Understanding School Life: Language Level 1 Structure Notes
This unit focuses on language functions to describe school life at a foundational level. Students will learn to understand and communicate about school schedules, subjects, and supplies. Key abilities include discussing class difficulty, interactions with teachers, and writing about personal class experiences. The section also covers verb conjugations in present tense, use of definite and indefinite articles, and ordinal numbers. Cultural insights into teenage participation in sports and educational routines enrich the learning experience.
Understanding School Life: Language Level 1 Structure Notes
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Unit 4:My SchoolLifeStructure Notes BeginningLanguageLevel 1 (A)
Functions • I can understand what people say about school schedules, subjects, and class supplies. • I can understand when I hear people talk about locations within a school. • I can understand information about supplies for class. • I can understand short readings that describe classes and teachers. • I can speak with another person about my school day. • I can say what classes and teachers I have and when I have them. • I can say what materials I have and need for each class. • I can describe my class as difficult or easy. • I can talk about my school schedule. • I can tell what school supplies I have & need. • I can describe my classes and teachers. • I can write information about my class schedule. • I can write a description of my classes and teachers.
Structures • Articles • Verbs: TO GO • Present tense AR Verbs • Present tense ER/IR Verbs • Class and weekdaywords • Ordinal Numbers
Discussing Culture • I can tell you about school schedules in the target culture. • I can give some information about teenage participation in sports. • I can tell how students and teachers interact in the target culture.
Articles • In English, wehave1 definitearticle, THE, whichreferstospecificthings (theboy, theidiot). • Wealsohaveindefinitearticles, A and AN, whichrefertoone of thosethingsin general (a boy, anidiot). • In Spanishthere are 4 definitearticlesand they match thenounthey are describing. • ElcocheLapuerta • LoscochesLaspuertas • Indefinitearticlesalsohave4 forms. • UnlibroUnapersona • UnoslibrosUnaspersonas
TheVerb IR (togo) • Use theverbIRtosayGOorGOESorIS GOING • Theforms are: • Voy, vas, va, vamos, van • Use Afor “to” • ¿Adónde? isthecorrectquestionwordto use withtheverb IR. Example: • Ella va a la tienda. • Shegoestothestore.
Presenttense AR verbs • Verbs are theactionorpowerwordsin a sentence; they describe whatsomeoneisdoing. • In Spanish, verbsmustbechanged(conjugated) to match theperson(subject) usingtheverb. • Thereisnice, easypatterntothesechanges (conjugations) of theverb. • Simplymemorizethepattern in ordertoconjugateverbs. • Remember: YOU MUST CHANGE THE VERBS TO MATCH THE SUBJECT!
Pattern: • ToconjugateARverbs, youmustfirsttaketheSTEM of theverb. • Thestem of any AR verbistheINFINITIVEminus AR (theinfinitiveisthestem + AR). • HABLAR = infinitivemeaning “tospeak” • TheSTEM of HABLAR HABL • Once youhavethestem of theverb, simplyaddtheendingthat match eachsubject. Yo = O I speak= Yo hablo. Tú = AS Youspeak= Tú hablas. Él / Ella / Usted = A He/Shespeaks= Habla. Nosotros (as)= AMOSWespeak= Nosotros hablamos. Ellos / ellas / Uds. = ANThey/Youallspeak = Hablan.
PatternforPresenttense ER/IR verbs • ToconjugateER or IRverbs, youmustfirsttaketheSTEM of theverb. • Thestem of anyER or IRverbistheINFINITIVEminusER or IR(theinfinitiveisthestem + ER or IR). • VIVIR = infinitivemeaning “tolive” • TheSTEM of VIVIR VIV • Once youhavethestem of theverb, simplyaddtheendingthat match eachsubject. • Yo = O I live = Yo vivo. • Tú = ESYoulive = Tú vives. • Él / Ella / Usted = E He/Shelives = Vive. • Nosotros(as)=EMOS/IMOSWelive= Vivimos. • Ellos / ellas / Uds. = ENThey/Youalllive = Viven.
Classand WeekdayWords • Use class (una materia) and weekdayvocabularywordsto describe whenyouhaveclasses. • Use ELorLOS in front of thedays of theweek in orderto mean “On” • Examples: • El lunes tengo la clase de arte. • OnMonday I have Art class. • Los martes y miércoles ellos tienen la clase de historia. • OnTuesdays and WednesdaystheyhaveHistoryclass.
UsingOrdinal Numbers • Ordinal Numbers describe numbersin order(orSequence) • Thewordsprimero + tercerolose the “O” before a masculine, singular noun. • El primerlibro… • All ordinal #s changethe “o” toan “a” to match a singular, femininenounfollowingthe #. • La tercera escuela… • Ordinal Numbers (FirstthroughTenth) 1st = Primero 6th = Sexto 2nd = Segundo 7th = Séptimo 3rd = Tercero 8th = Octavo 4th = Cuarto 9th = Noveno 5th = Quinto 10th = Décimo