Tuesday, May 13, 2014

At White House, Uruguay president urges U.S. to become bilingual

Reuters
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica delivers remarks as U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes before meeting in Oval Office in Washington
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica (L) delivers remarks as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) welcomes him before their meeting in the Oval Office in Washington May 12, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uruguay President Jose Mujica, meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama, on Monday urged the United States to become bilingual, joking that immigrants from Latin America would fill the country with Spanish speakers.

"We belong to a continent where our mother tongue is more or less Spanish. And we live in a time where we need to learn English," the leftist Mujica, dressed in a suit but no tie, said to Obama.
"And you will have to become a bilingual country ... because the strength of Latin women is admirable and they will fill this country with people who speak Spanish and Portuguese, too," he said.

Obama is pushing for broad immigration reform in the United States that would require undocumented immigrants to learn English, pay fines and eventually earn a pathway to citizenship. The effort is stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mujica also used his time with the U.S. president to encourage a fight against smoking, which he said was killing 8 million people around the world every year.
"That is more than World War I, World War II. It's murder. We are in an arduous fight - very arduous - and we must fight against very strong interests," he said, according to an interpreter.

Obama is a former smoker.

The U.S. president praised Mujica for his leadership. He did not mention the issue of marijuana. Mujica signed a decree earlier this month outlining a new policy that would allow Uruguayans to be able to buy up to 10 grams of marijuana a week at between $0.85 and $1 a gram, a low price compared to the black market.

"I have had the pleasure on several occasions of having discussions with President Mujica, and have been consistently impressed with the progress that Uruguay has been making under his presidency," Obama told reporters, speaking before his counterpart in the Oval Office.

He said both men were interested in deepening their respective countries' mutual bonds.
"So this gives us an opportunity to find ways that we can further deepen this relationship. We both think that there's room for additional work to expand trade and commerce between our countries," Obama said.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Lots and lots of vocabulary review!

Top 10 Greetings/Goodbyes/Introductions
Hola. – Hi
Buenos días. – Good Morning.
Buenas tardes. – Good afternoon.
Buenas noches. – Good night.
¿Cómo estás (tú)?/¿Cómo está usted? – How are you?
¿Cómo te llamas?/¿Cómo se llama? – What is your name?
Me llamo… - My name is…
Se llama… - His/Her name is…
Hasta luego/Hasta mañana. – See you later/See you tomorrow.
Adiós. – Goodbye.

Numbers 0-31
0 - cero
1 – uno
2 – dos
3 – tres
4 – cuatro
5 – cinco
6 – seis
7 – siete
8 – ocho
9 – nueve
10 – diez
11 – once
12 – doce
13 – trece
14 – catorce
15 – quince
16 – dieciséis
17 – diecisiete
18 – dieciocho
19 – diecinueve
20 – veinte
21 – veintiuno
22 – veintidós
23 – veintitrés
24 – veinticuatro
25 – veinticinco
26 – veintiséis
27 – veintisiete
28 – veintiocho
29 – veintinueve
30 – treinta
31 – treinta y uno

Top 10 Time phrases
de la mañana – A.M.
de la tarde – P.M. (afternoon)
de la noche – P.M. (night)
medianoche (midnight)
mediodía - noon
cuarto - quarter
media - half
¿Qué hora es/son? – What time is it?
¿A qué hora? – At what time?
Es la una. Son las…-It is one o’clock. It is…o’clock

Months/Days/Seasons
enero - January
febrero - February
marzo - March
abril - April
mayo - May
junio - June
julio - July
agosto - August
septiembre - September
octubre - October
noviembre -  November
diciembre - December
lunes - Monday
martes - Tuesday
miércoles - Wednesday
jueves - Thursday
viernes - Friday
sábado - Saturday
domingo - Sunday
la primavera - spring
el verano - summer
el otoño - fall
el invierno - winter

Numbers 32-100
32 – treinta y dos
33 – treinta y tres
34 – treinta y cuatro
35 – treinta y cinco
36 – treinta y seis
37 – treinta y siete
38 – treinta y ocho
39 – treinta y nueve
40 – cuarenta
50 – cincuenta
60 – sesenta
70 – setenta
80 – ochenta
90 – noventa
100 – cien

