Rojo Homework Class 1
Grammar lesson: Adjectives Adjectives in Spanish agree in gender (usually) and number with the nouns they modify. They are also usually placed after the noun. Examples: el libro rojo (the red book) los libros rojos (the red books) la mesa roja (the red table) las mesas rojas (the red tables) Adjectives that end in "e" don't agree in gender, only number. (grande, importante, etc.) Assignment: 1. Write a list of 12 different nouns in Spanish (simple, concrete ones that you can easily explain to another student without using English) and describe each with a different adjective in Spanish (a simple, concrete one) in the appropriate form. Of the 12 nouns, make sure you have 3 masculine singular, 3 masculine plural, 3 feminine singular, and 3 feminine plural. 2. On a separate sheet of paper, copy the list of nouns and adjectives. But copy them so that they are not segregated by gender or number (that is to say, the list should not consist of four separate gender/number groups, but the groups should be mixed). Leave blank the space where the adjective should be. Write down the appropriate adjective instead in paretheses in masculine singular form. You will give this second sheet of paper to another student in class and he or she will have to fill it out. Example first sheet: libro rojo zapato ridículo ojo grande mesa amarilla cabeza loca casa blanca, etc. Example second sheet: libro _____________ (rojo) mesa _____________ (amarillo), etc. ALSO: As every week, get a simple children's book from the public library, try to read it and bring it to class to share with another student.
Rojo Homework Class 2
Lesson: The irregular, but very important verb SER (to be) SER is used to identify and describe things. It is conjugated like this: yo soy (I am) tú eres (you are) (familiar) él es (he is) ella es (she is) usted es (you are) (formal) nosotros somos (we are) vosotros sois (y’all are) (Spain only, familiar) ellos son (they are) (masc.,mixed gender) ellas son (they are) (fem.) ustedes son (y’all are) (formal in Spain, universal in Am.) Assignments 1. Write 10 sentences (12 if you want to practice vosotros), two sentences per verb form (that is, two sentences with "soy," two with eres, et cetera) and a different adjective per sentence. Mix up the sentences so no two forms of SER are repeated. Examples: Yo soy guapo. Margarita es amable. 2. On another sheet of paper, rewrite the sentences but leave the subject in each sentence blank. You’ll give this sheet to another student to fill out in class. Examples: _____ soy guapo. _____ es amable. 3. As always, read a children’s book in Spanish and bring it to class to discuss.
Rojo Homework Class 3
Indefinite articles with modified nouns Indefinite articles in English are A, AN, and SOME In Spanish they’re UN, UNA, UNOS, and UNAS Examples: un libro unos libros una mesa unas mesas The indefinite article is not used before un unmodified noun of nationality, occupation, religion, or rank follows SER. An English sentence like: Roberto is a police officer. In Spanish is expressed this way: Roberto es policía. (For the purposes of this week’s homework, this sentence is of type A.) Not that there is no indefinite article in the Spanish sentence. However, if the noun (this this case "policía") is modified by an adjective, then the indefinite article is indeed used: Roberto es un policía corrupto. (For the purposes of this week’s homework, this sentence is of type B.) That’s just how it is. Assignment: 1. On one side of a sheet of paper, write 10 sentences: 5 sentences of type A and 5 of type B. Do not separate them by type; intersperse the types. 2. On the reverse side of the paper, copy the sentences so that there is a blank where the indefinite article should (or could) be. Examples: Simona es ___ doctora. Javier es ___ hombre sincero. 3. Again on the front side, rewrite the 5 type-B sentences with, but with a blank where the adjective should be. Then place the adjective IN THE WRONG FORM for each sentence to the right of the sentence in parentheses. Examples: Jacinta es una mujer __________ (sincero). El vecino es un hombre __________ (ridículas).
Rojo Homework Class 4
Write a description of your house, outside, inside, and its contents using adjectives from the vocabulary if you can and any others you’d like (given that you think you’ll be able to explain them in class to another student without using English). Max 1 page. Please make sure your writing is double spaced.
Rojo Homework Class 5
PLEASE COME AND PICK UP THE NEW UNIT "EL CUERPO" IN THE HOLDER THINGY ON THE FRONT PORCH NEXT TO THE DOOR. STUDY PAGES 1-3. Lesson 1 The irregular verbs IR and VER IR (to go) voy vamos vas vais va van Example: Simón va a la casa. (Simón goes to the house.) Note the use of the preposition A after the verb IR. VER (to see) veo vemos ves veis ve ven Example: David ve la casa. (David sees the house.) Assignment A 1. Practice the conjugation of these verbs in writing until you can write them out from memory. 2. Practice the conjugation of these verbs orally until you can do it from memory. 3. Write 5 sentences with IR and 5 sentences with VER, but don't segregate the sentences by verb (intersperse them). 4. On another sheet of paper, write the same sentences, but with a blank where the verbs should be. Example: Yo ____ a la escuela. Lesson 2 Using IR to Express Actions in the Future. The verb IR in combination with the prepostion A and ANOTHER VERB IN ITS INFINITIVE FORM are used to express future actions. The formula is IR + A + INFINITIVE Example: Juan va a comer a la 1:00. (Juan is going to eat at 1:00.) Assignment B Write 5 sentences using IR to express actions in the future. (You can do this on the first piece of paper with the first sentences.)
Rojo Homework Class 6
Demonstrative Adjectives These words are the equivalent of pointing your finger at something. They mean THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE. este libro (this book) estos (these books) esta mesa (this table) estas mesas (these tables) ese libro (that book) esos (those books) esa mesa (that table) esas mesas (those tables) (Note the absence of the letter T here.) ESTE and its forms generally refer to things that are near the speaker. ESE and its forms generally refer to things that are not so near the speaker. In Spanish there is yet another demonstrative adjective used to mean THAT. It could be considered the equivalent of the English THE OTHER, as in "this, that, and the other." aquel libro (that book) aquellos (those books) aquella mesa (that table) aquellas mesas (those tables) AQUEL and its forms are used to refer to something that is further away: on the other side of the room, on the other side of town, on the other side of the planet. Examples: Esta mujer a mi lado es mi madre. (This woman at my side is my mother.) Esa mujer en la cocina es mi tía. (That woman in the kitchen is my aunt.) Aquella mujer encima de la montaña es mi dentista. (That woman on top of the mountain is my dentist.) Assignment: 1. Write one sentence for each form of ESTE, ESE, and AQUEL outlined above (12 sentences total). Make an effort to include information in each sentence that will serve as a reason for your choice of word. For example, show why you’re using ESTE by indicating that the object or person is close by.
Rojo Homework Class 7
Take everything we’ve studied during this course—adjectives, body parts, demonstrative adjectives, IR, VER, etc.— and write a creative story or essay. It could be about a visit to the doctor, a terrible accident, an intimate rendez-vous… let the vocabulary and grammar inspire. Maximum one page. PLEASE DOUBLE SPACE.
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Last updated 21 July 2008