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Preview
Standards for
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• To achieve the goals of the Standards,
students will:
Communication
1.1 Interpersonal
• Greet and introduce themselves to others
• Use correct leave-taking phrases
• Ask how others are
• Provide others with the correct numbers of or for
things
• Ask and provide others the correct time
• Talk about classroom people and objects
• Ask for and provide others the date or day of the week
• Talk about the weather
1.2 Interpretive
• Read and listen to information about appropriate
greetings, introductions, and leave-takings
• Read and listen to information about how to ask about
how someone is
• Read and listen to information about classroom
directions and commands
• Read and listen to information about numbers
• Read and listen to information about telling time
• Read and listen to information about parts of the body
• Read and listen to information about classroom people
and objects
• Read and listen to information about the alphabet
• Read and listen to information about the calendar
• Read and listen to information about weather and
seasons
1.3 Presentational
• Present information about appropriate greetings,
introductions, and leave-takings
• Write the correct numbers of or for things
Social relations are somewhat more formal in
• Present information about people and things
Spanish-speaking countries than in the United
• Present information about the Spanish alphabet States, since new acquaintances usually greet one
• Present information about dates and days of the week another with a handshake. Friends, however, greet
• Present information about seasons and the weather each other with a hug or a kiss on the cheek.
Culture • How does this compare with the way you
2.1 Practices and Perspectives greet people in the United States?
• Talk about los sanfermines
Connections
3.1 Cross-curricular
• Discuss the hieroglyphics of the Maya
• Discuss the Aztec calendar
• Discuss geography and climatology in the Southern
Hemisphere
• Reinforce math and metric conversion skills
Comparisons
4.1 Language
• Explain the difference between tú and usted
• Discuss that nouns are either masculine or feminine
• Discuss some rules of punctuation and accent marks
STUDENTS NEEDING HERITAGE LEARNERS ADVANCED/PRE-AP*
4.2 Culture
• Compare customs of greetings and introductions
EXTRA HELP Realidades para Pre-AP* Resource Book,
• Compare festivals in which animals play a role Guided Practice Activities hispanohablantes pp. 56–57
• Vocabulary Check, Flash Cards • Chapter Opener, pp. x–1
• Grammar • En la escuela, pp. 2–3
• En la clase, pp. 4–5
Guided Practice Audio CDs • El tiempo, pp. 6–7
• Disc 1, Track 1
• Repaso del capítulo, pp. 8–9
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Para empezar Chapter Opener
Core Instruction
Suggestions: As you go through the
Objectives
Objectives, ask volunteers to identify in
English the ways people might introduce
themselves, name common classroom
• Greet people at different times of the day objects, or describe the day’s weather. Scan
the section with students to help
• Introduce yourself to others
familiarize them with the structure of this
• Respond to classroom directions
unit (which follows a different pattern
• Begin using numbers from the other chapters). Explain that the
• Tell time Para empezar is an introduction to their
• Identify parts of the body language learning that will help them
communicate right away, and that the
vocabulary and expressions they learn here
• Talk about things in the classroom will then be recycled throughout the book.
• Ask questions about new words and phrases
The emphasis should be on recognition
and limited use, not on mastery.
• Use the Spanish alphabet to spell words
• Talk about things related to the calendar
• Learn about the Aztec calendar
Standards: 4.1
Culture Note
uno 1 Young people in the United States
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have many colloquialisms for greeting each
other. How’s it going?, What’s up?, and
Hey! are just a few of them. Teens in Latin
Enrich YourTechnology
Teacher Teaching America also have informal ways of
Resources for All Teachers greeting each other, such as ¿Cómo te va?,
¿Qué onda?, and ¿Quehúbole?
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Objectives
Language Input
• Greet people at different times
of the day
• Introduce yourself to others
• Respond to classroom directions
¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas?
VOCABULARY
¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? • Begin using numbers
jcd-0099 • Tell time
Core Instruction • Identify parts of the body
Standards: 1.2
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Practice and
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Communicate
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Los nombres
Buenos días Chicas
Alicia
Listen as people greet each other. Then point to the clock that indicates Standards: 1.2
the time of day when the greetings are probably taking place. Ana tivid
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AUDIO
a. b. c. Beatriz
Carmen
Resources: Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio
Cristina Script, p. 7; Audio Program: Track 2; Answers on
Dolores (Lola) Transparencies
Elena Focus: Listening to understand greetings
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name. Follow the model. Change partners and repeat. Federico (Kiko) 2
Francisco (Paco)
Modelos
Guillermo (Guille)
Focus: Practicing introductions
A —Buenas tardes.
