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La ciudad

Places in/around the city ¿Qué lugar es?

cognates

Definite Articles number/gender of nouns

Prepositions of location ¿Dónde está…..?

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lugares en la ciudad

la iglesia la biblioteca la fuente la tienda

la calle la piscina la escuela la estatua

la plaza la farmacia la parada de autobús

el restaurante el correo el cine

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más lugares en la ciudad

el museo el banco el hospital

el estadio el café el hotel

el parque el metro el teatro

el supermercado el zoológico

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lugares en la ciudad

Use the picture clues and your vocabulary pages to help you fill in the crossword puzzle below.

Horizontal:

4. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Vertical:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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lugares en la ciudad

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Los sustantivos (nouns)

F.O.L. #1 (fact of life #1) ALL nouns in Spanish have …

_______________________ and ________________________

This means that every Spanish noun—person, place, thing or idea—is…

• ________________________ or

• ________________________

• ________________________ or

• ________________________

How do I know if a noun is singular or plural?

☺ EASY! Plural nouns end in - ________.

Can I make a singular noun plural? ______________

• If a noun ends in a _____________________, you make it plural simply by adding _________.

• If a noun ends in a ___________________________, you make it plural by adding _________.

A. Make each noun below plural. Modelo: piscina piscinas 1. teatro _______________________ 5. hotel ________________________

2. cine ________________________ 6. restaurante ________________________

3. hospital _______________________ 7. tienda _________________________

4. plaza _______________________ 8. parada de autobús ____________________________

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Los sustantivos

We know that all nouns in Spanish have ___________________ & ___________________ .

How do I know if a noun is masculine or feminine? NOT QUITE SO EASY …

1. Think about the ____________________________ of the word.

If the definition of the word refers to a boy or a man (son, brother, father, etc.), the noun is ____________________________.

If the definition of the word refers to a girl or a woman (daughter, sister, mother, etc.), the noun is ____________________________.

2. Look at the ________________________ of the word.

Masculine nouns __________________ but NOT ___________________ end in

_____._____._____._____._____._____.

Feminine nouns __________________ but NOT ___________________ end

_______.____________._______._______.

3. HOWEVER, there are some nouns that these strategies won’t work for. It is VERY

IMPORTANT to know each noun’s gender. So, if you cannot determine a noun’s gender using the above 2 strategies, you will need to look the noun up on your vocab list:

________= masculine, ________= feminine.

You will need to _________________ the gender of these “tricky” ones.

Can I change the gender of a noun? ________________________________________!

A. Each of the nouns below is SINGULAR. Indicate whether they are masculine (M) for feminine. (F).

¡OjO! You may not know all of these words – that’s OK, just apply the rules above. Watch out for “tricky” ones!

1. correo _____ 2. estación _____ 3. iglesia _____ 4.parque _____ 5. ciudad _____ 6. hotel _____ 7. café _____ 8. calle _____

¡OJO! Noun must be

_________________!

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teatro café biblioteca farmacia estadio escuela hotel calle

estatuas zoológico metro parques hoteles plaza

tiendas hospital cine iglesias bancos fuente parada restaurantes

LOS SUSTANTIVOS

To practice what we learned about Spanish nouns, complete the following three word sorts by writing the terms

from each word bank in the appropriate column. Think about our rules for number and gender!

I. SINGULAR / PLURAL

SINGULAR PLURAL

II. MASCULINE / FEMININE

MASCULINE FEMININE

III. COMBINED

MASC. / SING. FEM. / SING. MASC. / PLURAL FEM. / PLURAL

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Los artículos definidos

Often we use words called __________________________ in front of a noun.

There are _____ definite articles in Spanish, and they all mean ____________.

Why? Because of F.O.L. #1.

Since all the nouns in Spanish have NUMBER and GENDER, there are

1. ____/____ nouns, 2. ____/____ nouns,

3. ____/____ nouns and 4. ____/____ nouns.

We need a different “THE” for each situation.

masculino feminino

singular

plural

espacio para practicar

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Práctica

A. Analyze the nouns below.

• Are they singular (s) or plural (pl)? (circle one)

• Are they masculine (m) or feminine (f)? (circle one)

After analyzing, write the appropriate definite article for each noun. Follow the model.

Modelo los chicos (s / pl.) (m. / f )

1. ________dragones

( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

2. ________piloto

( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

3. ________gorilas

( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

4. ________persona ( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

5. ________fotografías

( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

6. ________cereal

( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

7. ________polución

( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

8. ________adultos ( s / pl.) ( m. / f )

A. The nouns in section A are all cognates. What do you think the words in section A

mean? Please write the English translation below.

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________

4. ___________________

5. ___________________

6. ___________________

7. ___________________

8. ___________________

Some Spanish words look or sound very similar to words in English, and have the same meaning. These words are called cognates.

