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En clase

Ordinal Numbers (172); Direct Object Pronouns 4B (173); Lectura (178-179)
Capítulo 5A (183) Un hotel en la playa; Describe photo, (182); Expresiones diversas (184)

1. Prepare Cultura (171) V/F;
2. Lectura (178-179) España abraza a los turistas, prepare B.
Cibervocabulario country domains (180).
3. Go to the Caminos video on Blackboard. Forward to 4'40" and fill in the blanks for Actividad D (170) (this is a review, we did that on Monday)

Act. C (188); AM A-E (75-77); Be able to answer these questions in class:
1. ¿Qué hiciste ayer por la mañana? 2. ¿Qué comiste para el desayuno hoy? 3. ¿Dónde pasaste tus vacaciones de verano?

Actividad E (185) 5-8 sentences, study the vocab before writing the postcard.

We could not finish in class: Act. C. (175) on the same sheet of paper, fill in the direct opject pronoun.

Día del trabajo. ¡No hay clases!

AM I-J (79-80);
Superman y el pretérito (RealPlayer) + Worksheet for Superman (RTF) Watch the complete episode of Superman, RealPlayer format -OR- Low / High (QuickTime 6.5.1)

AM K-L (80).
LM = Labmanual, listen and watch LM 4B (198-200) and LM 5A (201-203).

Please have all ACE Practice Tests done before the Prueba.

Remember to go to our SPN 102 Blackboard class and listen to audio.

TB Act. C (203);
AM A-B (81-82);

Preguntas: ¿Dónde naciste? ¿Eres el/la mayor? ¿Tienes mascotas?

AM D-E (83-84);

From yesterdays's homework, review sample essay 'Mi Familia'

Viernes,
23 de
septiembre

Do begin with practicing Imperfect vs. Preterite online (BK Nelson, Colby.edu)

AM F-J (84-86);
Listen and watch LM 5B (203-204).

This homework was announced in class on Wed., but added rather late on Thu. 9:55 p.m. to this webpage. You know about this homework, but just in case, I am announcing it here as well:
1. página 213, A
2. página 212, Álbum familiar: match 1 of the 4 'bulleted' reasons below with the 14 bolded verbs in the paragraph.

Practice the double object pronouns. To help you with it, try program no.2 on the Spanish Practice Online page. 8 items with feedback!

Do begin with practicing Imperfect vs. Preterite online (BK Nelson, Colby.edu)

AM A-B (89); Prepare to answer at least questions 1-4 in TB D (227);

Do begin with practicing Imperfect vs. Preterite online (BK Nelson, Colby.edu)

Preview textbook page 231.

AM C-D (90); Lab Audio is on Blackboard! in the "Spanish Caminos" class, not SPN102.

Finish your own stories, Act. B (229) and B (230).

AM E-F (91);

Fill out the review sheet and bring to class.

More practice here: Imperfect vs. Preterite online (BK Nelson, Colby.edu)

1. Tarea de "Superhombre", circle correct tense, then do online exercise to verify your choices and self-correct.

2. On separate sheet of paper, TB (232-233) C Yolanda, and D Sorpresa desagradable. Complete sentences, por favor.

"para 1"
(click image to enlarge)

Por y Para (236-237); Act. A (237) continued from Wednesday.

Act. B-D (238); How Actions Are Done, Adverbs ending in -mente; Act. A-B; Repaso breve

Prepare Act. A (237) about POR o PARA.

FYI: Links to practice online, Por y Para - scroll to bottom of page (Mena).

Fill out the review sheet and bring to class. (We did not talk about this on Wednesday!)

Keep up the workbook!
It gives you very good practice.
AM G-H (91-92); AM I-J (92-93)

Listen and watch LM 6A (205-206), find it in Blackboard (Spanish Caminos)

"para 2"
(click image to enlarge)

Midterm (=Prueba 3);

FYI: Links to Por y Para - scroll to bottom of page (Mena).

Capítulo 6B (244-245) leer; Act. A-E (246-247); Cultura (248);

Reminder: Please complete AM 4B-6A (until p.92) PLUS the listening part beginning on p.198, 4B-6A). This must be done asap, but not later than Monday after Fall Recess.

Please download and print this worksheet, then listen to the song and fill in the blanks.

Turn in worksheet for Canción 1

Descanso

Descanso

otoño

Commands (249-251); Act. D and F; Cars (253); Act. A (254); (not finished last week)

Unplanned and Unintentional Occurrences (254-255); Act. A-B (255-256);
Stressing the Action (256-257); Act. A-B (257);

AM E-G (96); AM H-J (98-99)

Listen and watch LM 6B (207-208).

On sheet of paper: Commands (252 [corrected]); Act. D and F

AM B-C (103-104)

C (274) Bring a photo to class and describe it. <== Do NOT forget ****

AM D-G (104-106)

1. Bring a picture and be able to describe what that person is wearing (3-5 sentences) TB 274 C.

2. TB 271 D on paper, all written out.

3. Control on Monday, AM 103 B, D, E, F.

Read and study TB 277-279

C-D (284)

AM H-I (106-107); AM J-K (107-108)

Repaso, Video, etc.

Online exercises collected by Prof. Mena on pretérito vs. imperfecto. Start with no.1

Handout: Pretérito-Imperfecto (conocer, poder, querer, ...) & Exercise (very difficult).
Another link.

Have your workbook pages done for 6B and 7A, text and audio and video pages.

Due before class for 6B:
ACE Practice Test Lección B;
Más práctica, Videoprueba III and IV y Repaso for this chapter. Submit the results via email on time.
Due before class for 7A:
ACE Practice Test Lección A;
Más práctica, Videoprueba I and II. Submit the results via email on time.

AM H (112); AM I (112);

Lectura (300-302) READ and study before coming to class

Listen and watch LM 7B (211-212).

Due before class:
1. ACE Practice Test Lección B; Más práctica, Videoprueba III and IV y Repaso for this chapter. Submit the results via email on time.

Descanso para celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias   

Group work for oral presentation. Don't forget to sign attendance sheet.

Link to on-line dialogues (on campus access)

Viernes,
2 de
diciembre

1.Appointment with a Doctor (308-309); Act. A-C (310);

2. Canción 3 y otra información cultural sobre el tema de la violencia doméstica en España.

3.
información para SPN 102

Mujeres en Cifras (Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales)

local link of Terra (from 2004; website disappeared 2005)

1.Download worksheet (RTF), then listen to Canción 3 (2.7 Mb, wait until completely downloaded!) and fill in the blanks.
2.Official Bebe website with Video (ver el video) of Malo.

5. Victor Manuel, El club de las mujeres muertas VIDEO (El País)

4.Telediario: New law to protect women [25 de junio de 2004] (Quicktime6+, 5Mb); or Windows Media Player format

Talk about the number of deaths, nationalities, and age of the victims.

For example: En 2000 murieron más mujeres que en 2001.

Repaso, FYI: Authentic Spanish dialogues for On-Campus users.

Repaso

Study practice for final:
(Selected links taken from this page (Maria Mena)).

1a. Do the first three exercises Imperfecto/Pretérito
1 Superhombre..
2 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
3 A variation of Ricitos
1b Pretérito only - drill irregular preterite verb forms (Shockwave)

2a. Por y para 1
2b. Por y para 2
2c. Por y para quiz

3. Unexpected events

Exámenes finales (Registrar)

2 CDs with Top 100 songs, los números uno, Cadena 100