Tuesday, May 31st

Spanish 7:

• went over how to tell time.
• Classwork/homework: Draw 20 digital clocks, and write the time in Spanish.

• The verb "estar" = to be

Yo estoy                    Nosotros estamos
Tú estás                     Vosotros estáis
Él/ella/usted está         Ellos/ellas/ustedes están

Use the verb "estar" to describer emotions (how you are feeling) and your location (whwere you are)

Yo esoy en la clase. = I am in the class.

• The verb "ir" = to go:

Yo voy                       Nosotros vamos
Tú vas                        Vosotros vais
Él/ella/usted va           Ellos/ellas/ustedes van

¿Adónde vas? = (to) where are you going?
Voy a la clase. = I am going to the class.
Voy al gimnasio. = I am going to the gymnasium.

IMPORTANT:  'a '+ 'él' changes into "al", a + la stays the same:
a la clase
al gimnasio

• Telling time

¿Qué hora es? = What time is it?

1:00 Es la una. = It is one o'clock.                

1:15 Es la una y quince/cuarto. = It is one fifteen/ a quarter past one.

1:30 Es la una y treinta/media. = It is one thirty/half past one.

12:45 Son las doce y cuarenta y cinco./Es la una menos quince/cuarto. = It is twelve forty five./It is a quarter to one.

1:45 Es la una y cuarenta y cinco./Son las dos menos quince/cuarto. = It is one forty five./It is a quarter to two.

2:00-12:00 Son las dos.

2:05 = Son las dos y cinco.

¿A qué hora es...? = At what time is...?

a la una = at one o'clock

a las dos = at two o'clock

Thursday, May 26th

Spanish I study guide

Study Guide

Unidad 3, etapa 2

I.  Stem changing verbs:

these verbs, known as boot verbs have a different beginning for all pronouns except "nosotros" and "vosotros". It is the beginning that changes, not the ending. (See below in bold)

a) Jugar = to play    u to ue (the 'u' changes to 'ue')

    juego     jugamos
    juegas    jugáis
    juega     juegan

IMPORTANT: When you are playing a sport, you use jugar + a. Remember that "a" + "el" changes into "al".

Yo juego al béisbol. = I play baseball.

b) Pensar = to think              e to ie (the 'e' changes to an 'ie')

     pienso    pensamos
     piensas   pensáis
     piensa    piensan

The other verbs that are conjugated like “pensar” are:

cerrar = to close  (cierro…)
empezar = to begin (empiezo…)
entender = to understand (entiendo…)
merendar = to have a snack (meriendo…)
perder = to lose (pierdo…)
preferir = to prefer (prefiero…)
querer = to want (quiero…)


IMPORTANT: The 'e' that changes to 'ie' is the one in bold letter.

II. Saber = to know

Sé         sabemos
sabes    sabéis
sabe     saben

Yo sé hablar español. = I know how to speak Spanish.
Saber versus Conocer
You use "saber" when you are saying you know facts/information or how to do something. You use "conocer" when you are saying that you know people or places.

Conocer = to know
conozco          conocemos
conoces          conocéis
conoce            conocen

Yo conozco Ana. = I know Ana.
Yo conozco Paris. = I know Paris.

III. Comparisons

READ CAREFULLY AND LOOK AT ALL OF THE EXAMPLES

A. Using “más… que, menos…que, and tan…como”

You can place an adjective OR a noun between “más/menos” and “que” or “tan” and “como”.

a)      Más… que = More than

                            i.      Más + adjective + que

   Yo soy más alto que tú = I am taller (more tall) than you.

   Ella es más alta que tú. = She is taller then you.

  (alta MUST agree with the person, therefore it is feminine)

                            ii.      Mas + noun + que + noun

Me gusta más el futbol que el tenis. = I like soccer more than tennis.

Or

                             iii.  Más + noun + que

                                    Yo tengo más libros que tú. = I have more books than you.

       b)   Menos… que = less than

                         i.   Menos + adjective + que

               El tenis es menos divertido que el baloncesto. = Tennis is less fun

                than basketball.

                              ii.    Menos + noun + que + noun

Me gusta menos el futbol que el tenis. = I like soccer less than tennis.

Or

                              iii.    Menos + noun + que

               Yo tengo menos libros que tú. = I have less books than you.

    c)     Tan…como = as… as

             i. Tan + adj. + como

 El gato es tan grande como el perro. = The cat is as big as the dog.

 Mi falda es tan bonita como tu falda.= My skirt is as pretty as your skirt.

