La Familia- por Pablo Picasso after Diego Velázquez
Here is Diego Velazquez’ world famous “Las Meninas ” a portrait of the Spanish princess Margarita and her Ladies in Waiting. In 1957 Spanish painter Pablo Picasso created a reproduction of “Las Meninas.”
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Review for Test 1
Here it is in one place! Make sure you do more with all of it than just look at it or read it. Flash cards, quizlet.com, English-Spanish lists, and your own study aids are necessary.
Months, Dates, and Your Birthday
Your birthday is important, right? You have to know the Spanish months, numbers, and how to talk about dates.
*Spanish months are not capitalized
*The day is stated before the month– el primero de octubre
Here are the handouts on Days of the Week, Months, and Dates.
Spanish Days, Months, and Dates
Likes & Dislikes- Gustar
Let’s talk about what you like and what you don’t like! You use the verb GUSTAR to talk about preferences and it is used differently from regular old verbs.
Me gusta la pizza. I like the pizza.
Me gustan las papas fritas. I like the french fries.
Big idea: gusta is used for one thing and gustan is used for more than one thing.
Please see the handouts and the slide show for full explanation and details.
Expressing Preferences in Spanish: GUSTAR
Unit I: It’s All about Me
Here it is: All About Me Unit One Master List
You will be learning to talk about your favorite subject– YOU- en espanol! What’s included: Days of the Week, Months, Personal Descriptions, Friends, Familyand a few things that you like to do.
Here is the Master List of Vocabulary and Phrases and Grammar basics that you’ll be responsible for.
Check out this video on the verb SER= TO BE.
Also, here is the first PROJECT: Mis Amigos and Yo: Describing Myself and Others
Spanish Personal Descriptions
Here are some basic, used personal descriptions. You can describe yourself, YO SOY, another person, EL O ELLA ES . . . , or a group, ELLOS SON. Be sure to watch the narrated slide show too.
- alto- tall
- bajo- short
- fuerte-strong
- debil- weak
- flaco-skinny
- gordo- fat
- simpático- nice
- divertido- fun
- aburrido- boring
- inteligente- smart
- rubio-blonde
- castano- brown hair
- pelirrojo- red hair
- canoso- gray hair
- calvo- bald
Spanish Subject Pronouns
If you’re going to speak Spanish, you’ve got to have the SUBJECT PRONOUNS down. Sometimes just hammering the pronouns out, memorizing them, and doing activities with them work best.
Here is a packet of fun activities for pronoun-practice. Spanish Subject Pronoun Activities
The Spanish Months of the Year- Los Meses de Ano
Spanish months: los meses
*months aren’t capitalized in Spanish
enero- January
febrero – February
marzo – March
abril – April
mayo – May
junio June
julio July
agosto August
septiembre September
octubre October
noviembre November
diciembre December
The order of the day and date is reversed in Spanish, so you say September 8, 2011: el ocho de septiembre de 2o11
The Days of the Week- Los Días de la Semana
The Spanish Days of the week are:
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo
**please note that they are NOT CAPITALIZED in Spanish.
Here is a podcast or voice-recording of the days of the week, or los días de la semana.
Here is our STORY WITH DAYS OF THE WEEK: JUAN PABLO Y LOS DIAS DE LA SEMANA and the PODCAST: Juan Pablo y las Dias de la Semana
Spanish School Supplies-Los Materiales Escolares
Here are the Spanish school supplies, or los materiales escolares, that we’ll learn in class. Practice with Spanish numbers too!