¡Bienvenidos! (Welcome!)

This PowerPoint will introduce you to Spanish and prime you for the first reading activity (already?!?).

You will soon realize that even though you are starting out, you can read some Spanish by using what you

already know.

Instructions

Think about the following claims about Spanish, and jot down whether you think they are true

or false. You can check your answers at the end.

¿Cierto o falso?

After English, Spanish is the most frequently spoken language in

the United States.

¿Cierto o falso?

One out of every ten United States residents speaks Spanish.

¿Cierto o falso?

The United States has the fifth largest population of Spanish

speakers in the world.

¿Cierto o falso?

The first Europeans to settle in the modern-day United States were

Spanish speakers.

¿Cierto o falso?

There are over twenty Spanish-speaking countries.

¿Cierto o falso?

More than 350 million people speak Spanish.

¿Cierto o falso?

Spanish is a modern derivative of Latin.

Go to the next slide for the answers.

All seven statements were true.

Los cognados (Cognates)

Cognate: a word that is similar in two or more languages because of a common origin.

Example:

publicación publication

Please go to page 2 of your book and read the Learning Strategy about using cognates (purple box). Then, continue on to the next slide to try your hand at guessing the meanings of some words.

publicación publication

colonial

colonial colonial

comentarios

comentarios commentaries

falsos

falsos false

glaciares

glaciares glaciers

indicar

indicar indicate

moderna

moderna modern

contraste

contraste contrast

construcciones

construcciones constructions

fotografía

fotografía photograph / photography

habitantes

habitantes inhabitants

millones

millones millions

montañas

montañas montañas

Now you can read the captions under the pictures on pages 2-3 and complete the true/false activity (D) on page 3.

Answers are on the next slide!

Answers to Act. D on page 3

1. Cierto2. Cierto3. Falso4. Falso5. Cierto6. Falso7. Cierto

FIN (The End)