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Finals TOPICS Childhood (Imperfect) Trips (Preterite) Celebrations (Present Progressive, Ser vs Estar)

Writing Final 2016 When: Monday, May 23 Write about the following topics: *Childhood (imperfect) * Trips (preterite) * Celebrations (present progressive) No notes Practice each day. Find your Yellow vocab sheets and Imperfect/Preterite notes

When I was 5 years old I went to kindergarten. 1 When I was 5 years old I went to kindergarten. Cuando yo tenía cinco años iba al kinder. Three years ago I went downtown to do an excursion. Hace tres años fui al centro para hacer una excursión. My great-grandma serves cake and my niece lights the candles. Mi bisabuela sirve el pastel y mi sobrina enciende las velas.

2 The neighbors had as many toys as I. Los vecinos tenían tantos juguetes como yo. My family made reservations at a really nice hotel. Mi familia hizo reservaciones en un hotel lindo. My siblings were spoiled, but not mischievous. Mis hermanos eran consentidos, pero no eran traviesos.

3 On the play ground I behaved poorly and I never told the truth to anyone. En el patio de recreo yo me portaba mal y nunca le decía la verdad a nadie. It snowed yesterday, but at the airport there was not a delay. Nevó ayer, pero en el aeropuerto no hubo un retraso. My family is celebrating independence day. Mi familia está celebrando el Día de Independencía.

Once in a while I went to daycare with my best friend. 3 Once in a while I went to daycare with my best friend. De vez en cuando yo iba a la guardería infantil con mi mejor amigo. I gave my ticket to the person in the airport. Yo le di mi boleto a la persona en el aeropuerto. My great grandpa is serving the cake. Mi bisabuelo está sirviendo el pastel.

As a child, I was well- behaved and watched a lot of TV. 4 As a child, I was well- behaved and watched a lot of TV. De niño/a, era bien educado/a y veía mucha televisión. Me portaba bien She gave me a ticket & she bought it yesterday. Ella me dio un boleto y lo compró ayer. My dog is sleeping and the children are dressing. Mi perro está durmiendo y los niños están vistiéndose (se están visitiendo.)

Each birthday my great-grandpa used to buy me a book. 5 Each birthday my great-grandpa used to buy me a book. Cada cumpleanos mi bisabuelo me compraba un libro. I tried to bring my cat on the airplane, but I couldn’t. Yo quise traer/llevar mi gato en el avión, pero no pude. I am bringing a ball for a gift for my nephew and giving flowers to my mom. Estoy trayendo una pelota para un regalo para mi sobrino y estoy dándole flores a mi madre.

We are lighting the candle on the cake. 6 She used to fight with her brother and lie to her mother. Ella se peleaba con su hermano y le mentía a su madre. On the plane they gave me a pop. En el avión me dieron un refresco. We are lighting the candle on the cake. Estamos encendiendo la vela en el pastel.

At the library I played with the trucks and blocks. 7 At the library I played with the trucks and blocks. En la biblioteca yo jugaba con los camiones y los bloques. I stayed at the modern hotel yesterday and left this morning. Me quedé en el hotel moderno ayer y salí esta mañana. She is launching fireworks behind the house. Ella está lanzando fuegos artificiales detrás de la casa.

Writing final draft 1. Childhood – Imperfect tense Pets, toys, what you were like, what you used to do, places you used to go, how you behaved, etc. 2. Travel – preterite tense How you planned a trip, transportation, describe tourist places, what you did/saw/tried/gave, etc. 3. Celebrations – present progressive tense Describe a celebration as though it is happening right now What different people are doing, how they are celebrating, what they are using

Peer editing Highlight any spelling errors Circle any verb errors (conjugation,tense) ? by anything that doesn’t make sense Count and write # of how many pieces of information they provided…is it detailed? Find examples of advanced structures: Reflexives, infinitives, comparisons, irregular verbs, IOP’s Write suggestions of what they could add about the topic.