Advanced Beginning Spanish
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Conversación
¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo.... ¿Cómo se llama usted?
¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien/cansado/enfermo. ¿Cómo está usted?
¿Hablas español? Hablo un poquito. ¿Habla usted inglés?
¿De dónde eres? Soy de.... ¿De dónde es usted?
Why learn Spanish Now?
Language learning encourages students to cultivate abstract thinking and intellectual flexibility. You learn to problem-solve without giving-in to frustration. You learn how to be confused without becoming passive and how to be independent and receptive learners.
It takes curiosity and courage to learn a new language. Beginning Spanish students are introduced to language-learning as a practice, a discipline, and an art. As a result, you can become receptive to new and challenging concepts in all aspects of your life.
By 2050, the US may have more Spanish speakers than any other country in the world. The result will be a more diverse and competitive workplace and academic environment. Spanish language proficiency will be increasingly beneficial and ultimately necessary in some fields.
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Each week, the students watch an episode of Mi Vida Loca on the BBC. One of them is chosen chosen to create a Quizlet with 20 terms from the transcript and then the entire class is tested on that vocabulary the next Monday.
Auditory comprehension
One of the most difficult things to learn with a new language is how to hear where one word ends and another begins. With this first video, students listened to the song and tried to pick out words.
With the next video, they were asked to listen and pick out the names of countries.
Things you know now:
Subject pronouns
How to conjugate regular and irregular verbs
How to ask questions
¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo.... ¿Cómo se llama usted?
¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien/cansado/enfermo. ¿Cómo está usted?
¿Hablas español? Hablo un poquito. ¿Habla usted inglés?
¿De dónde eres? Soy de.... ¿De dónde es usted?
Ser and estar
Vocabulary of introductions
Vocabulary of directions
Vocabulary of restaurant
Examples of Promptnod
Profession - Mariel es una profesora
Religion - El Papa es católico
Occupation - Ustedes son estudiants
Material - Tocino es puerco
Possession - Es mi tocino
Time - Son las dos y media
Nationality - Somos estadounidenses
Origin - Ryan es de Francia
Description - Maggie es alta
examples of Location, Condition, Emotion
1. Location - Estoy aquí
2. Condition - Están cansados
3. Emotion - Estamos felices