Bienvenidos Unidad 1

Required Live Class (RLC)Spanish I

Always take notes during your RLC!

Then What?

After you attend this RLC, go back to the main Unidad 1 tab where all the assignments are listed, click on the GRADED: Required Live Class and submit your responses. Don’t forget to do this part!

Our Spanish I class is centered around the Central American country of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is one of over 20 countries in the world where Spanish is the primary language.

Bienvenidos a Costa Rica

Unidad 1

* Greetings * Talk about yourself and your family * Numbers * Days of the week * Months of the year

A little on pronunciation…H – silent hola (hello) hasta luego (see you later) hoy (today) hacer (to do, to make)

J – makes the “h” sound junio (June) julio (July) jugar (To Play) trabajar (To Work)Ll – makes the “y” sound me llamo (I call myself) Ñ – canyon año (year) mañana (tomorrow, morning) cumpleaños (birthday)Qu – “k” ¿Qué? (What?) ¿Quién? (Who)

What about all those letters with lines on them and upside symbols?

Many vowels in the Spanish language have accent marks over them. They help us know how to pronounce the word. They are an important part of the language so make sure you add them when needed.

Also, when you put a question mark or exclamation point at the end of a sentence, you need to put the mark upside down at the beginning…

¿Cómo estás? How are you? Estoy así así. (I’m okay.)

¿Dónde vives? Where do you live? Vivo en Raleigh. (I live in Raleigh?

¿De dónde eres? Where are you from? Soy de Canada.

You can also do a Google search for yourparticular computer.Search “How To Make Spanish Characters on the keyboard.”

The Basics

Señor (Sr.) = Mr.Señora (Sra.) = Mrs.Señorita (Srta.) = Miss

Three ways to tell your name:

Soy…. I am…

Me llamo… I call myself..

Mi nombre es … My name is…

How Are You?

¿Cómo estás?¿Qué tal?

Muy = very

If you need to say you are “not” something, put “no” in front.

No estoy bien. Estoy mal.

No estoy feliz. Estoy triste.

More ways to describe how you are doing using the word “Estoy…”

Where Do You Live?

Informal ¿Dónde vives? Vivo en …

Formal ¿Dónde vive usted? Vivo en …

Where Are You From?

Informal ¿De dónde eres? Soy de …. Formal ¿De dónde es usted? Soy de …

Hablar – Speaking Assignments

Hablar (Speaking Assignments)

When the drop down menu opens, select “Export.”This brings up the window for you to save the file as a .mp3.

We can’t open anything saved .aup.

Voice Board

(the other speaking assignment)

Be sure you are reading the feedback that your teacher leaves (both written and audio) so you can make adjustments to future assignments.

You can also redo your written assignments.

Los Números

Los Días De La Semana

Many of the months of the the year are called….

Cognates

words in another language that look so similar to English that you can figure out what they are just by the way they are spelled.

Pay attention to cognates in Spanish.

You know even more than you think!

Cognates are words that look like words in English but they are in Spanish.

profesor

profesora

color

teléfono

estudiante

 La Cultura de Costa Rica

When you read through the lessons on culture and traditions in Costa Rica, be sure to take thorough notes.  As you move through the information, think about how your day-to-day life and family traditions/values are the same and different from people who are from Costa Rica.

Be specific in your notes.  There are several culture lessons within each unit.  At the end of every unit, you will complete an “Actividad Cultural” which includes reflections about the specific information you learned in each culture lesson and how they compare to your own life.  You will save time by referring to your notes versus trying to go back into the lesson.

Actividad Cultural

Peer Tutoring Center

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