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We are really focusing on the past tense with my Spanish 2 classes. We started with a Weekend Chat / Card Talk style activity to focus on the word ‘fue’ (went), which you can read about here. Teaching “said” in Spanish class Moving on from ‘fue‘, today we started focusing on the high frequency word…
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This TPRS® story script is perfect for -AR verbs and for exposing students to Direct Object Pronouns. Download complete lesson plans for this story script in Somos 1 Unit 8. CORE VOCABULARY STORY SCRIPT Download this story script, FREE, in our Subscriber Library. Find it in the Story Scripts folder! ENGLISH SCRIPT Leroy has a…
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This is a script to introduce key vocabulary for Chapter 2 of Pobre Ana, with a special focus on reflexive verbs and commands. If you are able when you ask the story, choose the suggestions from your students that align with the vocabulary that they will need to read Pobre Ana (bed, bedroom, dirty, etc.). CORE…
Read MoreI wrote this script to introduce more words for Chapter 3 of Pobre Ana; the first one was Jorge el curioso. For information about how I introduce vocabulary, see my Introducing Vocabulary post. TARGET STRUCTURES no entiende nada – s/he doesn’t understand anything saca el boleto (de avión) – s/he takes out the (plane) ticket sonríe…
Read MoreI wrote this story to introduce some of the vocabulary for Chapter 3 of Pobre Ana. TARGET STRUCTURES lo/la agarra – s/he grabs it se enoja – s/he gets angry tiene miedo – s/he is scared hacia – toward PRACTICE SENTENCES Mi hermano agarra la galleta más grande. My brother grabs the biggest cookie. Mi…
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This story comes from Carol Gaab’s free article, “The First Two Weeks”, which is available on the free downloads page of Fluency Matters. CORE VOCABULARY (nunca) cierra – (never) closes abre la puerta – opens the door son las (ocho) – it’s (eight) o’clock PRACTICE SENTENCES Ron abre la puerta de la escuela. Ron opens…
Read MoreTarget Structures se vende – is sold está de moda – in style compra – buys Practice Questions for Individual Response ¿Tú compras ropa al centro comercial? ¿Se vende leche en Red Apple? ¿Los pantalones muy grandes están de moda? Personalized Questions for Class Discussion ¿Dónde se venden __ en Anchorage? (animales, ropa atractiva, sofás,…
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