1. El verbo gustar viernes, el 20 de febrero

2. El verbo gustar We use the verb “gustar” to express likes and dislikes (places, activities, things… never people) We (almost) NEVER use gustar to talk about liking people Gustar means “to please” Gustar needs an indirect object pronoun how to say “to like” me gusta me gustan nos gusta nos gustan te gusta te gustan vos gusta vos gustan le gusta le gustan les gusta les gustan

3. El verbo gustar Gustar needs an indirect object pronoun Otherwise, when we conjugate it, we would be saying “I please the pizza” or “I please to dance” – Note that “please” here is a verb, not a polite request. So in Spanish, when we talk about likes and dislikes, we are literally saying “______ is pleasing to me” The form of the verb gustar depends on the subject of our sentence. how to say “to like” me gusta me gustan nos gusta nos gustan te gusta te gustan vos gusta vos gustan le gusta le gustan les gusta les gustan

4. El verbo gustar Indirect object pronouns: basically the person or thing receiving the action of the verb But wait, I thought infinitives mean “to _____” They do, but in Spanish we use the infinitive to express activities when they are the subject of a sentence. “Me gusta correr” “Me gusta estudiar” “Running is pleasing to me” “Studying is pleasing to me” “Me gusta la pizza” “Me gustan las pizzas” “Pizza is pleasing to me”“The pizzas are pleasing to me”

6. ¡Vamos a escuchar a música! The song we will listen to is “Me gustas tú” by Manu Chao We know that the verb “gustar” usually ends in –a or –an, but that does not mean that we will never see “gustar” use the other endings. So let’s take a closer look at the title and break it down to figure out what this song will be about…

7. “Me gustas tú” by Manu Chao 1.What is pleasing to the person in the title? What do they like? Which word in the title tells us that? 2.Who likes it or finds it pleasing? Which word in the title tells us that? 3.Based on what you know about verb endings, why do you think the verb “gustar” uses the –as ending instead of the more frequent –a or –an endings? 4.Can you think of another situation that you might see a different ending other than –a or –an on the verb “gustar”?

8. Antes de escuchar 1.Quickly read through the lyrics. 2.Underline any words you do not know.

9. ¡Vamos a escuchar! 1.As you listen, write down the meaning of the words you underlined in the margins 2.Fill in the blanks with the missing lyrics.

10. Después de escuchar 1.Follow the instructions on your worksheet. 2.When you finish Paso Cuatro, turn to your neighbor and check your answers for Paso Uno, Paso Dos, y Paso Tres. 3.Check over the spelling and grammar in each other’s responses for Paso Cuatro. Make sure the verbs agree with their subjects, etc.

11. La tarea sábado (2/21) – 1 item due. A voice recording about ser & estar with adjectives. lunes (2/23) – 6 items due. All about the verb gustar.