Los estudiantes y sus actividades viernes, el 5 de septiembre.

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Los estudiantes y sus actividadesviernes, el 5 de septiembre

¿Qué vamos a hacer hoy?

1. Introduce definite and indefinite articles

2. Review adjectives3. Learn how to describe your

classes4. Introduction to verbs5. Learn how to talk about student

activities

Definite ArticlesDefinite articles name particular

nouns.In English, we have one definite

article: theSpanish has four. They express

masculine or feminine, as well as singular or plural◦el (masculine singular)◦ los (masculine plural)◦ la (feminine singular)◦ las (feminine plural)

el libro los libros la mesa las mesas

Definite ArticlesTake 30 seconds to fill out

questions 1-10 about definite articles on your worksheet!

Indefinite ArticlesIn English, we have three indefinite

articles:◦a, an, some

Spanish has four. They express masculine or feminine, as well as singular or plural◦un (masculine singular)◦unos (masculine plural)◦una (feminine singular)◦unas (feminine plural)

un libro unos libros una mesa unas mesas

Indefinite ArticlesTake 30 seconds to fill out

questions 1-10 about indefinite articles on your worksheet!

Definite and Indefinite Articlesel libro the book

los libros the booksla mesa the tablelas mesas the tablesun libro a bookunos libros some

booksuna mesa a tableunas mesas some

tables

GenderSometimes the gender of the noun reflects

the gender of that noun◦ la profesora female professor◦el profesor male professor

Sometimes, the gender of a noun is arbitrary◦el lápiz ◦ la computadora

In the above examples, it isn’t a “boy pencil” or a “masculine pencil”, but just a pencil. Nor is it a “girl computer” or a “feminine computer”; simply a computer.

That’s it for definite & indefinite articles! Pretty simple, huh?When you use adjectives to describe

nouns, look for the article to choose the form of the adjecive that agrees in gender and number

Don’t know if a word is masculine or feminine?◦Words that end in “o” are typically masculine◦Words that end in “a” are typically feminine”◦I’ll teach you some other tricks next week

Los adjetivosAdjectives are words that describe

nouns (things)In Spanish, adjectives typically appear

AFTER the noun they describe◦el estudiante cómico◦el actor extrovertido

In Spanish, adjectives must agree with the noun it modifies in number and gender.

Los adjetivos: Agreement in Number and Gender

The adjective must agree with the gender of the noun it modifies.◦el estudiante serio◦los estudiantes serios◦la estudiante seria◦las estudiantes serias◦un profesor nervioso◦unos profesores nerviosos◦una profesora nerviosa◦unas profesoras nerviosas

Take a moment to translate the 10 words on the bottom of your worksheet. When you’re finished, add adjectives to describe the nouns.

(You can use the same adjective for each word, I just want to see that you know how to change the form of the adjectives to agree with the noun!)

Aburrido/a(s)

Bueno/a(s)Difícil(es)Excelente(s)Favorito/a(s)Fácil(es)Malo/a(s)

On a scale from two thumbs down to two thumbs up, how confident do you feel about articles, adjectives, and agreement in gender and number?

DD = I have no idea what’s going onD = I am pretty confusedC = I think I’m getting the hang of thisCC = I could teach this to the class!

Los adjetivos para las clases

Aburrido/a(s)

Bueno/a(s)Difícil(es)Excelente(s)Favorito/a(s)Fácil(es)Malo/a(s)

There are two ways to talk about your classes. You can call them “los cursos” (courses) or “las clases” (classes)

Just remember to make sure the adjectives agree with whichever noun you choose!

Los cursos Las ciencias La antropología La contabilidad El calculo La arquitectura El francés El español El inglés

La estadísticaLa geografíaLa historiaLa informática/la

computaciónLa literaturaLa psicologíaLa sociologíaLas políticas

Aburrido/aBueno/aDifícilExcelenteFavorito/aFácilMalo/a

Los cursosTo ask someone how many clases

they have use ¿Cuántas clases tienes?

To reply, use Tengo…[cinco clases]To describe your classes to

someone, use es◦La clase de español es excelente◦La clase de matemáticas es difícil.

