Summer 2015 U 4/5 RLC

3. Por favor – Reach Out For Help When You Need It!
Peer Tutoring Center
Culture Café – Extra Credit

4. Los Miembros De La Familia
el padre – the dad el tío – the uncle
la madre – the mom la tía – the aunt
el hermano – the brother el primo – the cousin (male)
la hermana – the sister la prima – the cousin (female)
la abuela – the grandmother el sobrino – the nephew
el abuelo – the grandfather la sobrina – the niece
el hijo – son la esposa - wife
la hija – daughter el esposo - husband
los padres = the parents
los hermanos = siblings
los abuelos = the grandparents
los tíos = the aunt and uncle
los primos = boy and girl cousins
(1) el padre de tú padre es…
(2) el hermano de tú madre es…
(3) el hijo de tú madre es…
(4) el madre de tú madre es…
(5) la hermana de tú padre es…
(6) la hija de tú tia es tú…

5. In Unidad 4, you begin learning different words to
describe yourself or people in your family.
You use the possessive adjectives:
My Our
Your
His Their
Her
Mi madre es…
Mis padres son…
Su hermana es…
Sus hermanas son…
Nuestra madre es…
Nuestros padres son…
Possessive Adjectives

6. ¿Cómo eres tú? ¿Cómo es tú familia?
What are you like? What is your family like?
In Unidad 4, you learn lots of new vocabulary (adjectives) to describe yourself and members of your
family.
Here are just a few of the words:
alto = tall bajo = short
gordo = fat delgado = skinny
generoso = generous simpatico = kind
deportista = sporty/athletic antipático = mean
desordenado = disorganized rubio = blond
moreno = brunette impaciente = impatient
paciente = patient inteligente = intelligent
reservado = shy sociable = sociable

7. When you are using adjectives to write sentences, there are three questions you need to ask yourself
before you begin:
(1) Is the subject you are talking about masculine or feminine?
(2) Is the subject singular (one thing) or plural (more than one thing)?
(3) Does the adjective naturally end in the letter “o?”
Mi padre es alto.
Mi madre es alta. Mis hijas son desordenadas.

8. More Sentences Using Possessive Adjectives and Adjectives…
Mi padre es impaciente.
Su hermana es inteligente.
Tú padre es paciente.
More than one person using the same adjectives above.
Mis padres son impacientes.
Sus hermanas son inteligentes.
Nuestros padres son pacientes.

9. ¿Cuántos años tienen los miembros de tú familia?
Remember in Spanish, we don’t say “I
am…years old” or “He is … years old.”
We use the verb Tener (to have).
Yo tengo diecinueve años.
Mi hermano tiene quince años.
Mi hermano es menor que yo.
Yo soy mayor que mi hermano.

10. ¿Cuándo son los cumpleaños de los miembros de tú familia?
un regalo Decorar Romper una piñata
Remember to put the number before the month (opposite from English)
Mi cumpleaños es el trece de julio.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es el vientidos de octubre.
El cumpleaños de mi hermano es el ocho de mayo.
El cumpleaños de mi padre es el primer de diciembre.

11. Here’s an example of the type of paragraph you should able to comprehend as
you work through Unidad 4:
Mi madre se llama Amanda. Mi madre es simpática.
Mi madre tiene cuarenta y cinco años.
El cumpleaños de mi madre es el tres de mayo.
Ella tiene un hermano.
Su hermano se llama Mark. Mark es reservado.
Él tiene cuarenta años.
Mi madre es mayor que su hermano.
Mark es mi tío.
El cumpleaños de mi tío es el cuatro de abril.
La esposa de Mark se llama Mary. Mary es rubia.
Mark y Mary tienen una hija se llama Louisa.
Louisa es una hija única.
Louisa es muy alta y morena.

12. You will be updating your eLinguafolio in Unidad 4

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eLinguafolio
Read the directions carefully
when you are updating your
eLinguafolio. Be sure to
upload examples of what
you know and can do. The
sentences you speak don’t
have to be true. You are
simply showing proficiency
and ability. You have to take
a screenshot of each section
and send to your teacher.

14. To take a screenshot on a PC, you just click the "print
screen" button and then paste (Ctrl + V) into a
Word/Open Office document. To take a screenshot on
a Mac, you click Command + Shift + 3, which will save
it as a picture file. Afterward, you'll just need to insert
all of these "pictures" into a Word/Open Office
document to send/submit to your teacher.
Taking A Screenshot Of Your Computer

15. In Unidad 5, you learn how to talk about
different activities you like to do
Ir Means To Go

16. The verb Ir is followed by the word “a”

17. Contractions are not optional in Spanish
• Remember a contraction is when you put two words together to
make a new word –
• I am = I’m Are not = Aren’t
I can either say I am or I’m I can either say Are not or Aren’t
I am going to your house. You are not in my group.
I’m going to your house. You aren’t in my group.

18. Ir + a + infinitive
When you use a verb directly after Ir + a, don’t conjugate it. Let’s practice:
I’m going to sing. Yo voy a cantar.
He is going to study. Él va a estudiar.

19. Some of the Verbs/ Activities You Learn in Unidad 5
Practicar deportes Practice sports
Surfear To Surf
Cuidar a los niños Take care of children
Jugar a las damas Play checkers
Mandar mesajitos por internet Send emails/message on the internet
Hacer los crucigramas Do Crossword Puzzles
Jugar los naipes Play cards

20. Let’s Practice
Type in the chat how you would say…
I am going to eat..

21. Let’s Practice
Type in the chat how you would say…
He is going to study..

22. Let’s Practice
Type in the chat how you would say…
Susan and I are going to clean my bedroom.

23. When you want to say you do something on a certain day, you name that specific day
and use “el.” For example:
I’m going to the gym on Friday. Yo voy al gimnasio el viernes.
When you want to say you do something on a certain day every week, you make the
definite article plural. For example:
I go to the gym on Fridays. Yo voy al gimnasio los viernes.
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If you want to say you do something:
From Monday – Friday de lunes a viernes
The weekend el fin de semana

26. Los Pronombres Indirectos
Me to me
Te to you
Le to him, to her, to you (ud.)
Nos to us
Les to them (male), to them (female), to them (uds)
Math is interesting to me. A mi me interesa la matematica.
History is boring to me. A mi me aburre la historia.
My parents love to dance. A mis padres les encantan bailar.

27. Los Pronombres Indirectos Con Los Verbos
Right now, these indirect pronouns will go along only with the verbs you are
learning in this Unit. They include:
• Gustar - refers to something a person likes Me gusta el cine.
• Disgustar – to be disgusted by something Me disgusta el centro
commercial.
• Encantar – refers to something a person likes a lot Me encanta correr.
• Aburrir – to be boring Me aburren las crucigramas.
• Interesar – to be interested in something Me interesan los videojuegos.
• Fascinar – to be fascinated by something Me fascinan las liberías.

28. More Verbs To Know
Encantar – to love something
Interesar – to have an interest/be interesting
Disgustar – to be disgusting
¿Qué Te Gusta Hacer En Tu Tiempo Libre?

30. Querer – To Want
Poder – To Be Able