Next Test is on Wednesday, 11/9We will review just like we did for

the last test

…don’t freak out.

Ok, let’s see how much Spanish we know…

Translate to Spanish:The blue man studies Spanish on

Mondays

El hombre azul estudia el español los lunes.

The red backpack is from Argentina

La mochilla roja es de Argentina

The two girls study art at 10am

Las dos chicas estudian el arte a las diez de la mañana

The teacher’s purple eraser is in the classroom.

El borrador morado del profesor está en la clase.

La Palabra del día: “De”De has several uses in Spanish.

★To ask where someone is from.Ex: ¿DE dónde eres?

Soy DE Michigan

★To describe something or someone.

Ex: La clase DE español(if you translated this literally, it would be the class OF Spanish)

★It is used in quite a few expressions.

Ex: DE nada, DE la mañana

★It is the equivalent of ‘s in English

Ex: El amigo DE Pablo.Pablo’s friend.

Los lapices DE Zita.Zita’s Pencils.

Estar- To BeYo Estoy Nosotros

EstamosTú Estas Vosotros EstaísÉl/Ella Esta Ellos/Ellas

Estan

Remember SER?Yup, that’s right, there are TWO

forms of the verb “To Be” in Spanish. Yaaaaay!

SER- To BeYoSoy NosotrosSomosTúEres VosotrosSois

UstedEs UstedesSonÉl/EllaEs Ellos/EllasSon

Estar✓Indicates location

Ex: ¿Dónde estan los estudiantes?Estan en la clase.

Estar ✓Indicates a condition or state of

being that is temporary/happening at a given moment in time.

Ex: Cómo estás?Estoy bien, gracias.

Let me clarify this last thing…if you are describing a state of being that

changes, use estar. For example, if you say you are tired, use estar, because

tiredness is not a defining/permanent aspect of your personality.

Soooo… Estar is used to express transitory qualities.

Ser is used to express a FUNDAMENTAL quality. It

expresses the essence of a person or thing, who or what it is.

SER★Used with De to indicate originEx: Soy de MichiganI am from Michigan

★Used to identify one’s professionEx: Yo soy profesoraI am a teacher

★Used with de to indicate posession, or what something is made ofEx: El libro es de él.The book is hisEx: la mesa es de metalThe table is made of metal

★Used to indicate time or the dateEx: Son las dosIt is two o’clockEx: Hoy es juevesToday is Thursday

ESTAR✪Used to indicate locationEx: el libro está aquí.The book is here.

✪Used to identify a temporary conditionEx: Él está enfermoHe is sickLa puerta está cerrada The door is closed

✪Used with personal reactionsEx: Estás muy bonita hoy!You look beautiful today!

¿Dónde está Carlos el bebé?

Carlos E.B. está en Cleveland, Ohio.

¿Dónde está Bertolome-Beto?

B.B. está en Miami, Florida.

¿Dónde está Lolita Bonita?

L.B. está en Brasil.

¿Dónde están Los Rollong Stones?

Están en Israel.

¿Dónde están tú y Sr. Mostaza?

Nosotros estamos en Madrid España

¿Dónde están ellos?

Ellos están en Argentina.

Exercises 20 and 21 pg. 74

¿De dónde es Lolita Bonita?

L.B. es de brasil.

¿De dónde son los Rolling Stones?

Son de inglaterra.

Read pg. 71

¿Cómo estás tú?

Estoy Bien

Estoy mal

Estoyterrible

ohorrible

Estoyasi-asi

oregular

Estoyfantastico/a

oexcelente

Estoycansado/a

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

En grupos de dos:hablen con un amigo o amiga, y le

preguntaís:How are you?

How old are you?Where are you from?

What time is it?

Una historia breve de Honduras

Honduras has a long history of military control. From 1955-1979 Honduras was under the control of the PLH,

Partido Liberal de Honduras.

In the 1980’s, the US supported the election of Honduras’ first civilian government in decades. The

president elected was a medical doctor named Roberto Suazo Córdova.

Excitement over this new civilian government was short lived. In its Cold War ferver, the US government installs military units and training centers across the borders of

Honduras and El Salvador in an effort to defeat the newly installed liberal party in El Salvador. This war

against the communist leftist movement is referred to as the “Contra” effort.

The new liberal party of El Salvador, known as the Sandinista party, was considered to be highly

dangerous by the US government, who felt that it would introduce communism (which had already been

introduced to Cuba) to the rest of Central America.

In an effort to counteract this Communist threat, the Honduran government, with the aid of the United

States, brought commander in chief of military forces Gustavo Adolfo Martínez to power in 1982.

Although he only held this position for two years, he was responsible for condoning the death, torture, and

“disappearance” of hundreds of supposed civilian “subversives” mostly consisting of students, peasant and labor leaders, and progressive religious figures.

Prior to the 1980’s, Honduras had had a relatively peaceful history, especially when compared to other Latin American countries. The following poem was

written by a leftist revolutionary in Honduras during this period of violence and tension between the

conservative military government of Honduras, and the leftists who supported the Sandinista party in El

Salvador.

CombateYo soy un poeta,Un ejército de poetas.Y hoy quiero escribir un poema,un poema silbatosun poema fusiles.Para pegarlos en las puertas,en la celda de la prisionesen los muros de las escuelas.Hoy quiero construir y desrtuir,Levantar en andamios la esperenza.Despertar al niñoarcángel de las espadas,ser relámpago, trueno,con estatura de héroepara talar, arrasar,las podridas raíces de mi pueblo.

Ejercito: armyQuiero: I wantSilbatos: whistlesFusiles: riflesPegarlos: stick/fastenCelda: cellMuros: walls

Andamios: scaffoldsDespertar: wake upEspadas: swords Relámpago: lightning Trueno: thunderEstatura: stature/postureTaler: destroy Arraser: LevelPodridas: rotten

Clementina SuárezCombateYo soy un poeta,Un ejército de poetas.Y hoy quiero escribir un poema,un poema silbatosun poema fusiles.Para pegarlos en las puerts,en la celda de la prisionesen los muos de las escuelas.Hoy quiero construir y desrtuir,Levantar en andamios la esperenza.Despertar al niñoarcángel de las espadas,ser relámpago, trueno,con estatura de héroepara talar, arrasar,las podridas raíces de mi pueblo.

CombatI am a poet,an army of poets.And today I want to write a poem,a whistle poema rifle poem.To stick to the doors,in prison cellson school walls.Today I want to build and destroy,to raise hope in the scaffolds.Wake the childarchangel of swordsbe lightening, thunder,with a hero’s statureto root out, razethe rotten roots of my people.