Term Two:

There are three types of verbs: -ar, -er, and -ir. The biggest group is -ar verbs. Once you know the pattern you can apply the rules to new -ar verbs. Here we can see an example below with the verb - hablar (to speak)

(yo) hablo I speak

(tú) hablas you speak

(él/ella) habla he/she speaks

(nosotros) hablamos we speak

(ellos) hablan they speak

Actividades: Libro 1: ¡Viva! Segunda edición

Pagina treinta y ocho:
¿Que deportes haces?

Pagina teinta y nueve:
scucha y lee el rap

Pagina cuarenta y uno:
Felipe y fútbol

Pagina cuarenta y uno:
¡La oportunidad perfecta de ser superestrella!

Using question words

To take part in a longer conversation you need to know your question words. These are the question words you know already:

¿Qué...? What / Which... ?

¿Cuándo... ? When... ?

¿Donde... ? Where... ?

¿Cómo... ? How / What... ?

¿Cuántos... ? How many... ?

Questions in Spanish always begin with an upside-down question mark ¿...

Cognates and near-cognates

A cognate is spelt the same in English as in Spanish. Most of the time they mean exactly the same too, for example: piano -> piano

In Spanish there are also lots of words that look similar to English words but are not identical There words are called near-cognates. They often have exactly the same meaning as the English (but not always!): música -> music

However some words look identical (or near identical) to English words but have different meanings. There are often called false friends. For example, the Spanish word Once, pronounced "on-say", and means Eleven.

Part Two: Mi insti

In mi insti we will be examining the our school lives and learning about the different subjects we learn and how to talk about our school.

In this section there are a wide range of cognates and near-cognates, so look out for their guidance but beware of false-friends so always check with your maestro if you're unsure.

Lee el texto - What subjects can you find?

Los lunes estudio geografía e inglés.

Los martes estudio informatática, teatro y también matemáticas.

Los miércoles estudio francés, música y educación física.

Los jueves estudio español, tecnología e historia.

Los viernes estudio ciencias, religión y también dibujo.

Use the verb gustar to mean 'to like', but it actually means 'to please'.

singular

Me gusta el español.

I like Spanish. (Literally - Spanish pleases me)

plural

Me gustan las ciencias.

I like sciences. (Literally - Sciences pleases me)

Gramática

When you give your opinion about subjects, you need to four things:

that you use the correct form of gustar: me gusta / me gustan
that you use the correct definite article: el/la/los/las
that you use the correct form of the verb ser: es/son
that your adjectives agree in number and gender: aburrido/aburrida/aburridos/aburridas

e.g. No me gustan los idiomas porque son aburridas

Pagina cincuenta y seis:

Empareja los dibujos con las asignaturas

Pagina cincuenta y nueve:

Lee las opiniones y completa las frases en inglés

Pagina sesenta y uno:

Lee y mira las fotos y corrige los cinco errores

Pagina sesenta y siete

Lee el texto de Guillermo y haz un mapa mental en inglés

Gramática

When you are writing your sentences try to make them more interesting by including the following:

connectives (y, pero, también)
intensifiers (muy, bastante, un poco)
expressions of frequency (todos los días, nunca)
opinions (creo que)
negatives (no es, no son)

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