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Unit 3: Puerto Rico Neha Puttagunta Shikhar Manchanda Shivam Patel Ritika Dhingra
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PUERTO RICO CULTURE
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General Culture ●Population: 3.8.7.960 ●Area: 3.515 square miles ●Capital: San Juan ●Languages: Spanish & English ●Typical food: Tostones, pernil, arroz con gandules
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General Culture ●Famous people o Julia de Burgos- writer o Roberto Clemente- baseball player o Olga Tanon- singer o Benicio del Toro- actor
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Timbaleros ●People who play the timbales ●Timbales- percussion instruments that are very popular ●Many festivals & parades in Puerto Rico o Music styles: plena, bomba, salsa, folk
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La Arquitectura Espanola ●Many homes and Spanish buildings from 16- 19 centuries in old San Juan ●Castillo de San Felipe del Morro o Spaniards began to build in 1539 to defend island o Tourist museum w/ many artifacts today
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Somos Boricuas ●Puerto Rico is also known as Borinquen (Taino name for island) ●Tainos: indigenous people that lived there before arrival of Spaniards ●Puerto Ricans called boricuas today- expression of cultural affirmation
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UNIT 3 LESSON 1
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Vocabular y ●El abrigo- Coat ●Las botas- Boots ●El chaleco- Vest ●El cinturon- Belt ●El traje -Suit ●La falda- Skirt ●La gorra- Cap ●La pulsera- Bracelet ●El reloj- Watch ●Las sandalias- Sandals ●El sueter- Sweater Clothing & Accessories
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Vocabular y ●De cuadros- Plaid ●De rayas-Striped ●Estar de moda- To be in style ●El numero-Shoe size Clothing Fit & Fashion ●La talla- Clothing Size ●Vestirse-To get dressed ●Como me queda(n)- How does it fit me?
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Vocabular y ●Quedar- To fit ●Bien-Good ●Mal-Bad ●Flojo(a)-Loose ●Apretado(a)-tight Clothing Fit & Fashion
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Vocabular y ●El almacen- Dept. Store ●La farmacia- Pharmacy ●Internet- Internet ●La Joyeria- Jewelry Store ●La libreria- Bookstore ●La panaderia- Bakery ●La zapateria- Shoe store Where You Shop ●Esta abrieto- It’s open ●Esta cerrado- It’s closed Other Shopping Expressions
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Vocabular y ●Creo que si.- I think so. ●Creo que no.- I don’t think so. ●En mi opinion....- In my opinion.... ●Es buena idea/mala idea.- It’s a good idea/bad idea Preferences & Opinions ●Me parece que... -It seems to me ●encantar- to delight ●importar-to be important ●Recomendar-- To recommend
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Grammar ●Other verbs that are formed like gustar o Encantar → to delight o Interesar → to interest o Importar → to matter; to be important o quedar → to fit
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Grammar ●Some present-tense verbs are irregular only in the yo form ●Hacer, poner, salir, traer end in -go ●Decir, venir, tener end in -go (stem- changing)
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Grammar ●Conocer, dar, saber, ver also have irregular yo forms ●Conocer → conozco ●Dar → doy ●Saber → se ●Ver → veo
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Grammar
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●Pronouns that follow prepositions are different from subject pronouns & object pronouns ●Use mi and ti after para, de, a, con for yo and tu ●Other forms stay the same
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Grammar ●With verbs like gustar, use pronouns after “a” to add emphasis ●Pronoun after “a” can clarify to whom a sentence refers o Ex: “A el le gusta” → “He likes to go” ●Mi and ti after con = conmigo and contigo
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Grammar
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Jose Campeche ●First recognized painter of Puerto Rico o Painted religious works & portraits of political figures of 18th century o In portrait- official Don Jose Ferrer is in front of window (Port of San Juan behind) o Today, this port is part of Old San Juan & important to economy of Puerto Rico
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Centros Comerciales ●Many people like shopping at Plaza Las Americas in San Juan ●Largest shopping center in Caribbean ●Shops & restaurants popular in US ●Interior decorated with art that represents nature & history of Puerto Rico
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Centros Comerciales ●Largest shopping center in Peru- Jockey Plaza in Lima ●Name comes from horse track nearby ●Visitors can eat in fast food restaurants, bowl or go to the movies
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Los Tainos ●Christopher Columbus found number of societies in Caribbean ●Tainos lived in Puerto Rico & other islands ●Spaniards- few ornaments & lots of clothes ●Tainos- fewer clothes & many ornaments
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UNIT 3 LESSON 2
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Vocabular y ●Los articulos- Goods ●Barato(a)- Inexpensive ●La escultura- Sculpture ●Fino(a)- Fine Items at the Market ●Una ganga- A bargain ●La pintura- painting ●Unico(a)- Unique ●(estar) hecho(a) a mano- (to be) handmade
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Vocabular y ●ser de..to be made of... ●Ceramica-Ceramic ●Cuero-Leather ●Madera-Wood Items at the Market ●Metal-Metal ●Oro-Gold ●Piedra-Stone ●Plata-Silver
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Vocabular y ●Con mucho gusto- With pleasure ●Con permiso- Excuse me ●De nada-You’re welcome ●Disculpe- Excuse me; I’m sorry ●No hay de que- Don’t mention it ●Pase- Go ahead ● Perdoneme- Forgive me Expressions of Courtesy Ask for Help? Me deja ver...?- May I see...
