MS Spanish 2 - Quiz on Tuesday 12/8/09

Finish and turn in your translations from the article we read in class. Remember, translate as many words as you recognize. In addition, there will be a quiz on the following words from the article:

Jueves

despues

clase

casa

senorita

trabajo

composicion

sobre

escribir

pregunto (preguntar)

capital de Mexico

respondio (responder)

basicamente

describir

ciudad

oye

ayudas (ayudar)

conozco (conocer)

frontera

pais

alli

claro

ayudo (ayudar)... again.... sorry

problema

saber

Mexico D.F. (Distrito Federal)

tambien

poblada

bonita

donde

mezcla

antiguo

moderno

arquitectura

edificio

construido

colonial

catedral

quinientos

ruinas

templo

principal

turista

Latin 3

Finish lesson 19 & 20. Chris, you will have a quiz Thursday, 12/3/09 on word list #5 & 6, Yasmine, you will have a quiz on word list 6 only.

Int. Spanish 1 - homework 12/1/09

Nathan,

Keep working on the last five words we added today. You are doing an amazing job!!!! Keep up the good work!

car - el carro

bus -el camion

truck - la camioneta

motorcycle - la motocicleta

bicycle - la bicicleta

MS Spanish 1 - homework 12/1/09

Study your new vocabulary on household items for a quiz on Thursday.

1. toaster - el tostador

2. stove la estufa

3. oven - el horno

4. refrigerator - el refrigerador

5. sink - el lavabo

6. dishwasher - la lavadora de platos

7. can opener - el abridor de latas

8. plate - el plato

9. bowl - el plato hondo

10. cup - la taza

11. glass -el vaso

12. knife - el cuchillo

13. fork - el tenedor

14. spoon - la cuchara

15. napkin - la servilleta

16. pot - la olla

17. pan - el sarten

18. spatula - la espatula

19. blender - la licuadora

20. microwave oven - el horno de micro ondas (This is a more complete way of saying it. Otherwise, you can translate it from microwave - el micro ondas)

Int. Spanish 2 - homework 12/1/09

We are still reading Cinderella/ Cenicienta and have been translating it slowly. Highlight all the words you recognize so far on your handout, write them down in a separate sheet of paper and give me the English translation for them by Thursday.

MS Spanish 2 - homework 12/1/09

Continue reading the rest of the short article, "El Trabajo de Composicion". Find as many familiar words as you can, highlight them on the handout itself. In addition, write down these words in a separate sheet of paper and give the English translation. We will continue to read and translate the full article in class on Thursday.

Int. Spanish 2

We are still reading Cinderella. We should be finished with it by the week after Thanksgiving break. Once we are finished with it, we will have a quiz on miscellaneous vocabulary that we've learned throughout the story.

Int Spanish 1

Nathan,

Remember you will have a quiz on Tuesday, November 24 on all plane and other vehicle parts we've gone over. You need to be able to give them to me from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. It will be a verbal test.

MS Spanish 1

There will be a quiz on Tuesday, November 24 on the food items we've gone over in class.

MS Spanish 2 - quiz on 11/24/09

There will be a tiny quiz on the last set of school supplies/items as follows:

1. teacher - la maestra o el maestro
2. student - el estudiante
3. backpack - la mochila
4. computer - la computadora o el computador
5. homework - la tarea
6. school - la escuela
7. school supplies - materiales para la escuela
8. pencil sharpener - el sacapuntas
9. tape - la cinta adhesiva
10. classroom - la clase

Int. Spanish 2

We have been reading Cinderella (Cenicienta) in order for Emma and Robbie to get used to hearing themselves in Spanish and to start getting used to grammar in Spanish. There are many words they don't know, but they are pushed to "guess" at some words that are very similar to a word in English. Then they realize it is not a coincidence but that they sound similar because they mean the same thing. I translate the words they do not recognize at all.

Once we've finished the story, I will post a set of misc. words they have learned and will have a quiz on them.

MS Spanish 2

Quiz next Tuesday, November 17, on the following vocabulary:

School Supplies:

1. paper - papel

2. folder - folder

3. binder - carpeta

4. sheet - hoja

5. book - libro

6. magazine - revista

7. pencil - lapiz

8. pen - pluma o boligrafo

9. eraser - borrador

10. ruler - regla

11. calculator - calculadora

12. notebook - cuaderno

13. marker - plumon o marcador

14. poster board - cartulina

15. cardboard - carton

MS Architectural Design 11/6/09

All classes must turn in their finalized architectural floor plans by the end of class on Friday, November 13.

Int. Spanish I & II

Please have your drawings NEATLY colored and labeled by tomorrow, Thursday, if possible, or by Tuesday, November 3 at the latest.

