Reading/Speaking in Spanish is easy because…. Spanish is phonetic (words are pronounced as they are spelled, and are spelled how they are said). Read the following: Mi familia es de nacionalidad ecuatoriana. La mayoria de mis parientes son de Ecuador. Nosotros viajamos a America del Sur para visitar a nuestra familia.

La Escala de Pronunciación El Gol: Decir información biografica con pronunciación correcta. Identify your progress/level. ScaleBefore reviewAfter review Day of presentation 4 My pronunciation and intonation are natural and authentic to a Spanish speaker. I read fluidly and apply pronunciation rules consistently including vowels and soft/silent letters. 3 My pronunciation and intonation are natural. I read fluidly and easily apply pronunciation rules. There are few to minor problems with my pronunciation and intonation of vowels and soft/silent letters. 2 My pronunciation is problematic and intonation is somewhat irregular. I can read somewhat fluidly. There are some problems/inconsistencies with my pronunciation and intonation of vowels and soft/silent letters. 1 My pronunciation is difficult and intonation is irregular. I cannot read fluidly. There are problems/inconsistencies with my pronunciation and intonation of vowels and soft/silent letters.

Pronunciation Review Direcciones: Listen to the sounds of the word and repeat. Pay close attention to the way each word is written and how it is pronounced. *Use some word attack skills such as breaking the word down into two to three letter syllables and make sure you enunciate each letter.

l vs. ll lápiz italiano llamo pollo antillano “l” sounds like the English “l” “ll” may sound more like “jy” or “y” depending on the region

r vs. rr caro pero carro perro “r” sounds like the English “r” “rr” is a double “rr” like “rrrr”

n vs. ñ nacionalidad notas piña niña años “n” sounds like the English “n” “ñ” sounds like “ny”

Soft “j” japonesa juego jugar pájaro anaranjado conejo “j” is a soft sounding letter, is similar to the English “h” sound

Soft “g” vs. Hard “g” Soft “g”: gemelo general gitano Hard “g”: gato bélgo pregunta when “g” is followed by “e” or “i” it is soft like “hey” in English when “g” is followed by “a”, “o”, or “u” the “g” is hard like “ga”, “go”, “gu”

Silent “h” hamburguesa helado húngara hay “h” is a silent letter

Vocales ~ Vowels adicional americana “a” is always a soft sound like “ah” (father) actividad leer tenis “e” is always a soft sound like “eh” (egg) estudiar inglés información “i” is always a hard sound like “ee” (tree) inteligente hola “o” sounds like “oh” (open) universidad when followed by a consanant “u” sounds like usar “oo” (true)

Vocales ~ A adicional americana actividad “a” is always a soft sound like “ah” (father)

Vocales ~ E leer tenis estudiar “e” is always a soft sound like “eh” (egg)

Vocales ~ I inglés información inteligente “i” is always a hard sound like “ee” (tree)

Vocales ~ O hola hornear calendario “o” sounds like “oh” (open)

Vocales ~ U universidad usar preguntar when followed by a consanant “u” sounds like “oo” (true)

La Escala de Pronunciación El Gol: Decir información biografica con pronunciación correcta. Identify your progress/level. ScaleBefore reviewAfter review Day of presentation 4 My pronunciation and intonation are natural and authentic to a Spanish speaker. I read fluidly and apply pronunciation rules consistently including vowels and soft/silent letters. 3 My pronunciation and intonation are natural. I read fluidly and easily apply pronunciation rules. There are few to minor problems with my pronunciation and intonation of vowels and soft/silent letters. 2 My pronunciation is problematic and intonation is somewhat irregular. I can read somewhat fluidly. There are some problems/inconsistencies with my pronunciation and intonation of vowels and soft/silent letters. 1 My pronunciation is difficult and intonation is irregular. I cannot read fluidly. There are problems/inconsistencies with my pronunciation and intonation of vowels and soft/silent letters. * Specify what you are having difficulty with

Práctica Nivel 3 – Take out your graphic organizer and use the Toobaloos and the review sheet to practice. Nivel 2 – Using the assigned books, Toobaloos, and review sheet practice you pronunciation. Nivel 1 - Take a Toobaloo and meet with Mrs. Siniscalchi.

Pronunciation Practice: Let’s transfer our pronunciation skills to writing: Listen to the words and spell them based on what you hear. 1. marcador 2. viajar 3. juego 4. filipino 5. cubano 6. puertorriqueño 7. hermano 8. cuñada