Introduction to Spanish “B” Book Series
This book is for both beginning and continuing students, grades 3-6. The
book, flash cards and CD are designed to be flexible and
for use in a classroom with a teacher, in a home-school
setting, or by a student working independently with
parental assistance.
Beginners should not feel pressured to master all the
material, especially the optional pages, páginas
suplementarias. We encourage them to return
frequently to previous lessons for review to recognize
their real progress. Continuing students will find the book contains a good
review of basic vocabulary as well as many new expressions, phrases, and
sentences, songs and rhymes. We encourage them to explore the páginas
suplementarias. There they will find answers to questions that have
puzzled them about saying something correctly en español.
While there are plenty of writing opportunities in the B book itself,
working with a Spanish/English dictionary and a neatbook reserved for
Spanish to create a personal libro de memoria is a great way to "fix"
correct Spanish in the mind and build a good resource for future study.
Practice at home with CD and flashcards!
The Language Quest CD contains the weekly
lessons as well as Spanish Basics, songs*, riddles,
rhymes and more. While homework is not
required, time spent listening, even five (5)
minutes a day, and practicing with flash cards will
pay off in more rapid progress. Practice at home
also means the games played in class are more fun because they move
faster. To make the most of this investment, we encourage the whole
family to get involved!
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Lección uno (1)
1.¡Bienvenidos, niños!
2.¡Hola maestra!
3.Me llamo Señora...... 4. ¿Cómo te llamas?
Me llamo.........
Me llamo.........
Your teacher’s name here:
Your name here:
Add punction marks as done en español.
1.
Bienvenidos niños
2.
Cómo te llamas
Spanish speakers roll their R's. You can learn to do this too,
by practicing este rima. Listen to it on your CD, then roll your RR's!
Rima
Erre con erre carrete,
Erre con erre carril,
Rápido corren los carros
Cargados de azúcar de el ferrocarril.
RR with RR for carrette (bobin)
RR with RR for carril (track),
rapidly run the cars,
carrying the sugar from the railroad.
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La canción...song
Sing along with
your teacher!
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Buenos días... Good morning.
Buenas tardes......afternoon
Buenas noches.......evening
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5. ¿Cómo se llaman ellos?
Lesson 1
Welcome children!
Hello teacher!
My name is Mrs. ____.
What is your name?
What are their names?
Her name is Elsa.
and his name is Juan.
6. Ella se llama Elsa
y él se llama Juan.
¡Escucha y repite!
Listen and repeat!
Your teacher will introduce commands to your class.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1. Formen un círculo.
All join hands.
4. Dá la vuelta.
Turn around
2. Gira a la derecha.
Turn to the right.
5. Siéntate en el piso.
Sit down on the floor.
3. Gira a la izquierda.
Turn to the left.
6. ¡Silencio, por favor!
Quiet, please.
Watch for this CD picture. When you see it, you will know
that you can hear this part of the lesson on your CD. Listen
often to the weekly lessons and you will learn to speak Spanish
quickly and easily!
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Lección dos (2)
1.Yo soy María.
2.Mi mamá es alta.
Actividad:
Use a tape measure twice.
Say/write how tall you are
in feet and inches; then in
meters and centimeters.
3. Mi papá es
más alto.
I am _____ feet and ____ inches tall.
Yo mido ____ metro y _____ centimetros.
(Most measuring tapes show meters
and centimeters on back side.)
Palabras de cortesía
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
¿Pudiera yo?
Sí, puedes.
¡Muchas gracias!
De nada.
¡Salud!
¡Salud! ¡Dinero!
¡Perdóname!
4. Mi hermano
es bajo.
Polite Words
May I?
Yes, you may.
Thank you very much!
You’re welcome.
Bless you!
¡Amor! (3 sneezes in a row) Bless you! Money! Love!
Excuse me!
¡Dinero!
¡Salud!
La canción
Los pollitos dicen
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¡Amor!
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Lesson 2
I am Maria.
My mother is tall.
My father is taller.
My brother is short.
My sister is shorter.
I am much taller
than my grandmother.
7. I am much shorter
than my grandfather.
5.Mi hermana
es más baja.
6. Yo soy más alta
que mi abuela.
7. Yo soy más baja
que mi abuelo.
Making adjectives agree en español:
Write the last letter in “alto” when you refer to your mother: ______
Write the last letter in “abuelo” when you refer to a grandmother:
Write the last letter in “bajo” when you refer to your sister:
______
______
Watch for similar changes throughout your lessons.
Practice using and listening to the “Basics” in this book.
Los números, los colores y las formas..... páginas 27 y 28.
