Wednesday, February 21, 2018

5th and 6th Grade: February 21, 2018

This week, we continued working with the book Eduardo la piñata.  We had a class competition answering questions about the story.  Next week, we'll use the same questions for an individual activity.

Ask your student:
  • Who was the "representative" to answer questions in your group? (Each group chose one student to represent them...until the timer went off at the end and another student was randomly chosen from each group to answer the last question!)
Vocabulary:
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
  • lechuga - lettuce
  • queso - cheese
  • bollo de pan - a roll (of bread) 
  • una limonada - a lemonade
  • un sándwich - a sandwich
  • el parque - the park
  • van - they go
  • has visto - have you seen
  • la verdulería - the vegetable store
  • la lechería - the dairy store
  • la panadería - the bakery
  • el supermercado - the supermarket
    • Cultural note:  In Spanish speaking countries, a supermarket only has groceries and other household supplies (cleaning supplies, soap, lotion, toothpaste, paper towels, etc...) a store like Meijer which also sells clothes, electronics, toys, etc... would be called "el hipermercado."
  • la piñatería - the piñata store
  • la heladería - the ice cream shop
  • vacía - empty
  • caña de azúcar - sugar cane
  • los cacahuates - the peanuts
  • las manzanas - the apples
  • el conejo - the rabbit
  • romper - to break
  • escaparse - to escape
  • ¿Adónde? - To where?
  • corre - he/she runs
  • le gusta - he/she likes
  • me gusta - I like
  • te gusta - you like
  • ¿Por qué? - Why
  • Porque - because
  • el zorro - the fox
  • quiere hacer - he/she wants to make
  • los caramelos - the (wrapped) candies
  • los chupetes - the suckers 
Grammar Concept
Me gusta vs Me gustan
  • In Spanish you use "Me gusta" (I like) when what you like is either an action or a singular noun.
    • Examples:
    • Me gusta cantar.  = I like to sing.  (sing = action)
    • Me gusta la casa.  = I like the house.  (the house = singular)
    • Me gusta limpiar la casa.  = I like to clean the house.  (I like "to clean" = action)
    • Me gustar leer los libros.  = I like to read the books.  (I like "to read" = action...even though books is plural, the action comes first.)
  • In Spanish you use "Me gustan" (I like) when what you like is plural.
    • Examples:
    • Me gustan las piñatas. = I like the piñatas.  (piñatas = plural)
    • Me gustan los zapatos.  = I like the shoes.  (shoes = plural)
    • Me gustan los zorros.   = I like the foxes.  (foxes = plural)

Homework:
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