Spanish 4, Semester II; El Pasado
Sections:   Introduction  |   Section 1  |   Section 2  |   Section 3  |   Dictionaries
  Section Three: Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E

Section Three - Part D

Recycle informationErrores Frecuentes
Hay muchos errores que son muy frecuentes entre los que aprenden español cuando hablamos en el pasado. Antes de terminar tu proyecto, vamos a repasar algunas cosas para ver si has hecho algunos de estos errores en tu proyecto.

The majority of irregular verbs in Spanish do not have accent marks.
tuve
hizo
pudimos

 

-Ar and -er verbs that stem-change in the present tense do not have a stem-change in the preterit.
jugó
pensó
empezaron

 

-Ir verbs that stem-change in the present do have a stem-change in the preterit. The e becomes i and the o becomes u, only in third persons.
sintió
murió
durmieron

 

Verbs that have a "j" in the stem drop the "i" in the preterit.
trajeron
dijeron
produjeron

 

The imperfect tense has accent marks in many forms. Always in the -ar "nosotros" form and in all forms of the -er and -ir verb.
estábamos
veían
vivías

 


Project AssignmentEl Proyecto
You are going to do a project about your own past in Spanish. There are several parts to the project, so we are going to begin now. These are the items you are going to find out about this country:

  • you will need pictures (real or clip-art) in order to be able to narrate the story of your life up to this point
  • include milestones like learning to walk, talk, going to school for the first time, etc.
  • include celebrations in your family
  • include family trips or vacations and include what you did on those trips
  • talk about what you used to like to do at different stages in your development
  • talk about what you used to be like and what things you used to have

You will write your project in Spanish, using your own words. Take care not to rely on the aid of a translator of any kind as if you do, it will be very recognizable to your teacher. There may be words that you do not know how to say. You may look up individual words in the dictionary but you should rely on what you have learned in your years of Spanish study to do this.

The project is going to have several deadlines to help you stay focused throughout the unit.

  1. Primera fecha indicada: ideas--how you will turn in your project and where you intend to find information--5 puntos
  2. Segunda fecha indicada: outline of your project--5 puntos
  3. Tercera fecha indicada: rough draft--5 puntos.
  4. Cuarta fecha indicada: Proyecto Final--30 puntos

La cuarta fecha indicada es ahora. Esta tarea vale 30 puntos.

SpeakingHablar
Después de terminar el proyecto, graba el proyecto para tu maestro. Esta tarea vale 16 puntos.


Culture¿Tienes hambre?
En la página 3E, hay recetas que puedes ver si te interesa preparar un plato con mariscos. Si no, quizás te interese ir a un restaurante y comer uno de los diferentes platos que viste y estudiaste en esta lección.

Ve a la Parte 3E.

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