Jorge Suggestions: Model a personalized
B —Buenas tardes. ¿Cómo te llamas?
José (Pepe) version of the conversation with a
A —Me llamo Paco. ¿Y tú?
volunteer and go over roles. Students will
B —Me llamo Lourdes. Mucho gusto. Juan
need to learn how to do paired practice.
A —Encantado. Manuel (Manolo)
Point out that the ¿Recuerdas? boxes will
Miguel remind students of things they’ve already
Más práctica Pablo learned.
● Practice Workbook, p. 1: P-1
Pedro
For: Spanish Names Ricardo
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Roberto
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Tomás
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Para empezar Focus: Practicing greetings appropriate to
time of day; asking and telling names
Suggestions: If you wish, have students
Enrich Your Teaching choose Spanish names to use in class.
Resources for All Teachers Allow students to repeat the activity with
several partners.
Culture Note Teacher-to-Teacher
In Spain and many other Spanish-speaking Bring in a kitchen timer and set it for the time
countries, Buenos días is used until noon. you want to allot for each paired activity. When
Buenas tardes is used from noon until the the bell rings, stop the activity, review the task
evening meal. Buenas noches is considered with students if necessary, and move on. The
both a greeting and a farewell. timer will help you keep track of the time and
will help students focus.
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Core Instruction
Standards: 1.2
4 cuatro
En la escuela
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Practice and
Exploración del lenguaje Communicate
Tú vs. usted
For most Spanish speakers there are two Would you say tú or Ud. when talking to the
ways to say “you”: tú and usted. Use tú following people? Exploración del lenguaje
ANSWERS
when speaking to friends, family, people • your brother Core Instruction
your own age, children, and pets. Usted is • your teacher Standards: 4.1
formal. Use it to show respect and when • your best friend
talking to people you don’t know well, older • your friend’s mother
people, and people in positions of authority. • your cat Resources: Answers on Transparencies
In writing, usted is almost always • your principal Suggestions: Tell students to use Ud. for
abbreviated Ud., with a capital U. • a new acquaintance who is your age anybody that they call by their last name.
Answers: 1. tú; 2. usted; 3. tú; 4. usted; 5. tú;
6. usted; 7. tú
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Make a chart on your paper with two columns. Label one 1. 4 AUDIO
Read the conversation and then reply sí or no 1. The people knew each other.
to the statements. 2. The teacher is a man. Standards: 1.1
Profesor: Buenos días. Me llamo José tivid
3. We know the last names of both people.
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Guzmán. ¿Y tú?
4. The student talks to the teacher in a
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Estudiante: Me llamo María Hernández. formal tone. Focus: Using greetings
Mucho gusto.
5. Neither person is feeling well today.
Profesor: Igualmente. ¿Cómo estás, María? Suggestions: Have students switch roles
with one asking and one answering.
Estudiante: Bien, gracias. ¿Y Ud.? Más práctica
Profesor: Muy bien, gracias. Hasta luego. ● Practice Workbook, p. 2: P-2
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ANSWERS
cinco 5
Para empezar
Resources: Answers on Transparencies
Focus: Reading comprehension
Enrich Your Teaching
Suggestions: If the answer is “No,” have
Resources for All Teachers
students provide correct information.
Culture Note Teacher-to-Teacher Answers:
In Spain, a newborn child is generally given a To keep students on task and speaking Spanish 1. no 2. sí 3. sí 4. sí 5. no
first name, no middle name, and two surnames during a paired activity, circulate and place star
— one from each parent. Usually, the father’s stickers on the desks of students who are
surname is first and the mother’s surname is participating. Give the stars a value—three stars Additional Resources
second. This is different in the United States, equals a bonus point, for example. When using • WAV Wbk.: Audio Act. 1, p. 1
where a child is given a first name, perhaps a this system, remind students that stars can be • Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio Script, p. 7,
middle name, and one last name, usually the taken away for not participating or for speaking Communicative Act. BLM, p.11
father’s surname. English. • Audio Program: Track 5
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Core Instruction
Standards: 1.2
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first time. Then play or read the script
again, having students act out the ¡Siéntense!
