Argentina

Several students arrived late since the weather was tricky this morning. Rather than start the yoga quiz right away, we played a review game for a few minutes. Students took attached quiz which took about 10 minutes.

Students received attached worksheet about Argentina and answered Verdadero/Falso questions based on what they know about Argentina. I presented information about Argentina using the worksheet as a guide. On Tuesday I will complete the presentation about Argentina using photos and some visuals.

Tarea: be prepared to briefly talk about a trip you've taken to a Spanish-speaking country. Bring a visual (photo, money, art) to bring the topic to life for other students. If you haven't been to a Spanish-speaking country, please bring a photo of a place in the Spanish-speaking world you'd like to visit and why.

Students defined following cooking verbs:
¿Qué quiere decir?

1.Cocinar ________________
2.mezclar ________________
3.calentar ________________
4.añadir ________________
5.hornear ________________
6.abrir ǂ cerrar ________________
7.tapar ________________
8.batir ________________
9.poner ________________
10.prender ǂ apagar ________________

In groups, students read the attached text about Latin American Cuisine and answered questions on second page. Anything they didn't finish in the given time is homework.

Most recipes are written using commands (cook over low heat, put in the oven, add flour). I presented conjugation for usted commands in Spanish:
Step 1: conjugate the infinitive verb to yo conjugation
Step 2: drop the o ending
Step 3: add -e for ar verbs or -a for er/ir verbs

ej. cocine, mezcle, añada, ponga

Tarea: students need to rewrite their two final recipes (medialunas and dulce de leche) in their own words using the verbs above. They will need to simplify their recipe as much as possible so that everyone in class understands the steps.