MS Architectural Design 10.28.09

All Students,

I need to see the progress you've made. So, do not thow away your original versions. Please bring in all your drawings. You should have the latest version of your drawings at either an 1/8" or 1/4" scale. Your original sketches and bubble diagrams should not be to scale.

Greek - 10.28.09

There will be a test on ALL Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes on Tuesday, November 3.

Latin III

There will be a test on word list 4 and 5 on Thursday, October 29.

MS Spanish I - Test

There will be a test on Thursday, October 29 on the animal list. It will be in English to be translated into Spanish.

MS Spanish II

Study Guide:

Pronouns - Los pronombres:
I - Yo
You, singular - Tu
He - El
She - Ella
We - Nosotros
You, plural - Vosotros
They/ them - Ellos
You, singular, formal - Usted (abbreviation= Ud.)
You, plural, formal - Ustedes (abbreviation=Uds.)

People - Las personas:
Mother - Madre
Mom - Mama (with an accent on the last "a")
Father - Padre
Dad - Papa (with an accent on the last "a" - otherwise you are calling your dad a potato!)
Grandmother - Abuela
Grandfather -Abuelo
Great grandmother - Bisabuela
Great grandfather - Bisabuelo
Great, great grandmother - Tatarabuela
Great, great grandfather - Tatarabuelo
Aunt - Tia
Uncle - Tio
Cousin, femenine - Prima
Cousin, masculine - Primo
Niece - Sobrina
Nephew - Sobrino
Woman - Mujer
Man - Hombre
Girl - Nina ("enie" on the second "n")
Boy - Nino ("enie" on the second "n")

Mister - Senor (remember it is with an "enie", not a regular "n")
Mr.- Sr.
Misses - Senora ("enie", not "n")
Mrs. - Sra.
Miss - Senorita ("enie" not "n")
Ms. - Srita.

Colors - Los colores
White - Blanco
Black - Negro
Gray - Gris
Brown - Cafe
Beige - Beige
Blue - Azul
Red - Rojo o Colorado
Yellow - Amarillo
Purple - Morado
Orange - Naranja o Anaranjado o Naranjado
Green - Verde
Pink - Rosa o Rosado
Gold (color) - Dorado
Silver (color) - Plateado

Light - claro
Dark - oscuro

example: light blue - azul claro
dark green - verde oscuro

Numbers - Los numeros
1-100

Articles - Los articulos
The, masculine, singular - El
The, masculine, plural - Los
The, femenine, singular - La
The, masculine, plural - Las
A/an, masculine - Un
Some, masculine - Unos
A/ an, femenine - Una
Some, femenine - Unas

Prepositions - Las preposiciones
Of - De
On - En
About -Sobre
With - Con
Without - Sin

Conjunctions - Las conjunciones
If - Si
And - Y
Or - O
But - Pero
Because - Porque

"Simple questions" - "Preguntas simples"
Who? - Quien?
What? - Que?
When? - Cuando?
Where? - Donde? o Adonde?
How? - Como?
Why? - Por que?

Time - El Tiempo
Century - El ciglo
Decade - La decada
Year - El ano (with an "enie" not an "n")
Month - El mes
Week - La semana
Day - El dia
Hour - La hora
Minute - El minuto
Second - El segundo

Yesterday - Ayer
Today - Hoy
Tomorrow - Manana (with the first "n" as "enie" not "n")

Morning - La manana (with the first "n" as "enie" not "n")
Afternoon - La tarde
Evening - La noche
If you are telling time, for example, "3 a.m." becomes "tres de la manana"
"1 p.m." becomes "una de la tarde" , "8 p.m." becomes "ocho de la noche"

Now - Ahora
Before - Antes
After - Despues

Food - La Comida
Breakfast - El desayuno
Lunch - La comida o el almuerzo
Dinner - La cena
Snack- La botana
Appetizer - El aperitivo
Drink - La bebida

Water - El agua
Milk - La leche
Juice - El jugo
Bread - El pan
Rice - El arroz
Beans - Los frijoles
Pasta - La pasta
Meat - La carne
Fish - El pescado
Beef - La carne de rez
Chicken -El pollo
Pork - La carne de puerco (or just "puerco")

Apple - La manzana
Banana - El platano
Bluberry - El arandano
Cucumber - El pepino
Grape - La uva
Grapefruit - La toronja
Lemon - El limon
Lettuce - La lechuga
Lime - La lima
Melon - El melon
Onion - La cebolla
Orange - La naranja
Peach - El durazno
Potato - La papa
Raspberry - La frambuesa
Strawberry - La fresa
Tomato - El jitomate
Watermelon - La sandia