commands. You will hear some classroom
Script and Answers: commands. Listen carefully
1. Abran el libro. (open the book) and act them out.
2. Levántense. (stand up)
3. Repitan: Buenas tardes. (repeat)
4. Siéntense. (sit down)
—Saquen una hoja de papel. —Entreguen sus hojas
5. Cierren el libro. (close the book)
6. Saquen una hoja de papel. (take out a sheet of paper) Escriban los números. de papel.
Extension: Provide additional commands
for the students: Pasen a la pizarra. 6 seis
Trabajen en parejas. Cierren la puerta. En la escuela
Abran la ventana.
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Practice and
Los números
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Communicate
10 diez
21 veintiuno, . . .
11 once
30 treinta Los números
12 doce VOCABULARY
31 treinta y uno, . . .
13 trece Core Instruction
40 cuarenta
cero uno dos tres cuatro 14 catorce Standards: 1.2
50 cincuenta
15 quince
60 sesenta
16 dieciséis
70 setenta Resources: Voc. and Gram. Transparency 24;
17 diecisiete
80 ochenta Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio Script, p. 8; Audio
18 dieciocho
90 noventa Program: Track 8
19 diecinueve
100 cien Suggestions: Have students practice
20 veinte
cinco seis siete ocho nueve numbers by playing bingo or by rolling
number cubes.
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Standards: 1.1
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Los números Números y más números
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ANSWERS
Supply the missing number. Then read the Tell your partner these numbers in Spanish.
sequence in Spanish. He or she will write them using numerals, not Resources: Answers on Transparencies
words. Then check your partner’s work. Focus: Reading numbers
1. 1, ,3 5. 14, , 16
1. the phone numbers used to dial for Suggestions: Have students read the
2. 6, ,8 6. 17, , 19
information and emergencies entire sequence, not just the answer.
3. 7, ,9 7. 23, , 25 Answers:
2. the bar code number on the back of your
4. 10, , 12 8. 29, , 31 Spanish book 1. dos 4. once 7. veinticuatro
2. siete 5. quince 8. treinta
3. your house or apartment number 3. ocho 6. dieciocho
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4. number of minutes it takes you to get from
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your home to school
Más números 5. number of months until your next birthday Standards: 1.1
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With a partner, provide the missing numbers
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ANSWERS
¿Qué hora es? In Spanish, to ask what time it is, you say ¿Qué hora es? Here are some answers:
VOCABULARY
Core Instruction
Standards: 1.2
Son las cinco Son las seis Son las siete Son las ocho
y cuarto. y media. menos veinte. cincuenta y dos.
Pre-AP* Support
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ANSWERS
12 AUDIO
Más práctica
Resources: Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio ● Practice Workbook, p. 4: P-4
Script, p. 8; Audio Program: Track 10; Answers “La persistencia de la memoria / The Persistence of Memory”
(1931), Salvador Dalí
on Transparencies Oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 13 in. (24.1 x 33 cm). Given anonymously. © 2004 Salvador Dalí,
8 ocho Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.† A.K.
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El cuerpo
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Language Input
la cabeza
El cuerpo VOCABULARY
Core Instruction
el ojo la nariz
Standards: 1.2
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Standards: 1.2
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AUDIO
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For: El cuerpo
Web Code: jcd-0003
Focus: Listening and responding to
nueve 9 directions
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Suggestions: Have students take turns
playing leader in small groups.
Enrich Your Teaching Answers will vary.
Resources for All Teachers
Additional Resources
Teacher-to-Teacher • WAV Wbk.: Audio Act. 2, p. 1
Have students create a poster of a “creature” body parts. Provide plurals as necessary. Display • Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio Script, p. 8
using images cut from magazines or the art in the classroom and ask students true-
• Audio Program Track 11
newspapers. Their creature can have six arms, or-false questions about each one, or have
four legs, etc. Have them label each of the them list the body parts that they see.
