1. G STAR SARAH CASWELL “To LIKE” or “to be PLEASING” U

2. DEFINITION In ENGLISH we say… “to LIKE” In SPANISH we say… “to be pleasing”

3. PLURAL VS. SINGULAR GUSTA N! GUSTA! Me gusta el cine. I like the movies. Me gustan los restaurante. I like restaurantes.

4. SENTENCE STRUCTURE In SPANISH… The word order is actually BACKWORDS! 1.The indirect object (Me, te, le, etc.) 2.The verb (gusta, gustan) 3.The subject of the verb (baloncesto, la piscina, etc.) (make it negative by adding “no” at the beginning) Example: No me gusta los videojuegos.

5. INDIRECT PRONOUNS! ME-(I)NOS- (WE) TE-(YOU)OS- (YOU ALL) LE-(HE, SHE, IT) LES- (THEY) WHO IS DOING THE LIKING??

6. For clarification, the sentence begins with a prepositional phrase that helps determine who the indirect pronoun refers to. CLARIFICATION: EXAMPLES: A ella le gusta el tenis. She likes tennis. A Juan le gusta el tenis. John likes tennis. “”

7. PRACTICE~ 1.A me gusta baloncesto. 2.A te gusta golf. 3.A no nos gustan los partidos. 4.A me gustan las casas rojo. MATCHIN G! A. You like golf. B. We do not like board games. C. I like basketball. D. I like red houses.

8. PRACTICE~ TRANSLATION! ENGLISH QUESTIONS 1.I like swimming. 2.You like tennis. 3.We don’t like gyms. 4.I like to sun bathe. SPANISH ANSWER 1.A me gusta nataciòn. 2.A te gusta tenis. 3.A no nos gustan los gimnasios. 4.A me gusta tomar el sol.

9. PRACTICE~ MULTIPLE CHOICE! Me gusta… You like…I like…We like… Te gusta… I like… She likes… You like… Nos gusta… We like…You like…He likes… Le gusta… He likes…I like…We like.. 1. 2. 3. 4. ANSWERS: #1= I like…#3= We like… #2= You like…#4= He likes…