Spanish I, Semester I; Saludos
Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |  Section 2  |   Section 3   |  Dictionaries

  Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |  Part C  |   Part D |   Part E |  Part F  |  Part G

Section One - Part B

AlphabetThe Spanish Alphabet

 Let's learn how we can read things in Spanish by learning the Spanish alphabet and practicing pronouncing things in Spanish. The Spanish alphabet is very phonetic. Learn how the letters sound and you can pronounce about anything. Be sure to repeat and listen several times.

Click here to see and hear the Spanish Alphabet

Remember that you can go back and practice the alphabet any time you need to, and you should be encouraged to do just that. It will help you to become a very good Spanish speaker!

One nice thing about the vowel sounds in Spanish is that they are very consistent and make only one sound. We all learn a "rhyme" to learn the vowels in English. Do you remember it? (A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y)

Young Mexican children also learn a little rhyme to remember the vowels and the sounds they make in Spanish.

DonkeyA, E, I, O, U. Mi burro sabe más que tú. (A, E, I, O, U. My donkey knows more than you.) Listen to it repeatedly and memorize it. Remember that the vowel sounds in Spanish are always consistent. A makes one sound, not like in English where we have the "A" sounding like "a" in apple, "a" in water, "a" in cake, etc. The vowels make only one sound in Spanish.

Listen to the Speaker Click here to listen to the rhyme.

activity Practice
Use this practice session to become familiar with the concepts of this lesson module.

Oral Assignment
Graded AssignmentNow that you have had time to practice the rhyme and the alphabet, record yourself reciting the Spanish alphabet and submit it to your teacher in the Wimba voice board. Remember to speak slowly and clearly! Please see the grading rubric located in the course information section before you begin.  This assignment is worth 20 points.

TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT CLOSE THIS TAB BY CLICKING ON THE TAB X (see image below) OR CLICK ON THE BLACKBOARD LEARN TAB (see image below)

WHEN YOU SEE THE UNIT 1 SALUDOS ASSIGNMENTS. CLICK ON THE WIMBA SPEAKING 1B VOICE BOARD ASSIGNMENT. Good luck with your recording!

Now go on to Part C.

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