SPANISH​ (Keep in Touch, Vocabulary, Travel Writing) Having just completed an extended investigation of a given Spanish-­speaking country, these students are ready to build and practice their trip and travel vocabulary as well as flex their story-­telling muscles. They will practice the attached vocabulary set and write (as well as optionally illustrate) a story of someone taking a trip. This project often dovetails conveniently with summer vacation plans. These stories will be shared orally when we reconvene and will be made available as reading material in the classroom. Section 1: Keep in Touch Time estimate: 30 minutes total (two sessions) Send Caroline one postcard or letter AND call the school at 503-­638-­6399 and leave a voicemail message before​ August 31​st​.​ Please call during evening hours or on the weekend so that your call can go straight to voicemail.​ About a minute is plenty long. These are two ​different​ messages sent at two ​different​ times: one written and one spoken. You might want to say what you’ve been up to, where you’ve been, and how much fun you’re having, despite the fact that you miss Spanish class terribly… Say whatever you want. Say what you know how to say​. Yes, this means you will write in the present tense even to describe things that already happened. Remember, some of the things we focused on last year are ​ser​ vs. ​estar​, ​ir​ and ​ir a + ​infinitivo​, ​querer​ + ​infinitivo​, ​tener que​ + ​infinitivo​, ​poder​ + ​infinitivo​, stem-­changing verbs, dates, seasons, and weather, and the big, wide world. If you need a refresher on any of these topics, you can consult your copies of ​¡A empezar!​ and ​¡A explorar!, ​which are conveniently stored safely at home over the summer. And you can always write more than once! Send mail to: Caroline Hurley 4205 SE Madison St. Portland, OR 97215 Section 2: Increase your Vocabulary Time estimate: frequent, fleeting moments, throughout the summer Learn all of the travel vocabulary on the following pages. As you will see, many of the words are review, but you are responsible for keeping them fresh in your mind. This is a fine time to use a variety of the study techniques we have practiced. I recommend breaking up the list of words into shorter sections. Focus on a small set of words before moving on. Mastering the vocabulary is definitely ​not​ something to be crammed into the last week of summer. Gdoc/8s summer spanish 2015 6.16.15 VOCABULARIO: De viaje _________________________________________________________________ el tren train el taxi taxi el autobús, el bus, [el camión – Mex.] bus el camión truck el avión airplane la bicicleta, la bici la motocicleta, la moto el caballo el barco, la lancha, el navío el coche, el carro, el auto, el automóvil estar de vacaciones ir de viaje viajar por (el país / México / …) bicycle motorcycle horse boat car to be on vacation to go on a trip to travel through (the country, Mexico) tomar un taxi to take a taxi el aeropuerto airport el aerolínea airline el boleto, el billete perder el vuelo (e​→​ie) la aduana el pasaporte volar (o​→​ue) salidas llegadas el equipaje, las maletas el pasajero / la pasajera ticket to miss the flight customs the passport to fly departures arrivals luggage, baggage, bags passenger el hotel hotel la llave key la habitación pagar la cuenta hacer reservaciones ¿Cuánto cuesta…? ¿Dónde está…? estar perdido / -­a Gdoc/8s summer spanish 2015 6.16.15 hotel room to pay the bill to make reservations How much does (it) cost? Where is (it)? to be lost _________________________________________________________________
excuse me (trying to get around someone in your way) (con) permiso ¡Ay, perdón! excuse me / whoops, sorry (after bumping into someone) ¡Perdóneme! excuse me (to get someone’s attention) ¡Discúlpeme! excuse me (I’m sorry) abordar el avión to board the plane pasar por la aduana to go through customs mostrar el pasaporte to show the passport andar en bicicleta (bici) to ride a bike montar a caballo to ride a horse agua purificada purified water (safe to drink) los huéspedes guests otros sustantivos útiles _________________________________________________________________ el mundo world el país la tierra earth country la capital capital la ciudad city el centro downtown, city center el pueblo town, citizenry el campo countryside, field la gente the people (group) el ciudadano citizen el presidente, la presidenta president el desierto desert la montaña mountain el lago lake el mar sea la isla el dinero money el valle valley el bosque forest el río river el océano ocean island la costa coast la frontera border el turismo el volcán volcano la cordillera/la sierra el parque nacional mountain range la selva la colina jungle la pradera tourism national park hill prairie verbos _________________________________________________________________
llegar to arrive visitar to visit nadar to swim Gdoc/8s summer spanish 2015 6.16.15 viajar to travel caminar to walk conducir (yo conduzco) to drive ¿Cómo es el clima (en general)? y ¿Qué tiempo hace (hoy)? _________________________________________________________________
