Sp2 Unit 2

Sp2 Unit2 Part1

CHAPTER VOCABULARY UNIT 2: Part 1 (click link to view & print list)


Unit 2: Contemporary Life (Novice-Mid): past tense (regular & stem-changes)

aligns with ch2B Realidades textbook.


Demonstrative Adjectives +++++++ADDED to teach with ch2b with its clothing vocabulary and preterite tense. We will use ch2B PRUEBAS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

(Realidades 1: chapter 7A p.332-335, p332 act 17, p335 go-online (with link), p335 mas practica)

(Realidades 2: chapter 2B p.114-115, p114 activity 19, p115 go-online, p115 mas practica)

CPS quiz on demonstrative adjectives

L2c2B este,ese,aquel

Google Presentation

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Demonstrative adjective practice clothing vocabulary used on demonstrative examples. Clothing items vocabulary presentation below. (Realidades 1: ch7A vocabulary also Realidades 2: ch2B)


Clothing: La ropa e-practice at http://www.ver-taal.com/voc_ropa.htm

L2c2A 2B ropa

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The Preterit Tense (regulars only)

Realidades 1: (ar verbs only) 7B p354-355, p354 act 12, p355 go-online & p355 mas practica

Realidades 1: (er/ir verbs only) 8A p383, 383 act 13, p384 go-online & p384 mas practica

Realidades 2: (2B p.110-113), p110 act 13, p133 go-online, p133 mas practica, p83-84 guided wkbk

L2c2B preterito or past tense

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preterite tense regular verb practice


Frequency words list: present vs preterite and imperfect tenses

preterito ayeryhoy

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Preterite -car, -gar, -zar (Realidades 2: ch2B)

Realidades 1: ch7B, p356,p356 act 15, p359 go-online, p359 mas practica

Realidades 2, ch2B (vocabulary) & regular preterite tense verbs activities.

L2c2B preterite -gar-zar-car verbs

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Preterite (car,gar,zar verbs) practice


Preterite stem-change (i-Y) verbs

Realidades 2 (ch5A) p250, p251 act 16, p255 go-online, p255 mas practica

L2c2B StemChangepast i-y

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Preterite (i-y) stem change practice



Preterite stem-changing verbs ( -ir verbs only)

Realidades 2: (ch6A) p302, p302 act 12, p303 act 14,p304 go-online , p304 mas practica, p211-213 guided wkbk

L2c2B StemChangepast

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Preterite stem-change (ir verbs) practice


EXPLANATION of preterite tense (regular & stem-change verbs )


Vocabulary (Clothing - ch2B p. 124, 102-109)

L2c2-B VocSR

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L1cPE1& L2c2A numeros

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Writing task:

Realidades 2: ch2B: p121 Una ganga! You received $200 for your birthday ($100 in cash and $100 in gift certificates) and just purchased several articles of clothing with the money. Write and email in Spanish to a friend describing your shopping spree. (include item purchased, where, price, color, material, and / style of each.)

Frequency words: primero, segundo, tercero, después, entonces, finalmente

Detail description: Encontré unas gangas

You received $200 for your birthday ($100 in cash and $100 in gift certificates) and just purchased several articles of clothing with the money.Write an email to a friend describing your shopping trip.

  1. Prewrite: Create a chart including a) what you bought (3 items)

b) where c) how much you paid and how (cash/gift certificate) d) describe the item bought (minimum of three descriptions per item)

2. Draft : Start your email with:

¡Hola! Para mi cumpleaños recibí $200 para comprar ropa nueva. Decidí ir al centro comercial porque….

3. Revise: Check email, make sure you have all requirements, spelling is correct, descriptions agree with noun in gender and number. Use a variety of vocabulary.

4. Final Copy: Rewrite email and make all necessary changes


(suggestion) Turn in Prewrite (5 points), Draft (5 points) Final copy (30 points), typed and print (5 points), include an illustration (5 points), turn in on time (all requirements) (5 points) TOTAL 55 POINTS

ropa compra

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Extended lesson: Sample video of Fashion 5 by Mr. Rodney Grantham

Sp2 Unit2 Part2

CHAPTER VOCABULARY UNIT 2: Part 2 (click on link to view & print the list)

vocabulary in Realidades 1 textbook: Vocab (House & Chores L1 p. 294 (ch6A) & p318(ch6B)

Vocabulary: La casa e-practice at http://www.ver-taal.com/voc_casa.htm

Grammar aligns with Realidades 2: ch3A & 5B.


Unit 2: Contemporary Life (Novice-Mid): Irregular verbs in Preterite, household chores.

Frequency words list: present, preterite and imperfect tense


P2: The Preterit Tense (irregulars)

Realidades 2: (SER&IR ch3A p140, p140 act 15, p141 go-online, p141 mas practica, p103-4 guided)

L2c2B 3A preterite Ir & ser

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Preterite of Ser & Ir verbs practice




L2c3A Preterito Irreg2

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Marching Song of irregular verbs in Preterite tense by SV students audio


P2: The Preterite Tense (more irregular verbs)

Realidades 1: (Hacer & Dar ch8B p412, p412 act 17, p413 go-online, p413mas practica, p272 guided wkbk.) Practice Hacer, Dar


Realidades 2:(Venir, Poner, decir, traer verbs ch5B p.274, p275 act 13, p276 act 16, p276 go-online, p276 mas practica, p191-2 guided)

Preterite Irregular verbs Venir, Poner, decir, traer practice


Realidades 2: (Hacer, tener, estar, poder verbs ch3A p142, p142 act 19, p143 go-online, p143 mas practica, p105 Guided)

Preterite Irregular verbs Hacer, tener, estar, poder verbs practice



Vocabulary (House & Chores L1 p. 294 & 318)

L2c3A casa y los quehaceres

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casa en Mexico L2U2

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Authentic Anuncios de casa a la venta: (oprime al enlace: Casa a la venta en Costa Rica, Plano y descripción de casa española , Casa en Barcelona para aplicar vocabulario )

TAREA: Busqueda de alojamiento en otro país. Buena suerte! (aprime aquí para empezar)


Written task. Write essay in Spanish using irregular verbs to talk about household chores and the room in the home that you do them. Must be 10 sentences with illustrations. turn in transcript, record and email to teacher using vocaroo.com.


Realidades 1 ch6A and 6B Listening, Reading, & writing to apply vocabulary.

Also Realidades 1 ch6A and 6B Vocabulary pruebas can be used while practicing the preterite tense to talk about contemporary life.