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Writing Assignment 2

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Hola a todos.

Here is this week´s writing assignment.

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2: Para el miércoles, 30 de noviembre (due Nov 30)

 

Choose ONE of the photographs from pages 145, 150, or 173 and write about 110 words based on the situation in the photograph.  Invent a story about the people in the picture. Give them names and ages.  What is their relationship and what are they doing or planning.

 

a) You may incorporate some dialogue but that is not the main objective.

b) Narrate mostly in the present tense. You can talk about the future with ir a + infinitive.  Consider using vocab from lessons 5 and 6.

c) Incorporate at least one statement with each of the following structures:

-comparative forms (5.2)

-affirmative/negative expressions (6.3)

-demonstratives (6.1)

 

Please note: The writing is expected to be ORIGINAL, both in the sense of content and in the sense of doing it yourself (work that suggests the use of external help or proofreading by someone else will not be accepted).

 

This assignment should be submitted to me via e-mail in an MSWord document on Tuesday, November 29th.  my e-mail address is bkfraser@interchange.ubc.ca  Please include your name and e-mail address in your composition so I can send it back to you,.

 

Examen II: Lunes 21 de noviembre

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Aquí está la información sobre nuestro examen la próxima semana.

The format is similar to Examen I.   It is all inclusive, although the emphasis will be on lessons 4 and 5.

students that can expect to:

A) Fill in the blanks in situations where they have to:

1. Conjugate verbs in the present tense within given contexts [remember all the irregulars and stem changers].  The infinitives to be conjugated may be given in either English or Spanish. [Ellos (to fly) ___________ a Cancún esta noche].

2.  Use the present progressive.

3.  Use tener expressions in context.

4.  Use comparative forms.

5.  Complete sentences with appropriate vocabulary, or come up with the appropriate term based on a short definition:

Mi hermana no es morena, es ________.

Comer por la tarde es ______________.

 

B) Write short paragraphs or dialogues based on situation-like topics.  Students can expect to write on two topics similar to those that appear in the Qué dice Ud. sections at the end of each lesson [see for example p 116 and 144].  30 to 40 words per topic is expected.   This part will account for about 30 to 35% of the exam.

 

C) Translate into Spanish. This section is text-specific and comprises the translation into Spanish of short situations or paragraphs similar to those we practice in class [with Practica de Traduccion].  This section is all inclusive in terms of vocab and structures and will account for about 35 to 40% of the exam..

 

Aquí también encuentran la práctica de traducción para el examen.  Vamos a hacer un poco hoy en clase, y un poco el miércoles.

translation 2, 9ed, lecciones 4 y 5

Lección de miércoles 9 de noviembre

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Hoy nos dedicamos a estudiar el diálogo de capítulo 5, y también de la lección sobre los verbos o-ue.  You can find the notes on Monday´s blog entry (the one before this one)

Also I put up a different set of notes last Monday on comparatives than I usually use, that one was for a course I taught at Thompson Rivers and doesn´t include the superlative.  This one includes both:

Haciendo Comparaciones

Haciendo Comparaciones pdf

 

Also, if you missed Monday´s class, we did go over the midterm answers and I let you see your midterms although I do have to shred them.  If you would like to sit down with me to go over it in more detail, either to take notes or to ask for help,  Send me an e-mail and make an appointment, or you can come  see me after class.  I plan to keep the midterms until the end of the course.

 

Lección de miércoles 2 de noviembre

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Nuestra lección de hoy va a ser sobre los verbos que cambian de raíces.  Aquí están los apuntes.

Verbos que cambian de raíz pdf

Verbos que cambian de raíz ppt

Si tenemos tiempo, quiero escuchar una canción también con ustedes.  Aquí está el link si quieren escucharla antes de clase. 

Manifiesto

Check out this page for the lyrics in English and Spanish and a little blurb about the singer

Letras y música