1. Superlatives
¿Qué son?

2. Review In Spanish I, you learned how to form comparisons
“-er” adjectives in English
Bigger, funner, smaller, prettier, taller, faster, slower, etc etc etc.
Instead of saying “bigger,” you have to say more big than.
This is also used when saying something is more than something else
More interesting, more exciting, more boring, etc.

3. Mas (or menos) + adj + que
She is taller than me (I).
Must figure out how to say tall
Then plug it in!
Ella es más alta que yo.
We are shorter than them (they).
Somos mas bajos que ellos.
Now YOU DO:
Mitt Romney vs Barack Obama
Cameron Diaz vs Drew Barrymore
Jason Aldean vs. Garth Brooks
Lil Wayne vs. Usher

4. Menos + adj + que
Used to tell when one thing is less something than another thing
Juan is less boring than Jason.
Geography is less hard than Algebra.
**may not be used often in English, but is used very often in Spanish
Yo soy menos inteligente que tú.
I am less intelligent than you, OR I am not as smart as you.
NOW YOU DO
Eddie Pruett vs Jared Myracle
Celine Dion vs Mariah Carey
LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan

5. Las excepciones p 278
Look in the blue book on page 278 in the very right hand column. These adjectives are “- er” adjectives, but do NOT follow the rules.
You must simply memorize them.
mejor  better
peor worse
mayor older
Menor younger

6. Bellringer
Use what you have learned to write 10 comparisons using topics from school, sports, television shows, music, etc. REMEMBER, DO NOT BE REPETITIVE. (Yes, these will consist of terms from Spanish 1, and they WILL BE TURNED IN FOR A GRADE)

7. Bellringer: Use comparatives to compare the following things
Geografía………arte
Sopa………pizza
Mi dormitorio……….el dormitorio de Toby Keith
Coca Cola…….Pepsi

8. To say that something is the “most” or “least” something……
Por ejemplo…… Judy is the sweetest girl in the school. Well, literally we are going to say Judy is the girl most sweet in the school Juan is the smartest boy Juan is the boy most smart

9. Definite article + noun +más+ adjective
Juan is the shortest boy in the class.
Juan is the boy most short.
Juana and Lupe are the prettiest girls.
This class is the most fun.
You are the most interesting person.

10. Least…def article + noun + menos + adjective
We are the interesting
The least popular computer is Dell
The least expensive (caro) lamp
The least comfortable (cómoda) bed

11. To say that something is the best/worst
FORMULA: def article + mejor/peor + noun
Rojo es el mejor color para mi dormitorio
Literally, you are saying something is the “better”
Biología es la peor clase.
Arte es la mejor clase.
El verano es la mejor estación.

12. YOU DO Chocolate is the best cake. Strawberry is the worst ice cream.
My worst class is English.
What is the worst book?

13. Bellringer Write sentence to talk about the following things:
The best teacher
The worst food
The most important class
The least popular movie
The tallest boys in class
The most studious girls in class

14. CON TU COMPANERO # 1
Use comparatives and superlatives to write about the following things:
1. The most interesting book
2. The funnest place to go on vacation
3. The best thing to order at Pizza Hut
4. The worst thing to order at McDonald’s
5. The least popular actor/actress
6. In your bedroom….
Your tv vs your bed
Your lamp vs the light fixture
Your desk vs the dresser
Your computer vs your stereo

15. Bellringer: translate
The biggest room in the house is the basement.
The smallest room in the house is the kitchen.
Wash the car!
Clean your room!
Go to the store!

16. Colores y como usarlos
RECUERDA: Colors are AJECTIVES and should be treated as such
Must match the thing it is talking about in gender and number
A red book = un libro rojo
Some red books = unos libros rojos
The purple bed = la cama morada

17. How to form tú commands
To form the command, you use the he/she conjugation of the verb and give it a little emphasis
So: -ar verbs get an –a
-er, -ir verbs get an –e
¡Limpia tu cuarto!
¡Escribe la fecha!
¡Lava los trastes!
¡Come tus verduras!

18. Irregulars As you know, there are ALWAYS irregulars. decir - di
salir - sal
hacer - haz
ser - sé
ir - ve
tener - ten
poner - pon
venir - ven

19. translate 1. Go to your room! 2. Clean the kitchen!
3. Take out the trash!
4. Wash the car!
5. Be nice!
6. Come here!
7. Listen!
8. Leave!