Adjectives and adverbs - Los adjetivos y los adverbios
Above - Arriba
Below - Abajo
Inside - Adentro
Outside - Afuera
Between - Entre
Good - Bueno
Bad - Malo
Pretty - Bonito/ bonita
Handsome - Guapo
Ugly - Feo/ Fea
Big - Grande
Small - Pequeno o chico/chiquito
Tall - Alto
Short - Bajo o chaparro
Very - Muy
Much - Mucho

Weather - El tiempo
Cold - Frio
Hot - Caliente
Cloudy - Nublado
Sunny -Soleado
Rain - La lluvia
Snow - La nieve
Hail - El granizo

Outdoor articles, places and spaces -Articulos, lugares y espacios de afuera
Sky - El cielo
Sun - El sol
Moon - La luna
Star - La estrella
Cloud - La nube
Dirt - La tierra
Plant - La planta
Tree - El arbol
Bush - El arbusto
Flower -La flor
Weed - La hierba
Grass - El pasto
Patio - El patio
Gate - El porton
Rope - La cuerda / el cordon
Fence - La barda
Pavement - El pavimento
Stop sign - El alto
Stairs - Las escaleras
Steps - Los escalones
Slide - La resbaladilla
Door - La puerta
Window - La ventana
Facade - La fachada
Entrance - La entrada
Exit - La salida
Rock - La piedra

The verbs - Los verbos:
To be-permanent (ser), to be-temporary (estar), to want (querer), to have (tener)

Homework/Tarea: 04/23/2009

Intermedia Class:

We had a Test today of Chapter #2. We also started to learn about "Pasatiempos"
Chapter # 3.

No homework this weekend.

Middle School:

We had a Quiz today. review of the verbs "ER"

No homework this weekend.

Next week we will go to the "Simphony' on Tuesday.

Feliz fin de semana!

Intermediate Spanish 4.21.09

Intermediates should have two worksheets for homework. The subject matter is shape names. For one of the sheets they will need to know their colors. They have gone over them before, but just in case, here is a review list for them:

black - negro
blue - azul
brown - cafe
green - verde
orange - anaranjado
purple - morado
pink - rosado
red - rojo
yellow - amarillo
white - blanco

I hope this helps.

Intermediates - Quiz on Thursday 4.16.09

Since it was such a nice today, the class went outside to play for the last 15 minutes of class in exchange for learning and ADDING the following list of outdoor playground words to their quiz on Thursday.


Nouns:

1. playground - el patio
2. swing - el columpio
3. slide - la resbaladilla
4. rope - la cuerda
5. tire - la llanta
6. wheel - la rueda
7. fence - la barda o la cerca
8. pillow - la almohada
9. pebbles - las piedrillas
10. rock - la piedra
11. bridge - el puente
12. pole - el poste o el pilar


Verbs:

1. correr - to run
2. jugar - to play
3. gritar - to scream
4. sonreir - to smile
5. corretear - to chase

Additionally, in class they learned or reviewed the following:

1. who - quien
2. what - que
3. when - cuando
4. where - donde o adonde
5. how - como
6. why - por que
(7. because - porque)

and...

"on" as in "on the table" - sobre la mesa.
"under" as in "under the table" - de bajo de la mesa
inside - adentro
outside - afuera

Their quiz will consist of 10 short sentences in Spanish and they will have to translate them into English. It will also incorporate animals, colors, numbers and basic furniture or classroom items.

Thank you

Intermediate Spanish

Homework due Tuesday, April 14th.

Please pick 20 animals and add the appropriate article (el or la) before it. Then, use those animals to make simple sentences. You may use any words we've gone over in previous classes. To help you out, I've added a few helpful "review" words after the animal list.

Animales/ Animals:

armadillo = armadillo
avestruz = ostrich
buho = owl
buitre = vulture
burro = donkey
caballo = horse
canguro = kangaroo
castor = beaver
catarina = lady bug
cerdo = pig
chimpance = chimpanzee
conejo = rabbit
cordero = lamb
elefante = elephant
gato = cat
hormiga = ant
(hormiguero = ant mount)
jirafa = giraffe
leon = lion
lobo = wolf
mantaraya = sting ray
mapache = racoons
marrano = pig
mosca = fly
mosquito = mosquito
mula = mule
murcielago = bat
oso = bear
oso hormiguero = ant eater
oso panda = panda bear
pajaro = bird
perro = dog
pollo = chicken
puerco = pig
rata = rat
raton = mouse
rinoceronte = rhinoceros
serpiente = serpent
tigre = tiger
toro = bull
vaca = cow
venado = deer
vobora = snake
zorra = fox

Review words:

is = es
was = era
fue = went
tiene = has
quiere = wants
calor = hot
frio = cold
hambre = hunger
sed = thirst

mucho = much
muy = very
un = a (masculine)
una = a (femenine)

que = what
cuando = when
donde = where
como = how
quien = who
por que = why
porque = because

yo = I
tu = you
el = he
ella = she
ellos = they or them
nosotros = we or us

MS Spanish 3.17.09

Please finish conjugating two verbs and make sentences at your discretion, for every person (I, you, he, she.... Yo, tu, el, ella, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ustedes) with each verb in present tense only. The first verb is "escribir" to write (which we went over in class). Remember the second verb was one of your choosing from my "verb" book.

