We used the verbs SER (to be) and TENER (to have) in the third person (singular and plural).
Students should also know by now how to say I am (yo soy). I was so impressed that I think we are ready to proceed with verb conjugations in the present tense.
INTRO TO SPANISH
I would like to ask from parents that students try to learn the chart in page 47 of their book. The main personal pronouns I would like for them to learn are below (there are others, like usted, ustedes, vosotros, but let's not worry about those at this point).
Yo: I
Tú: You (singular) informal.
Él/ella: He/She
Nosotros/nosotras: We (masc./fem.)
Ellos/ellas: They
Watch the videos below if you find songs help you remember things.
VIDEO: Conjugating Spanish verbs. The SER song.
The video below is VERY repetitive.
VIDEO: Ser -To Be.
When you are done with all the above, please complete the exercises in pages 47 and 48 (you can check the answers at the end of the book). Just keep in mind that the adjectives need to agree with the personal pronoun they are modifying: Example with alto (tall)
Él es alto but Ella es alta
Ellos son altos but Ellas son altas (altas is the feminine, plural form of alto).
Nosotros somos altos but Nosotras somos altas.
Next week we are going to practice how to use the verb SER (to be) and learn how to ask what something is ¿Qué es? or ¿Qué son? (What is it?, What are they?). We will be playing a couple of games where students have to guess what something is while blindfolded.
Please bring your dictionaries to class!
Oh, I almost forgot... In the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack has just found out about Christmas and is very curious about it. See if you can identify when Jack says ¿Qué es? throughout the song. Don't worry if you do not understand anything else, you are not supposed to at this point :)
VIDEO: ¿Qué es?
ADVANCED SPANISH
Please read the info above and go over pages 36 and 37 in your books AS WELL AS page 38
We will be using some AR ending verbs and ESTAR in class next week to describe what our stuffed animal friends do and how they feel.
