el 28 de enero

Spanish 3/4:

Finished the Argentina video. Discussed the last questions and the things we want to further study about Argentina. We then discussed what culture really is and how to look at culture in two ways. The big C's show us the most common things, example is France=Eiffel Tower. The little C's are the every day experiences that make them who they are, examples are gift giving and certain gestures.

If you were gone you need to finish the packet and reflect on the 37th question. Hint: If the thing you want to study can be answered with one simple fact, then this is not the right kind of question. Example, How many people live in Argentina. A good example would be, what are the myths and legends of the Gaucho and how do they help define the Argentine culture.

Spanish 2:

Chapter 10 Packet:

Did as individuals or with partners. What was not finished in class is due tomorrow. No time will be spent on working on them in class. However, we will use them in class.

If you were gone you need to get the packet and do it.

We identified the following words as words we need to work on before the test:

Temprano-early
Tarde-Late
Pues-well
al lado de-next to
luego-later
anoche-last night
esquina-corner
en tren-by train
cerca de-near
lejos de-far
en frente de-infront of
detrás de-behind
entre-between
ninguna-none, any
abrir-to open
quisiera-I would want
pienso-I think
fui-I went
Fuiste-you went
hicieron-They did (past tense)
cerrar-to close
hiciste-you did
bailar-to dance
saqué-I took out
pagué-I paid
llegar-to arrive


Page 10-7 of packet.
We talked about cargarzar verbs.
They change in the yo form only for AR verbs because the é ending makes the g and the c soft, but the infinitive form has a hard g and c sound. So, we have to change the spelling so the g and the c makes the same hard sound from the infinitive. With verbs ending in zar the z changes to a c because, as a general rule, there are no z words followed by e in Spanish. The only exception is the letter Z itself...zeta.

car=qué
gar=gué
zar=cé