Warm Up 1-8-09What do you think each of these words

mean? Write the word & answer on your paper.

1. inteligente

2. agosto

3. computadora

4. ratón

5. poster

6. embarrasado

7. actitud

8. abuso

9. autoridad

10.adaptar

11.actriz

12.medalla

13.manera

14.mapa

15.victoria

16.cebra

Take up Parent Letters

• Remember how to pass in papers

Los Anuncios para HoyLos Anuncios para Hoy

Homework Read fondo cultural page 13. Answer the question. STUDY alphabet!

Homework Warm Up Quiz Friday

Pop Quizzes are eminent!

If you were out yesterday:

• Get your worksheet packet from the purple clipboard by the door.

Just a few classroom procedures….

Fire Drill

• Dismiss by rows

• Take a right out the door

• Go to the fence on the other side of the track

• Line up silently

• Call roll

Tornado Drill

• exit by rows

• Sit down in the hall outside our door

How to come to attention

Homework/Warmup Quizzes

• Keep HW & Warmups in the first section of your notebook

• Each Friday = HW/WU Quiz

• Example:• 1. Write the answer for Mondays WU Question

2.

It’s Very IMPORTANT that you date your warm ups and homework!

Keeping your notebook

• 3 ring binder

• 4 dividers

• 1st section=warm ups & homework• 2nd section=vocabulary• 3rd section=Notes• 4th section = classwork

Heading a Paper

• Your Name

• Today’s Date

• Block

• Assignment page number & activity

Review

• Asking Questions

• Classroom Rules

Los Objetivos para Hoy

1. Judge the value of learning Spanish.

2. Identify the Spanish speaking countries of the world on a map.

3. Recall the Spanish alphabet with correct pronunciation.

WHY should I

learn Spanish?

Better Understanding of English

Know your neighbors

Spanish is the fifth most spoken language in the world.

Over 322 million people speak Spanish.

Travel

Cultural Understanding

How do other people feel and think?

It’s one of the easiest languages to learn!

Ease cultural tensions

MONEY!

Careers in Spanish

• Finanical Planner• Counselor• Attorney• Guide• Medical Research Technician • Teacher• Consumer Affairs

Representative• Account Executive• Journalist• Dietitian

• Writer• Tour guide• Insurance Agent• Translator• Linguist• Personnel Director• Volunteer Coordinator• Foreign service officer• Peace Corps Volunteer• Flight Attendant• Relocation Manager

Information found at St. James University’s Career Services Homepage

Flight Attendant Salary

$38,000-60,000/year

Advertising Executive

$44,000-76,000/year

Insurance Agent

$34,000-46,000/year

Human Resource Manager

$55,000-88,000/year

Registered Nurse

42,000-55,800/year

Spanish Teacher

Alabama 1st Year

36,000/year

Overview of Spanish

And the Top 5 Languages Spoken are…

Mandarin (Chinese)

Arabic

Hindi

English

Spanish

There are 21 Spanish Speaking Countries in the world

21

Number your paper 1-21

• Solo – 1 minute

• Partnered – 2 minutes

• Double Team – 2 minutes

21 Spanish Speaking Countries

• Argentina• Mexico• Guatemala• El Salvador• Honduras• Nicaragua• Costa Rica• Panama• Cuba• Republica Dominicana• Puerto Rico

• Peru• Ecuador• Venezuela• Bolivia• Chile• Paraguay• Argentina• Uruguay• Espana• Guinea Ecuatorial• Columbia

Central America TestFriday

January 30th!

El Alfabeto• A: a B: be C: ce CH: chayD: day

• E: AF: efe G: hay H: hache I: eJ: jota K: kaL: ele LL: eyea M: eme

• N: enayÑ: eñe O: oP: pay Q: cu R: eray

• RR: ERRRAY roll tongue S: esay T: tay U: uV: vay W: doble vay X: equis Y: i griega Z: zeta

Hold it Up

Turn & Talk

• Write 3 words on your paper.

• Turn to the person beside you and spell the words to him or her.

• Switch

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=map+of+Spain&safe=active&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Calamares_tapas.jpg

Parliamentary Monarchy

Head of GovernmentPresidente Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Chief of StateKing Juan Carlos

España

Comunidades

Provinces

Compare

• USA • Spain• Communidades• provinces

Did you get it? Quiz

• Use your notes to answer these questions

1. What is the capitol of Spain?2. What is a tapa?3. Who is the head of government?4. Which is bigger, a comunidad or a

province?5. What is so different about the language

of Spain?

Last 5 Procedures

Clean up!

Star Chart!