Spanish 1 Class 21

1. Bienvenidos!
Live Class- Semana 21

2. El Plan- Español I:
1. Preguntas de semana 20 (gramática/vocabulario)
2. Missing work/activities in Powerspeak- final warning
3. Actividad- sharing answers
4. Proyecto - discussion (reminder due by 2/20- NO submissions will be
accepted after)
5. Practica- comparisons
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3. Repaso- Comparativos
COMPARATIVES
Pattern: Comparatives are used to express inferiority, superiority, and equality. There are slightly different rules for comparing
different things.
Mi dormitorio es más/menos grande que mi baño
In Spanish, the following basic pattern is used to express inequality: yo tengo más/menos libros
que mi amiga
más/menos + adjective, adverb, noun + que = more/less _____ than yo soy más/menos simpática que mi
hermana
To express equality, use these basic patterns:
tan + adjective, adverb + como = as _____ as yo soy tan
simpática como mi hermana
Mi dormitorio es… tan grande como mi baño
(comparing quantity)tanto(-a, -os, -as) + noun(s) + como = as much/many _____ as yo tengo tantos libros como mi amiga

4. Repaso- Comparativos
Equating actions
When comparing actions (verbs), the word order changes slightly to:
verb + más/menos + que = _____ more than Taylor canta más/menos que (tanto como) Iva
Me gusta
mirar la tele más/menos que (tanto como) escuchar la música
verb + tanto + como = _____ as much as
If the action (verb) comparison also involves a description (adverb), use this pattern:
verb + tan + adverb + como = _____ as _____ as

5. Repaso- comparativos
Negative comparisons
To make any of these comparisons negative, simply add the word no before the verb.
Examples:
Tim no come tanto como Dave. Tim doesn't eat as much as
Dave.
Holly no habla tan humildemente como Jason. Holly doesn't speak as humbly as Jason
does.
It is worth mentioning that there are a few exceptions to the above constructions. Here are a few:
mejor (not más bueno) - better
peor (not menos bueno) - worse
mayor (used for grande and viejo) - greater / older
menor (used for pequeño and joven) - lesser / younger
Examples:
Ella es mayor que su hermano. She is older than her brother.
Marcos juega peor que Paco. Marcos plays worse than Paco.

6. Comparative Practice
Create 6 sentences using comparatives to compare the characters below, making sure to use
at least 1 negative comparison:

7. Tu casa
In Spanish, describe your house. What rooms are there? How many
bedrooms? How many bathrooms are there? In addition, make at least 3
comparisons (my room is bigger than the bathroom, etc)
Your response should be at least 5 complete sentences.
Hay… (There is/there are…)
El dormitorio de mi… es… que… (remember ‘s doesn’t exist in Spanish)

8. Discussion- Proyecto Follow-up Questions
* What did you enjoy about this project?
* What was difficult about this project?
* What can you do to help improve your speaking skills?
* How does taking an online class help/not help speaking skills?

9. El Plan- Español II
1. Preguntas de semana 20 (gramática/vocabulario)
2. Actividad- practicando el condicional
3. Comparativos- repaso
4. Proyecto
5. Preguntas
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10. Practica
Pretend you could go anywhere for Christmas vacation.
Where would you go? What places would you visit? What
would you do? 6-8 sentences (Be sure to use at least 2
irregular conditional verbs)

11. Comparatives- review
COMPARATIVES
Pattern: Comparatives are used to express inferiority,
superiority, and equality. There are slightly different rules
for comparing different things.
In Spanish, the following basic pattern is used to express
inequality:
más/menos + adjective, adverb, noun + que = more/less
_____ than
To express equality, use these basic patterns:
tan + adjective, adverb + como = as _____ as
tanto(-a, -os, -as) + noun(s) + como = as much/many
_____ as
Examples:
Tú eres más bonita que ella. -- You are prettier than she is.
Juan habla más despacio que Paco. -- Juan talks slower than Paco.
Yo tengo menos paciencia que él. -- I have less patience than he does.
Charlotte es tan inteligente como Anthony. -- Charlotte is as smart as
Anthony.
Nosotros tenemos tantos zapatos como ellos. -- We have as many
shoes as they do.

12. Equating actions
When comparing actions (verbs), the word order changes
slightly to:
verb + más/menos + que = _____ more than
verb + tanto + como = _____ as much as
If the action (verb) comparison also involves a description
(adverb), use this pattern:
verb + tan + adverb + como _____ as _____ as
Examples:
Vosotros camináis menos que ellas. -- You guys walk less than
they do.
Tim come tanto como Dave. -- Tim eats as much as Dave does.
Holly habla tan humildemente como Jason. -- Holly talks as
humbly as Jason does.

13. Negative comparisons
To make any of these comparisons negative, simply add the word no before the verb.
Tim no come tanto como Dave. Tim does not eat as much as Dave
does.
Irregular comparisons
It is worth mentioning that there are a few exceptions to the above constructions. Here
are a few:
mejor (not más bueno) -- better
peor (not menos bueno) -- worse
mayor (used for grande and viejo) -- greater / older
menor (used for pequeño and joven) -- lesser / younger

14. Comparative Practice
Create 6 sentences using comparatives to compare the characters below, making sure to use
at least 1 negative comparison:

15. Proyecto
How would you like to travel to a place where Spanish is spoken? This is your chance to plan the perfect vacation!
You can use a library or the internet to plan your trip.Your plan should be for at least one week. You must track how much
money it will cost to travel, stay in the places you choose, and eat.
Write a description of your travel and expense plan. Be sure to include a list of places you want to see and special activities
you want to do. Have fun! Your response should consist of at least 6-8 complete Spanish sentences.
You will present this during our next live class and submit a recording of it in Moodle (day 5)
Machu Picchu
Chichen Itza