Assessment
• Quiz
• Prueba PE-1: En la escuela, p. 8
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Objectives
Language Input
• Talk about things in the classroom
• Ask questions about new words
and phrases
jcd-0099 • Use the Spanish alphabet to spell words
La sala de clases VOCABULARY
La sala de clases • Talk about things related to the
calendar
Core Instruction • Learn about the Aztec calendar
Standards: 1.2 el estudiante el profesor
la profesora
la estudiante
Resources: Teacher’s Resource Book: Input
Script, p. 6, Clip Art, pp. 17–21, Audio Script, p. 8;
Voc. and Gram. Transparency 28; Audio Program: —¿Qué quiere —¿Cómo se dice
Track 14 decir lápiz? book en español?
Focus: Presenting classroom vocabulary —Quiere decir —Se dice libro.
Suggestions: Use the commands from pencil.
p. 6 to introduce and practice these
vocabulary items, using actual items in your
classroom. Combine these with other
commands for students to carry out. Tell
students that for the rest of the year, if they
want to know either the Spanish or English
word for something, you will only respond
if they use the question presented here.
Standards: 1.2
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AUDIO
Bellringer Review
Show Vocabulary and Grammar
Transparency 23. Working in pairs, have
students alternate saying these classroom
commands.
Students with Learning Difficulties Heritage Language Learners
The concept of gender is sometimes difficult for Ask students if they use any words that are
English speakers. Encourage students to always different from the vocabulary in the book, but
learn a noun with its article as a means of that mean the same thing. For instance, in
reinforcing the sound and rhythm. If they are Spain, a pencil is el lapicero, but in Mexico,
copying new vocabulary into their notebooks, people say el lápiz. Be sure students understand
have them use a blue and a pink highlighter to that their words are valid, but that you may
colorcode the words. make other vocabulary choices for class.
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¿Cómo se dice . . . ?
Talk with a partner about items and people in your classroom.
Standards: 1.1
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Modelos ANSWERS
2
A —¿Cómo se dice book en español?
B —Se dice libro. Resources: Answers on Transparencies
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Focus: Speaking with a partner about
items and people in the classroom
Suggestions: Be sure students understand
that they are to use the English word in
Modelos items 1–5 because they are asking for the
A —¿Qué quiere decir mano? Spanish word. In items 6–10, they must
mano
B —Quiere decir hand. use the Spanish word because they are
asking for an English word.
6. cuaderno 7. hoja de papel 8. cabeza 9. carpeta 10. brazo Answers:
1. pen / bolígrafo
2. student / estudiante
3. notebook / cuaderno
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5. folder / carpeta
6. cuaderno / notebook
Nouns ¿Masculino o 7. hoja de papel / sheet of paper
8. cabeza / head
Nouns refer to people, animals, places, things, femenino? 9. carpeta / folder
and ideas. In Spanish, nouns have gender. Look at these words and decide 10. brazo / arm
They are either masculine or feminine. whether each one is masculine or
feminine. Rewrite each word and
Most nouns that end in -o are masculine. Most add the appropriate definite
nouns that end in -a are feminine. article (el or la).
Gramática
Gramática GRAMMAR
Masculine Feminine 1. pierna 5. pupitre
el libro la carpeta 2. nariz 6. pie Core Instruction
3. cuaderno 7. profesora Standards: 4.1
el bolígrafo la hoja de papel
4. hora 8. estudiante
The definite articles el and la also point out if a Suggestions: Use the various vocabulary
word is masculine or feminine. They both mean “the.” Más práctica transparencies and have students identify
Spanish nouns that end in -e or a consonant must ● Practice Workbook, p. 6: P-6 the gender of the nouns. Show the
be learned as masculine or feminine. You should For: En la clase grammar transparencies for reinforcement.
Web Code: jcd-0004
practice them with their definite articles, el or la.
Masculine Feminine
el profesor la noche Standards: 1.3
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ANSWERS
el lápiz la conversación 3
Resources: Answers on Transparencies
once 11 Focus: Identifying gender and using
Para empezar appropriate definite articles
Suggestions: Have students identify the
genders of nouns ending in -o or -a. Point
Enrich Your Teaching out that estudiante is tricky, and that
Resources for All Teachers nariz must simply be learned as feminine.
