November 9 and 11 Futura Spanish Eating at a Zocalo in Mexico

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Listen to foods that Beto and Dani see at the zocalo!  You will also hear their opinion about the food.  The words are all mixed up, so if this is too hard, go back and listen to the previous recording.

November 9 and 11 Futura Spanish List of Foods at the Zocalo

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In Week 5 we discussed zocalos in Mexico and had a quick introduction to some of the unique food items you can enjoy there.  Here are those words in order according to the picture page.  The last three pictures tell how a person feels when eating the food.

November 8 Conversation Practice RW

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This sound file is for a private tutoring session.  Today we practiced some common greetings in Spanish like ?Que tal? and Buenas tardes and how to respond to these.  We also used the verb "terminar" to ask when someone finishes work and to tell them when I finish.  Lots of listening, repeating, and imitating of pronunciation will be very beneficial.

November 8 Preterite Verb Endings RW

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You know that famous song !Cielito Lindo!
 
Ay ay ay ay
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran....
 
Well a Spanish teacher friend of mine used this tune to help students learn the -AR and -ER/-IR preterite verb endings in Spanish!  Listen and sing along if it helps you learn these endings.

November 2 and 4 Futura Spanish Lunch Food

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We looked at some interesting traditional foods of Mexico and at some common choices at the McDonald's in Mexico!  If you get confused as you hear these words, go back to the previous recording which has the words in order.

October 26 and 28 Futura Spanish Set the Table with Beto

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For Week 3, we learned how to set the table.  Since Beto doesn't know how to cook lunch, Dani asked him to help set the table and you can help point out the items he needs on his page.

October 26 and 28 Futura Spanish Set the Table Vocabulary List

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In this list, the spoken words follow the order of the pictures from left to right, so use it like a mini-dictionary if you get lost during the other recording from Week 3.

October 19 and 21 Futura Spanish Beto's Breakfast in Mexico

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In class we discussed how a typical breakfast in Mexico has some foods that Americans usually eat for breakfast and some foods that Americans don't!  Listen and point as Beto tells what foods he likes for breakfast.  If you have trouble remembering the words, go back to the vocabulary list on the previous post.