1. Bellringer 1/24 Get a piece of paper out and do the following on your own: List some of the Spanish related words or names that you know for the following: 5 states in the U.S. with Spanish names 5 cities in the U.S. with Spanish names 3 popular foods with Spanish names

2. 1. If “your song” played when you entered a room, what would it be? 2. What’s your worst pet peeve? 3. What is the one food that you would never give up? 4. What is the single most embarrassing moment in your life? 5. What movie could you watch over and over again? 6. What has been your greatest accomplishment? 7. What are two things that you consider yourself to be really good at? 8. You wouldn’t be caught dead being seen where? 9. What is a wish of yours that is not yet fulfilled? 10. If you could be a cartoon character/animated character, who would it be?

3. Why learn Spanish? 10 great reasons why you should start learning Spanish today 1. Communicate with 350 million native Spanish speakers worldwide. Spanish is spoken by at least an estimated 500 million people around the world and is currently the 3rd most commonly spoken language worldwide. Geographically, a large number of countries have Spanish as a dominant language: Spain, the United States, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Equatorial Guinea, the Philippines, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Knowing Spanish opens the door for you to communicate with 1/3 of a billion speakers worldwide!

4. 2. Communicate with Spanish-speaking people at home. If you live in the US, it is possible to maintain almost daily contact with native Spanish speakers in many cities or even in rural areas. This is certainly the case in the many states bordering Mexico, or such states as Florida and New York where many immigrants of Cuban ancestry reside. Even if your home state is not located in one of these areas, there is still a great likelihood of finding Spanish-speakers close to where you live. As of 1995, 10% of all people living in the US were of Hispanic descent. In the past 10 years, this number has continued to increase. Perhaps this is why 53% of students learning languages in US colleges and universities are learning Spanish over other languages. You have the opportunity to use your language skills right at home.

5. 3. Learn Spanish to enhance your travel experiences. If you've ever dreamed of visiting far-off, tropical places, you don't have far to look when you consider the great number of Spanish-speaking countries that fit this description. Wherever you decide to go, be it to Central America, or to Spain, the mother-country of the Spanish language, knowing the language will get you far. Knowing the language and culture of the land you visit will give you insights into the people and culture that a non-Spanish speaker would never have access to. Knowing even a little Spanish ahead of time helps travelers communicate more successfully, especially considering that a great number of Spanish speakers do not know English. Whether giving an address in a taxi, making reservations in a hotel, ordering food or drinks in a restaurant, or meeting the locals at the main hang-out, your travel experience will be much smoother and more enjoyable when you can communicate. If you take a little time to learn some of the Spanish language before heading off to distant lands, your understanding and appreciation for the places you visit will be improved tremendously.

6. 4. Use Spanish to improve your employment potential. Know a second language? Great, you're hired! If you have proven yourself to be a capable employee with just the right job skills AND you speak a foreign language such as Spanish, you are much more likely to land that job of your dreams than if you are monolingual. In fact, many jobs today require a minimum of basic proficiency in another language. With the world becoming ever more global, contact with people of other countries has increased tremendously in recent decades. Just having a basic knowledge may be all it takes to separate yourself from the crowd of applicants for the job you are pursuing. With the rapidly increasing Hispanic population, there are a multitude of career fields in the US that need Spanish speakers. Among them are nurses, social workers, teachers, salespeople, translators, and many more. Internationally, people who speak Spanish often have opportunities to work in trade or business fields. Other options include diplomacy, interpretation, and security applications, which all require proficiency in another language. And did you know that bilingual employees often receive a larger salary than their non- Spanish speaking counterparts? If the chance to show off your skills and be more competitive on the job market doesn't interest you in studying Spanish, perhaps the extra cash will!

7. 5. Learn Spanish to improve your knowledge of your own language. Spanish is from the Romance family of languages, its roots coming primarily from Latin, the language spoken by the Romans. As you might know, English, too has many words of Latin origin. Because of this, knowing Spanish helps speakers of English (as well as some other European languages) broaden their vocabulary in their native language. Often times, these same Latin roots are at the base of many sophisticated words in English, so Spanish learners can also become more proficient in English. In addition, a recognition and understanding of these words of Latin origin is especially helpful in certain professions in science, medicine, law, and many others with specialized vocabulary, as the many centuries of Roman rule left their mark linguistically in these and other modern scientific and professional fields.