There will be a test on Thursday, March 19th. Please study the verbs we have gone over. The test will be over the verbs in present tense only. The bonus questions will come from past and future tenses.

Verbs are as follows:

ser - to be (permanent)
estar - to be (temporary)
tener - to have
querer - to want
escribir - to write

If you need help with these verbs, please ask me for help BEFORE the test.

Intermediate Spanish 3.17.09

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Today, everybody came up with a sentence having to do with St. Patrick's Day. ( at least their version of it)

All sentences are possible test material for this Thusday, March 19th, along with last week's sentences and articles of clothing.

Basic St. Patrick's Day vocabulary:

1. Dia de San Patricio (St. Patrick's Day)
2. verde (green)
3. oro (gold)
4. arcoiris (rainbow)
5. Irlanda (Ireland)
6. trebol (clover)
7. olla de oro (pot of gold)
8. duende (elf or leprechaun)
9. col o repollo (cabbage)
10. bailar (to dance)

1. Feliz Dia de San Patricio! (Happy St. Patrick's Day!) - Rachael
2. Yo voy a robar una olla de oro! (I'm going to steal a pot of gold!) - Robbie
3. Yo hare cinco arcoirises. (I will make five rainbows.) - Lauren
4. El oro verde sabe a col. (Green gold tastes like cabbage.) - Spenser
5. El color verde representa al Dia de San Patricio. (The color green represents St. Patrick's Day) - Orion
6. A los duendes verdes les gusta comer col. (Leprechauns like to eat cabbage.) - Emma
7. Los treboles verdes bailan rapido con el viento. (The green clovers dance quickly with the wind.) - Rozwell

Intermediate Spanish 3.12.09

Please review this conversation from today's class.
All words are possible material for future tests.

The "n's" in ano and cumpleanos should have a tilde. (That funny little horizontal line over some "n's" in Spanish. It creates another letter and another sound. Unfortunatly, that letter is not on a typical keyboard. Also, please remember that in Spanish, exclamation and question marks go on both sides of a sentence, not just at the end.

Simple conversation.

1. Hola (hello)
2. Como te llamas? (What is your name?)
3. Yo me llamo____________. (My name is _______)
4. Como estas? (How are you?)
5. Cual es tu numero de telefono? (What is your telephone number?)
6. Cuantos anos tienes? (How old are you?)
7. Yo tengo _____________ anos. (I am __________ years old.)
8. Mi cumpleanos es el__(day)__ de _(month)__.
9. Cuando es el tuyo? (When is yours?)
10. Quieres ser mi amigo? Do you want to be my friend? (masculine) amiga (femenine)
11. Si! (Yes!)
12. Adonde vives tu? (Where do you live?)
13. Yo vivo en Colorado. (I live in Colorado.)
14. Cual es tu animal favorito? (Which is your favorite animal?)
15. Mi animal favorito es el ________.(My favorite animal is the ________.

Intermediate Spanish

MS Spanish

Middle School Spanish:
3.10.09 due 3.12.09

1. Please finish the 2nd page of your test.
2. Review the rules for the letter "g". When is it a soft "g" and a hard "g"? (written and spoken)
3. If you have any outstanding homework, please turn it in.

Intermediate Spanish

Intermediate Spanish Class - 3.10.09
Due: 3.12.09

Please write and translate the following:

1. George Washington entro a Macys y compro una camiseta rosa el lunes.
2. John Adams vino en el verano y compro un vestido verde para su esposa.
3. Thomas Jefferson entro a Dillards ayer y se probo unos pantalones azules.
4. James Madison se convirtio en un conejo con un toxido morado muy bonito.
5. James Morrow compro una chamarra negra para el invierno.
6. John Quincy Adams entro a Sears y compro un traje de bano anaranjado el jueves.

Helpful vocabulary:
entro - entered
compro- bought
para - for
esposa - wife
probo - tried on
convirtio - converted or turned into

Students should know the rest of the vocabulary in these sentences. If they don't, they may look them up in their study guides.