  

Don’t forget to watch adjective agreement! The adjective must agree with the noun (feminine/masculine/singular/plural)

             

B. Using “más que, menos que, and tanto como”

a)      Verb + más que + verb

              Me gusta leer mas que escribir. = I like to read more than to write.

b)       Verb + menos que + verb

             Me gusta leer menos que escribir. = I like to read less than to write.

c)      Tanto… como = as many… as

                              i. Tantos + plural noun + como
                                 Yo tengo tantos libros como tú. = I have as many books as you. 
                                  Yo tengo tantas faldas como tú. = I have as many skirts as you.

            d)    Tanto… como = as many… as

                              i. Tantos + plural noun + como

                                 Yo tengo tantos libros como tú. = I have as many books as you. 
                                  Yo tengo tantas faldas como tú. = I have as many skirts as you.

(Make the "tantos/tantas" agree with the noun)

e)  Tanto como...

i.  verb + tanto como + verb + = as much as

   Me gusta leer tanto como escribir. = I like to read as

                             much as to write.

ii. verb + noun + tanto como + noun

  Me gusta comer tacos tanto como pizza.

C. Using “más de/menos de”

iv.    When you are discussing numbers, you must use más de or menos de to compare.

                                                               i.      Menos de cinco personas tienen su tarea. = Less than five people have their homework.

                                                             ii.      Hay más de veinte chicos en esta clase. = There are more than twenty boys in this class.

Monday, May 23rd

Spanish 7:

We went over two important verbs in class:

• ir + a = to go to
• estar + en = to be in

Ir = to go
Voy    Vamos
Vas     Vais
Va       Van

Yo voy a la escuela. = I go to the school.
Yo voy al gimnasio. = I go to the gymnasium.

IMPORTANT:
 a + la does not change
a+ el changes into "al"

Estar = To be
estoy   estamos
estás   estáis
está     están

Yo estoy en la escuela. = I am in the school.
Yo estoy en el gimnasio. = I am in the gymnasium.

Spanish I:

Began the final unit of the year, Unidad 3, etapa 2

•  went over 10 irregular verbs (students were given index cards to add these cards to their verb cards at home)

Stem changing verbs:
these verbs, known as boot verbs have a different beginning for all pronouns except "nosotros" and "vosotros". It is the beginning that changes, not the ending. (See below in bold)

Jugar = to play    u to ue (the 'u' changes to 'ue')

juego     jugamos
juegas    jugáis
juega     juegan

IMPORTANT: When you are playing a sport, you use jugar + a. Remember that "a" + "el" changes into "al".

Yo juego al béisbol. = I play baseball.

Stem changing verbs like: Again the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' do NOT change.

Pensar = to think              e to ie (the 'e' changes to an 'ie')
pienso    pensamos
piensas   pensáis
piensa    piensan

The other verbs like this that you must know are: cerrar (to close), empezar (to begin), entender (to understand), merendar (to have a snack), perder (to lose), preferir (to prefer), querer (to want)
IMPORTANT: The 'e' that changes to 'ie' is the one in bold letter.

Week of May 16th

This week was spent reviewing for tests or taking tests.

Spanish I reviewed Unidad 3, etapa 1 on May18th, and then had their test on May 20th. All worksheets and book exercises assigned in the past few weeks were due by Friday, May 20th. A lot of students owe this work.

Spanish 7 reviewed Unidad 2, etapa 1 on May 18th and then had their test on May 19th. They made flashcards for the Unidad 2, etapa 2.

Spanish 8 worked on their famous Hispanic person project, and watched a video on cinco de mayo. They received their open book test grades, and they can retake the test on Unidad 2, etapa 2 at any lunchtime of their choice.

Study Guide for Spanish I: 3.1

Here is the study guide for Spanish I for the test next week:

Unidad 3, etapa 1 Study guide

• Using "estar" with emotions

estoy    estamos
estás    estáis
está      están

Yo estoy cansado. = I am tired.
Ella está cansada. = She is tired.
Nosotros estamos cansados. = We are tired.
Ellas están cansadas. = They are tired.

IMPORTANT: The adjective (of emotion) must match the person it describes in gender (masculine or femenine) and number (singular or plural).

• Using "acaber de" + infinitive verb

acabo   acabamos
acabas   acabáis
acaba    acaban

Using "acaber de" + infinitive is a way of writing about the past, about something that just happened.

Yo acabe de estudiar. = I just studied.

IMPORTANT: You need to conjugate acabar, but you do not conjugate the verb that follows "de"

• Using venir

Venir = to come
You use to say you are coming to a place, or coming from a place

vengo    venimos
vienes    venís
viene      vienen

Yo vengo a la escuela. = I come to the school.
Yo vengo al gimnasio. = I come to the gymnasium.
Yo vengo de la escuela. = I come from the school.
Yo vengo del gimnasio. = I come from the gymnasium.