8. 6. Learn Spanish to prepare for study abroad opportunities. Many high schools, colleges, and universities offer study abroad opportunities. Many different types of programs are available to choose from and they vary in time from as little as a week of study to one semester, or even a whole year. Often, as little as one semester or one year of prior language study is all that is needed to qualify to participate in an exchange program. Without taking that first step of signing up for a language class, you may just miss out on one of life's most exciting adventures possible. What could be better than living, breathing, and using your newly acquired language skills than actually putting them to use in one of the many Spanish-speaking countries from around the world? Not only does an exchange program give you the opportunity to use the Spanish you know, but also the opportunity to improve your language abilities on a daily basis. Constant exposure to the language and culture of the city in which you study is believed to be the key to true language mastery and helps pave the way to literacy and native speaker like fluency. Exchange students benefit not only from the opportunity to practice language daily, but also from the credits they receive for the classes taken while abroad. Most schools even allow students to fulfill multiple academic requirements while studying in a foreign country.

9. 7. Better appreciate Spanish-speaking cultures. Apart from opening up access to areas of "high" culture such as art, literature, and history, a knowledge of Spanish can help learners understand and appreciate day-to-day culture in the Spanish- speaking world. The ability to read and understand authentic Spanish -- whether that be in the newspaper, on television, in magazines, in letters from friends or pen pals, or on the street -- truly gives an "insider" view into the language and all of its different shades of meaning. Learning the Spanish language and culture go hand-in-hand. While not impossible to learn Spanish never having experienced the culture first hand, direct exposure to the culture will give language learners insights into the language that would otherwise not be possible.

10. 8. Learn Spanish to make lifelong friends. As most people would probably recognize, the primary purpose of a language is to facilitate communication between people. However, what many people don't realize is that learning a foreign language, although intimidating at times, opens many doors to meeting new and exciting people that wouldn't otherwise be possible. Getting to know somebody by communicating with them in their own language is a great way to really get to know that person on a much deeper level than only through communicating with gestures or body language. Language study, practice, and exposure to the language are vital to effective and successful communication. Even though becoming proficient in Spanish might take a lot of effort, dedication, and time on the part of the learner, the rewards can be great. Imagine all of the friends it is possible to make while on vacation, during study abroad, through having a common interest in music, or even while at work. Having lifelong international friends not only opens future travel opportunities but makes you a cultural ambassador both at home and abroad.

11. 9. Learning Spanish makes acquiring the next foreign language easier. It is often said by people who have become bilingual in Spanish or another language: Through hard work, perseverance, and lots of practice, the next language one learns is much easier to master by comparison. Learning a foreign language develops a whole set of mental, social, and cultural skills and this newfound awareness carries over to other languages when learned. Once Spanish has been learned to a proficient level, when the grammar concepts, vocabulary, and other facets of the language have become fairly automatic, picking up a new language comes much more effortlessly. The new languages studied, especially of European origin, tend to have a lot of recognizable, common elements that are more easily assimilated and expanded upon by tapping into previous language-learning experience. In fact, once you know Spanish, other languages in the Romance language family such as Italian, French, Portuguese, or even ancient Latin, will almost seem like "cousins" to the Spanish you've already learned!

12. 10. Gain access to Spanish art, music, literature and film. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to view a film in its original language instead of watching it in a dubbed version? Are you tired of being distracted from enjoying a film by the need to read the film's subtitles? Have you wondered if the translation of the film is accurate or if you are missing out on the details in the film? Becoming proficient in Spanish would greatly enhance your enjoyment of such Oscar-winning films as Belle epoque (1993), All About My Mother (1999), and The Sea Inside (2004). In addition to deriving more enjoyment from films, a knowledge of Spanish would help gain access into the minds and times of the people responsible for some of the greatest literature in the Spanish-speaking world. Who hasn't heard of Miguel de Cervantes, whose novel, Don Quixote was not only groundbreaking in the 16th century when first published, but continues to fascinate and inspire current audiences? What about Spanish music and art? Most people would recognize Cuban singing- sensation, Gloria Estefan, and Spanish cubist painter Pablo Picasso is known worldwide for his modern-style of art that has influenced the artistic community around the globe. In recent years, film stars from Spain and Latin America such as Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Salma Hayak have become recognized not just at home, but in Hollywood as well.