Answers:
1. la 3. el 5. el 7. la
Teacher-to-Teacher 2. la 4. la 6. el 8. el / la
Since Spanish nouns have gender, a concept ends in o) and el día (masculine even though it
foreign to most native English speakers, ends in a), but stress that in most cases the o / a
students often make overgeneralizations when rule is accurate. Tell students that they should
learning vocabulary. Point out exceptions to the always learn nouns with the correct article. Additional Resources
gender rule: la mano (feminine even though it • WAV Wbk.: Audio Act. 3, p. 2
• Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio Script, p. 9,
Communicative Activity BLM, pp. 12–13
• Audio Program: Track 20
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El alfabeto VOCABULARY
Core Instruction
Standards: 1.2
ge hache i jota ka ele
4
AUDIO
doble u
—Se escribe ele-i-be-ere-o.
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Script, p. 9; Audio Program: Track 17; Answers
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on Transparencies 4 Escuchar/Escribir
Focus: Listening to letters in a word and Escucha y escribe
writing the word
On a sheet of paper, write the numbers 1–8. You will hear several words you
Suggestions: Allow students to listen know spelled aloud. Listen carefully and write the letters as you hear them.
more than once.
Script and Answers: tivid
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ANSWERS
B —Se escribe ele-a acento-pe-i-zeta.
Resources: Answers on Transparencies
Focus: Speaking and writing letters/words
Suggestions: As students work, monitor 12 doce
their pronunciation. En la clase
Answers:
1. carpeta: ce-a-ere-pe-e-te-a
2. cuaderno: ce-u-a-de-e-ere-ene-o
3. libro: ele-i-be-ere-o
4. pupitre: pe-u-pe-i-te-ere-e
5. bolígrafo: be-o-ele-i acento-ge-ere-a-efe-o
Heritage Language Learners Advanced Learners
Have students look at Spanish newspapers or Have students turn to p. 9, make a list of the
magazines and write a list of ten words that labeled parts of El cuerpo, and then write or
Bellringer Review have accent marks. Then have students spell say the letters for each word.
Show Vocabulary and Grammar the words aloud. Remind them to include the
Transparency 28. Put on the board: “Have accent marks in their spelling.
handy two of the items pictured. Be
prepared to spell them in Spanish.”
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spelled. Then change partners and repeat. questions begin with an upside-down 6
Modelos question mark ( ¿ ) and exclamations with an Focus: Asking partners their names and
A —¿Cómo te llamas? upside-down exclamation point ( ¡ ). This lets how to spell them
B —Me llamo María. you know at the beginning of a sentence
what kind of sentence you are reading. Suggestions: Direct students’ attention to
A —¿Cómo se escribe María?
the Strategy. Explain that these are tips
B —Se escribe eme-a-ere-i acento-a.
You have probably also noticed the accent that will help in language learning. Have
mark (el acento) on words like días and students change partners three or four
estás. When you write in Spanish, you must times. When reviewing, call on pairs of
Strategy include these accents and punctuation students who did not work together to do
Sustaining a conversation marks. the dialogue.
If you need your partner to
spell a word again, say Repite, Try it out! Rewrite these sentences and Answers will vary.
por favor. insert the correct punctuation and accents.
Como estas Que tal Hasta luego Y tu
trece 13
Para empezar
7
Focus: Listening to and spelling words
Suggestions: Suggest that students
Enrich Your Teaching choose vocabulary words from different
Resources for All Teachers
categories, rather than from a single
Teacher-to-Teacher Teacher-to-Teacher group. This way, their partner will not be
Have students write two sentences about In 1994, the Association of Spanish Language able to guess as easily.
themselves and then create their own Academies (La Real Academia) eliminated ch and Answers will vary.
hieroglyphs. Tell them to draw pictures that ll as separate letters from the Spanish alphabet.
represent the sentences they wrote. Then have This simplified dictionaries and made the
students exchange their glyphs with another language more computer friendly. Spelling, Additional Resources
student and try to read their hieroglyphic pronunciation, and usage are not affected. Some • WAV Wbk.: Audio Act. 4, p. 2
system. sources treat rr as a sound and not a letter of the • Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio Script, p. 9
alphabet. In Realidades, the rr is listed as a letter.
