Trimester 3 Study Guide

El pronóstico del tiempo (Weather Report)

soleado (sunny), nublado (cloudy), lluvioso(rain), ventoso (windy), parcialmente nublado)

San Valentin

• Te quiero- to like

• Ambos- to love (casual; used with family)

• Te amo- to love (intense; used with relationships and immediate family)

Common expression: “Mi media Naranja” - (My half orange)

San Valentin alternate names- Día del Amor (Day of Love), Día de los Enamorados(day of lovers), o el Día de la Amistad. (Day of Friendship)

Descrption:

San valentin was a sacerdote( priest ) in the Roman Empire that celebrated the marriage of soldiers. Carazon y Cupid are symbols of the holiday. Cupid is the Dios (god) of love

Traditions:

 Chile, Cuba, Puerto Rico, y la República Dominicana; give gifts such as flores, peluches, tarjetas, and chocolate. It is also customs to wear rojo or rosa.

In Colombia, it is celebrated the third saturday of September People write to secret friends and buy gifts for one another. They write to each other the entire month and reveal their names on the actual day.

Los quehaceres

House Chores:

• wash the dishes (lavar los platos)

• cut the lawn (cortar el cesped)

• make his bed ( hacer mi cama)

• sweep floor ( barrer el suelo)

• grocery shopping ( hacer la compra)

• take care of dog ( cuidad el perro)

• clean bathroom twice (limpiar bano)

• set / clear the table (poner/limpiar la mesa

• dust the furniture (sacudir los muebles)

• wash clothes( lavar la ropa)

• wash cars (lavar la carros)

• take out trash (sacar la basura)

• Arregular tu cuarto (pick up room)

School chores:

• homework (tarea)

• clean desks (lavar pupitres)

• clean chalkboard (limpiar la pizarra )

• take quizzes (tomar pruebas)

• write essays( escribir ensayos)

Who doesn’t help out (no tiene queue hacer nada)

• brother

• sister

• parents

• cousins(primos)

• grandma

• dog

• teachers(maestros)

• secretaries(secretarias)

• principal(directora)

What does he wish he could do:(quisiera)

• practicar deportes

• descansar

• play videogames

• go to the beach (ir a la playa)

• skate

• hang out with friends

• divertise (to have fun)

Comparativos:

Mas que- More than

Menos que- Less than

Mas + adjectivo;/noun/adverbio + que

Menos + adjectivio/noun/ adverbio

Superlativos:

el/la/ los/ las + mas/menos + adjectivo + de

Holiday Presentations:

Ano Nuevo Traditions:

• eating 12 grapes

• walking with suitcase

• hiding money under bed

Dia de Cabeleireiro (janurary 18th)

• Try a new hairstyle

• Have a hair spay day

Dia de San Valentin:

• Guatemala has Old love parade

• In Peru People offer orchids (native flower)

• En Mexico y Ecuador it is called  Día del amor y la amistad (Day of Love and Friendship)

Dia de La Independecia de la Republica Dominica (Feburary 27th)

• 3 Founding Fathers declared war in 1844

• Carnival - Parades Every Saturday for a month in different cities (santo domingo, la vega, etc)

• Characters in parades represent traditional & religious traditions: include Diablo Cojuelo (Limping devil) & Roba la Gallina (Steal the Chicken)