miercoles, el 15 de febrero, -ar verb endings and -ar verbs

Today we learned new -ar ending verbs, mostly to do with school and education. We then reviewed verb conjugations and practiced with a Verb Practice sheet.

Verbos:
ayudar- help
buscar- to look for
contestar- to answer
entrar (a/en)- to enter
esperar- to wait
llegar- to arrive
llevar- to wear
necesitar- to need
pasar- to pass/pass by
usar- to use
ensenar- to teach
escuchar- to listen
hablar- to talk
mirar- to look/watch
preparar- to prepare
sacar (una buena nota)- to get (a good grade)

Verb Conjugations for -ar ending verbs:
yo (I)---------------- -o
tu (you, familiar)---- -as

el (he, Juan, Sr. Juarez)}
ella (she, Maria) }----- -a
Usted (you formal) }

nosotros (we, Maria y yo) -amos

ellos (they, masculine; Juan y Jose)}
ellas (they, feminine; Maria y Ana) } ---- -an
ustedes (you plural/you all, Marta y tu)}


Homework: Verb Practice Sheet #2, handed out in class.

miercoles, el 1 de febrero

Today in class we worked and played with the vocabulary for parts of the classroom. Our next class is next Friday, 2/10, because of the High School Exit Exam for 10th graders on Wednesday, the 8th.

Parts of the Classroom Vocab:
el maestro ... the teacher
el estudiante... the student
la mesa... the table
la silla... the seat
la calculadora... the calculator
el escritorio... the teacher/big desk
la puerta.... the door
la ventana... the window
el pizzaron... the chalkboard/whiteboard
la mochila... the backpack
la tiza... the chalk
el lapiz... the pencil
las tijeras... the scissors
el borrador... the eraser
la cinta... the tape
el libro... the book
el papel... the paper
la pluma... the pen
la carpeta... the binder
la computadora... the computer
la grabadora... the stapler
la pantalla.... the screen
el teclado... the keyboard
el raton... the mouse
la impresora... the printer



Homework: Draw and label our classroom, use each vocabulary word at least once.

Past homework that many still need to do: Go onto the following website, listent to a few native speakers in the videos at a few different levels. Write down what you understood, how it felt to listen to someone so fluent, if you could get the gist of what they were saying, etc.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/index.html