It is easy to forget that much of the United
States was once part of Mexico. The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, was the
site of a famous battle in 1836 which has been recreated many times in
films. This battle was actually part of a larger civil war within Mexico.
Although the Mexican army was victorious in this battle, it was eventually
defeated, leading to the establishment of Texas as a separate country.
Eventually, Texas joined the United States.
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to Section Three! You should be remembering to repeat Spanish as much as you can when you hear Spanish in the course and it is also imperative that you spend time outside of class studying your Spanish.
Before we get going very far, see how well you're doing on this Unit's
vocabulary. The following flash card activities will help you learn your
vocabulary. See if you know what each word or phrase means. Click on "Play"
to hear the words. Go on to a new word by click on "Next" in
the controls at the bottom.
The focus of Section One was talking about yourself. You learned to say your own name, yo me llamo....; you learned to say where you live, yo vivo en....; you learned to say where you are from, soy de...; and you learned to say how you are....estoy bien. In Section 1, you also learned how to talk to someone using the "familiar" tone, asking someone what is your name, ¿Cómo te llamas?; asking someone where do you live, ¿Dónde vives?; asking someone where are you from, ¿De dónde eres tú?; and asking someone how are you, ¿Cómo estás?
In Section Two, you learned how to ask someone using the formal tone, what is your name, ¿Cómo se llama Ud.?; where do you live, ¿Dónde vive Ud.?; where are you from, ¿De dónde es Ud.?; and how are you, ¿Cómo está Ud.?
So, now you see you can talk about yourself, yo, and to one other person, either a person whom you would address using "tú" or a person whom you would address using "usted".
You may have noticed that in the questions and answers, you do not always see the words yo, tú and usted. Have you noticed that? Those little words are called subject pronouns. They can be the subject of a sentence. We do not always see them in questions or answers in Spanish because in Spanish, the subject pronoun does not always have to be used.
Practice
Determine how you would ask the following people the questions indicated
below. Remember that when you do these activities, you are to use vocabulary
and structures that we have been learning. You should never rely on outside
help to do them. Click the links to check your work.
¡Muévete!
In this section of each unit, you are going to view a presentation and then you will hear instructions given to you that you should do. Science has proven that the more of your senses that are engaged in an activity, the more learning takes place. Doing this activities as you are asked to do will help you to internalize the meanings of the words and will also sharpen your listening skills. So, listen and then do what you are asked to do. The exercises may seem repetitive, but remember....repetition is the key. In order to view the presentation click on the Muévete icon above, when you finish with this presentation, be sure to take the TPR 3A Quiz.
TO TAKE SECTION 3 PART A TPR 3A QUIZ YOU
MUST 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 SALUDOS TPR QUIZ 3A. YOU WILL
NOT NEED A
PASSWORD TO TAKE THIS QUIZ.
THIS QUIZ IS WORTH 9 POINTS.
