1s9u6tobdlr0pw1q

Inicio/Start

Podcast SPN 101-0- Lección Introductoria
Saludos. In this Introductory Lesson, the course content, directions for your Spanish language learning and a practice with the sounds of español are presented.  In this course you will develop your oral reading, writing, listening, speaking skills and your understanding of language cultural practices of Spanish language-dominant, and bilingual users, and in relation to different texts in Spanish in particular with your first academic major. You are advised to focus on understanding Spanish language as a social and interactive practice with different speakers and users of español, investigate some specific topics; explore your voice, body movements, and language to build up your Spanish language skills; explore the intersections and new spaces of building up your bilingual/bicultural voices; and self-assess your learning in this course periodically. The Practice focuses on the exploration of the Spanish language alphabet. Repeat after me.
A (a); B (be, be de burro): -CH (che)-; C (se); D (de); E (e);F (efe): G (ge); H (ache); I (i); J (jota), K (ka), L (ele); -LL (elle)-;M (eme); N (ene), Ñ (eñe); O (o); P (pe); Q (cu), R (ere), -RR (erre), S (ese), T (te); U (u); V (uve, ve de vaca, ve chica); W (doble v, doble uve, ve doble); X (equis); Y (i griega, ye), Z (zeta). Repeat the vowels: A-E-I-O-U. Explore and play with the pronunciation of these sounds on their own making syllables, words, and try to read a paragraph in Spanish aloud. Reflect on the information presented and the first Spanish language practice. Gracias. 

End/Fin

Actividad: El alfabeto se mueve: The alphabet moves
A. Repeat the Alphabet: A-B-C-Ch-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-ll-M-N-Ñ-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-V-W-X-Y-Z.
B. Repeat the Vocales: A-E-I-O-U
C. Make up five syllables with five consonants: (a) DA-DE-DI-DO-DU; (b) FA-FE-FI-FO-FU); (c) GA-GE-GI-GO-GU; (d) JA-JE-JI-JO-JU; (e) JA-JE-JI-JO-JU
D. Act them out moving your body. Express new meanings with them.

Reflection/Summary
(1) What does the learning of a new language mean? What are some techniques? How will you learn Spanish?
(2) Can you say the alphabet in Spanish? Can you sing it?
(2) Which are the five vowels in Spanish? Mention five syllables with different consonants.
(3) What are your reflections of this week’s activities?

Viernes/Friday 17 de Enero, Nouns and the Definite and the Indefinite Articles

Before doing the actividades, please listen to the podcast about nouns, definite and indefinite articles. Click here: https://app.box.com/s/fm5vp8wol49o43lhfub1

Inicio/Start

PODCAST 2: Nouns (chico, chica, hombres, mujeres). Definite articles (la, el, las, los). Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Read Gramática Section (BOOK) U1: p. 22-23; U2: 34-35; U6 (A-B): p. 69-70

Nouns (nombres/sustantivos) are content words that designate objects, things, ideas, or persons that are either masculine of feminine. Masculine nouns tend to end in –O (chicO), feminine nouns in –A (chicA). Nouns that follow this rule should be memorized with their articles: el or la.

PLURAL: Add –s to nouns that end in las vocales (a-e-i-o-u) with the corresponding feminine/masculine article: las casas; add –es to nouns that end in consonants: los profesores; omit the accent mark from the singular noun (canción) when adding –es: las canciones; change final Z to C before adding –es: (el lápiz): los lápices.

Extra Notes on Nouns
Feminine nouns also end in –dad, -ción, -sión.
Ejemplos: la ciudad, la canción. Some cognates: la lección, la canción, la emoción, la nación, la composición, la confusión, la represión, la televisión, la pasión, la fricción, la sesión, la promoción, la ilusión.
Some feminine nouns: la calle, la clase (cognate), la frase (cognate), la luna, la mamá, la noche.

Cognates
MASCULINE: El animal, el hospital, el hotel, el Papa, el papá, el elefante, el restaurante, el patio, el color, el oceáno, el piano, el león.
FEMININE: La patata, la papa, la cámara, la guitarra, la razón, la foto, la fotografía, la historia, la filosofía, la sicología, la biología, la matemática, la música.

Definite articles: are non-content words that help us to stand out specific nouns we are talking about. El español es importante para mi trabajo (Spanish is important for my job). The articles in español are as follows.

