¡Buenos Dias! Hoy es el 15 de septiembre Ahorita/Do Now: Practice your alphabet Practice your numbers

Objetivos Objectives Review homework and the Spanish Alphabet Nouns and Articles

Las respuestas de la tarea (Answers to the Homework) Make corrections: Pg. 16 BB 1. Siete2. dieciseis 3. veintinueve 4. uno 5. cero 6. quince 7. veintiuno 8. Nueve 9. veintitres 10. once 11. treinta 12. cuatro 13. doce 14. veintiocho 15. Catorce 16. diez Pg. 17 ex. 3 1.Hay veinte lapices. 2.Hay un hombre. 3.Hay veinticinco chicos. 4.Hay una conductora. 5.Hay cuatro fotos. 6.Hay treinta cuadernos. 7.Hay seis turistas. 8.Hay diecisiete chicas.

Spanish Alphabet

Nouns As seen in the chart: nouns that refer to males, like… el hombre, are generally masculine, while nouns that refer to females… like la mujer, are generally feminine.

Nouns Many nouns that refer to male beings end in –o or –or. Their corresponding feminine forms end in –a and –ora, respectively.

Nouns The masculine and feminine forms of nouns that end in –ista, like turista, are the same, so gender is indicated by the article el (masculine) or la (feminine). Some other nouns have identical masculine and feminine forms.

Nouns It is important to memorize the gender of every noun since there are common exceptions to the rules of gender. For example… el mapa (map) el día (day) end in –a, but are masculine. La mano (hand) ends in –o, but is feminine.

Other RARE guys to memorize are: La foto (short for La fotografía) La moto (short for…) La bici (short for…) El planeta El cometa

Generally Speaking Masculino: ends in… Also if it ends in –ma it is masculino Femenino: ends in… ENDING EXCEPCIONES aEl día, el mapa, el planeta, el cometa iónEl camión dEl césped zEl lápiz, el maíz umbre ENDING EXCEPCIONES oLa mano, la moto, la foto nEl camión lla sal, la terminal, la miel, la piel, la vocal rLa flor, la labor sLa tos, la tesis

Nouns Plural of nouns In Spanish, nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding –s. Nouns that end in a consonant add –es. Nouns that end in –z change the –z to –c, then add –es. Use the masculine plural form to refer to a group that includes both males and females.

Nouns Definite articles Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English definite article the. You use definite articles to refer to specific nouns.

Nouns Indefinite articles Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English indefinite article, which according to context may mean a, an, or some. You use indefinite articles to refer to unspecified persons or things.

Haz esta práctica Provide a definite article for each noun in the first column and an indefinite article for each noun in the second column. The first item has been done for you. 1.__la_ chica 2._____ chico 3._____ maleta 4._____ cuadernos 5._____ lápiz 6._____ mujeres 1._un__ autobús 2._____ escuelas 3._____ computadora 4._____ hombres 5._____ señora 6._____ lápices

Tarea para esta noche Tonight’s Homework Finish copying noun charts into Notas complete ejercicios 1 y 2 en página 15 (exercises 1 and 2 on p. 15 in textbooks) Add any new vocab to list HONORS in addition Research 1 Central American country the U.S. has had influence on. A quick 1 minute presentation on what role the U.S. played QUIZ viernes 19 de septiembre