13. Facts about Spanish 3rd most widely spoken in the world, used by 500 million people 25 different nations speak Spanish either as their official language or as a primary language Studying and practicing Spanish increases problem-solving skills, improves memory, and mental sharpness Allows you to spend a summer or semester abroad Since Spanish is a Latin language, you will find as you study Spanish that you have a better understanding of English Learning Spanish will give you a head start in learning other Latin-based languages such as French and Italian and even Russian and German since they have Indo- European roots; don’t be surprised if it helps you learn a language like Japanese as well since learning the structure of a language can give you a reference point for learning others

14. TIPS FOR LEARNING SPANISH Open books to pg. xxiii

15. TEXTBOOK RACE

16. 1. What page is a brief table of contents on?

17. 2. What country does Chapter 1 focus on?

18. 3. How many sections of vocabulary does each chapter have?

19. 4. How many sections does each chapter have?

20. 5. How many chapters are there?

21. 6. What page starts a section of additional vocabulary by category?

22. 7. On what page does the Spanish to English dictionary start?

23. 8. Where would you find translations of directions found throughout the book?

24. 9. What is the capital of Spain?

25. 10. What do the speaker symbols mean throughout each chapter?

26. 11. Where is the grammatical index?

27. 12. Where do you find the objectives for each chapter?

28. 13. What are the seven tips for learning Spanish?

29. 14. What page is a map of South America on?

30. 15. What do you think Exprésate means?

31. Cognates What are cognates? Words that look similar to or are exactly like English words and have the same meanings in both Spanish and English. Be careful! False cognates are words that look similar to English words but DO NOT mean the same thing. For example, “éxito” looks like “exit,” but means “success” and “embarazada” looks like “embarrassed,” but means “pregnant.”

32. familia profesora celebrar invitar carro tren persona tradicional celebración

33. capital historia matemáticas calculadora agosto hamburguesa cereal hospital hotel

34. Using your knowledge about cognates, translate this paragraph ¡Hola! Mi nombre es Teresa. Soy una estudiante en Havelock High School. Tengo cuatro clases. Mi primera clase es el español con la Señorita Fairchild. Necesito papel y un diccionario en la clase. En segundo periodo, tengo la clase de inglés con la Señora Ligas. Necesito papel y un libro en la clase. Mi tercera clase es matemáticas con el Señor Bennett. Necesito papel y una calculadora en la clase. Mi cuarta clase es ciencias con el Señor Beeson. Necesito un libro y papel en la clase. Tengo cuatro clases muy difíciles.

35. El alfabeto In English, sounds AND letters of the alphabet are just one letter. In Spanish, each letter is spelled out, except for the vowels. For example, if I were giving a quiz on letters, if I said “eme,” you would just write “m.”

36. a “ah” (a) Spanish letter English letterHow it sounds

37. be “bay” (b)

38. ce “say” (c)

39. che “chay” (ch)

40. de “day” (d)

41. e “eh”(e)

42. efe “eh-fay” (f)

43. ge “hay” (g)

44. hache “ah-chay” (h)

45. i “ee” (i)

46. jota “ho-tah” (j)

47. ka “kah” (k)

48. ele “ellay” (l)

49. elle “eh-yay” (ll)

50. eme “eh-may” (m)

51. ene “eh-nay”(n)

52. eñe “eh-nyay” (ñ)

53. o “oh” (o)

54. pe “pay” (p)

55. cu “koo”(q)

56. ere “eh-rray” (r)

57. erre “eh-rrrray” (rr)

58. ese “eh-say” (s)

59. te “tay”(t)

60. u “oo” (u)

61. ve “vay” (v)

62. uve doble “oovay doblay” (w)

63. equis “eh-kees”(x)

64. i griega “ee gree-eh-gah” (y)

65. zeta “zay-tah” (z)