Agendas: – Sp. 3: Libreta pg – Sp. 3H: Libreta pg – NS: Libreta pg Tarea de anoche: – Sp. 3: Libreta pg. 32 – Sp. 3H: Libreta pg. 33 – NS: Libreta pg. 33

Preterite or Imperfect? You’ve probably realized that Spanish has lots of tricky “pairs”: Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine Here’s another one: Preterite/imperfect

Preterite Let’s review some of the main uses of the preterite. This verb tense is used when we talk about a past action that happened one time OR interrupted something already going on OR was the beginning of an event OR was the end of an event.

Past actions that happen once Juan se levantó a las 6:00. Gloria llegó tarde a clase. Fui a España el verano pasado. ¿Hiciste la tarea?

Interruptions El teléfono sonó [rang] mientras [while] yo dormía.

Description of a condition Here’s an acronym to help you organize descriptions in the past: AL WEPT

A: age, attitude, appearance Cuando yo tenía 15 años… …no me gustaba comer zanahorias. De niña, Marta era muy alta.

AL WEPT L: location La chica acampaba en el bosque. Estaba allí dos semanas.

AL WEPT W: weather Hacía muy mal tiempo durante mis vacaciones.

AL WEPT P: physical attributes Mi padre era muy alto y mi madre era muy baja.

AL WEPT T: time Eran las 4:00 y todos teníamos mucha hambre.

Let’s practice! Choose the appropriate preterite or imperfect form. Fueron/Eran las diez de la mañana y hizo/hacía buen tiempo. >>Eran las diez de la mañana y hacía buen tiempo.

Otro ejercicio, por favor. Ella fue/era joven y bonita. Ella era joven y bonita.

Pretérito Expresiones comunes  todos los días  Siempre/nunca  de niño(a)  en aquellos tiempos/días  con frecuencia/frecuentemente  Cada día/noche Expresiones comunes  Ayer  anoche  una vez  el año pasado  de repente  Esta mañana Imperfecto v.

Write sentences based on the model. Modelo: Ana / hacer la tarea / llamar (su prima) Ana hacía la tarea cuando llamó su prima. 1. Eva / jugar en la arena / llegar (yo) 2. Tú / navegar en velero / verte (yo) 3. El juego / acabarse / empezar a llover 4. Usted / descansar bajo la sombrilla / empezar a jugar (nosotros) 5. Juanita y yo / remar / caerse de la canoa (José)

Como agua para chocolate Like Water for Chocolate por Laura Esquivel

El título: como agua para chocolate In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico, hot chocolate is made not with milk, but with water instead. Water is boiled and chunks of milk chocolate are dropped in to melt. The saying "like water for chocolate," alludes to this fact and also to the common use of the expression as a metaphor for describing a state of passion or sexual arousal. In some parts of Latin America, the saying is also equivalent to being 'boiling mad' in anger.

La autora: Laura Esquivel LWFC was Esquivel’s first novel Met with unusual success when it was published in 1989 Translated from Spanish into English in 1992 and became a best seller English-subtitled film became one of the most popular foreign language films in American film history

“I grew up in a modern home, but my grandmother lived across the street in an old house that was built when churches were illegal in Mexico. She had a chapel in the home, right between the kitchen and the dining room. The smell of nuts and chilies and garlic got all mixed up with the smells from the chapel, my grandmother’s carnations, the liniments and healing herbs.”

“lo maravilloso real”: magical realism First developed by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier –“Lo maravilloso real,” 1949 Generally describes novels by Latin American writers that are infused with distinct fantastical, mythical, and epic themes

Pg. 70 #14 Orally Estudiante A: ¿Qué hacía/n tu abuela cuando llegaste a la playa? Estudiante B: Mi abuela leía cuando llegué a la playa.