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Buenos días. 1.¿Preguntas sobre el curso? 2. Tu progreso 3. La matrícula 4. C1 la prueba, VT, conceptos 5. El examen 1 en conferencia. Definite Articles THE el la los las. Indefinite Articles A, AN un una unos unas. ARTICLES.
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Buenos días 1.¿Preguntas sobre el curso? 2. Tu progreso 3. La matrícula 4. C1 la prueba, VT, conceptos 5. El examen 1 en conferencia
Definite Articles THE el la los las Indefinite Articles A, AN un una unos unas ARTICLES
Identifying People, Places, and ThingsSingular Nouns: Gender and Articles 1 Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns Definiteel hombre the man la mujer the woman Articlesel librothe book la mesathe table Indefiniteun hombre a (one) man una mujera (one) woman Articlesun libroa (one) book una mesaa (one) table
Gender Nouns that refer to male beings and most nouns ending in-o are masculine. B. Nouns that refer to female beings and most nouns ending in -a,-ción,-tad,-dad are feminine. C. Nouns with other endings, not referring to male or female beings may be M/F-just memorize.
Gender D. Many nouns that refer to persons indicate gender by 1. Changing the last vowel : el compañero--> la compañera 2. Adding -a : el profesor--> la profesora E. One form for M/F -only article changes: el cliente--> la cliente Exceptions: end in -e, change to -a el presidente--> la presidenta *Exceptions : el día -mael programa, el problema, el sistema
Identifying People, Places, and ThingsNouns and Articles: Plural Forms 2 Singular Plural el libro los libros the books Nouns Endingla mesa las mesas in a Vowelun libro unos librossome books una mesa unas mesas Nouns Endingla universidad las universidades the universities in a Consonantun papel unos papeles some papers
1. vowels día clase persona teatro 2. consonants profesor universidad nación 3. z --> ces actriz lápiz How do we make nouns plural?
nosotros/nosotras we vosotros/vosotras you (fam. Sp.) ustedes(Uds.) you (form.) ellos/ellas they yo I tú you (fam.) usted (Ud.) you (form.) él he ella she Expressing ActionsSubject Pronouns 3 Singular Plural
Which subject pronoun do you use to talk to this person?(addressing him/her)
Expressing ActionsPresent Tense of -ar Verbs 3 hablar (to speak) : habl- Singular Plural (yo) hablo(nosotros) hablamos (nosotras) (tú) hablas(vosotros) habláis (vosotras) (Ud.) (Uds.) (él) habla(ellos) hablan (ella) (ellas)
Expressing ActionsNegation 3 Place no before the conjugated verb to make a negative sentence. El estudiante no habla español.The student doesn’t speak Spanish. No, no necesito dinero.No, I don’t need money.
Getting InformationAsking Yes/No Questions (Part 1) 4 Rising Intonation Make your voice rise at the end of the question. STATEMENT: Ud. trabaja aquí todos los días.You work here every day. Arturo regresa a casa hoy.Arturo is returning home today. QUESTION: ¿Ud. trabaja aquí todos los días?Do you work here every day? ¿Arturo regresa a casa hoy?Is Arturo returning home today? There is no Spanish equivalent to English do or does in questions. Note also the use of an inverted question mark (¿) at the beginning of a question. OJO
Getting InformationAsking Yes/No Questions (Part 2) 4 Inversion Invert the subject and verb, in addition to making your voice rise at the end of the question. STATEMENT: Ud. trabaja aquí todos los días. QUESTION: ¿Trabaja Ud.aquí todos los días? STATEMENT: Arturo regresa a casa hoy. QUESTION: ¿Regresa Arturo a casa hoy?
EXAMEN 1 Wed. Sep 8th • Format • Content: AT 1y 2, C1 • Correction • Tips
Exámenes 1. Arrive on time-don’t disturb others! 2. Pace yourself-look it over-50 minutes. 3. Read the instructions. 4. Write clearly. 5. Check it over. 6. No translation. 7. Learning disabilities ?? 8. Code of Academic Integrity
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