Bellringer 8/30Remember: Work on this by yourself and don’t ask me

questions!• Write out the capitals that are spelled below. When you are

finished, you’ll find out the name of one of the rainiest places in the world by writing the letters that have a box. Follow model.

• Example: eme-e-equis-i-ce-o-->Mexico• 1. ele-a pe-a-zeta _ _ _ _ _• 2. eme-a-de-ere-i-de _ _ _ _ _ _• 3. ele-i-eme-a _ _ _ _ • 4. eme-o-ene-te-e-ve-i-de-e-o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _• 5. cu-u-i-te-o _ _ _ _ _• 6. be-o-ge-o-te-a _ _ _ _ _ _• 7. ce-a-ere-a-ce-a-ese _ _ _ _ _ _ _• 8. be-u-e-ene-o-ese a-i-ere-e-ese _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • 9. eme-a-ene-a-ge-u-a _ _ _ _ _ _ _• 10. ese-a-ene ese-a-ele-ve-a-de-o-ere_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

a“ah” (a)

How to say Spanish letter when spelling word out loud

LetterHow it sounds

(father)

be“bay” (b)

ce“say” (c)

che“chay” (ch)

de“day” (d)

e“eh”(e)

(weigh)

efe“eh-fay” (f)

ge“hay” (g)

hache“ah-chay” (h)

i“ee” (i)

(police)

jota“ho-tah” (j)

ka“kah” (k)

ele“ellay” (l)

elle“eh-yay” (ll)

eme“eh-may” (m)

ene“eh-nay”(n)

eñe“eh-nyay” (ñ)

o“oh” (o)

(boat)

pe“pay” (p)

cu“koo”(q)

ere“eh-rray” (r)

erre“eh-rrrray” (rr)

ese“eh-say” (s)

te“tay”(t)

u“oo” (u)

(food)

ve“vay” (v)

uve doble

“oovay doblay” (w)

equis“eh-kees”(x)

i griega

“ee gree-eh-gah” (y)

zeta“zay-tah” (z)

Things to remember:• E says “eh” and I says “ee”

• mesa, teléfono• piña, bonita

• H is always silent• hola, hora, hablar, hoy

• J is like H, except harsher• jugar, jueves, pelirroja

• Before E and I, G sounds the same as J• gimnasio, inteligente

• Before A, O, and U, G is a “hard G”• gato, gorra, guitarra

• S, C, Z

• In Mexico and Latin America, S, C, and Z all sound the same

• salsa, silla

• centro, ciencias (before E and I, C is “soft” C)

• carpeta, cuaderno, coro (before A, O, and U, C is “hard” C)

• zapatos, zona

• In Spain, C and Z have a “th” sound (when they would have a soft C)

• centro, ciencias

• zapatos, zona

• B and V• B and V both sound like a soft B with a slight V

sound• vivir, abuelo, revista, aburrido

• D and T• When pronouncing D, put your tongue between

your teeth and when pronouncing T, the tip of your tongue should hit the back of your teeth and it should be much softer than normal

• nadar, media, cuaderno, madre, usted, tarde, lado

• tía, toalla, triste, traje, tengo, tarde

• C, P, Q, and T• These letters are not pronounced with a

puff of air as in English; they are much softer

• carpeta, papá, patinar, parque, queso, tarjeta

TRABALENGUAS

• Amalia y Ana hablan con Amanda.

• Pepe es enemigo de Ernesto.

• Ignacio me invitó a invertir con Imelda.

• Oscar observa las operaciones de la oficina.

• Umberto vuela a Uruguay urgentemente.

PRESENT TENSE

hablas

corren

escribo

eres

está

te gusta

voy

vienen

hago

dan

somostenemos

ves

saben

salgo

traemos

pongo

quieres

juegan

duermo

podemos

entiendes

sirven

pides

queremos

van

estoy

estamos

nos gustan

le gusta

soy

son

vivimos

doy

veo

caminan

comes

tienes

venimos

vamos

prefierosé

pruebas

TENER EXPRESSIONS

to have to ___

to be hungry

to be thirsty

to be afraid

to be sleepy

to feel like ___

to be cold

to be hot

to be in a hurry

to be lucky

to be careful

to be right

First Speaking Assessment:Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.Scoring Criteria:3-Proficient-uses target language to: greet partner; introduce self with name, age, and hobby2-Sufficient-fulfills 3 of 4 requirements of a level 3 performance1-Insufficient-fulfills 2 of 4 requirements of a level 3 performance0-Unacceptable-fulfills 1 or none of the requirements• Practice introducing yourself by using the

target language to do each of the following with a partner.

• Greet your partner.

• Introduce yourself. Include your name, age, and a hobby or activity that you enjoy.

Telling age...• Tengo + number + años.

• I have 24 years.-->Tengo veinte y cuatro años.

• DON’T SAY: Soy veinte y cuatro años.

Telling hobby/activity...• Me gusta...

• I like to run.-->Me gusta correr.