• Audio Program: Track 23
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el mes
Bellringer Review
Use flashcards or transparencies to
quickly drill students on numbers 1–31.
el día
El calendario y la fecha
VOCABULARY
Core Instruction
Standards: 1.2
[TK]
14 catorce
En la clase
Practice and
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Standards: 1.1
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8 Hablar 6. ...lunes.
Hoy y mañana Extension: Create a spinner with the
seven days of the week randomly placed.
Ask and answer according to the model.
Have students spin and tell you the day
that follows the day shown.
Modelos
lunes
A —¿Qué día es hoy?
B —Hoy es lunes. Mañana es martes. Standards: 1.3
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2. sábado 5. viernes
3. jueves 6. domingo Resources: Answers on Transparencies
Focus: Writing dates of holiday celebrations
Suggestions: Tell students to first read to
identify the errors, then to read again,
El Cinco de Mayo es un día festivo en México.
substituting the correct information before
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El calendario
Standards: 1.3
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ANSWERS
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on a swampy lake and built a mighty empire that dominated most 11
of Mexico. The Aztec empire flourished until 1521, when it was México
defeated by the Spaniards, led by Hernán Cortés. Focus: Reading about the Aztec calendar,
cross-curricular connection to history
Suggestions: Throughout the program,
you will find Conexiones activities that link
One of the most famous symbols of Mexico is language study with other disciplines.
the monolith, or huge stone, carved by the Students are moved into working directly
Aztecs in 1479. Known today as the Aztec in Spanish as quickly as possible. The
calendar or the Sun Stone, the carving Conexiones will either include activities
weighs almost 24 tons and is approximately and questions or will be followed by a
12 feet in diameter. The Aztecs dedicated it to related activity. Ask: Why might a tribe like
the sun, represented by the face in the center. the Aztecs abandon a nomadic lifestyle,
The calendar represents a 260-day year. settle, and develop agriculture? How long
did the Aztecs dominate Mexico? What
Representation of the sun, or Tonatiuh
does the Sun Stone suggest about the
One of the previous four world creations Aztec culture?
This band shows the 20 days of the month.
Standards: 3.1
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Resources: Answers on Transparencies
Here are several glyphs representing days found on the Sun Stone. Match
the glyph with the Spanish word. What do you think each of the glyphs Focus: Speculating about the Aztec glyphs
represents? Why do you think the Aztecs included those symbols on their and calendar
calendar? Suggestions: Help students define the
Spanish words before beginning the
1. 2. 3. a. Jaguar activity.
b. Perro
c. Movimiento
Answers:
1. d 2. e 3. f 4. b 5. a 6. c
d. Serpiente
e. Cráneo
f. Agua
4. 5. 6.
Assessment
• Quiz
• Prueba PE-2: En la clase, p. 9
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Objectives
Language Input
• Describe weather conditions
• Identify the seasons
• Compare weather in the
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¿Qué tiempo hace?
VOCABULARY
¿Qué tiempo hace? Hemispheres
Core Instruction
Standards: 1.2
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El tiempo
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El tiempo
You will hear six descriptions of different weather conditions. Write the Bellringer Review
numbers 1–6 on a sheet of paper. Then, next to each number, write the Put these expressions on the
letter of the photo for which the weather is being described. board: Hace calor, hace frío, hace viento,
a. b. c. d. nieva, llueve, hace sol. Ask students to
draw a simple illustration. As a follow-up,
have them point to the appropriate illus-
tration as you say the expressions.
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Teacher-to-Teacher Internet Search
Make photocopies of a newspaper weather Keywords: Focus: Asking and answering questions
map. Have students use the symbols on the about weather and seasons
map or read the weather for various cities and weather in Latin America, Suggestions: Have students write this
then write a sentence indicating the weather weather in Spain activity in paragraph form, giving it a title
for those cities. such as El tiempo en (name of town).
Answers will vary.
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Read about the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and
then answer the questions.
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Resources: Voc. and Gram. Transparencies: Did you know that the seasons for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Maps 15–17, 20; Answers on Transparencies
are reversed? When it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s summer in
Focus: Speaking and writing about the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. So if you want to ski all year
weather in the two hemispheres; cross- round, go from the slopes of the Rockies in Colorado in December to those
curricular connection of the Andes in Bariloche, Argentina in July. Or for a December getaway to
Suggestions: Ask students to describe the a warmer climate, go to one of the coastal resorts at Viña del Mar, Chile.
location of Colorado and Chile. Show the
Map Transparencies or a globe. Refer Colorado
students to the pictures. Be sure they (Estados Unidos)
understand the difference between the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Have
students share their answers with the class.
