1. Unit 1: Mis amigos y yo Chapter 1A Leccion 1- Activities & How To Say What You Like & Don’t Like to Do Gramática- Infinitives
Notes- 8/27/2012

2. Activities
Bailar- to dance Cantar- to sing Correr- to run Dibujar- to draw Escribir cuentos- to write stories Escuchar música- to listen to music Esquiar- to ski Hablar por teléfono- to talk on the phone Ir a la escuela- to go to school Jugar videojuegos- to play video games
Leer revistas- to read magazines Montar en bicicleta- to ride a bicycle Montar en monopatín- to skateboard Nadar- to swim Pasar tiempo con amigos- to spend time with friends Patinar- to skate Practicar deportes- to play sports Tocar la guitarra- to play the guitar Trabajar- to work Usar la computadora- to use the computer Ver la tele- to watch television

3. Gramática- Infinitives
Verbs are words that are most often used to name actions. Verbs in English have different forms depending on who is doing the action or when the action is occuring:
I walk, she walks, we walked, etc.
The most basic form of a verb is called the infinitive. In English, you can spot infinitives because they usually have the word “to” in front of them:
To swim, to read, to write
Infinitives in Spanish, though, don’t have a separate word like “to” in front of them. Spanish infinitives are only one word, and always end in – ar, -er, or –ir
Nadar, leer, escribir

4. How to Say What You Like To Do
(A mí) me gusta ______- I like to _______.
(A mí) me gusta más- I like to ____ better.
(A mí) me gusta mucho- I like to ____ a lot.
(A mí) también- I do too.

5. Example
Let’s say you like swimming. This is how you would say this phrase in Spanish: A mí me gusta nadar.
-You don’t have to add the (A mí) part to the beginning of that phrase. To say what type of activities you like to do you can simply just say: Me gusta _____
Let’s say you like to play video games. This is how you would say this phrase in Spanish: A mí me gusta jugar videojuegos. Or you can say:
Me gusta jugar videojuegos.

6. ¡Vamos a Practicar! I like to run. I like to read magazines.
-Me gusta correr.
I like to read magazines.
-Me gusta leer revistas.
I like to use the computer a lot.
-Me gusta mucho usar la computadora.
I like to skateboard more.
-Me gusta más montar en monopatín.

7. Gramática- Negatives
To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you usually put no in front of the verb or expression. In English, you usually use the word “not.”
No me gusta cantar I do not like to sing.
To answer a question negatively in Spanish, you often use no twice. The first no answers the question. The second no says, “ I do not (don’t).” This is similar to the way you answer a question in English.
¿Te gusta escribir cuentos? Do you like to write stories?
No, no me gusta No, I don’t.
In Spanish, you might use on or more negatives after answering “no”
¿Te gusta cantar? Do you like to sing?
No, no me gusta nada No, I don’t like it at all.

8. How To Say What You Don’t Like to Do
(A mí) no me gusta ____ - I don’t like to ___
(A mí) no me gusta nada __ - I don’t like to ____ at all.
A mí tampoco – I don’t (like to) either.

9. Example
Let’s say you don’t like swimming. This is how you would say this phrase in Spanish: A mí no me gusta nadar. Or you can say: No me gusta nadar.
Let’s say you don’t like to play video games. This is how you would say this phrase in Spanish: A mí no me gusta jugar videojuegos. Or you can say: No me gusta jugar videojuegos.

10. ¡Vamos a Practicar!
1. I don’t like to go to school. -No me gusta ir a la escuela. 2. I don’t like to watch television. -No me gusta ver la tele 3. I don’t like to listen to music. -No me gusta escuchar música. 4. I don’t like to sing at all. -No me gusta nada cantar.

11. Activity
Please get out your textbooks and turn to page 27. We will be doing Actividads 1&2