LESSON 3 ESPAÑOL

ESPAÑOLPARENT/CLASSROOM PROGRAM: ESPAÑOL

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LESSONLessons 3

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Describing physical and personal characteristics VOCABULARY

fuerte strong listo clever

hermosa beautiful grande big

valiente brave pequeño small

MATERIALS

PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES

DESCRIBING YOURSELF

MUZZY Online Level I - Unit 1 - Scene 3 - I'm Muzzy! : 03:50-05:02MUZZY Online Level I - Unit 1 - Scene 4 - Big and small : 05:02-05:41Flash cards, printed with above vocabulary wordsPictures or puppets of the MUZZY charactersActivity Sheets, 3a, 3b and 3c.

* Teach students gestures for each adjective: "fuerte" = strong man gesture with fists closed and elbows bent to make upper arm muscles bulge "hermosa" = girl puts both hands under chin and smiles "listo" = one finger taps head; person smiles "valiente" = one arm raised; other hand on middle of chest "grande" = hand outstretched over head "pequeño" = forefinger and thumb placed a small distance apart

VIEWING ACTIVITIES

*Show the video. Before starting the video, divide the class into six groups. Give each group a vocabulary flash card (fuerte / hermosa / valiente / listo / grande / pequeño ) and ask the groups to count the number of times they hear their word. The groups may want to keep track with pencil and paper. Pronounce each word again, before showing the segment.* After students are familiar with the vocabulary, show 03:50 - 05:03 again, and pause the video after each character describes him / herself. Allow students time to repeat.

* Ask if anyone knows what an adjective is. If nobody knows, ask for words in English that describe people and things.

* Mention that in the next segment, the MUZZY characters are going to describe themselves. Hold up the flash cards and say the Spanish words. Ask students to repeat each word (at least twice).

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* Ask the class if they remember which adjectives describe the individual characters. If you are using pictures with magnetic tape, place the character's picture on the board with the appropriate adjective under it. By inserting the word "es", the class can practice a number of complete sentences: "Sylvia es hermosa, Corvax es listo, el Rey es fuerte," etc.

* Ask students to name something in the room (in English) that is "grande/pequeño."* Use Activity Sheets 3a, 3b and 3c.

POST-VIEWING * Ask each group to report the number of times they heard their word. Place the vocabulary flash card for that word on the board, and go on to the next group. (If students seem unclear about the meanings, take a few seconds to explain.)

* Unit 1 - Watch and Play - I'm Muzzy! - Game "a", game "b" and game "c".* Unit 2 - Watch and Play - I'm strong. - Game "a" and game "b".

* Play "Charades" using these adjectives. The teacher can model this activity by acting out an obvious word, then asking the class to guess. Have the flash cards at hand to help students. When someone guesses, the teacher says, "Sí, yo soy…" The person who guessed correctly is allowed to act out the next word. This activity will be very popular! If students are shy, say that they may bring a friend along to help act out the word.

ONLINE EXERCISES

GRAMMAR NOTE

In Spanish, adjectives have masculine and feminine endings. Simply explain to the students, that in Spanish, objects, as well as people, are classified as masculine and feminine. For people, boys and men are considered masculine and girls and women are classified as feminine. Inanimate objects are also classified as masculine or feminine, but the classification has to do with the sound of the noun's ending. For a masculine noun, the adjective typically ends in an o and for feminine nouns the adjective typically ends in an a. If an adjective ends in an e there is on change. For example:* "pequeño / pequeña; listo / lista; hermoso / hermosa"* "fuerte", "valiente" and "grande" do not change.

* Unit 1 - Watch and Play - Big and small - Game "a".

* To introduce learners indirectly to the masculine/feminine agreement concept of Spanish grammar, have a male and female student stand up in front of class. Hold up two flashcards with "listo" and "lista." Students make appropriate gesture and the teacher olds up correct card over their heads. Teacher says, "(Male student's name) es listo. " "(Female student's name) es lista. " Repeat twice more with another pair of opposite sex students. Then call up students individually and see if class can pick the right adjective and make a sentence.

The symbol over the "n" in the word "pequeño" is called a tilde, and changes the sound of the "n" .

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LESSON 3

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Answer:

Answer:

Answer: 1. D2. F3. B4. H

5. I6. A7. E8. G

AM 3a ¿Cómo son ellos? / How are they?

OBJECTIVES, DIRECTIONS AND ANSWER KEY

The following objectives, directions and answer keys correspond to the Student Activity Sheets that are referenced throughout the Lesson Plans. Please administer the Activity Sheets, while orally giving the directions.

* describing peopleDirections: Have students write the appropriate adjective under each character.

Objectives: To develop skill in: * getting information from visual cues* recognizing characters in a story

Directions: Students should put the letters in the right order.

1. fuerte2. grande3. pequeño

Corvax - listo the King - fuerte Bob - valiente Muzzy - grande

AM 3b

4. valiente5. hermosa

AM 3cDirections: Students should find the picture described. Then write the letter next to

the description.

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1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.

El Rey es fuerte.Sylvia es valiente.

TRUE OR FALSE ACTIVITY

Read the following sentences aloud and instruct the students to circle TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if the statement is false. Read each item 2-3 times as necessary.

La reina es hermosa.Sylvia es hermosa.

Bob es valiente.Muzzy es grande.

Corvax es listo.Bob es listo.

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ACTIVITY 3a

3¿Cómo son ellos?

grande

valiente

fuertelisto

hermosa

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ACTIVITY 3b

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ACTIVITY 3c

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Assessment Sheet LESSON 3

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TRUE OR FALSE ACTIVITY

Listen to the statements your teacher reads and circle the correct answer based on how the MUZZY characters are described in Scene 3. Circle VERDAD if the statement is true and FALSO if the statement is false.