Top adjectives
alt@ - tall
baj@ - short
simpátic@ - nice
rubi@ - blonde
moren@ - dark-haired/dark-skinned
pelirroj@ - redheaded
delgad@ - thin
guap@ - good-looking
aburrid@ - boring
perezos@ - lazy

Top Question Words
¿Qué? – What?
¿Cómo? – How?/What?
¿Cuándo? – When?
¿Dónde? – Where?
¿Adónde? – To where?
¿De dónde? – From where?
¿Cuál?/¿Cuáles? – Which?
¿Quién?/¿Quiénes? Who?
¿Por qué? - Why
¿Cuánto(s)?/¿Cuánta(s)? – How much/how many?

Top 10 Activities 
(some regular, some irregular* verbs)
leer – read
escuchar música – to listen to music
dibujar – to draw
ir* al cine – to go to the movies
ver (yo = veo)  televisión – to watch television
bailar – to dance
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the phone
jugar (UUE) – to play (a sport)
escribir – to write
tocar – to play (an instrument)

Top Regular –AR verbs
estudiar - to study
dibujar – to draw
pasar el rato – to spend time
comprar – to buy
tomar - to take/to drink
ayudar – to help
cocinar – to cook
contestar – to answer
llevar – to wear/to take/to carry
pagar – to pay

Top Regular –ER
aprender – to learn
saber – to know (information)*
conocer – to know (people)*
comer – to eat
vender - to sell
beber – to drink
leer - to read
entender – to understand
correr – to run
deber – should (+infinitive)
ver – to see*

Top Regular  –IR 
añadir – to add
vivir – to live
asistir – to attend
decidir – to decide
interrumpir – to interrupt
salir – to leave/to go out*
recibir – to receive



Top Weather Expressions
Hace buen tiempo. – The weather is nice.
Hace calor. – It is hot.
Hace frío. – It is cold.
Hace fresco. – It is cool out.
Hace viento. – It is windy
Hace sol. – It is sunny.
Hace mal tiempo. – The weather is bad.
Nieva./Está nevando. – It is snowing.
Llueve./Está lloviendo. – It is raining.
Está nublado. – It is cloudy.

Top School Supplies
el lápiz - pencil
el cuaderno - notebook
el papel - paper
la mochila - backpack
el diccionario - dictionary
el bolígrafo - pen
la computadora - computer
la carpeta - folder
las tijeras - scissors

Top School Subjects
el español - Spanish
el inglés - English
la historia - history
la geografía – geography
la biología - biology
la química - chemistry
la educación física – P.E.
el álgebra - algebra
las matemáticas - mathematics

Top TENER idioms
tener ___ años – to be ___ years old
tener ganas de…(+infinitive) – to feel like doing something
tener calor/tener frío - to be hot/cold
tener hambre/tener sed – to be hungry/thirsty
tener que (+infinitive) – to have to do something
tener sueño – to be tired


Top Family Members
la familia - family
el padre/el papá – father/dad
la madre/la mamá – mother/mom
los padres - parents
el hermano/la hermana – brother/sister
los hermanos - siblings
el tío/la tía – uncle/aunt
el primo/la prima – male/female cousin
el abuelo/la abuela – grandpa/grandma
la mascota - pet

Top Home Words
el cuarto - bedroom
el comedor – dining room
la sala – living room
la cocina - kitchen
el garaje - garaje
el baño - bathroom
la ventana - window
la puerta - door
la mesa - table
la cama - bed

Top Chores
hacer la cama – to make the bed
cortar el césped – to mow the lawn
desempolvar – to dust
lavar los platos – to wash the dishes
cocinar – to cook
pasar la aspiradora – to vacuum
arreglar...(room) – to tidy
limpiar – to clean

Top Ten E to IE Stem-Changing Verbs
tener – to have
entender – to understand
querer – to want
venir – to come
empezar – to start
pensar – to think/to plan
preferir – to prefer
sentir – to feel
cerrar – to close


Top O to UE Stem-Changing Verbs
dormir – to sleep
encontrar – to find
poder (+infinitive) – to be able to
costar – to cost
probar – to try/to taste
recordar – to remember
volver – to return (to a place)

