Bellwork

Think about your day to day language, the things you talk about. How much of it is about the things you like to do? Write a short paragraph discussing why you think we discuss our favorite things so much.

GustarGustar

Gustar - to like

Gustar is used to describe what you enjoy or like.

Gustar is unlike other -ar verbs; it is only used in the “el, ella, usted” form: gusta

However, you cannot use gusta without an indirect object pronoun.

Indirect Object Pronouns

Me - meTe - you-informalle - him, her, you formalnos - usos - y’allles - them, you

Phrasing with gustar

me gusta - I likete gusta - you likele gusta - he, she, you likenos gusta - we likeos gusta - y’all likeles gusta - they, you like

Activities (Verbs)acamparandar en bicicletabailarcenar en restaurantescocinarcorrerdormirhacer ejercicioir a fiestasir al cinejugar leertrotarver la television

Jugar deportes

el basquetbol - basketballel equipo - teamel estadio - stadiumel fútbol (americano) - soccer, (football)nadar - to swimel partido - game (sports), matchpatinar - to skatepescar - to fishpracticar un deporte - to play a sport

Phrases with Gustar

Me gusta jugar fútbol americano.

Te gusta cocinar.

Le gusta ver la television.

Nos gusta dormir.

Les gusta ir a fiestas.

Turn to page 66 in your Spanish book.

Bellwork

Write ten “I like” statements in Spanish.

Be sure to use gustar and Spanish words that we have covered for the activities.

No me gusta

In Spanish, to say you “do not” do something or like something, you must place the word “no” in front of the verb.

For example, “no me gusta...” means “I don’t like...”

Example Negative Phrases

No me gusta jugar basquetbol.

No te gusta eschuar.

No le gusta cenar en restaurantes mexicanos.

No nos gusta escribir en español.

No les gusta leer.

Phrases

¿Y tú? - And you?

¿Qué dices? - What do you say?

¡Qué interesante! - How interesting!

¡Qué divertido! - How fun!

¡Qué aburrido! - How boring!

Phrases

¡No lo creo! - I don´t believe you!

A mí sí - For me, yes.

A mí no - For me, no.

A mí también - Me too.

Activity

Using your “I like” statements from your Bellwork, you are going to interview your classmates to see if they agree or disagree.

Be sure to use some of the phrases used in your notes to help the conversation.

Activity

Look at the bottom of page 67 in your Spanish book.

Practice Activity 11.

Activity

Turn to page 82 in your Spanish book.

With your partner, work through Exercise 9 and 10 on page 83.

You will turn this in.