el clima the climate el tiempo the weather Hace (muy) buen tiempo. Hace (muy) mal tiempo. Hace (mucho) calor. Hace (mucho) frío. Hace fresco. Hace (mucho) sol. Está (muy) nublado. Hace (mucho) viento. llover (o​→​ue) nevar (e​→​ie) la lluvia the rain el otoño fall el invierno la nieve la primavera winter el verano the snow spring summer enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre adverbios (describen verbos) _________________________________________________________________ Llueve mucho. …un poco It rains a lot. … a little Llueve a veces. … (casi) todos los días It rains sometimes. … (almost) every day Section 3: Travel Writing
Time estimate: variable Tell the story of a trip, domestic or abroad, your own or someone else’s, real or imagined, from this summer or another time. Use as much of the vocabulary as you can. Say what you know how to say. Turn in an edited, polished draft that can be read by your classmates. Questons to consider as you write: ​¿A dónde vas? ¿Dónde está? ¿Está muy lejos? ¿Por qué vas? ¿Cuándo vas? ¿Viajas en avión? ¿Qué tiempo hace? ¿Cómo es la tierra? ¿Cómo es la gente? ¿Cómo se llama la gente? ¿Cómo es el viaje? ¿Qué haces? ¿Qué ves? ¿Qué aprendes? ¿Qué piensas de tu viaje? ¿Cuál es tu parte favorita del viaje? ¿Qué compras en el viaje? ¿A quién visitas? As an ​optional ​piece of additional work, present your story in book form, bound together and illustrated using photographs or artwork that you create. These books will be proudly displayed in Senior North and will be available for your classmates to enjoy. Gdoc/8s summer spanish 2015 6.16.15 More ​optional ​activities for interested Spanish students (6’s, 7’s, 8’s, alumni, and parents): Summer is a fine time to put what is learned in school to use in the context of the larger community. Why not fold a little Spanish into your explorations of the world just for fun? Events and opportunities: • The town of Woodburn hosts its annual ​Fiesta Mexicana​ in early August. For details regarding this festival of families and culture, see ​www.woodburn-­or.gov​. • The Milagro Theater in Southeast Portland, where Eights attend the annual Day of the Dead play and other shows, hosts summer classes and events. For details, see ​www.milagro.org​. Spanish in books: ​Check out picture dictionaries or picture books from your library;; there should be a Spanish-­language area in the kids’ section. Powell’s in downtown Portland also has a sizeable section of kids’ books in Spanish in the red room. Look for books with lots of pictures or translations of familiar books to aid understanding. While you are at the library, look for books on CD or DVDs with a Spanish language track and/or subtitles. Spanish on television: ​Catch the Saturday morning cartoon lineup on a Spanish channel. Watch soccer or the evening news in Spanish. Try out other TV shows (of course, they vary greatly in quality and suitability, as do programs in English). Look for ​Telemundo​, ​Estrella​, and other channels, depending on your TV service. Watch DVDs of your favorite movies and TV shows with the Spanish-­language track and/or subtitles turned on. DVD packaging will say which languages they contain;; turning on these options is simply a matter of navigating the DVD’s main menu. Search Netflix under “Spanish language” for more titles. Spanish on the Internet (I’m sure you can find more, but here is a start): Beginning practice: ​http://www.digitaldialects.com/Spanish.htm More beginning practice: ​http://www.hello-­world.com/Spanish/EN_Spanish.php All levels of practice: ​http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/ Duolingo is a fun, free app for smartphones and tablets Spanish in the news: ​BBC Mundo is an excellent news source, even just to get an idea of photos and headlines: ​http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/​. For more local fare, ​El Hispanic News​ is a free, monthly, bilingual newspaper published in the Portland area and is also available online: http://www.elhispanicnews.com/current-­issue/​. Spanish on your gizmos: ​Try using the automatic check-­out machines at the grocery store or an ATM in Spanish. Try setting your cell phone’s language to Spanish. It helps if you’re very familiar with the programs first! If you’re emailing or texting or Twittering (or whatever new thing may be invented this summer), try doing it in Spanish. Spanish on the radio: ​Try an all-­Spanish FM station: 93.1 ​El Rey ​or 93.5 ​La Gran D​ (which also broadcasts at 1520 AM). Also try tuning in to KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland to hear Spanish conversation and different kinds of music at certain hours. The schedule varies, so check KBOO’s website. If you use iTunes, check out the Spanish-­language radio offerings. Gdoc/8s summer spanish 2015 6.16.15 Spanish in podcasts: ​From iTunes, go to the store ​→​Podcasts​→​Language Learning. I especially recommend ​Coffee Break Spanish​, which is hosted by a Scottish man with an impeccable Castilian accent. Spanish on your labels:​ We often ignore the fact that much of what we buy is printed in both English and Spanish, from instructional manuals to food packaging to clothing tags. Conveniently, having both side-­by-­side makes the Spanish easier to figure out. Also look for signs, pamphlets, and flyers. Spanish out and about: ​If you hear Spanish spoken, be it near or far from home, look and listen. Make up a reason to ask a question—maybe you need to know what time it is? Gdoc/8s summer spanish 2015 6.16.15