Third Quarter - "NOSOTROS" Commands, "Direcciones" & "Verbos Saber y Conocer"

We will start the Third Quarter learning the "Nosotros" Commands. I will give you some handouts and show you a couple of videos, besides carefully explaining how to use these commands, which are widely used in Spanish-Speaking countries and by Spanish-Speaking people here in the USA. You will also work in groups to practice these commands and create more commands using other verbs I will give you.

The "Nosotros" Commands are used when you want others to do an activity with you. In English you say "Let's (do something)." Examples: Let's dance (bailemos); let's sing (cantemos); let's eat (comamos); let's run (corramos), etc. Please read the "Estructura" on page 114 (LIBRO). You will do Exercise No. 28 (page 115) and the Workbook exercises on pages 50 (No. 14) and 51 (No. 15).

You can check this video: "Nosotros" Commands (to review). I will give you these "G&V Exercises" pages, page 41 and page 42 (please click the page numbers to view these G&V pages) to read and learn how to create these commands and practice.

You will have a Quiz - February 5, and a Test - February 10. The test will also include the "vocab" from pages 120 & 121, and on how to give and ask directions in Spanish (handouts I gave you); besides the "Nosotros Commands" including adding pronouns to these commands.

You will learn how to ask and give directions in Spanish. If you are in a Spanish-Speaking country it would be beneficial to know how to do this. You will get some handouts on this material. Questions you could ask when asking for directions: 1. ¿Me puedes mostrar en el mapa? (Can you show me on the map?); 2. ¿Cómo llego al hotel Mariposa? (How do I get to the Mariposa Hotel?); 3. ¿Dónde está el museo El Prado? (Where is the Prado Museum?); 4. ¿Dónde queda la estación de buses? (Where is the Bus Station?)

You will also learn how to properly use the verbs SABER and CONOCER (LIBRO page 124) and will do exercises No. 7, 8 and 9 on page 125, and No. 10, 11 and 12 on page 126. You can check the video: Saber vs Conocer (to review). Also, Verbo Saber and Verbo Conocer. Saber is used to express that you know a fact, a piece or pieces of information and how to do something. Conocer is used to express that you know a person, place or thing. Check these verbs below (and noticed the different "Yo" forms):

YOU MUST WATCH ALL THESE VIDEOS AT HOME! These four videos are very important to understand the "Nosotros" Commands and the proper use of the verbs Saber and Conocer.

We will complete Capítulo 3 in February. ¿Preguntas? Please ask me if you have any questions or need some assistance. ¡GRACIAS CHICAS!

JANUARY'S MIDTERM

Please review the following for the Midterm Exam (you can copy and paste the information below in a Word Document and print it for yourself if you wish) - you should have notes and handouts on all this material:

(Abbreviations: WB - Workbook, LIBRO - ¡Aventura! Textbook, G & V or Grammar & Vocab. - Grammar & Vocabulary Exercises, Vocab. - Vocabulary or Vocabulario)

