Lección preliminarEl abecedario

P. 10-11

Hoy:By the end of today:

Pronounce each letter of the Spanish alphabetUnderstand why we call them vocales (vowels)Be able to perfectly pronounce our Spanish greetingsReceive a grade for your participation and pronunciationFollow along and take notes

El abecedario:Los vocales*

A E I O U(AH) (AY) (EE) (OH)

(OO)

*Vowels are called vocales in Spanish because they are pure; they come up from the vocal cords without any obstruction.

A E I O U(AH) (AY) (EE) (OH) (OO)

Be ce de ge(he) pe te ve

Efe ele eme ene ere ese

Ka Ku

H=hache J=jotaW=doble ve X=équisY=igriega Z=zeta

“Phonetically Perfect”Since Spanish is nearly a phonetically perfect

language, memorizing the vowel and consonant sounds leads to high levels of success

After just a brief intro, you should be able to do extremely well with the pronunciation of Act. 3 P.5

Work with a partner to practice greetings at different times of the day

How you will be graded:You will each be given a random two out of

the 8 to perform for a grade (10 pts.)Content: the correct pronunciation and correct phraseFlow: Pace of giving the question

As always, you are being graded on your participation in this activity

Afterwards, complete PARA y PIENSA p. 5