20. New: present progressive
Used when talking about something that is happening RIGHT NOW
What are you doing?
I am washing the dog.
We are cleaning the bathroom.
Juan and Karla are dancing.
She is studying.
To form, you use: estar + present participle
estar + verb(-ando, -iendo)
Estoy hablando por teléfono.
¿Qué están haciendo uds.?
Nosotros estás tomando apuntes y escuchando la maestra.

21. Let’s do some together I am watching tv. We are running.
Eva is washing the dishes.
Eva is
wash(ing)
the dishes

22. Now your turn The students are doing homework.
My friends and I are studying in the library.
The boys are swimming in the pool.
I am doing chores.
Juan and his brother are mowing the yard.
Maria and Jose are vacuuming the living room.
My sister and I are cleaning the bathroom.
Our parents are setting the table.

23. Bellringer
Write a sentence to tell what each of the following people are doing right now
Juan y sus hermanos / lavar ropa
Yo / tomar apuntes
Nosotros / jugando beisbol
Ellos / cortar la yarda

24. Activity P 308 Act 17 Listening P 309 Act 18
Conclusion: Write a sentence using the following words
pon escribiendo
haciendo 5. levantando
durmiendo

25. El verbo vivir Regular –ir verb vivo vivimos vives vive viven
lejos (de)
cerca (de)

26. Tu dirección
¿Cuál es tu dirección? Yo vivo en la calle North Highland en número 234. I live on street north HighlandI at number 234. NOW: You are to collect 10 people’s address. You may choose to give a fake address.

27. Cerca de, lejos de
When talking about where something is, what verb do we use? ESTAR I live close to the bank. Vivo cerca del banco. My friend lives far from my house. Mi amigo vive lejos de mi casa.

28. El banco está cerca de la gasolinera.
La piscina está lejos de la casa de mi primo.
NOW YOUR TURN!
Randy lives close to Martin.
I live close to Cato’s.
The cute boy lives far from my mom’s house.
The store is close to my friend’s apartment.
Juliana’s apartment is close to my apartment.
The gas station (gasolinera) is next to McDonald’s.
My family and I live on the sixth floor. Our apartment is behind the school.

29. WORDS THAT END IN –DOR, -DORA
Every day you use your appliances and devices: calculadora, computadora, grapadora, copiadora, secadora, etc. What do all of these words end in? This is the same as adding –er or –or to the verb (In English) that tells what the appliance is for. toaster, calculator, fryer, dryer, washer,

30. Look at these words you already know and identify the pattern:
Despertador
Computadora
Calculadora
Aspiradora
Now, look at these verbs and make them a noun:
tostar
secar
lavar
trapear
refrigerar
ventilar
estimar
amplificar
simplificar
pacificar
unificar

31. REPASO: ¿Qué va a estar en el examen?
Comparatives -er adjectives, more…than adjectives better, worse, older, younger Superlatives -est adjectives, most…adjectives best, worst VERBOS KNOW CONJUGATIONS AND MEANINGS OF ALL STEM CHANGERS KNOW CONJUGATIONS AND MEANINGS OF SER AND ESTAR

32. MáS… Translate: Juana is prettier than Alicia.
We are more athletic than them.
She is taller than me.
We are smarter than the boys.
Math class is less boring than physical ed class.

33. Más… Jessica Alba is the prettiest woman.
Juan and Carlos are the best looking guys in the class.
The best movie is Born in East LA.
The worst food is McDonald’s.
The most interesting class is Geography.
The most boring class is Spanish.

34. Estar + directionals
You need to know when to use ESTAR and ALL of the directionals
On top of beside
Above in front of
To the left of between
To the right of behind
Below/underneath

35. Tú commands
You need to know how to tell someone what to do and WHEN to use tú commands
You use the él/ella/ud. conjugation
Lavar -> lava
jugar -> juega
Dormir -> duerme
Escribir -> escribe
Comer -> come

36. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
What is it and when is it used? to tell what is happening RIGHT NOW What are you doing? I am washing the dishes. What is your father doing? He is watching football.

37. How to form ESTAR + PARTICIPLE
Conjugate estar for the person doing the action and use –ando, or –iendo to form participle
Juan is mowing the yard.
Jason and Angie are washing the dishes.
Thomas is taking out the trash.
We are studying.
The family is eating.
I am reading a book.
The girl is sleeping.

38. -dor, -dora
Know what they mean when you see them, howthe realte to english words, and be able to form them from spanish verbs
Tostar
Secar
Calcular
Lavar
Trapear
Amplificar

39. Bellringer:
Get out all of your notes and vocabulary from 6A and 6B and begin studying with your Compañero número 4