3. L1 ¿Qué hay en la ciudad en que vives?
La comunidad (community)
La piscina (swimming pool)
La farmacia (pharmacy)
El banco (bank)
La fuente (fountain)
La estatua (statue)
La monumenta (monument)
El correo (post office)
La biblioteca (library)
El supermercado (grocery store)
4. Create simple sentences to talk about places
in your community -
Hay un banco cerca de
mi casa.
En mi comunidad hay
una estatua famosa.
En el centro de mi
comunidad hay una
Fuente.
5. There are only two contractions in Spanish
If the noun that follows “a” is feminine, leave it alone.
a la piscina
If the noun that follows “de” is feminine, leave it alone.
de la biblioteca
6. Los estudiantes sacan fotos del edificio. (de + el)
The students take pictures of the building.
Yo voy al correo porque yo necesito comprar sellos (a + el)
I am going to the post office because I need to buy stamps.
Yo necesito la medicina de la farmacia. (leave it)
I need medicine from the pharmacy.
7. Let’s Practice the Conjugation of the Verb
Ir A
I am going to the pool. (la piscina)
He is going to the bank. (el banco)
They (boys) are going to the library. (la biblioteca)
My family and I (we) are going to see the fountain. (la fuente)
I want to see the statue. (la estatua).
8. Let’s Practice the Conjugation of the Verb
Ir A
I am going to the pool. (la piscina) Yo voy a la piscina.
He is going to the bank. (el banco) Él va al banco.
They (boys) are going to the library. (la biblioteca) Ellos van a la biblioteca.
My family and I (we) are going to see the fountain. (la fuente) Nosotros vamos a ver la fuente.
I want to see the statue. (la estatua). Yo quiero ver la estatua.
9. Acabar de = To Have Just Done Something
Yo acabo de volar en avión (I just flew in an airplane.)
Los muchachos acaban de sacar fotos. (The boys just took pictures).
Ana acaba de viajar por taxi. (Ana just traveled by taxi.)
10. More Important Phrases To Know…
I just came from school.
Yo vengo de la escuela.
The girl just came from the bank.
La chica viene del banco.
My family y yo (we) just came from the
restaurant.
Mi familia venimos del restaurante.
11. Don’t Forget The Verb Tener – To Have
You have learned many phrases that use the
verb tener…
• Tener años (to tell someone’s age)
• Tener prisa (to be in a hurry)
• Tener hambre (to be hungry)
• Tener sed (to be thirsty)
• Tener calor (to be hot)
• Tener frío (to be cold)
• Tener que (to have to do something)
• Tener razon (to be right)
• Tener cuidado (to be careful)
• Tener ganas (to feel like doing something)
Los niños tienen cuidado al museo.
La mujer no tiene ganas ir a la piscina.
Yo no tengo prisa visitar la monumenta.
12. Making Adverbs In Spanish
Most Spanish adverbs are formed by adding –mente
to the feminine singular form of the adjective.
This is like adding –ly to the adjective in English.
English Adjective English Adverb Spanish Adjective Spanish Adverb
clear clearly claro claramente
easy easily fácil fácilmente
simple simply simple simplamente
quick quickly rápido rápidamente
careful carefully cuidadoso cuidadosamente
These don’t change – leave as is: mal, nunca, siempre, poco, mucho, muy
13. L2 ¿Cuáles metodos de transporte usa le gente?
El carro/el coche/el auto (car)
El metro (subway)
Useful Verbs
Andar (to walk)
Manejar/Conducir (to drive)
Volar (to fly)
Llegar (to arrive)
Salir (to leave)
Quedar (to stay)
Seguir (to follow)
Esperar (to wait)
Subir (to climb up)
Bajar (to climb down)
14.
15. L3 ¿Qué está haciendo la gente en el bosque lluvioso?
In Lesson 3, we learn about a new verb tense called Present Progressive
Present progressive is like adding “ing” onto the end of a verb like we do in English.
We begin with the verb estar…
16. L3 ¿Qué está haciendo la gente en el bosque lluvioso?
Present Progressive
Estar + verb / ending = Present Progressive
Verbs that end in “ar” will add “ando.” Estoy caminando. (caminar)
Estamos estudiando. (estudiar)
Están manejando. (manejar)
Verbs that end in “er” or “ir” will add “iendo.” Estoy comiendo. (comer)
Está saliendo. (salir)
Estás subiendo. (subir)
Watch Out For Irregular
Forms Of The
Present Progressive…
17. As always, there are some verbs that are irregular in the present progressive.
Write these down because you will see them again!
Ir – yendo We are going to the mall. Estamos yendo al centro commercial.
Leer – leyendo They are reading a book. Están leyendo un libro.
Traer – trayendo She is bringing her sister. Está trayendo su hermana.
Pedir – pidiendo I am asking my mother. Estoy pidiendo a mi madre.
Servir – sirviendo He is serving dinner. Él está sirviendo la cena.
Dormir – durmiendo I am sleeping. Estoy durmiendo.
Decir – diciendo We are saying goodbye. Estamos diciendo adios.
18. L4 Que tienes que hacer para viajar por el pais?
Useful Verbs For Writing About A Trip
Hacer la maleta Pack a suitcase
Ir al extranjero Travel/go abroad
Hacer un viaje Take a trip
Recibir una vacuna Receive a vaccine
Planear To Plan…
Sacar foto To take a picture
Aterrizar To land (in an airplane)
Despejar To clear up (as in the weather)
Yo hago mi maleta porque voy al país de Costa Rica. En el primer día estoy planeando
visitar el bosque lluvioso. Voy a sacar fotos de los animales y las plantas tropicales.
Mi avión aterriza a las dos por la tarde. Yo voy a viajar por autobús en la ciudad.
Tambien yo voy a visitar los monumentos famosos en la ciudad.
19. Things to keep in mind…
• All regular assignments through Unidad 8, Leccíon 4 will close at midnight,
Friday, May 13.
• You will need to attend a Final Exam RLC the week of May 9-13.
• Our course closes permanently at midnight on Friday, May 20.
• Exam week is May 15-20.
• Final exam includes four parts and includes a section on Speaking, Writing,
Listening comprehension and Reading comprehension.
• If you have not been taking notes for the Cultural lessons and made specific
comparisons of how your daily life/traditions are the same and different as the
topics you have learned about in Costa Rica, take time to do that in the coming
week.
