SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities 12.13/14 31 de Marzo-16 Abril, 2014

SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities 12

Semana/Week 12: 31 de Marzo-04 Abril, 2014

Lunes 31 de Marzo: Prueba/Quiz 4. Uruguay. Preparación Entrevista Final

Miércoles 02 de Abril: Possessive Adjectives. Argentina.

Viernes 04 de Abril: Demonstrative Adjectives

Lunes 31 de Marzo, 2014

Prueba 4

                       

Miércoles 02 de Abril

(19) Possesive Adjectives

Mi= My singular, Mis= My plural

Tu= Your singular; Tus=Your plural

Su= Your formal sing.; Sus = Your formal pl.

Su = His, Her sing; Sus = His, Her pl.

Nuestro/a = Our sin.; Nuestros/as = Our pl.

Vuestro/a = Your sing. Spain; Vuestros/as = Your pl. Spain

Su = Their sing. ; Sus = Their plural

Observe the translations of these sentences with possessive adjectives into English.

Steve y Serafín son mis amigos. Steve and Serafin are my friends.

¿Quién es su mamá, doctor Salas? Who is your mom, Dr. Salas?

Ellas son mis hermanos. They are my sisters.

¿Dónde está vuestra profesora? Where is your professor?

Estos son sus libros (de la profesora Brown). These are her books.

Actividad 3. Translate these sentences into Spanish.

1. My cat is more intelligent than your dog.

2. Our exams are the first week of May.

3. Their names are Alex and Pedro.

4. Your (you pl, Spain) friends are in the lobby.

5. Where are your parents? (use: tú)

6. Is this your notebook? (your formal singular)

7. They are his sisters.

8. Your orders are ready. (You pl. mas. Spain)

9. This is your bill (your informal singular)

10. Our class is intelligent.

TAREA. Write 4 sentences using possessive adjectives. Be ready to perform them to your classmates.

Viernes 04 de Abril

(19.1) Demonstrative adjectives

Este = This sing. masc.        Esta = This sing. fem.

Estos = These pl. masc.        Estas = These fem.

Ese = That sing. masc.         Esa = That sing. fem.

Esos = These pl. masc.         Esas = Those pl. fem

Observe the use of demonstrative adjectives in the sentences below.

1. Esta información es interesante que esa información. This piece of information is interesting. .

2. Ese color es triste. That color is sad.

3. Esas casas son pequeñas. Those houses are small.

4. Esa clase es importante. That class is important.

5. Este lugar es hermoso. This place is beautiful.

Actividad 1. Translate these sentences into Spanish.

1. These books are cheap.

2. Is that your shirt?

3. Is this your dress?

4. Are those your shoes?

5. These are my parents.

6. Are those your sisters?

7. These women are important.

8. Is that your uncle?

TAREA. Write 4 sentences using demonstrative adjectives. Be ready to perform them to your classmates.

SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities 13

Semana/Week 13: 07 de Abril-11 de Abril, 2014

Lunes 07 de Abril: Comparisons

Miércoles 09 de Abril: Gustar, Doler.

Viernes 11 de Abril: Repaso Prueba 5

Lunes 07 de Abril, 2014

SPN 101: Comparisons

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

Comparisons: superiority and inferiority: Observe these sentences and its translations using comparisons of inferiority and superiority.

Estos libros son más interesantes que esos libros. These books are more interesting than those books.
Ese color es menos triste que este color. That color is less sad than this color.
Tu hermana es más morena que Isabel. Your sister is more brunette than Isabel.
Yo soy menos ocioso que tú. I am less lazy than you.

Actividad 1. Translate these sentences into English.
1. Esas casas son tan bonitas como estas casas.
2. Biología es tan difícil como Física.
3. Nuestros proyectos son más importantes que estos proyectos.
4. Este lugar es menos bonito que Owensboro.
5. Mi gato es más inteligente que tu perro.

Comparisons of equality (or inequality): Observe these translations from English to Spanish.

Héctor es tan serio como Miguel. Hector is as serious as Miguel.
This place is as small as Owensboro. Este lugar es tan pequeño que Owensboro.
These shoes are as big as those shoes. Estos zapatos son tan grandes como esos zapatos.
Your (use: tú) brother is as young as me. Tu hermano es tan joven como yo.
Our dogs are as intelligent your (use: tú) dogs. Nuestros perros son tan inteligentes como tus perros.

Actividad 2. Translate these sentences into Spanish.
1. His dad is as hardworking as your (use: tú) dad.
2. This cat is as fat as that cat.
3. Los Angeles is as interesting as New York.
4. I am as thin as you (use: usted).
5. Those books are as interesting as these books.

TAREA. Write 3 sentences using comparisons of inferiority or superiority in Spanish. Write 3 sentences using comparisons of equality in Spanish. Translate these sentences into English. Be ready to perform them to your classmates.

Miércoles 09 de Abril, 2014

SPN 101: Verb: GUSTAR

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 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 GUSTAR in 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.

TAREA. Write 5 sentences in Spanish (with their English translations) with the verb GUSTAR.

Viernes 11 de Abril, 2014

Práctica Prueba 5: Do this practice before class.