Top E to I Stem-Changing Verbs
servir – to serve
decir – to tell
repetir – to repeat

Top Food/Drink
la leche - milk
el refresco – soft drink
la ensalada - salad
el helado – ice cream
el pan - bread
la carne - meat
el pollo - chicken
el pescado - fish
el arroz - rice
los frijoles - beans

Top Clothing Items
el zapato - shoe
la camisa – shirt
la camiseta – t-shirt
los pantalones - pants
el vestido - dress
la chaqueta - jacket
los calcetines - socks
los vaqueros - jeans
el traje de baño – bathing suit
la falda - skirt

Top Colors 
rojo - red
azul – blue
verde – green
amarillo – yellow
morado – purple
blanco – white
negro – black
anaranjado – orange
gris – gray
café – brown
 

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

In-Class Project: Pinterest!

Chicos, 

We have a great opportunity to create a fun project as the year is winding down! Let's talk about... nuestros estilos! 

This project is called My Style / Mi Estilo. 

You are going to:
Draw/clip out/find Pins to describe style.

 - 5 pictures of outfits 
 - Description of all articles of clothing (up to 5) using Spanish vocabulary word, color, and material.
 - Tell how much money (dollars, pesos, or euros) each article of clothing costs
 - Describe your own style (preppy, alternative, goth, nerdy, casual, sporty, etc.)
 - Say what you PREFER to wear and LIKE to wear!

Examples from Pinterest:







Tuesday, April 29, 2014

How to type accent marks in Spanish

Hola chicos, 

Here is a very helpful link ahead of our Pinterest project called "Mi Estilo / My Style."

Accents will count in your project! :)

Upper case alt codes
Capital Vowels
VwlALT Code
ÁALT+0193
ÉALT+0201
ÍALT+0205
ÓALT+0211
ÚALT+0218
ÑALT+0209
ÜALT+0220

Lower case alt codes
Lower Vowels
VwlALT Code
áALT+0225
éALT+0233
íALT+0237
óALT+0243
úALT+0250
ñALT+0241
üALT+0252

ALT codes for Spanish

Monday, April 21, 2014

Unit 8: ¡Necesito ropa nueva!


¡Hola chicos! Bienvenidos a otra semana y unidad. Below is Day 1 (of 3) of vocabulary sets! This is a set on articles of clothing in Spanish. Make sure you have these words in Spanish AND English in your notes. ¡Gracias!
 
Unit 8: ¡Necesito ropa nueva!

o   La ropa
o   El abrigo
o   La bufanda
o   La gorra
o   El traje
o   La corbata
o   El chaleco
o   Los pantalones
o   El sobretodo
o   Las botas
o   Las medias
o   El vestido
o   El cinturón
o   El suéter
o   La camisa
o   La falda
o   Los zapatos
o   El uniforme
o   La camiseta
o   Los vaqueros
o   La chaqueta
o   El traje de baño
o   Los shorts
o   Los calcetines
o   Las sandalias
o   La blusa
o   El sombrero
o   El jersey 
o   La sudadera
o   Los tenis
o   Los pijamas
o   La chancla
o   Los guantes
o   El vestido de gala
o   Los tacones
o   La minifalda
o   Llevar
·                             Llevo
·                             Llevas
·                             Lleva
·                             Llevamos
·                             Lleváis
·                             Llevan

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Google Voice - El Restaurante

~ Google Voice Assignment ~

901 - 300- 3836
Using the menu you created for your new restaurant...


ORDER A MEAL!

You must order AT LEAST:
  • 1 plato/cena
  • 1 tapa
  • 1 bebida
  • 1 postre
Don't forget to say your name!


Also...please keep in mind this assignment will be TWO grades! (Quiz + Homework)

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Food Pyramid Project


Draw a food pyramid with all 6 food groups.
Label all food groups and IN SPANISH, tell how many servings/portions you should eat per day.

In each food group, draw or add 5 pictures (from magazine or printed) with label in Spanish for food item.

Write 10 sentences about food pyramid.

6 sentences - Tell which foods are in each food group, if they are healthy, and how many portions you should eat per day.

4 sentences - Using your food pyramid, tell your friend what he/she should eat. Compare 2 foods in the pyramid and tell why he/she should eat the food rather than the other.