1. Capítulo 1:  Vocabulary pages 2, 12 and 32. "The Present Progressive," LIBRO page 9 and 10. Construction Ir + a + Infinitive, LIBRO page 11, WB page 4. "THE PRETERITE" (Past Tense) or -AR, -ER & -IR verbs, LIBRO page 16 (including Verbos -car, -gar & -zar), exercises Nos. 25, 26 & 28; "Estructura" page 17; page 26 ("Repaso Rápido" and exercises Nos. 7 & 8; page 27 ("Estructura" - The Preterite of Irregular Verbs and exercise No. 9). WB pages 7, 8, 12 & 13. Preterite of Verbo GUSTAR (gustó-gustaron).
2. Capítulo 1:  Preterite of Verbs to review - hablar, bajar, lavar, llamar, llegar, navegar, apagar, buscar, sacar, trabajar, enviar, empezar, comenzar, visitar, comer, aprender, traer, leer, escribir, pedir, dormir, preferir, seguir and conseguir, recibir, vivir. Irregular verbs: dar, decir, estar, hacer, ir, ser, tener and ver.
3. Capítulo 1: Review the Indirect Object Pronouns (IOP's) and the Direct Object Pronouns (DOP's), LIBRO page 36, exercise No. 25. WB page 18.
4. Capítulo 2: The Reflexive Pronouns (RP) and Reflexive Verbs, like afeitarse, bañarse, cepillarse, ducharse, lavarse, maquillarse, sentarse, vestirse, etc. Vocab and verbs LIBRO page 50, 51, 54 & 55; page 56, exercise No. 12. WB pages 24, 25 (#6 only) & 27.
5. Capítulo 2: Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns, LIBRO pages 65 & 66 ("Estructura"). Review handouts on these adjectives & pronouns! Also the Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns... WB page 29.
6. Capítulo 2: "Partes del Cuerpo" LIBRO page 70. WB page 31.
7. Capítulo 2: Verbo DOLER (me duele, te duele, etc.), LIBRO page 74  and PowerPoint in Edmodo. WB pages 34 & 35.
8. Capítulo 3:  "COMMANDS" - Affirmative & Negative, Informal (tú) & Formal  (Ud. & Uds.) Commands. Study/Review ALL handouts I gave you on Commands. Also latest handouts on "Using Object Pronouns with Commands." For the Midterm I will give you a page with the Commands of Irregular Verbs (not your own). LIBRO - "Estructura" page 102. LIBRO - page 104, exercise No. 10. LIBRO page 110 - "Estructura." WB page 44. G&V Exercises pages 36, 39 & 40 (#s 10 & 11 only).
9. STUDY ALL FIRST SEMESTER QUIZZES & TESTS AND ALL HANDOUTS ON ABOVE MATERIAL. STUDY YOUR NOTES IN YOUR "CUADERNOS."
10. VOCABULARY:  Only the vocab on pages 2, 12, 32 & 33, 50 & 51, and 70 (not 71).
11. Any questions, please feel free to ask me. ¡GRACIAS CHICAS! 

CAPÍTULO 3 - "Mi Ciudad"

We already started Chapter 3 (before our Christmas Break), learning the "Commands." Please start working on the vocabulary on pages 98 and 99, and 106 and 107. I also need you to know the following verbs: "buscar, poder, querer" and others in this chapter to be able to understand questions like: "¿Qué busca Alicia en el mapa? ¿Qué quiere ver Pedro? ¿Qué puede hacer Pedro?" etc. (page 100); and be able to create your own questions using these verbs.

Review (learn) the following prepositions: "a, al lado de, cerca de, lejos de, con, de, desde, para, por, sobre," and others on page 86 (Chapter 2). You will have to know how to use these in sentences. Examples: Mi casa está al lado del parque; su oficina está al lado de la estación de buses (autobuses); yo vivo cerca de la escuela, etc.

Para: ¿Para qué tienes que ir a la estación de autobuses? Para pedir información sobre los horarios para ir (page 100). Another example: ¿Para quién es ese regalo? Este regalo es para mi mamá...

Commands: I gave you several handouts on "Tú" Commands and "Usted & Ustedes" Commands (Affirmative & Negative Commands) of regular and irregular verbs. Make sure you understand these for the Test on Thursday, January 8, 2015. You can also review/study pages 102 and 110, and check: Quiz/Review on Commands (click link).

I will explain how to use commands with Reflexive Verbs (like afeitarse, levantarse, maquillarse, bañarse, ducharse, peinarse, cepillarse, etc.). We will also work on exercises No. 24 & 25 (pages 112 and 113). You will also learn the "nosotros" commands on page 114; and I will explain how to add pronouns (reflexive, direct object and indirect objects) to different commands. Examples: limpien las ventanas - límpienlas; abran los libros - ábranlos; limpia tu cuarto - límpialo; abre tu libro - ábrelo, etc. Check: Object Pronouns with Commands and Quiz/Review (click links). Also: "Nosotros" Commands and Quiz/Review. Quiz on Thursday, January 15, 2015.

Later on you will review the verbs "saber" and "conocer" and learn how to use these verbs, page 124. You will do exercises No. 7-11. Also the verbs "conocer" and "conducir" and learn how to use these verbs as well (with exercises No. 12-14.

Other important vocab you will learn: pages 120 and 121. Goal: to complete Chapter 3 in February.