IMPORTANT:

a la: does not change
a + el :changes to 'al'
de la: does not change
de + el: changes to 'del'

·        Using “gustar” = to like

You have already learned how to use “gustar” for Yo, Tú, and Él and ella:

Me gusta(n) = I like

Te gusta(n) = You like

Le gusta(n) = He/She likes

Le gusta(n) = You like (for the formal you: Usted)

Now you need to know how to say we, they, you all like

Nos gusta(n) = We like

Os gusta(n) = You all like (for “vosotros”)

Les gusta(n) = They like

Les gusta(n) = You like (for Ustedes)

IMPORTANT :

• If someone likes one thing, you use “gusta”. If someone likes more than one thing, you use “gustan”
• You NEVER use the pronouns yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, or ustedes, in front of “gusta”

Ex. You would never ever ever write: Yo me gusta.

Friday, May 13th

ARGHHHHH!! Blogspot lost all the blogs for last week...including the 7th grade study guide...

2.1 study guide for 7th grade test on D day next week (May 19th)

2.1 Examen Study Guide
       

              All vocabulary is fair game!  Make sure that you know everything in your 2.1 vocab,  

              even if we rarely used it!

ü                   1) Know your pronouns

         Pronouns:
           Singular                     Plural
             Yo = I                          Nosotros = we
              Tú = you (familiar)        Vosotros = you (only used in Spain)
              Él = he                         Ellos = they
              Ella = she                     Ellas = they
              Usted = you (formal)    Ustedes = you

ü                   2) Know your AR verb conjugation

               Find the stem, then add:

                  –o                    -amos

                  –as                   -áis

                    –a                    -an

           Ex:

           Hablar: The stem is "habl"

           hablo                    hablamos

           hablas                  habláis

           hablan                  hablan

ü      3) Know your adverbs of frequency!

          You must know if the adverbs go before or after the verb, or if they go at the beginning    

           or end of the sentence.\

           a) Before the verb:

              nunca:  Yo nunca hablo español.

              siempre: Yo siempre hablo español.

               rara vez: Yo rara vez hablo español.

             b)   After the verb:

                  mucho: Yo hablo mucho.

                  poco: Yo hablo poco.

             c)  At the beginning or end of the sentence:

                A veces: A veces yo hablo español. Yo hablo español a veces.

                De vez en cuando: De vez en cuando yo hablo español. Yo hablo español de vez en cuando.

                Todos los días: Todos los días yo hablo español. Yo hablo español todos los días.

Wednesday, May 11th

Spanish 7:


Periods 1 & 3:

•  reviewed adverbs
• wrote sentences using adverbs, and the verbs "estudiar", "escuchar" and "ayudar

IMPORTANT: Chapter test on D day, May 19th

Period 2:

• learned about adverbs of frequency
• wrote sentences using the adverbs.

Adverbs of frequency:

You must know if the adverbs go before or after the verb, or if they go at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Before the verb:

nunca:  Yo nunca hablo español.

siempre: Yo siempre hablo español.

rara vez: Yo rara vez hablo español.

After the verb:

mucho: Yo hablo mucho.

poco: Yo hablo poco.

At the beginning or end of the sentence:

A veces: A veces yo hablo español. Yo hablo español a veces.

De vez en cuando: De vez en cuando yo hablo español. Yo hablo español de vez en cuando.

Todos los días: Todos los días yo hablo español. Yo hablo español todos los días.

7th grade study guide for test:

Spanish 7 Test study guide

Unidad 2, etapa 1

2.1 Examen Study Guide

ü      ALL vocab is fair game!  Make sure that you know everything in your 2.1 vocab, even if we rarely used it!

ü      Know your AR verb conjugation !

o       Find the stem, then add:

o       –o                    -amos

o       –as                   -áis

o       –a                    -an

Ex:

Hablar: The stem is "habl"

hablo                    hablamos

hablas                  habláis

hablan                  hablan

Verb “AR” in the present tense

I.                  In Spanish, all verbs end in –ar, -er or –ir in their infinitive forms.

          Hablar is the infinitive of the verb to talk.

II.             Conjugation:

               Step 1: Using the infinitive verb (ex. hablar), find the stem

The stem is everything except the –ar.

Step 2: Drop the –ar.

Ex: hablar = habl

               Step 3: Add the appropriate ending according to subject.

