1. Capítulo 2A Tu día en la escuela
Chapter 2A
Your day in school

2. Chapter Objectives: Talk about school schedules and subjects
Discuss what students do during the day
Ask and tell who is doing an action
Compare your school with that of a student in a Spanish-speaking country

3. Fondo cultural
Many Spanish words are derived from Latin because Spain was once part of the Roman Empire. Rome occupied most of Spain from about 209 B.C.E. to 586 C.E.
During that time, massive public structures, including aqueducts and theaters were built. Some of these, such as the aqueduct that towers over the modern city of Segovia, are still standing (see next slide).
The Latin name for Spain was Hispania.
Can you see the similarity between Hispania and the country’s name in Spanish, España?

5. Vocabulario por capítulo 2A
To talk about your school day:
el almuerzo – lunch
la clase – class
la clase de ______ - ______ class (la clase de arte= art class)
arte – art
español – Spanish
ciencias naturales – science
ciencias sociales – social studies
educación física – physcial education (P.E.)
inglés – English
matemáticas – mathematics
tecnología – technology/computers

6. Vocabulario por capítulo 2A
el horario – schedule
en la _______ hora – in the _______ hour (class period)
la tarea – homework
To describe school activities- verbs
enseñar
to teach / to show
estudiar
to study
tener
to have
hablar
to talk
Example sentence: En la quinta hora tengo la clase de arte In the fifth hour I have art class.

7. To talk about things you need for school
la calculadora – calculator
la carpeta de argollas – three-ringed binder
el diccionario – dictionary
necesito – I need
necesitas – you need
Example sentence: Yo necesito una carpeta I need a folder.

8. To talk about the order of things (ordinal numbers – the order of things)
*primero/a – first
segundo/a – second
*tercero/a – third
cuarto/a – fourth
quinto/a – fifth
sexto/a – sixth
séptimo/a – seventh
octavo/a – eighth
noveno/a – ninth
décimo/a – tenth
* Changes to primer, tercer before a masculine singular noun.

9. Adjectives to describe your classes
aburrido, a – boring
difícil – difficult
divertido, a – amusing, fun
facíl – easy
favorito, a – favorite
interesante – interesting
más… que – more … than
práctico, a – practical

10. Other useful words… a ver … Let’s see… ¿Quién? Who? para for
mucho a lot
(yo) tengo I have
(tú) tienes you have

11. Subject Pronouns Singular Plural yo - I nosotros/as - we
tú - you (informal)
vosotros/as - y'all (Spain)
usted (Ud.) - you (F)
ustedes (Uds.) - you
él - he
ellos - they (m)
ella - she
ellas - they (f)

12. How to conjugate a verb 
What is an infinitive?
It is the verb in its un-conjugated form.
It is the English equivalent of “to ____”
For example, “to speak” or “to sing”
It is the verb in its “ar” “er” or “ir” form in Spanish.
To conjugate it, take off the ending
Hablar becomes: habl
Cantar becomes: cant

13. How to conjugate a verb 
After you take the ending (ar, er, ir) off it is called a stem. The stem is the word with the “ending” removed (habl / cant)
When you conjugate the verb, each pronoun has a different ending that you add to the stem: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an
See next slide for an example:

14. The verb “hablar” conjugated the pronoun goes with the ending yo  o
Singular
Plural
yo hablo - I speak
nosotros/as hablamos - we speak
tú hablas - you speak
vosotros/as habláis - you speak
usted habla - you speak (F)
Uds. hablan - you speak
él habla - he speaks
ellos hablan - they speak (mp)
ella habla - she speaks
ellas hablan - they speak (fp)

15. The verb “cantar” conjugated
Singular
Plural
yo canto - I speak
nosotros/as cantamos - we speak
tú cantas - you speak
vosotros/as cantáis - you speak
usted canta - you speak (F)
Uds. cantan - you speak
él canta - he speaks
ellos cantan - they speak (mp)
ella canta - she speaks
ellas cantan - they speak (fp)

16. Verb endings for –ar verbs
Singular
Plural
yo o
nosotros amos
tú as
vosotros áis
usted - a
ustedes an
él a
ellos an
ella a
ellas an

17. The verb “necesitar” conjugated
Singular
Plural
yo necesito - I speak
nosotros/as necesitamos - we speak
tú necesitas - you speak
vosotros/as necestáis - you speak
usted necesita - you speak (F)
Uds. necesitan - you speak
él necesita - he speaks
ellos necesitan - they speak (mp)
ella necesita - she speaks
ellas necesitan - they speak (fp)

18. Simón Bolivar ( )

19. Simón Bolivar
Simón Bolivar liberated the territory that is now Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia from Spanish rule. A daring military commander and statesman, Bolivar is revered in South America as el Libertador (the Liberator).

20. Statue of Bolivar in Washington, D.C.
Bust of Bolivar in Lake Eola, Florida

21. Fernando Botero ( )
Picture taken circa 2006

22. Colombian artist Fernando Botero is among the best know and most respected Latin American artists. his works have been exhibited around the world in prestigious museums, galleries and open-air places. Botero’s style is unique and is easily recognizable.

23. Feliz cumpleaños

24. Una familia
Pablo Escobar

25. Cognates that begin with es + consonant
Many words in Spanish that begin with es+consonant are easy to understand because they have the same meaning as English words. Knowing this pattern helps you recognize the meaning of new Spanish words and learn them more quickly.
Try it out! Look at the words on the next slide – then cover up the the beginning. Name the English words that come from the same root word.

26. Name the English words that come from the same root word after covering up the “e” at the beginning.
estudiante
esquiar
estudioso
especial
escuela
estricto
escena
estómago