el 22/25 de noviembre

We went over expectations for the Interpersonal and Presentational tasks and then students worked on their outline for the Presentational task while I called students back to assess them on buying a train ticket.

Tarea:
Upload your presentation to MOODLE (even if you are not presenting until after break.)

Helpful hints for the Interpersonal

Frases memorizadas del pasajero/cliente	Frases del agente en la ventanilla
Buenos días / Buenas tardes	¿En qué le puedo ayudar?
Quisiera comprar un billete a…	¿Para cuándo?
Quisiera salir el…de…	¿Qué tipo de billete prefiere Ud.?
Prefiero un billete de ida (y vuelta) por favor.	¿A qué hora quiere salir Ud.?
Prefiero salir a las…
¿Hay una tarifa reducida para estudiante?	¿Tiene Ud. su tarjeta de identidad estudiantil?
Sí, aquí la tiene.
¿Cuánto cuesta el billete?
Gracias	Sí, buen viaje.

el 20/21 de noviembre

¡Vaya!

We had a lot to cover today!

After questions of the day we worked on a partner activity to practice reading a train ticket one last time before taking the Interpretive task.

After the Interpretive task we took notes on Toledo. We then reviewed the 6 sites we have studied this unit.

Students then received a handout and explanation for both the Interpersonal task and the Presentational task (Be sure to PICK UP the rubrics from Sra. A if you are absent or will be gone the 20/21 of November!)

Students will work on the Presentational task while I call students to take the Interpersonal assessment during our next class.

Tarea:

Pick out and SAVE your six pictures for your Presentational task so that you are only working on the text of it for next class.

Practice for the Interpersonal task - find someone to read the 'agente' questions for you to respond to. Memorize the questions/responses!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY! Get to know some of the artists/songs nominated for Latin Grammy's!

For 2 points extra credit (remember, extra credit opportunities are RARE!):

Visit this site http://www.latingrammy.com/es/playlisthub and click on the genre of music that you like best. (You do need to have a Spotify account to do this.) Pick a song (or several) to listen to and send me an e-mail with this information:

(Copy and paste this next part in your e-mail and then add your information.)

1) The name of the artist

2) The name of the song

3) What Grammy category is it nominated for?

4) Do you think the song/album/artist will win it's category? Why or why not? (Or if it's after the Grammy's...did it win it's category? Do you think it should have won if it didn't? Why or why not?

5) Would you add this song to your iPod? Why or why not?

I need to have your email by November 25 at 11:59pm! 

el 18/19 de noviembre

Today we took notes on Segovia (and Barcelona - A day only). (PPT's are on Moodle.)

We then practiced for the interpretive task by doing the activity on page 20 of the Actividades y Cultura packet. We also did a listening practice. (The BBC activity on Moodle 6 is a great practice for this too!)

We then watched a short video of two students buying a train ticket and talked about the phrase, "¿Hay un descuento para estudiante?" and using the International Student Identity Card. (You will need one of these to use in your Interpersonal task. Be sure to pick one up from me.)

Finally, we visited www.renfe.com to 'purchase' some tickets to various places in Spain.

Tarea: Moodle 7 (and revisit the BBC activities on Moodle 6 for extra practice!)

el 14/15 de noviembre

We practiced with Euros - listening to and 'paying' for train tickets.

We reviewed the cities and the sites we have 'visited' so far in class.

We practiced a few times before quiz and then students took a quiz on commands and vocabulary.

We then took notes on Barcelona (4A) and Segovia (1B/2B).

Tarea:

Moodle 6

el 12/13 de noviembre

All classes are on a slightly different schedule depending on how far we got due to WKCE testing last week.

A Day students - notes on Valencia, AC p. 2.
B day students - notes on Barcelona, AC p. 3

Practice with commands - we did MANY practices in preparation for our quiz on Thursday/Friday on commands and train/train station vocabulary. (mini-matamoscas, puntos, traducciones).

Tarea:
Moodle 5
Quiz Thurs./Fri. on commands and train/train station vocabulary

el 8/11 de noviembre

Due to the shortened schedule because of WKCE, A day and B day will have some variation to the activities that occur in class.

A day:

1) Questions of the day
2) Más o menos
3) Practice for quiz - (worksheet from AC packet)
4) PPT to review vocabulary and pistas (a guessing game)
5) Prueba (4A) - 1A on Tuesday!
6) Review of commands

B day:
7) Put the phrases in order
8) Notes on Valencia

Tarea (for all):
Moodle 4
Quiz on commands/vocabulary on 14/15 of November!

el 6/7 de noviembre

Today after review the questions of the day and numbers, we did our first practice for the interpretive task, listening to a conversation that takes place in a train station.

We then took notes on MANDATOS FORMALES (formale commands - U3 p. 1 of Gramática packet, notes are on Moodle!)

We took notes on the city of Granada (AC p. 2). This presentation is also on Moodle.

FInally, we practice vocabulary with an activity called TA TA TI.

Tarea:
1) Moodle 3
2) Study for quiz on the map of Spain and the geography terms from the vocabulary list.

el 4/5 de noviembre

We reviewed numbers with an activity called Más o menos. Students should be sure to have or print a number list during this unit!

We played piccionario to review geography terms - there will be a quiz on these terms on Friday (A)/Monday (B).

We went through a PPT that idenitifed different landmarks from the cities in Spain that we will be studying this unit. Then we planned our route to take to visit the six cities by train.

Finally, students self-assessed on the new train vocabulary by identifiying parts of a train station in pictures. Some classes watched a short video that shows two students buying an AVE train ticket in Madrid.

Tarea:
Moodle 2