Spanish 201, Intermediate Spanish
On home campus this week. Complete all assignments on
the Internet.
 | Web Lesson: Los moros |
| Vocabulary: Capítulo 9 "El tiempo libre,"
pp 280-283 |
| Grammar:
 | keep reviewing the present tense |
| interrogatives, p 292 |
| Ud. commands, pp 207, 210, 211 |
| preterite tense |
| "Puntos
de partida" web site |
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| Quiz 2
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- Vocabulary: Capítulo 9 "El tiempo libre,"
pp 280-283
Study vocabulary and do the exercises in the text.
Correct your answers in the back of the text. This vocabulary will
be useful while you are living with your "familia salamantina."
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- Interrogative Words, pp 292
Review these words for asking questions and do the
exercises in the text. Remember that all interrogative words have
written accent marks.
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- Formal (Ud.) Commands
After you have reviewed the present tense of verbs, go
over the rules to form formal (Ud.) commands, pages 207 and
210.
Begin with the "yo" form of the present tense.
Remove the "o"
For "ar" verbs, add an "e"
For "er" and "ir" verbs, add an "a"
Formal command examples - use these to tell someone to
do something.
speak - hable
dance - baile
eat - coma
live - viva
come - venga
have - tenga
do, make - haga
tell, say - diga
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- Preterite Tense
As you probably remember from when you last studied the
preterite tense, it has many irregular verbs. They just have to be
memorized. However, once you start speaking Spanish all the time in
Salamanca, the preterite tense should come easily to you.
Start by reviewing the regular verbs in the preterite
tense, then go on to the irregular verbs. Use the handout from your
course packet that has the reference sheet with irregular preterite forms.
| In your text:
| regular preterite, p 239 |
| irregulars, pp 259, 260, 263 |
| dar, hacer, ir, ser, p 240 |
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The preterite tense in one of two past tense verb forms
in Spanish. The other is the imperfect. Use the preterite to
express actions that are considered "over and done
with."
Examples:
Comí muchas tapas anoche. - I ate many tapas last
night.
Fui a la plaza. - I went to the plaza.
Estuve aquí - I was here.
No hice nada ayer. - I didn't do anything yesterday.
| Visit these pages about the preterite tense.
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| Verb
Conjugator |
| Talk to yourself, telling yourself what you did
yesterday. Do this everyday, out loud. |
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- Graded assignment (25 points), due
by 10/6
Web Lesson - Los moros
The Moors dominated Spain for eight centuries.
Their Arab culture is seen throughout Spain in the architecture,
literature, agriculture, language and art. this web lesson will
acquaint you with the Moors.
Take notes as you go through the lesson. Then
email your answers to the questions to me. If any of the links are
not working, just skip that part and continue with the rest of the lesson.
Ojalá que te guste la cultura de
los moros.
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- Graded assignment (20 points), due
by 10/6
Quiz 2
- Preterite tense, Ud. commands, and the Moors
Click here to take quiz 2. You may take this quiz
as many times as you like. However, the first quiz you submit will
be the graded one. You may use your book.
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