Answers:
1. En febrero hace calor en Chile.
2. En junio hace calor en Colorado.
3. Answers will vary. enero
Teacher-to-Teacher
Using a world map or globe, ask students
to follow these instructions: Señalen dónde
hace frío en enero; Señalen dónde hace enero
calor en enero; Señalen dónde hace frío en julio
Chile
julio; Señalen dónde hace calor en julio;
Señalen dónde nieva en diciembre; Señalen 1. En febrero, ¿qué tiempo hace en Chile?
dónde nieva en agosto. Then have students
2. En junio, ¿qué tiempo hace en Colorado?
work in pairs to think of more scenarios and
give instructions to classmates. 3. En tu comunidad, ¿qué tiempo hace en diciembre? ¿Y en agosto?
20 veinte
El tiempo
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Practice and
ciudad diciembre julio
Communicate
Asunción, Paraguay 85°F / 29°C 75°F / 24°C
ºF ºC
Bogotá, Colombia 66°F / 19°C 64°F / 17°C
Los Ángeles 110 43.3
Buenos Aires, Argentina 78°F / 26°C 50°F / 10°C
100 37.7 Bellringer Review
Caracas, Venezuela 80°F / 27°C 80°F / 27°C Have students turn to p. 7 and
90 32.2
Chicago 36°F / 2°C 75°F / 24°C review Los números.
Ciudad de México, México 70°F / 21°C 74°F / 23°C 80 26.6
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Lima, Perú 76°F / 24°C 76°F / 24°C
50 10
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40 4.44
Los Ángeles 67°F / 19°C 88°F / 31°C 30 -1.11 Focus: Reading a chart and writing about
Miami 76°F / 24°C 97°F / 36°C 20 - 6.6 the weather for cities in the Northern and
Nueva York 41°F / 5°C 74°F / 23°C 10 -12.2 Southern Hemispheres
Quito, Ecuador 65°F / 18°C 67°F / 19°C
Tegucigalpa, Asunción, San José, Costa Rica 78°F / 26°C 78°F / 26°C
-10 -23.3 Suggestions: Show the map trans-
Honduras Paraguay
San Juan, Puerto Rico 74°F / 23°C 80°F / 27°C
-20 -28.8 parencies and help students locate the
Santiago, Chile 82°F / 28°C 50°F / 10°C
-30 -34.4 countries and cities in the chart. Direct
Seattle 41°F / 5°C 66°F / 19°C their attention to the Nota. To internalize
St. Louis 36°F / 2°C 81°F / 27°C the concept, have them practice one or
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 70°F / 21°C 81°F / 27°C two conversions using a calculator. Have
students take turns asking and answering
the questions. Both students should write
Nota the questions and the answers, indicating
In most parts of the world, people the cities they selected and their weather.
express temperatures in Celsius. A
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Para empezar
Additional Resources
• WAV Wbk.: Audio Act. 5, p. 3
Enrich Your Teaching • Teacher’s Resource Book: Audio Script, p. 10
• Audio Program: Track 24
Resources for All Teachers
Culture Note
The highest temperature in the continental 120°F (49°C) at Rivadavia on December 11, Assessment
United States,134°F (57°C), was recorded on 1905, and –27°F (–33°C) at Sarmiento on June 1, • Quiz
July 10, 1913, in Death Valley, California. The 1907. Remind students that the highest and • Prueba PE-3: El tiempo, p. 10
lowest recorded temperature, –70°F (–57°C), lowest temperatures happen at opposite times
was at Roger’s Pass, Montana, on January 20, of the year in North and South America. Write
1954. In South America, the highest and lowest these dates and have students read them.
recorded temperatures were in Argentina:
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Chapter Review
Review
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To prepare for the test, check to
see if you . . .
