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VERBOS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Reference Section: Page INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE i The Alphabet ii Common Words and Phrases iii Commands v Months and Days of the Week - a FREE extra vii Making and Practicing Flashcards viii Games and Activities ix

Lección 1 - Cosas de colegio (School Things) 1 Vocabulario y mandatos (Vocabulary and Commands) 1 Verbos - mirar (to look), cortar (to cut), leer (to read), escribir (to write) 3 Gramática - Making Plurals 7 Gramática - Possessive Adjectives - mi(s), tu(s), su(s) 8 Lección 2 – Números 1-25 (Numbers 1-25) 10 Vocabulario y mandatos (Vocabulary and Commands) 10 Verbos - guardar (to keep), dejar (to leave), meter (to put), abrir (to open) 12 Gramática - Asking How Many with Cuántos/as and “Hay” (there is/are) 16 Lección 3 – Cosas personales (Personal Things) 18 Vocabulario y mandatos (Vocabulary and Commands) 18 Verbos - cepillarse (to brush), peinarse (to comb), lavarse (to wash), secarse (to dry) 20 Gramática - About Reflexive Verbs 24 Lección 4 – Mascotas (Pets) 27 Vocabulario y mandatos (Vocabulary and Commands) 27 Verbos - abrazar (to hug), preparar (to prepare), correr (to run), cubrir (to cover) 29 Gramática - Personal Pronouns 33 Gramática - Personal “a” 34 Gramática - a + el 35 Lección 5 – Animales salvajes (Wild Animals) 36 Vocabulario y mandatos (Vocaublary and Commands) 36 Verbos - nadar (to swim), comer (to eat), gruñir (to growl) 38 Gramática - Changing Verbs to Talk About the Past (Regular Preterite) 42 Gramática - Say “when” someone does or did something - hoy, ayer, etc. 45

Students will also learn about gender of words (masculine and feminine), as well as additional verbs to expand their vocabulary in this area. These extra concepts will be presented through worksheets incorporated into the weekly lessons.

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Lección 3Cosas personales

(Personal Things)

Vocabulario (Vocabulary)

el cepillo de dientes (the toothbrush)

la pasta dental (the toothpaste)

el hilo dental (the floss)

el champú (the shampoo) el jabón (the soap) el cepillo (the brush)

la toalla (the towel) la toallita (the washcloth) el peine (the comb)

el espejo (the mirror) el papel higiénico (the toilet paper)

las bolas de algodón (the cotton balls)

Mandatos (These are things we tell a person to do.)

cepíllate = brush péinate = comb lávate = wash sécate = dry

Learning Your New Vocabulary• Make flashcards for your new vocabulario and mandatos above. See

Making Flashcards page for ideas on how to do this.• Choose an activity from the Making Flashcards page to begin learning your

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Interactive Use of Verbs‣Listen to the questions and answer them using your new verbs.‣Cover the possible answers in the column to the right.‣Or do this with a partner. One person asks. The other answers.

Examples:¿Te secas? Sí, me seco. OR No, no me seco.(Do you dry yourself?) (Yes, I dry myself.) (No, I don’t dry myself.)

¿Os secáis? Sí, nos secamos. OR No, no nos secamos.(Do you all dry yourselves?) (Yes, we dry ourselves.) (No, we don’t dry ourselves.)

Possible Answers1. ¿Te secas bien? Sí, me seco bien.2. ¿Te lavas rápido? Sí, me lavo rápido.3. ¿Te peinas mucho? Sí, me peino mucho.4. ¿Te cepillas ahora? Sí, me cepillo ahora.5. ¿Os secáis bien? No, no nos secamos bien.6. ¿Os laváis rápido? Sí, nos lavamos rápido.7. ¿Os peináis con el papel? ¡No, no nos peinamos con el papel!8. ¿Os cepilláis mucho? Sí, nos cepillamos mucho.9. ¿Te lavas con el jabón? Sí, me lavo con el jabón.10. ¿Te secas con la mochila? ¡No, no me seco con la mochila!

Now let’s ask some questions about other people. Examples:¿Se seca?* Sí, se seca. OR No, no se seca.(Does he/she dry (Yes, he/she dries (No, he/she doesn’t dryhim/herself?) him/herself?) him/herself?)

¿Se secan?** Sí, se secan. OR No, no se secan.(Do they dry themselves? (Yes, they dry themselves.) (No, they don’t dry themselves.)

* The question can also mean “Do you (formal) dry yourself?” Possible Answer: Sí, me seco.** The question can also mean “Do you all dry yourselves?” Possible Answer: Sí, nos secamos.

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Nos secamos.

Un poquito más gramática (a little more grammar �) Take a look:

Abrazamos al perro . (Abrazamos a + el perro.) Cepillo al gatito. (Cepillo a + el gatito.)

Using Your New Grammar - See how it works? a + el = al

• Now, listen to each sentence below. • Then repeat the sentence, but change the “a + el” to al.• After a pause the audio will say the sentence too so you can hear it.

1. Cubro a + el conejo. 3. Lava a + el perro. 2. Abrazan a + el gato. 4. Abrazas a + el chico (boy).

Master what you have learned. As you follow the lesson guide you will do the self-checking worksheets and other activities for your grade level for this new grammar.

Let’s Put it all Together!Read the boxes below and write the sentence that describes each picture. Then listen to your audio to hear the correct sentences. Read aloud too!

Preparan la comida.Prepara la comida.

Él corre rápido.Ella corre rápido.

Mira el perro.Mira al perro.

Abrazo el juguete. (toy)Abrazamos el juguete.

Ellos abren la maleta.Ellos abren a la maleta.

Él mete el juguete.Ellas meten el juguete.

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