A. Possessive adjectives. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Hillary y Steve son mis hermanos.

2. ¿Quién es su hermana, profesora Weeman?

3. Nuestras clases son en las mañanas.

Translate sentences into Spanish.

4. Their names are Nora and Maritza.  

5. Is this your book? (your formal singular)

6. We are our children.

B. Demonstrative adjectives. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Estos libros son de historia latinoamericana.

2. Esas mujeres son amigas de mi abuelita.

3. ¿Es ese hombre tu tío?

Translate sentences into Spanish.

1. This house is very beautiful.

2. Those books are very cheap.

3. These are nice colors.

C. Comparisons. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Estos libros son más interesantes que esos libros.
2. Patricia es tan seria como Miguel.
3. Esta foto es menos triste que esa foto.
Translate these sentences into Spanish.

4. My dog is more happy than your dog.

5. You (formal singular) are as intelligent as my dad.

6. Are these places more important than those places?

D. Provide the correct form of GUSTAR in the present tense.    

1. A mí me ________________ caminar mucho. 

2. A mi hermana Maritza no le _________________ las bebidas alcohólicas.

3. ¿A ustedes les ___________________ los deportes?

Translate these sentences into Spanish.

4. My siblings like terror movies.

5. Estebán likes chocolates.  

6. We like pizza.

SPN 101-1 Spring 2014 Actividades Semanales/Weekly Activities 14

Semana/Week 14: 14 de Abril-16 de Abril, 2014

Lunes 14 de Abril: Prueba 5

Miércoles 16 de Abril: Práctica Final Performance/Práctica Entrevista Final

Guidelines and Topics for Final Oral Exam SPN 102: Spring 2014

Guidelines and Topics for Final Oral Exam SPN 102

You will have 10 min. for an oral interview with the instructor before the semester ends (Mid-April)

ASSESSMENT: Your answers for both parts will be assessed according to these dimensions: Pronunciation (20 p) (How well you pronounce your words and sentences). Proficiency (30 p) (How accurate is your word, sentence and discourse formation), Vocabulary (use of different words) (20 p) and Creative Communication Skills (30 p) (How you negotiate meanings in English and Spanish, strategies for clarification, body and facial language). TOTAL: 100 points.

First part: It consists of general questions about your academic and personal life. Be ready to answer any of these questions.

Buenos días/tardes/noches. 1. ¿Cómo está hoy?; 2. ¿Está usted cansada/o? ¿Por qué?; 3. ¿De dónde es usted?; 4. ¿Dónde vive usted? 5. ¿Cómo escribe su nombre?; 6. ¿Cómo escribe su apellido?; 7. ¿Trabaja?; 8. ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños?; 9. ¿Qué fecha es hoy?; 10. ¿Qué hora es por favor?          11. ¿Cuánto tiempo ha estudiado en esta Universidad? 12. ¿Qué ha hecho recientemente?

Second part: We will pick ONE topic for your interview (see below). We will pick a second topic when your first one is not strong enough to be assessed. Please prepare your answers for these topics.

Tema 1: Su pasado reciente/Your recent past Dígame qué hizo la semana pasada o recientemente/Tell me what you did last week or recently. Describa lo que hizo/Describe what you did. Algunas preguntas Some questions: ¿Qué hizo el sábado pasado? What did you do last Saturday? ¿Qué hizo para las fiestas del fin de año pasado? ¿Qué hizo el fin de semana?  What did you do on the weekend? ¿Qué hizo anoche? What did you do last night? ¿Qué hizo ayer? What did you do yesterday? ¿Fue a algún lugar especial? Did you go to any special place? ¿Con quién fue? Who did you go with? Haga algún comentario final. Make a final comment about your recent past.  

Tema 2: Su niñez/Your childhood. Dígame algunos eventos importantes de su niñez. Tell me some important events from childhood. Describa lo que hacía de niña/o. Describe what you used to do when you were a child. Algunas preguntas: Some questions: ¿Qué le gustaba hacer de niño/a?  What did you like when you were a child? ¿Qué juegos jugaba? What games did you use to play? ¿Qué hacía usted los veranos con su familia? What did you used to do in the summers with your family? ¿Dónde iba? Where would you use to go? ¿Qué le gustaba hacer? What did you like doing? ¿Por qué? Why? ¿Dónde vivía? Where would you use t olive? Haga algún comentario final. Make a final comment about your childhood.  

Tema 3: Su futuro/Your future. Dígame qué planes tiene para su futuro cercano o lejano. Tell me about your plans for the (near or far ) future. Algunas preguntas: Some questions: ¿Qué planes tiene para este fin de año? What plans do you have for the end of the year?  ¿Qué va a hacer? What are you going to do? ¿Cuándo se va a graduar? When are you going to graduate? ¿Dónde va ir de vacaciones? Where are you going on vacations? ¿Con quién va a ir? Who are going with? ¿Le gustaría viajar a un lugar hispano hablante? Would you like going to travel to Spanish speaking place? ¿Qué le gustaría hacer allí? What would you like doing there? Haga algún comentario final. Make a final comment about your future.