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	(yo=I)    -o	(nosotros/as=we)  -amos
2nd Person	(tú=you, familiar)   -as	(vosotros/as=you,familiar)  -áis
3rd Person	(él/ella/usted)  -a (he/she/you,formal)	(ellos/as/ustedes)  -an (they/you,formal)

           

      

            

                

hablo     hablamos

hablas   habláis

habla      hablan

VERY IMPORTANT:

• When you have a person’s name or job or relationship to you in front of the verb, if there is only one person, use the “él/ella” form of the verb.

José ___habla______ español.                            (José = he or él)

Sara ____ habla _______ español.                  (Sara = she or ella)

El doctor __ habla _______ español.             (El doctor = he or él)

Mi hermano __ habla _____español.           (Mi hermano = he or él)

• When you have more than one person’s name or job or relationship to you in front of the verb,  use the “ellos” form of the verb.

       José y Sara ___hablan______ español.      (José y Sara = they or ellos)

       Los doctores __ hablan _______ español. (los doctores = they or ellos) 

       Mis hermanos__ hablan _____español.    (mis hermanos = they or ellos)

• When you have one or more people plus yourself, use the “nosotros” form of the verb.

      José y yo ____hablamos___________ español. (José y yo = we or nosotros)

• When you have one or more people plus the pronoun “you”, use either the “vosotros” or the “ustedes” form of the verb.

      José y tú ___habláis/hablan________ español.  (José y tú = you or vosotros/ustedes)

ü      Know your adverbs of frequency!

You must know if the adverbs go before or after the verb, or if they go at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Before the verb:

nunca:  Yo nunca hablo español.

siempre: Yo siempre hablo español.

rara vez: Yo rara vez hablo español.

After the verb:

mucho: Yo hablo mucho.

poco: Yo hablo poco.

At the beginning or end of the sentence:

A veces: A veces yo hablo español. Yo hablo español a veces.

De vez en cuando: De vez en cuando yo hablo español. Yo hablo español de vez en cuando.

Todos los días: Todos los días yo hablo español. Yo hablo español todos los días.

Tuesday May 10th

Spanish 7

• learned about adverbs of frequency
• wrote sentences with the adverbs

IMPORTANT: Chapter test on D day, Thursday, May 19th

Adverbs of frequency!

You must know if the adverbs go before or after the verb, or if they go at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Before the verb:

nunca:  Yo nunca hablo español.

siempre: Yo siempre hablo español.

rara vez: Yo rara vez hablo español.

After the verb:

mucho: Yo hablo mucho.

poco: Yo hablo poco.

At the beginning or end of the sentence:

A veces: A veces yo hablo español. Yo hablo español a veces.

De vez en cuando: De vez en cuando yo hablo español. Yo hablo español de vez en cuando.

Todos los días: Todos los días yo hablo español. Yo hablo español todos los días.

Spanish I:

•      reviewed "acabar de" and "venir a" and "venir de"
•     went over worksheets from last week.

IMPORTANT: Chapter test on 3.1 next week

•      Acabar de... = to have just...

Yo acabo de estudiar. = I have just studied.

Conjugate "acabar". Do  NOT conjugate the next verb.

•      Venir = to come

Yo vengo a la escuela. = I come to the school.

Yo vengo al gimnasio. = I come to the gymnasium.

Yo vengo de la escuela. = I come from the school.

Yo vengo del gimnasio.=  I come from the gymnasium.\

IMPORTANT: 

a + el = al

de + el = del

Tuesday, May 3rd

Hola estudiantes

Senora Roth will be gone all week... if you saw me in school today, you will have seen that trying to handle crutches and teach at the same time is not much fun!!

Spanish I students:
Please do not worry about missing teaching time this week. I have my student teacher Beatrice coming in this Thursday to teach you, and I will be back next week.

Do the best you can on the exercises on using 'estar' with emotions, and look for the lesson here on Thursday after Beatrice teaches it. Any work assigned will not be due until I have gone over it with you.

Spanish 7 and Spanish 8 students, we will get back to the book exercises next week. Please turn in any missing work to the appropriate bins. I will be collecting it all this Friday at 4pm to work on midterm grades.

Monday, May 2nd

Hola

Senora Roth has seriously hurt her foot and has it in a cast, and I might be out of school all week.

Spanish I students:
If you have any questions about the exercises you did in class today, please email me at
froth@berkleyschools.org

The lesson was about using the verb "estar" (to be) with emotions, This will be on your chapter test that will be next sometime next week. There will not be a vocab quiz on the words on page 195, but you must know them for the test, so strat studying them every day, especially all the emotion words.

Yo estoy triste. = I am sad.

Él está preocupado. = He is worried.

Ella está cansada. = She is tired.

Ellos están cansados. = They are tired.

Ellas están cansadas. = They are tired.

IMPORTANT: Remember that the adjective MUST agree with the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural)

No retakes this week... sorry :-(