Ms. Hernandez-Cruz

el preterito

hoy es martes 17 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy esta nublado, hace viento y hace frio

Today we watched the videos of the students who made their projects and also talked about the formation and use of preterite tense.

 

los comparativos y superlativos

Hoy es lunes 16 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace fresco, hace viento y esta nublado.

Today we had our quiz on clothing, patterns and materials as well as house chores.

With the students we reviewed comparative form and compared different places, people and school subjects. We also talked about the superlative form and had a world trivia (the longest river in the world, the most populated city in the world, etc.)

TAREA/HOMEWORK: Finish exercises on superlatives.

IMPORTANTE: TOMORROW IS THE DUE DATE FOR THE VIDEO PROJECT (OPTIONAL)

los comparativos y superlativos

Hoy es lunes 16 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace fresco, hace viento y esta nublado.

Today we had our quiz on clothing, patterns and materials as well as house chores.

With the students we reviewed comparative form and compared different places, people and school subjects. We also talked about the superlative form and had a world trivia (the longest river in the world, the most populated city in the world, etc.)

TAREA/HOMEWORK: Finish exercises on superlatives.

IMPORTANTE: TOMORROW IS THE DUE DATE FOR THE VIDEO PROJECT (OPTIONAL)

Repaso para la prueba

Hoy es viernes 13 de mayo de 2011.

Today we reviewed opposite adjectives, described what people were wearing in pictures projected on the board, compared different pieces of clothing using the forms: mas____que, menos___ que, tan ____ como. Students also had some written practice on this.

TAREA/HOMEWORK: FIND OUT FACTS ON THE MOST....OF THE WORLD ON THE FRONT OF WORKSHEET.

ALSO STUDY FOR QUIZ ON MONDAY: CLOTHING, MATERIALS AND PATTERNS, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AND HOUSE CHORES.Download La ropa

Comparaciones

Hoy es jueves 12 de mayo de 2011.

Yesterday and today we have been working with adjectives to describe people, clothing, places, etc. Today, we compared things of the same kind using structures: mas+adjective+que, menos+adjective+que, tan+adjective+como.

We did exercises on page 76 of the packet and compared people in our classes talking about their different characteristics. As a way to introduce superlative form, we talked about students getting awards for the Spanish class (the tallest, the youngest, the strongest, etc.)

TAREA/HOMEWORK: Page 77 in packet.

De que es?

Hoy es martes 10 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace sol, hace calor y poco viento. La temperatura es aproximadamente 88 grados Farenheit.

Today we reviewed clothing vocabulary and verb "llevar". We also talked about what materials clothes and accesories are made of (seda, mezclilla, algodon, lana, poliester, plastico, tela, madera, metal, etc.)

Students worked on clothing packet and did page 75.

TAREA/HOMEWORK: STUDY VOCABULARY

Que ropa llevas?

Hoy es lunes 9 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace calor, esta nublado y hace poco viento.

Today we reviewed clothing vocabulary and changed verbs to the present participle form. Students  watched some pictures and described what people were wearing and what they were doing as well.

Also students received today their study guides for final exam.

TAREA/HOMEWORK: P. 99 and 100 exercises 5,7,8.

IMPORTANT DATES:

MAY 16 QUIZ; CLOTHING VOCABULARY, HOUSE CHORES AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

MAY 17 PROJECT THE VIDEO

MAY 20: FINAL EXAM

La ropa

Hoy es miercoles 4 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace sol, hace fresco, hace viento.

Today students had their  vocabulary quiz on house rooms and furniture. We started studying the clothing vocabulary.

TAREA/HOMEWORK: STUDY NEW VOCABULARY

El presente progresivo y los quehaceres

Hoy es martes 3 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace fresco, esta nublado y esta lloviendo.

Today we reviewed the use and formation of present progressive, students practiced how to make the present participles of regular and irregular verbs. They also described what people were doing in different images.

TAREA/HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR THE QUIZ TOMORROW (HOUSE ROOMS AND FURNITURE)

El paquete de la casa

Hoy es lunes 2 de mayo de 2011.

Hoy hace sol, hace viento y hace calor.

Today we checked the house packet students worked on last Friday. We reviewed the formation and use of Present Progressive tense in Spanish. Students need to check their answers from the worksheet "Que estan haciendo?". See attached power point presentation.Download Presente progresivo

TAREA/HOMEWORK: Study house rooms and furniture for quiz on Wednesday May 4.