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Grammar ●To describe how long (ago) something has been going on use: Hace + period of time + que + present tense
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Grammar ●To ask how long something has been going on use: Cuanto tiempo + hace + que + present tense
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Grammar ●Estar, poder, poner, saber, tener irregular in preterite tense ●Estar → estuv- ●Poder → pud- ●Poner → pus- ●Saber → sup- ●Tener → tub-
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Grammar
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●Stem-changing -ir verbs in preterite change in usted/el/ella & ustedes/ellos/ellas forms o e → i o o → u
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Grammar ●Pedir o El/ella/ud = pidio o Ellos/ellas/uds = pidieron ●Dormir o El/ella/ud = durmio o Ellos/ellas/uds = durmieron
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Grammar ●Other e → i preterite stem-changing verbs o Preferir, servir, vestirse, competir, seguir Ex: Quines compitieron en el campeonato
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Grammar
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Vejigantes ●Vejigante mask- handicraft identified with Puerto Rico ●Paper mache or coconut shells ●Obed Gomez painting shows traditional parades where vejigantes try to scare people
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Vejigantes ●Musicians play bomba (African music) ●Vejigantes dance & sing- everyone responds with rhyme o Ex: Toco toco toco toco
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Parrandas ●Parrandas tradition during Christmas season ●Puerto Ricans walk in groups through streets singing Christmas songs & playing traditional instruments ●Continue till dawn
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Parrandas ●Christmas assaults: group sings to surprise & wake up families by singing verses ●Ask for food & drink & family invites group to enter ●Family goes with group to repeat tradition with another family
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Artesanias Tipicas ●Many typical crafts of Puerto Rico o Two well known- Statues of saints & cottages ●Carvings are wood figures depicting saints of Puerto Rican social tradition ●Cottages are miniature facades of houses & historical buildings
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Artesanias Tipicas ●Carvings o Craftsman first works wood, then paints o Carvings are symbols that identify saint ●Cottages o Many sizes & materials o Most famous: ceramic & thin o Some wood & others painting of wood or metal
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Artesanias Tipicas ●Rich, traditional handicrafts in Panama- molas o fabrics (cut and sewn on designs from cunas) ●Cunas- indigenous community in Panama ●Craftsmen dedicated to ceramics in Panama as well o Ex: La Arena- pottery with sand from area & decorate
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Quiz
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Question 1 VOCAB Question- How do you say “I think so” in Spanish?
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Question 1 VOCAB Question- How do you say “I think so” in Spanish? Creo que si
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Question 2 VOCAB Question- How do you say “to be in style” in Spanish?
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Question 2 VOCAB Question- How do you say “to be in style” in Spanish? Estar de moda
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Question 3 VOCAB Question- How do you say “clothing size” in Spanish?
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Question 3 VOCAB Question- How do you say “clothing size” in Spanish? La talla
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Question 4 VOCAB Question- How do you say “to fit” in Spanish?
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Question 4 VOCAB Question- How do you say “to fit” in Spanish? Quedar
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Question 5 VOCAB Question- How do you say “don’t mention it” in Spanish?
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Question 5 VOCAB Question- How do you say “don’t mention it” in Spanish? No hay de que
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Question 6 GRAMMAR Question- Conjugate “conocer” in the yo form.
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Question 6 GRAMMAR Question- Conjugate “conocer” in the yo form. Conozco
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Question 7 GRAMMAR Question- When do you use “mi” and “ti”?
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Question 7 GRAMMAR Question- When do you use “mi” and “ti”? After para, de, a, con for yo and tu
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Question 8 GRAMMAR Question- To add emphasis to verbs like gustar, what do you have to add?
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Question 8 GRAMMAR Question- To add emphasis to verbs like gustar, what do you have to add? “A” at the beginning of the sentence
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Question 9 GRAMMAR Question- Conjugate “saber” into the yo form?
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Question 9 GRAMMAR Question- Conjugate “saber” into the yo form? Se
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Question 10 GRAMMAR Question- What’s the stem for “estar” in its preterite form?
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Question 10 GRAMMAR Question- What’s the stem for “estar” in its preterite form? estuv-
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Question 11 CULTURE Question- What’s the capital of Puerto Rico?
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Question 11 CULTURE Question- What’s the capital of Puerto Rico? San Juan
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Question 12 CULTURE Question- What’s the Taino name for the island?
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Question 12 CULTURE Question- What’s the Taino name for the island? Borinquen
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Question 13 CULTURE Question- What is the largest shopping center in Peru?
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Question 13 CULTURE Question- What is the largest shopping center in Peru? Jockey Plaza
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Question 14 CULTURE Question- What are “molas”?
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Question 14 CULTURE Question- What are “molas”? Traditional handicrafts in Panama
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Question 15 CULTURE Question- What is “bomba”?
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Question 15 CULTURE Question- What is “bomba”? African music
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