México U4L1. Geography Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. Mexico is about one-fifth the size.

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1 México U4L1

2 Geography Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. Mexico is about one-fifth the size of the United States.

3 Capital : México, D.F, has one of the largest population in the world. Moneda: Peso mexicano Idiomas( languages): español, maya, y otras lenguas indígenas. México is the country with the highest number of people who speaks Spanish. Comida típica: tortillas, tacos, etc.

4 What is Zócalo? Constitution square or Zócalo is the main square of the city of Mexico. 500 years ago it was the center of Tenotchitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. Today is the heart of the historic center and the place where the shout of independence is celebrated every 15 September.

5 History At least three great civilizations—the Mayas, the Olmecs, and the Toltecs—preceded the wealthy Aztec empire, conquered in 1519–1521 by the Spanish under Hernando Cortés.

6 The ancient civilization of Mayas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu8ZanSfd4Q

7 The ruins of the ancient Mayan City of Chichen Itza

8 La Universidad Nacional de México is one of the oldest universities in the Américas.

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10 Gente famosa Carlos Fuentes es escritor( writer) Salma Hayek( actor) Mario Molina ( chemist)

11 Diego Rivera Painter. He painted murals. This is called Detalle de Alfabetización and reflects the idea of free public education. It is painted in 1926.

12 Frida Kahlo Painter Frida Kahlo was a Mexican self- portrait artist who was married to a famous muralist Diego Rivera and is still admired as a feminist icon.

13 Culture In San Juan, México, there is only the ruins of a church because el volcano Paricutin destroyed the city. The eruption lasted nine years but everybody could escape. A major site are the footsteps. There you can see footprints of over 6000 years of a group of adults and children that walked to a lake. The tracks were preserved in volcanic ash and clay after the eruption of a volcano.

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15 What did you know about México and the culture of México? What did you learn about México and the culture of México? Write seven complete sentences in English. What would you like to learn more about México?

16 Vocabulary, SP2, U4L1 Leyenda( legend) narración histórica El(la) dios(a) Ejército (army) El emperador (emperor) El(la)enemigo enemy El(la) Guerrero(a warrior El héroe La heroína (hero) La princesa (princess)

17 La montaña (mountain) El palacio (Palace) El volcán (Volcano) El (la) joven (young man/ woman) La batalla (battle) La guerra (War) Casarse (to get married) Contar (to tell a story) Llevar (to take, to carry)

18 Llorar(to cry) Morir(to die) pelear(tofight) To return transformar(to tranform) La leyenda(legend) El personaje( character) Los celos( jealousy) Tener celos(to be jealous)

19 Estar enamorado(a) de to be in love with Hermoso(a) Handsome,pretty Histórico(a) Historic,historical Heroico(heroic) Querido(a) (beloved) Azteca(aztec) Había una vez… (once upon a time there was) Hace muchos siglos… (many centuries ago…) Sobre(about)

20 Nota gramatical Adjectives that can be formed from verbs are called past participles. To form most past participles, drop the infinite ending and add -ado for –ar verbs or –ido for –er and –ir verbs. The should agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe. Cerrar La oficina está cerrada. The office is closed. Perder Estamos perdidos. We are lost. Vestir Carmen está bien vestida hoy. Carmen is well dressed today. If the verb is reflexive drop the se from the infinite.

21 Grammar/ How to form the imperfect tense. The imperfect is used to describe something that was not completed in the past. You use it… Talk about something that was happening. Talk about something you used to do. Say how old someone was. Tell what time it was. There are ways other than the simple past tense(I VISITED) to say that something happened. You can also say I used to visit or I was visiting. In Spanish these ideas are expressed by the imperfect tense.

22 Regular verbs in the imperfect take these endings: Estar Yo estaba Tú estabas Él, ella, usted estaba Nosotros(as) estábamos Vosotros(as) estabais Ellos, ellas, ustedes estaban Yo estaba en el cine cuando llovía afuera. I was at the movie theater when it was raining outside.

23 -ER ENDINGS Hacer(to make) Yo hacía Tú hacías Él, ella, usted hacía Nosotros hacíamos Vosotros hacíais Ellos, ellas, Ustedes hacían. Yo estaba en la cocina cuando mi mamá hacía el pastel. I was at the kitchen when my mon was doing the cake.

24 -IR ENDINGS Salir(to go out, to leave) Yo salía Tú salias Él, ella, Usted salía Nosotros salíamos Vosotros salíais Ellos, ellas, ustedes salían Yo estaba en la biblioteca, cuando él salía del cine. I was at the library when he was leaving.

25 Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect. Ser ir ver Yo era iba veía Tú eras ibas veías Él,ella, Usted era iba veía éramos íbamos veíamos erais ibais veíais eran iban veían Cuando yo era niña, íbamos a la playa. When I was little, we used to go to the beach.