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Discussion for 3/12
2008-03-10 16:50:00 Spanish I and III Discussion Topic for 3/12Read the following article. Spanish 3 -- ¿Qué tomarás tú este verano? ¿Agua botellada o agua de grifo? ¿Por qué?Spanish 1 -- ¿Qué te gusta? ¿Agua botellada o agua de grifo? ¿Por qué?
Wiki - Story Two (period 6)
2008-03-07 19:26:00 Wiki - Story TwoRead all previous comments and then continue the story on. Make sure all additional sentences continue the story -- work with the group. Post as many times as you would like. Wiki-Story Two will end 3/11.Our result should be a great story that we can illustrate and present to Woodbury Elementary, our local bilingual school. They would be incredibly grateful. More About: Wiki , Period
Wiki - Story One (periods 1 & 5)
2008-03-07 19:25:00 Wiki - Story OneRead all previous comments and then continue the story on. Make sure all additional sentences continue the story -- work with the group. Post as many times as you would like. Wiki-Story One will end 3/11.Our result should be a great story that we can illustrate and present to Woodbury Elementary, our local bilingual school. They would be incredibly grateful. More About: Wiki
Spanish WOTD #14
2008-03-07 17:01:00 Spanish Word of the Day #14¡Aguas! (A-gwas) -- Literally water, but it is used as "heads up!" When people used to dump their dirty water / refuse out their windows (before modern plumbing obviously), they would warn people below by yelling ¡Aguas! More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #13
2008-03-06 19:42:00 Spanish Word of the Day #13niña / niño fresa (knee-nya FRAY-sa) Literally strawberry girl or boy, but is used as saying a spoiled rich kid. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #12
2008-03-06 02:58:00 Spanish Word of the Day #12 --The famous Chevy Nova incident--No va (No bah) -- means doesn't go.Just like seeing "the potato", instead of "the pope" there have been numerous counts of poor translations or unintended consequences.One popular story says that the Chevy Nova didn't sell well in Latin America because Nova means "doesn't go". Well, part of the story is true anyways... the translation is correct. However, the Nova sold just fine, even exceeding its sales estimates in some parts of Latin America. Pure Urban Legend. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #11
2008-03-05 03:12:00 Spanish Word of the Day #11la papa / el papa (PAH-pah) -- When the Pope visited Miami, a very smart person printed thousands of t-shirts saying -- "Vi la papa" -- trying to say "I saw the Pope". Too bad that "el papa" means the Pope. "La papa" means the potato. More About: Spanish
Spanish Discussion (3/4 or 3/5)
2008-03-03 17:51:00 The following event is happening March 5th. Read what's happening. If you could go to any event in the world, what event would you go to?Spanish Three -- Answer using an "if clause" with the imperfect subjunctive and the conditional tense. For example -- Si pudiera ir...Spanish One -- Answer using the present tense form of ir. For example -- Voy...Periods 1-3, this is due on March 5th. Periods 5-7, this is due March 4th. More About: Discussion
Spanish WOTD #10
2008-03-03 17:25:00 Spanish Word of the Day #10Salud (Sa-LU) -- literally health, also used as "cheers" and "bless you". More About: Spanish
Spanish 1 Activity for 3/3
2008-03-01 01:43:00 Go to the following Spanish Game. Play 5 games, and post your score under comments.
Spanish WOTD #9
2008-02-29 04:17:00 Don Fulano y Doña Fulana (Don Foo-LA-no / Do-nya Foo-LA-na) -- John Doe and Jane Doe, or "that guy", or "Mr. Whatever". More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #8
2008-02-27 15:37:00 Spanish Word of the Day #8avión (a-vee-ON) -- literally means airplane, but also means a smart person. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #7
2008-02-26 20:23:00 Spanish Word of the Day #7caramelo /bomboncito (ka-ra-MAY-low / bowm-bon-SEE-tow) -- literally meaning caramel and little marshamallow, these are pet names for a boyfriend or girlfriend. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #6
2008-02-25 18:09:00 Spanish Word of the Day #6órale / chido (O-ra-lay / chee-dough) -- two slang words for awesome, sweet, or cool. More About: Spanish
Spanish Discussion (2/27)
2008-02-25 17:57:00 Go to the following news story. Post a comment in the discussion thread here and be prepared to talk about the news story on Miércoles. If you need help getting a google account, go here. More About: Spanish , Discussion
Spanish WOTD #5
2008-02-25 03:05:00 Spanish Word of the Day #5Luego Luego (loo-AY-go loo-AY-go) -- said once it means later, but obviously, if you say it twice it means right away. If you figure it out, let me know. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #4
2008-02-25 02:51:00 Spanish Word of the Day #4Buey/Güey (bway) -- Literally ox, but used as dude or dogg (dee, oh, double g). "Buey" is to a teenager what "Vato" is to a 40 year old. More About: Spanish
2/22 Tarea - Spanish 3
2008-02-21 01:32:00 Homework due 2/22Go to this Google Translator. Please translate the following phrase: "You have bought that" -- Write down what Google tells you, correct it, then write down why you think Google missed it. Bring your answers to class to turn in. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #3
2008-02-20 18:50:00 Spanish Word of the Day #3tbo mñn (text language) - Spelled out it is te(t) veo (b,o) mañana, meaning see you tomorrow. More About: Spanish
Words of the Day
2008-02-19 23:29:00 Some students have asked what the WOTD are for... I will be putting extra credit questions on my tests about them and also they are pretty fun to learn. Enjoy! More About: Words , Test
2/20 Tarea - Spanish 1
2008-02-18 21:31:00 Homework Due 2/20--Go to Google Translator (follow the link) and type or copy in the following phrase."I never use calculators in spanish class." Write down what Google tells you, correct it, then write down why you think Google missed it. Bring your answers to class. More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #2
2008-02-18 19:18:00 Spanish Word of the Day #2el pez gordo (el payz gore-dough) -- literally means the fat fish, but often used in the place of "the boss" or "the head honcho". More About: Spanish
Spanish WOTD #1
2008-02-18 15:46:00 Spanish Word of the Day #1 --Caracoles (ka -ra - KO - lays) -- Literally it means snails, however it is used as a way of saying "dang it", or "rats". More About: Spanish
Site Features
2008-02-18 15:44:00 I'll be posting information on a daily basis here, feel free to comment on anything you find interesting or have a question about. Follow the links on the right side of the page to go to my other websites or blogs, or get some practice in with conjuguemos. More About: Features , Site
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