WARM UP 1. CHOOSE 3 from the new vocabulary that seem difficult to pronounce. 2. Go to wordreference.com to check your pronunciation CLICK HERE. 3. Teach your partner how to say the words you chose

Gender of Nouns El género de sustantivos LA GRÁMATICA

¿Qué es un sustantivo (noun)?  Identifies a person, animal, place, thing, or idea  Like in English, they can be singular or plural: Singular: “cat” or gato Plural (more than one), like “cats” or gatos.  ALL NOUNS IN SPANINSH HAVE A GENDER(masucline or feminine)  SO…ALL OBJECTS & LIVING THINGS CAN BE MASCULINE/FEMININE

IS IT A BOY OR GIRL?

¿Cuál(Which) es feminina/masculina? DID YOU GUESS THAT THE DRESS WAS FEMININE? GUESS AGAIN!

Now try with these non living objects…

Talking about People and Animals Masculine nounsFeminine nouns el hombre Ends with –o el perro el gato Ends with –or el doctor el señor Ends with -ista el pianista the man the (male) dog the (male) cat the doctor the gentleman the pianist la mujer Ends with -a la perra la gata Ends with -ora la doctora La señora Ends with -ista la pianista the woman the (female)dog the (female) cat the (female)doctor the lady the (female) pianist  Masculine nouns often end in –o or –or,  feminine nouns often end in –a or –ora.

Talking about Things and Ideas  MASCULINE NOUNS: end in –o, –ma, –s, e, an accented vowel (á, é, í, ó, ú), consonants other than d or z  FEMININE NOUNS: end in –a, –ción, –dad, sión, -tad, -tud, -umbre Masculine nounsFeminine nouns Ends with –o el cuchillo el zapato el pelo el ajo el gato Ends with –ma el problema el sistema Ends with -s el país the knife the shoe the hair the garlic the problem the system the country Ends with -a la computadora la puerta la guitarra la ventana Ends with -ción la conversación la destrucción Ends with -dad la universidad la sociedad the computer the door the guitar the window the conversation the destruction the university the society

SAME ENDINGS, DIFFERENT STORY el artista la artista the male artistthe female artist el atleta la atleta the male athletethe female athlete -ista, -eta

EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULES                                 El mapa I look feminine b/c I end in –a but the article(el) has the ultimate say.

What “The”?! FOUR FORMS= EL, LA, LOS, LAS (CALLED DEFINITE ARTICLES) ”THE” in SpanishSINGULARPLURAL MASCULINEellos FEMININElalas

How to decide what “the” to use?  … depending on the gender and quantity of the noun to which it is matched.  the + masculine noun = el  The + more that 1 masculine noun = los  The + feminine noun = la  The + more than 1 feminine noun = las

¡Inténtalo!  The desk= ____ escritorio  The desks= ____ escritorios  The table= ____ mesa  The tables= ____ mesas Which “the” do you use? ¿ El ? ¿ Los ? ¿ La ?¿ Las ?

Práctica  Draw the chart  Determine which words are masculine/feminine  Are there exceptions to the rules MASCULINE ends w/ –o, –ma, – s, -e, etc FEMININE Ends w/ -a,-ción, -dad, etc EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE (1 st Column)

¡ A Hablar! Ask your partner how to say five items from the vocabulary list. Be sure to hold/point to the item as you ask. Modelo: A- ¿Cómo se dice book en Español? B – Se dice libro.

DAY 2

Warm up “Calentamiento”  There are four different forms of the word, ___ ___ ___ in Spanish.  They are ______, ______, ______, _______  The plural of el is _____.  The plural of la is _____.  El, la, los, las are called Definite _______________.

Práctica  Draw the chart  Determine which words are masculine/feminine (2 nd COLUMN VOCAB)  Are there exceptions to the rules MASCULINE ends w/ –o, –ma, – s, -e, etc FEMININE Ends w/ -a,-ción, -dad, etc EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE

MAKING NOUNS PLURAL 1. NOUNS THAT END IN AN UNSTRESSED VOWEL (A, E, I, O, U) OR É, ADD –S 2. NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT, -Y, OR A STRESSED VOWEL (Á, Í, Ó, Ú) THAT ISN´T É, ADD -ES

Nouns that end in an unstressed vowel (a, e, i, o,u) or é, add –s  la mesa-> las mesas  la clase-> las clases  el compañero -> los compañeros  el mono -> los monos  el café -> los cafés  el hincapié -> los hincapiés

2. Nouns that end in a consonant, -y, or a stressed vowel (á, í, ó, ú) that isn´t é, add -es  el botón -> los botones  el rey -> los reyes  el maní -> los maníes  el bongó -> los bongoes  el ñandú -> los ñandúes

Exceptions Ends in -z, you must change the -z to a -c and then add -es to the end. la luz -> las luces la paz -> las paces el pez -> los peces

Exceptions  Ends in an -s or -x and the last syllable is unstressed, only the article changes to plural. The object stays the same.  el análisis -> los análisis  el jueves -> los jueves  el tórax -> los tórax

Práctica  GO HERE:   Complete basic quiz

BINGO DRAW A CLASSROOM ITEM FROM THE VOCAB LIST & LABEL IT IN EACH BOX ON YOUR BINGO CARD.

¿Qué hay en la mochila? “What is in the bookbag? ”Hay “– there is, there are Pronounced “I”