Listen to your CD and pronounce all the numbers, colors and shapes.
Write the names of these shapes and numbers en español.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
1,2,3,4
________________________________________________________________
10, 20, 30____________________________________________________
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Lección tres (3)
1. ¿Cómo estás?
2. Estoy feliz.
3. Estoy enfermo(a).
4. Estoy cansado.
Nouns are naming words for people, places, things, animals, ideas, etc.
People: teacher, man, child, mother, sister, uncle, friend, etc.
Places: city, farm, Chicago, Spain, Latin America, etc.
Things: shovel, car, tree, boat, hat, etc.
To spot a noun en español, look for words like:
DC = disco compacto
un/una/unos/unas
el/la/los/las
el gato (the cat)
la araña (the spider)
los gatos (the cats)
las arañas (the spiders)
un perro (a dog)
una tortuga (a turtle)
unos perros (some dogs)
unas tortugas (some turtles)
El teatro
The Theater
Sé (be) un actor o una actriz.
Pretend to be an actor with:
a headache, a stomach ache or a tooth ache!
Act these conditions out at home for your family
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y tu clase de español.
Lesson 3
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
5. Lo siento.
6. ¡Estoy enojado!
DC = disco compacto
Hints:
abuela
abuelo
alta
alto
bajo
cabeza
cansado
círculo
cuadrado
diamante
enfermo
enojado
estómago
feliz
hermana
hermano
lo siento
papá
rectángulo
triángulo
How are you?
I am happy.
I am sick.
I am tired.
I'm sorry.
I’m angry!
el alfabeto with your teacher.
Then listen to the alphabet song on your DC.
Repeat
Dice el alfabeto:
A, Be, Ce, Che, De, E, eFe, Ge,
Hache, I, Jota, Ka, eLe, eLLe, eMe, eNe, eÑe,
O, Pe, Qu, eRRe. eSe, Te, U, Ve,
W=dobleVe, X=equis, Y=i griega, Z=zeta.
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Hispanic News
Have you heard the following expressions:
Por favor (Please)
¿Pudiera yo? (May I?)
Sí, puedes. (Yes, you may),
Muchas gracias. (Thank you very much)
De nada. (You’re welcome).
Knowing las palabras y acciones de cortesía en español (polite words and
actions) is very important. For even if your Spanish isn't very good yet,
Spanish speakers will be pleased and impressed at your courtesy when speaking
their language.
Review the polite expressions on page 3 of this book, and practice using them.
People will be impressed with your good manners! As you learn more Spanish
and can observe more Spanish speakers, you will learn to interpret behavior well
and know better how to act accordingly.
A good rule of thumb: “when with a Spanish-speaking group, do as they do.”
Here are some typical accionnes (actions) to learn:
 Children are always welcome.
 Introductions may be formal, but after you have
shared more information about yourself, conversation
will tend to become more informal.
 Always add Señor, Señora or Señorita to the last
name of the adults you are addressing. They'll probably
ask you to use their first names when you know each other better.
 Expect to shake hands when being introduced but don’t
be surprised by a kiss on both cheeks when you arrive
and when you leave. Women kiss other women and men,
but men kiss only women. Both men and women give
hugs generously.
 When eating a meal, good manners require that both
hands be visible at all times and eating with both knife
and fork in hand is customary.
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Lección cuatro (4)--Visitor’s Day
At home or in class, fill in the empty squares with these
4 colors and 4 numbers. Be sure to mix them up in any order!
Practice naming each square at home!
¿Cuánto he aprendido? _____
How many have you learned?
¿Cuántos necesitan practicar más? _____
How many need more practice?
rojo
azul
verde
amarillo
diez
cinco
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¡Lotería!
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Language Quest
“B” Book Flash Cards
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Language Quest
“B” Book
Flash Cards 'backs'
¡Hola maestra!
¡Bienvenidos
niños!
Lección 1
Lección 1
¿Cómo se
llaman ellos?
¿Cómo te
llamas?
Me llamo......
Lección 1
Lección 1
Lección 1
Ella se llama
Elsa y
él se llama
Juan.
Mi mamá es
alta.
Yo soy María.
Lección 2
Lección 2
Mi hermana es
más baja.
Mi hermano
es bajo.
Mi papá es
más alto.
Lección 2
Lección 2
Lección 2
¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo te va?
Yo soy más
baja/o
que mi abuelo.
Lección 3
Lección 2
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Lección 1
Yo soy más
alta/o
que mi abuela.
Lección 2
Coordinated teaching poster
(sample) 3-hole punched in binder
Lección 1
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