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a la izquierda (de)

a la derecha (de)

delante (de) detrás (de)

cerca (de) lejos (de)

arriba (de) debajo (de)

al lado (de)

encima (de) enfrente (de) entre

en medio (de)

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las preposiciones de locación

(a la) izquierda (de) arriba (de)

(a la) derecha (de) debajo (de)

delante (de) al lado (de)

detrás (de) encima (de)

cerca (de) enfrente (de)

lejos (de) y entre

y algo más… ¡Se acaba la rima!

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preposiciones de locación

1. Translate the following words into Spanish. A sample is done for you.

2. Circle the one directional word that does not use “de”.

in front delante next to

to the right behind

facing,

across from close

to the left above

between far

below on top

in the middle

1. Find the Spanish direction words in the word search.

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¿Quién está…?

Look around our classroom and form questions about where various people sit in relation to others.

Follow the model.

Modelo:

¿Quién está detrás de ____________? ____________ está detrás de ____________.

1. ¿Quién está _________________________________________________?

__________________________________________________________.

2. ¿Quién está _________________________________________________?

__________________________________________________________.

3. ¿Quién está _________________________________________________?

__________________________________________________________.

¿Qué está…? Look at the map on the screen and imagine that you are standing in the plaza.

Answer the questions that follow in a complete Spanish sentence. Follow the model.

Modelo:

¿Qué está lejos del cine? El/La ___________________ está lejos del cine.

1. ¿Qué está cerca de la piscina? _________________________________________________

2. ¿Qué está delante de las tiendas? _______________________________________________

3. ¿Qué está a la izquierda del banco? ____________________________________________

4. ¿Qué está entre la iglesia y el metro? ___________________________________________

___________________________________________

5. ¿Qué está _________________________________________________________________?

__________________________________________________________________________

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Una actividad de leer:

Imagine that you are standing in the plaza of the city pictured below. Choose the most logical preposition of location from the options provided to explain where various places are located.

delante detrás a la derecha cerca enfrente en medio entre

1. El cine está _________________________ del museo.

2. La biblioteca está _________________________ del hospital.

3. El café está _________________________ el metro y la farmacia.

4. La iglesia está _________________________ del correo.

5. El correo está _________________________ del banco.

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¿Dónde está…?

¿Dónde está…? …está…

Modelo:

¿Dónde está ?

Where is the plaza?

La plaza está detrás de la estatua. The plaza is behind the statue.

¿Dónde está ?

Where is the church?

La iglesia está cerca del cine. The church is close to the cinema (movie theater).

de (of or from) + el (the) = del

Práctica:

¿Dónde está ?

¿Dónde está ?

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Práctica: ¿Dónde está…?

Write a complete sentence in Spanish to say where things are located. Follow the samples on the previous page.

1.

¿Dónde está ?

2.

¿Dónde está ? y

3.

¿Dónde está ?

4.

¿Dónde está ?

5.

¿Dónde está ?

6.

¿Dónde está ?

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Una actividad de escuchar:

Imagine that you are standing in

the plaza looking out at various

places in the city. From your

perspective there, say whether the

following statements are cierto o

falso.

1. ________ 4. ________

2. ________ 5. ________

3. ________

Now, write one TRUE & one

FALSE sentence in Spanish saying

where something is located.

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

Read your sentences to a partner.

He or she should tell you if they are

cierto o falso. Let your partner

know if he/she is correct.

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Presentación Oral: La Ciudad

Tips for success on Presentational Assessments: 1. Demonstrate what you’ve learned in the unit being assessed. Your grade is based on what you show you know.

(If your work does not include new and challenging information from the current unit, the teacher assumes you did not learn it.)

2. These assessments are open note! Use your workbook to incorporate vocabulary and grammar structures from the unit and to check accuracy.

3. Brainstorm and write your draft in Spanish, not English. 4. Be sure to include all required components! 5. Use work time wisely. You don’t want to rush through a presentational assessment – you need to plan out your

content and pay attention to accuracy so that it is in best effort form --practiced/polished --when you submit it. 6. DO NOT USE A TRANSLATOR or get help from a native speakers / advanced students. If a teacher suspects

improper help you will receive a zero. You cannot earn credit for others’ work.

Imagine that you’ve been studying in Guatemala City for a semester. Someone who is new to

town has asked you where various things are located. This presentation is your reply to him/her

(in Spanish), explaining where places in the city are.

During your presentation, you will see one of the images below. Notice that a few of the places

are outlined/highlighted. You should discuss these places as a minimum; talk about the circled

places in relationship to one another and the boxed places in relationship to one another. You

may discuss additional places if you wish. Prepare logical, well-structured sentences in Spanish

that include: lugares nouns, accurate definite articles, & prepositions of place.

___________________________________________________

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