Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3  |  Dictionaries

Introduction

Bienvenidos a tu clase de español 3a--Unidad Cuatro

¿Reconoces estas banderas? Son las banderas de los 21 países de habla española. ¡Muchos hispanohablantes! ¿No?

Unidad 4: Los Países y Las Nacionalidades

In this unit, you will review...

• Talking about and describing actions that happened in the past
• Talking about what you or someone is doing right now
• Talking about things, people and places you know

You will be introduced to ....

• New vocabulary having to do with international affairs

Doing the exercises
You should have a notebook especially for this class to take notes and do your written exercises. Follow this sequence:

1. Write down the exercise as you see it.
2. Write the answers next to each question or fill in the blank.
3. Check your answers by clicking on the link.

Icon Symbols
As you work, you will see icon symbols that identify the kind of activity you are doing.
Click here to review what the symbols mean.

Accents
Don't forget the accent marks when you turn in written assignments to your teacher. You will be marked off if they are missing. Review how to makes accent marks here.

Unit Vocabulary
There are two dictionaries available to you from each page - Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Just click on the word Dictionaries at the top of the page.

Culture Focus
This unit will feature more about some of the other Spanish speaking countries. We'll also be exploring different cultural aspects related to the material we're covering. You'll get lots of opportunities to do research on the Internet to learn more.

Unit Activities
This unit offers a lot of different activities. Make sure you do all of them! The activities listed below are graded. The point values are in red.

1. Section 1, Part A, Discusión: 8 points
2. Section 1, Part B, Discusión: 8 points
3. Section 1, Part C, TPR 1C Quiz: 15 points
4. Section 1, Part C, Discusión: 20 points
5. Section 1, Quiz: 45 points
6. Section 2, Part A, Proyecto: 5 points
7. Section 2, Part B, Escribir: 16 points
8. Section 2, Part D, Proyecto: 5 points
9. Section 2, Quiz: 29 points
10. Section 3, Part A, Discusión: 16 points
11. Section 3, Part B, Discusión:18 points
12. Section 3, Part C, Escribir: 8 points
13. Section 3, Part C, Hablar: 8 points
14. Section 3, Part D, Proyecto: 5 points
15. Section 3, Part E, Proyecto: 20 points
16. Section 3, Part E, Proyecto Hablar: 10 points
17. Section 3, Quiz: 20 points
18. Unit Exam: 60 points

Practice makes perfect! Make sure you do the following activities every day:

• Vocabulary activities: practice the vocabulary using flashcards for at least 15 minutes a day.
• Verb conjugations: keep adding new verbs and their conjugations to your verb sheet. Practice conjugating verbs every day.

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