Artículos Definidos/Definite Articles: el, los (the) masculine – la. las (the) (feminine)
Indefinite Articles:    un (a, an), unos (some, a few) (masculine)
una (a, an), unas (some, a few) (feminine)

Compared to definite articles (el, la, los, las) that help us to focus on specific objects: (El español es importante, Spanish is important), indefinite articles (un, una = a, one, an),unos (some masc), unas (some fem.) help us to refer to non-specific objects: El gato (the cat)/Un gato(a cat). Las chicas (the girls)/Unas chicas (some girls).

Fin/End

Actividad 1. Nouns in plural and definite and indefinite articles.

A. Study these groups of nouns:
La casa: teléfono, mesa, puerta, ventana, sala, cocina, comedor, gato., perro, silla, patio, cama, habitación.
El salón de clase: cuaderno, libro, cuadro, lápiz, bolígrafo/lapicero, proyector, computadora, escritorio, carpeta, mapa, pizarra.
La ciudad: policía, edificio, coche/carro, mujer, hombre, autobús/bus, cine, periódico, centro comercial, hospital, restaurante.
Los alimentos: (botella de) leche, agua, pan, cereal, pollo, pescado, carne, naranjas, manzanas, huevo, dulce, queso, jugo (de naranja, manzana), café, hamburguesa, sanguche.

B. Provide the plural of these noun phrases:
el teléfono, la mesa, la puerta, la ventana, la sala, la cocina, el gato., el perro; el cuaderno, el libro, el cuadro, el lápiz, el bolígrafo/lapicero, la computadora, el escritorio, la carpeta, el mapa; el policía, el edificio, el coche/carro, la mujer, el hombre, el autobús/bus, el cine, el periódico; (la botella de) leche/agua, el pan, el cereal, el pollo, el pescado, la carne, el huevo, el dulce, el queso, el jugo (de naranja, manzana), el café, la hamburguesa.

C. Provide the plural of these noun phrases:
un teléfono, una mesa, una puerta, una ventana, una sala, una cocina, un gato., un perro; un cuaderno, un libro, un cuadro, un lápiz, un bolígrafo/lapicero, una computadora, un escritorio, una carpeta, un mapa; un policía, un edificio, un coche/carro, una mujer, un hombre, un autobús/bus, un cine, un periódico; (la botella de) leche/agua, un pan, un cereal, un pollo, un filete de pescado, un bistec de carne, un huevo, un dulce, un queso, un jugo (de naranja, manzana), un café, una hamburguesa.

Actividad 2. Describing specific objects at your home or in class.
A. Read these descriptions that Jose and Selena did.  
José mentions specific parts of his house:
“Esta es mi casa.
Esta es la sala. Este es el comedor. Esta es la cocina. Este es el baño”. (This is my house. This is the living room. This is the kitchen. This is the bathroom)
Selena mentions specific objects in the classroom asking herself what the object is
“¿Qué es esto? La puerta, la pizarra, el mapa, el escritorio, la carpeta de Juan, la computadora, el proyector”. (What is this? The door, the blackboard, the map, the desk, John’s desk, the computer, the projector).
B. Draw a picture of your house or apartment. Imagine you are describing it to someone as José did.
C. Describe some specific objects in class as Selena did. Ask yourself (various times) what is this? as Selena did.
D. Be ready to perform your descriptions with creativity to your classmates.

Summary/Reflection
(1) Name five masculine nouns and five feminine nouns in singular.
(2) Name five masculine nouns and five feminine nouns in plural.
(3) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using singular definite article: e.g. El gato, La casa.
(4) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using plural definite articles: e.g. Los gatos, Las casas.
(5) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using singular indefinite articles: e.g. Un hombre, Una mujer.
(6) Mention five masculine noun phrases and five feminine noun phrases using plural indefinite article: e.g. Unos hombres. Unas mujeres.
(7) How do nouns differ in English and Spanish? Give some examples.
(8) When will you use a definite article (el, la, los, las) with these nouns? When will use an indefinite article (un, una, unos, unas) with these nouns?
(9) What are some of your favorite nouns so far?
(10) Use your body and voice to perform nouns and noun phrases. Use your creativity.

Tarea/Homework
(1)Write _______ masculine noun phrases and _______ feminine noun phrases using singular definite articles.
(2) Write _______ masculine noun phrases and _______ feminine noun phrases using plural indefinite articles.