ser

-Students reviewed using “ser” and “estar” in various phrases.
-Students shared the sentences they created last week with the rest of the class.
-We learned new phrases using the verb “tener”. In English, these phrases are said with “I am”, but they are different in Spanish. For all those listed, we use “I have” (“Yo tengo”) (see attachment).
-Students have a reading and question sheet for homework that is due next class, Wed 4/18 (see attachment).

-Students reviewed the verbs “ser” and “estar” by completing sentences with both the correct verb and the correct conjugation.
-We reviewed the conjugation of these two verbs for different subjects of a sentence. Singular objects are changed the same as “he/she” subjects. Plural objects are changed the same as “they” subjects.
-We looked over our answers for the story about Amalia.
-Students have no homework.

-Students practiced with the verbs “ser” and “estar”. In partners, they created their own sentences using these verbs.
-Students read a story and answered questions involving these verbs. (see attachment)
-For homework, students have a worksheet due next class, Wednesday 4/11 (see attachment).

-Students reviewed conjugation of the verb “ser”.
-We reviewed our previous discussion of the difference between the verbs “ser” and “estar”. Students practiced categorizing English sentences into the correct “to be” verb.
-For homework, students have a worksheet due on Friday 4/6 (see attachment)

-Students reviewed personal features vocabulary by describing other students in the class.
-We continued talking about the “to be” verbs, “ser” and “estar”. (see attachment in previous lesson)
-We will continue practicing with these verbs when we return from break.
-Happy Spring Break!

-Students practiced with personal features vocabulary, describing pictures on the board.
-Students practiced conversational skills.
-We began discussing the two verbs in Spanish used to express the verb “to be”: SER and ESTAR. I handed out an explanation sheet on these verbs. (see attachment) We will finish discussing this next class.
-Students have no homework.

The first activity was to review what we worked on Wednesday.

escribe el número en español
a) 100 _____________
b) 1932 _____________
c) 67 _____________
d) 12 _____________
e) 553 _____________

escribe el/la/los/las

f) ______ clima
g) ______ situación
h) ______ persona
i) ______ comunidad
j) ______ auto

escribe el pronombre posesivo
k) ______ amigos (my)
l) ______ casa (our)
m) ______ cuaderno (our)
n) ______ perro (your)
o)______ padres (their)

We are taking a few classes to review grammatical concepts that students should be relatively familiar with. On Wednesday, we reviewed possessive pronouns, personal pronouns, numbers and when words are masculine/feminine. Today, we focused mostly on verbs. Although some of our grammar review is slightly difficult to grasp especially for students with less exposure to Spanish, it's important and forms the foundation of further study. Several students are heading to high school next year and should be familiar with these concepts to move into a higher level of Spanish.

Tener: to have.

We've worked with this verb a lot, so most students remembered the verb conjugations.
Tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen
* used with possession the same way it's used in English. Tengo una familia grande.
* age. Tengo 15 años.
* to be hot/cold. Tengo calor/frio.
* to be hungry/thirsty. Tengo calor/sed

Ser: to be (permanent)

soy, eres, es, somos, son
* nationality
* personality
* physical characteristics
* profession

Estar: to be (temporary)

estoy, estás, está, estamos, están
* health
* mood
* location

Ir (a): to go

voy, vas, va, vamos, van
* normally used preceded by preposition a. Voy a la casa de mi abuelita.
* can be used to talk about the future when followed by an infinitive/complete verb (viajar, estudiar, trabajar, corer, bailer, cantar). Voy a estudiar. I'm going to study. Vamos a viajar. Van a bailar.

Regular conjugations -ar verbs

For all verbs ending in -ar (trabajar, estudiar, caminar, bailar, cantar), remove the last two letters and add endings:
-o
-as
-a
-amos
-an

Tarea: study everything we worked on today (and Wednesday). With the irregular verb conjugations, flashcards are a great way to practice.

Repaso (números, ser, estar, hay, tener)

Students arrived and wrote the following numbers in Spanish.
1. 100
2. 75
3. 342
4. 783
5. 1999

We are going to spend some time reviewing some concepts students may have learned in the past but may have forgotten or need a little practice with. We started reviewing numbers. Review below:
20 veinte
30 treinta
40 cuarenta
50 cincuenta
60 sesenta
70 setenta
80 ochenta
90 noventa
100 cien
200 doscientos
300 trescientos
400 cuatrocientos
500 quinientos
600 seiscientos
700 setecientos
800 ochocientos
900 novecientos
1000 mil

We also reviewed the most basic Spanish verbs:

• hay -- there is/there are
• ser -- to be (permanente). We use ser with nationalities, professions, and physical and personality traits. Conjugations: soy, eres, es, somos, son
• estar -- to be (temporal). We use estar with temporary states of being -- emotion, health, location. Conjugations: estoy, estás, está, estamos, están
• tener -- to have. Used to talk about things we have as well as the following uses: tener sed/hambre (to be thirsty/hungry, literally to have thirst/hunger), tener calor/frio (to be hot/cold), tener + años (I have 12 years = I am 12 years old).

Listening activity: animals

Students received the attached form with pictures of animals. We talked about what animals they know in Spanish and they labeled all of the animal names under the animal heading. We listened to someone talking about animals and describing them. Students were to make sure they wrote the name of the animal and write down anything else they understood. The audio is attached.

Tarea: review numbers and verbs hay, ser, estar, tener including conjugations.

-Students reviewed the meaning of the words “Soy” and “Estoy”. In class, they read a story about a girl named Amalia. Students read the story and answered follow-up questions individually. (see attachment for story)
-We discussed how to talk about personal features (see attachment for list)
-Students learned the use of the verb “tener”, which means, “to have”. When talking about what hair, eyes, etc. I have, I say, “Yo tengo...”. For talking to someone else, you say, “Tu tienes...” (you have).
-Students practiced conversational skills with these concepts.
-Homework was given on personal features (see attachment). It is due next class period, Friday 11/18.

-Students practiced their conversational skills with their classmates.
-We reviewed how to express our preferences with “Me gusta(n)”. We also reviewed how to express the preferences of others (you, he, she, us, them).
-Students learned about the verb “ser”, which means “to be”. We practiced using it to describe objects and people. Ser is used for describing more permanent features. You can say “La silla es roja” (“The chair is red”).
-No homework was given and we will not have class this Friday 11/11