Spanish I
La Casa

La Casa

Introduction:

Students, in this module you will learn all about the house and home. You will learn how to tell about your own home, describe the homes of others, and ask new friends about where they live. Whether it's a house or an apartment in the city or by the beach, you'll learn all you need to know in order to talk about it en español!

Essential Questions:

• What is is like to live in another country?
• What is your home like?
• Can you describe the homes of others?
• What is you home like in the US?
• What is your host family's home like?
• How your home in the US similar/different from your host family's home?

What to Expect:

What students will know:

• Estar + prepositions
• Possessive adjectives (my,your, his/her) (review)
• Verb conjugation:
• Present tense of verb "to have" (review)
• Present tense of verbs "to live," "to prepare," "to dine,"etc.
• Prepositions of location (on, in under)
• The expressions: "there is," "Is there?," "What is there..? (review)

Key Terms:

You can download a copy of your key terms for this module from the sidebar on the right. There's a resource in the sidebar that will help with pronounciation.

Práctica del Vocabulario

Vocabulary Practice: Students, make sure to practice and review your new vocabulary daily. Take a few minutes to test your knowledge with the following activity. You may repeat as many times as necessary. Also, be sure to check out the resources in the blue sidebar to the right for more practice with your new skills.

Reading Comprehension 

A few months before Jen left for Spain her host family asked her to write them a letter describing what her room looks like at home. The idea was to try to make her room look similar so she will immediately feel at home. Her brother, Ben, is helping out, since he has to write a similar letter to his host family in México. He's pretty good at Spanish but wants to make sure he has included everything in his own letter so he asks you some questions about the kinds of things Jen likes or has. Answer the questions below in English or Spanish to test your understanding.

1. What size family does Jen have?_____________________________________
2. Does she have any pets? ___________________________________________
3. How big is her room? ______________________________________________
4. Is she a music lover? _______________________________________________
5. What other interest does she have? ____________________________________
6. How big is her bed? _______________________________________________
7. Does she mind a room without windows? _______________________________
8. Does she know how to use a computer? _________________________

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Más Vocabulario - Los Quehaceres (Las Tareas Domésticas)

Escuchar (Listening)

Listen to the audio below about "Los Quehaceres de Folly". Then open the handout entitled "Escuchar - La Casa" in the "Additional Resources" sidebar to the right. Answer the questions directly onto the handout and submit your assignment when completed. You may have to listen more than once!

Verbos irregulares

The verbs "Hacer" and "Dar" both have irregular conjugations in the YO FORM! Be sure to take note and study the verb forms below:

Time to practice these 2 unique verbs! Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form to test your understanding.

Prepositions (Las Preposiciones)

Listening Comprehension

Ben has just gotten off the phone with Jen. It was so great to talk about their experiences. Mostly they talked about their temporary homes. Click on the speaker icons to listen as they compare their homes in Spain and México.

Test your understanding by filling in the blanks with the correct preposition based on the conversation you heard. Listen as many times as necessary in order to answer the questions.

Vocabulary and Grammar Project

To incorporate the vocabulary and grammar you have learned in this chapter, you will be required to complete a project.   In this project you will either create your own floor plan or you can use the floor plan that has been provided for you in the sidebar to the right. You are to label the rooms EN ESPAÑOL and write sentences EN ESPAÑOL telling what you do in each room. See the instructions below for more specifics reagarding number of vocabulary terms, sentences, etc to include in your project.

Requirements:

Be sure to check with your teacher first if you have any other ideas of tools to use. Please read the requirements below very carefully before you begin to make sure that you have all the required components (vocabulary, grammar, and images).

1. Your project must include at least 20 vocabulary terms from this module.
2. You must include a minimum of 6-8 complete sentences en español using the vocabulary terms and grammar from this module to tell what you do in each room of the house. (Example: Yo lavo los platos en la cocina.)
3. Your project should be grammatically correct, including the use of appropriate punctuation and accents.
4. An example has been provided for you.

**If you plan to use the floor plan provided please review the instructions in the sidebar detailing how to type on this document.**

Using "de" to show possession

Showing possession - who owns something - is very different in Spanish and English. You can't use "'s" in Spanish! Ever! In order to show possession, use de ("of"). This means the literal translation of "Julia's book" is something more like "the book of Julia." Either way, the message is the same - the book belongs to Julia. If you use de before a noun rather than a proper name or subject pronoun, you must use the definite article (el, la, los, las) to say "of the." When de comes before el, they combine to form del. Make sure you know the following definitions:

of = de

of the = del, de la, de los, de las

Examples:

• El cuaderno de Luisa [Luisa's notebook]
• El coche del professor [the teacher's car]
• El libro de Paco[Paco's book]
• El helado de lasmuchachas [the girls' ice cream]
• La fiesta de la Señora Ortega [Señora Ortega's party]
• Las coches de los muchachos [the boys' cars]

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Repaso - Los adjetivos posesivos y Los Verbos Regulares

Culture Capsule

Module Wrap-up

Review:

Now that you have completed the initial assessments for this module, review the lesson material with the practice activities and extra resources.