Speed Dating! Aburrido/

aBueno/aDifícilExcelenteFavorito/aFácilMalo/a

Imagine you’re attending this speed dating thing. You just found out the other person is a student too! Since you need to know every last detail of your soulmate’s life (but don’t want to come on too strong) you’ve decided to just ask them about one of their classes. If you have extra time, ask them how many classes they have (and what they’re like!)

a la izquierda a la derecha

Las ciencias La antropología La contabilidad El calculo La arquitectura El francés El español El inglés

La estadísticaLa geografíaLa historiaLa informática/la

computaciónLa literaturaLa psicologíaLa sociologíaLas políticas

Aburrido/aBueno/aDifícilExcelenteFavorito/aFácilMalo/a

a la izquierda a la derecha

Your soulmate is such a hardworking, ambitious person that they had to run out of the speed date before you could jot down their phone number, address (and social security number).

Maybe next time…

¿Qué hacen los estudiantes?

tomar apuntes

¿Qué hacen los estudiantes?conversar (con amigos, con padres, con la profesora)

mirar el televisor

caminar

bailar

estudiar

comprar $

escuchar música

trabajar

montar en bicicleta

¿Dónde los estudiantes hacen actividades?

montar en bicicleta en la plaza

*la plaza= town square, the quad

trabajar en el café

conversar con (amigos) en la cafetería

¿Dónde los estudiantes hacen actividades?comprar (libros) en la librería

FALSE COGNATE ALERT: LIBRERÍA ≠ LIBRARY

estudiar en la biblioteca

(Milner)

bailar en la discoteca

mirar el televisor en casa

Verbs!!In Spanish, the infinitive form of the verb

will always end in -AR, -ER, and –IRInfinitives in English are preceded by the

word “to”◦To run◦To study◦To work

Conjugating is what we do when we manipulate the -AR, -ER, and -IR endings of the words to express someone or something doing an action

Conjugation TablesSingular Plural

First Person I we

Second Person you you all

Third Person he, she they

Singular Plural

First Person yo nosotros

Second Person tú vosotros

Third Person él, ella, Usted ellos, ellas, Ustedes

English ConjugationSingular Plural

First Person I speak we speak

Second Person you speak you all speak

Third Person he, she speaks they speak

• As you can see, there is little variation in the form of the verb in English

• The only form that is different is the third person singular, “speaks”

• Let’s have a look at Spanish…

Conjugation Tables: -AR verbsSingular Plural

First Person I speak we speak

Second Person you speak you all speak

Third Person he, she speaks they speak

Singular Plural

First Person yo hablo nosotros hablamos

Second Person tú hablas vosotros habláis

Third Person él, ella, Usted habla

ellos, ellas, Ustedes hablan

Hablar = to speak 1. remove the –AR2. Add the appropriate

ending

Hablar = to speakSingular Plural

First Person yo hablo nosotros hablamos

Second Person tú hablas vosotros habláis

Third Person él, ella, Usted habla

ellos, ellas, Ustedes hablan

1. remove the –AR2. Add the appropriate ending

All REGULAR verbs that end in –AR follow this pattern!

Singular Plural

First Person -o -amos

Second Person -as -áis

Third Person -a -an

-o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an

VerbsIf this seemed like a lot, don’t

worry!!Your homework for Monday@8am

includes tutorials about verbs and conjugating verbs that end in –AR

I will go over verbs again in greater detail on Monday, along with -ER and -IR verbs

So if you want to work ahead and do Wednesday’s homework, feel free!

¿Que vamos a hacer lunes?

No homework this weekend!!!!! Homework for Monday (9/8)

◦11 items on MySpanishLab about -AR verbsHomework for Tuesday (9/9)

◦Oral assignment: “A typical day in your life”◦This assignment focuses on conjugating –AR

verbsHomework for Wednesday

◦18 items due on MySpanishLab about -ER verbs, -IR verbs, articles and nouns (gender and number… which you already know!! )

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!

Los estudiantes y sus actividades viernes, el 5 de septiembre.

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