• recognize the vocabulary
• can perform the tasks on p. 23
Review Activities jcd-0099
To greet someone and to say good-bye:
Have students practice greetings and leave-
Vocabulario
takings in pairs. En la escuela En la clase
To ask and tell how someone is: Have to greet someone to talk about the classroom
students circulate from partner to partner Buenos días. Good morning. el bolígrafo pen
asking and telling how they are doing. Buenas noches. Good evening. la carpeta folder
To tell time: Have students list five times Buenas tardes. Good afternoon. el cuaderno notebook
and take turns asking ¿Qué hora es? and ¡Hola! Hello! el estudiante, student
answering with different times. ¿Cómo te llamas? What is your name? la estudiante
Me llamo . . . My name is . . . la hoja de papel sheet of paper
To count up to 100: Have students write Encantado, -a. Delighted. el lápiz pencil
the numerals 1–9 on index cards. Shuffle Igualmente. Likewise. el libro book
the cards and place them face down. Each Mucho gusto. Pleased to meet you. el profesor, la profesora teacher
player draws two cards and says the señor, Sr. sir, Mr. el pupitre (student) desk
number that is formed. señora, Sra. madam, Mrs. la sala de clases classroom
To talk about the body: Have students señorita, Srta. miss, Miss to say the date
draw the outline of a person and identify to ask and tell how someone is el año year
the body parts, referring to p. 9 for help. ¿Cómo está Ud.? (formal) How are you? el día day
To talk about the classroom: Have ¿Cómo estás? (familiar) How are you? el mes month
students use the Clip Art in the Teacher’s ¿Qué pasa? What’s happening? la semana week
Resource Book or on the Teacher Express ¿Qué tal? How are you? ¿Qué día es hoy? What day is today?
CD-ROM to make flashcards to identify ¿Y tú? / ¿Y usted (Ud.)? And you? ¿Cuál es la fecha? What is the date?
classroom items. (muy) bien (very) well Es el (number) de It’s the . . . of . . .
nada nothing (month).
To say the date: Have partners ask and regular okay, so-so Es el primero de It’s the first of . . .
answer ¿Qué día es hoy? and ¿Cuál es la gracias thank you (month).
fecha? while pointing to a calendar. hoy today
to say good-bye
To ask for help: Have students quiz one ¡Adiós! Good-bye! mañana tomorrow
another on word meanings using the Hasta luego. See you later. to say the days of the week and the
questions shown. Hasta mañana. See you tomorrow. months of the year (Turn to p. 14.)
To talk about the weather: Have students ¡Nos vemos! See you! other useful words
ask each other, ¿Qué tiempo hace? to tell time ¿cuántos, -as? how many?
To talk about the seasons: Have students ¿Qué hora es? What time is it? en in
identify seasons using transparencies. Es la una. It’s one o’clock. hay there is / there are
Son las . . . y / menos . . . It’s . . . (time). por favor please
Portfolio y cuarto / menos cuarto quarter past / to ask for help
quarter to
Invite students to review the activities they ¿Cómo se dice . . . ? How do you say . . . ?
y media thirty, half-past Se dice . . . You say . . .
completed in this chapter, including written
reports, posters, other visuals, and tapes of to count up to 100 (Turn to p. 7.) ¿Cómo se escribe . . . ? How is . . . spelled?
oral presentations or other projects. Have to talk about the body (Turn to p. 9.) Se escribe . . . It’s spelled . . .
them select one or two items that they feel ¿Qué quiere decir . . . ? What does . . . mean?
best demonstrate their achievements in Quiere decir . . . It means . . .
Spanish to include in their portfolios. Have
them also include the Chapter Checklist 22 veintidós
and Self Assessment Worksheet. Repaso del capítulo
Additional Resources
Student Resources: Realidades para
hispanohablantes, pp. 8–9
CD-ROM
Students with Learning Difficulties Advanced Learners
Web Code: jcd-0007
The Repaso page contains a lot of information, You may wish to ask students to facilitate
Teacher Resources: and may be too much for some students to review sessions within small groups. Suggest
• Teacher’s Resource Book: Situation Cards, p. 16, absorb and understand at once. Help students that they write five review questions to share
Clip Art, pp. 17–21 take the review section by section. Show them with their group.
• Assessment Program: Chapter Checklist and how to focus on things they’ve not mastered.
Self-Assessment Worksheet, pp. T56–T57
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