Introduce language used at holidays and gatherings
Begin Present Tense
Advance production for simple present tense phrases.
Introduction
For this unit, we will focus on the theme of holidays and celebrations.
To begin practicing, read the following three sentences, and try to identify their corresponding
English phrase. Try to find matching translations!
Warm Up Activity
Español
Inglés
A La casa es pequeña.
1 The boy celebrates.
B Las amigas preparar la cena.
2The house is small.
C El niño celebra.
3The friends prepare the dinner.
Part 1: Articles and Nouns
In Part 1 we will discuss articles and nouns, as they relate to holidays and celebrations.
Before we move into more complicated grammar components, starting off with a general
understanding of how masculine and feminine structures work in Spanish will give a great basis.
Part 1: Nouns and Articles
Articles in Spanish are classified in two sets of categories.
These two sections, gender and number, determine how nouns are treated within a sentence.
Article Description Feminine:
Number
Spanish
English
Example
Singular
La
The
La casa es roja.
Singular
Una
A
Tengo una amiga.
Plural
Las
The
Las niñas juegan.
Plural
Unas * (slang for some)
A (plural) * Some*
Unas casas son rojas, otras son verdes.
Article Description Masculine:
Number
Spanish
English
Example
Singular
El
The
El apartamento es grande.
Singular
Un
A
Tengo un amigo.
Plural
Los
The
Los niños hablan.
Plural
Unos
A *(slang for some)
Unos apartamentos son grandes, otros pequeños.
These are nouns that relate to our topic of Family Traditions. Here, we include words that relate to parties, holidays and events, as well as different types of celebrations.
