Chapter 2AYour day in school

Talk about school schedules and subjectsDiscuss what students do during the dayAsk and tell who is doing an actionCompare your school with that of a student in a Spanish-speaking country

Fondo cultural Many Spanish words are derived from Latin because Spain was once part of the Roman Empire. Rome occupied most of Spain from about 209 B.C.E. to 586 C.E.

During that time, massive public structures, including aqueducts and theaters were built. Some of these, such as the aqueduct that towers over the modern city of Segovia, are still standing. The Latin name for Spain was Hispania.Can you see the similarity between Hispania

and the country’s name in Spanish, España?

Vocabulario por capítulo 2A To talk about your school day:

el almuerzo – lunchla clase – classla clase de… - … class

arte – artespañol – Spanishciencias naturales – scienceciencias sociales – social studieseducación física – physcial education (P.E.)inglés – Englishmatemáticas – mathematicstechnología – technology/computers

Vocabulario por capítulo 2Ael horario – schedule

en la _______ hora – in the _______ hour (class period)

la tarea – homework To describe school activities- verbs

enseñar to teach / to show

estudiar to study

hablar to talk

To talk about things you need for school

la calculadora – calculator la carpeta de argollas – three-ringed binder el diccionario – dictionary necesito – I need necesitas – you need

To talk about the order of things

*primero/a – first segundo/a – second *tercero/a – third cuarto/a – fourth quinto/a – fifth sexto/a – sixth séptimo/a – seventh octavo/a – eighth noveno/a – ninth décimo/a – tenth

* Changes to primer, tercer before a masculine singular noun.

Adjectives to describe your classesaburrido, a – boringdifícil – difficultdivertido, a – amusing, funfacíl – easyfavorito, a – favoriteinteresante – interestingmás… que – more … thanpráctico, a – practical

Other useful words…

a ver … Let’s see… ¿Quién? Who? para for mucho a lot (yo) tengo I have (tú) tienes you have

Subject PronounsSingular Plural

yo - I nosotros/as - we

tú - you (informal) vosotros/as - y'all (Spain)

usted (Ud.) - you (F) ustedes (Uds.) - you

él - he ellos - they (m)

ella - she ellas - they (f)

How to conjugate a verb What is an infinitive? It is the verb in its un-conjugated form. It is the English equivalent of “to ____” For example, “to speak” or “to sing” It is the verb in its “ar” “er” or “ir” form. To conjugate it, take off the ending

Hablar becomes: habl Cantar becomes: cant

How to conjugate a verb After you take the ending (ar, er, ir) off it is

called a stem. The stem is the word with the “ending” removed (habl / cant)

When you conjugate the verb, each pronoun has a different ending that you add to the stem: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an

See next slide for an example:

The verb “hablar” conjugated

Singular Plural

yo hablo - I speaknosotros/as hablamos - we

speak

tú hablas - you speakvosotros/as habláis - you

speak

usted habla - you speak (F) Uds. hablan - you speak

él habla - he speaks ellos hablan - they speak (mp)

ella habla - she speaks ellas hablan - they speak (fp)

The verb “cantar” conjugated

Singular Plural

yo canto - I speaknosotros/as cantamos - we

speak

tú cantas - you speakvosotros/as cantáis - you

speak

usted canta - you speak (F) Uds. cantan - you speak

él canta - he speaks ellos cantan - they speak (mp)

ella canta - she speaks ellas cantan - they speak (fp)

Verb endings for –ar verbsSingular Plural

yo - o nosotros - amos

tú - as vosotros - áis

usted - a ustedes - an

él - a ellos - an

ella - a ellas - an

The verb “necesitar” conjugatedSingular Plural

yo necesito - I speaknosotros/as necesitamos - we

speak

tú necesitas - you speakvosotros/as necestáis - you

speak

usted necesita - you speak (F) Uds. necesitan - you speak

él necesita - he speaksellos necesitan - they speak

(mp)

ella necesita - she speaks ellas necesitan - they speak (fp)

Simón Bolivar(1783-1830)

Simón Bolivar Simón Bolivar liberated the territory that is

now Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia from Spanish rule. A daring military commander and statesman, Bolivar is revered in South America as el Libertador (the Liberator).

Statue of Bolivar in Washington, D.C.

Bust of Bolivar in Lake Eola, Florida

Fernando Botero(1932- )

Picture taken circa 2006

Colombian artist Fernando Botero is among the best know and most respected Latin American artists. his works have been exhibited around the world in prestigious museums, galleries and open-air places. Botero’s style is unique and is easily recognizable.

Feliz cumpleaños

Una familia Pablo Escobar

Cognates that begin with es + consonant Many words in Spanish that begin with

es+consonant are easy to understand because they have the same meaning as English words. Knowing this pattern helps you recognize the meaning of new Spanish words and learn them more quickly. Try it out! Look at the words on the next slide –

then cover up the the beginning. Name the English words that come from the same root word.

Name the English words that come from the same root word after covering up the “e” at the beginning.

estudiante esquiar estudioso especial escuela estricto escena estómago