Unidad 2 RLC

2. You will need to submit your notes along with your
responses to these questions. You can type your notes
and upload them, take a picture of your typed or
handwritten notes and send the picture or upload your
notes document.

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the course page to access individual
assignments you may need to go back and
complete and to also access the tab to
submit your RLC assignment.

5. Where to access each Unit -

6. Unidad 2 – La Escuela
Much of the vocabulary for school and classes is a cognate.
In Unidad 2 we focus on the concept of nouns in Spanish being either masculine or feminine. How will
you know if a noun is masculine or feminine?

7. Definite Articles
Masculine =
el, los
Feminine =
la,las
Masculine
words
typically
end in o.
Feminine
words
typically
end in a
In English, we only have one way to say the word “the.”
In Spanish, we have four. This is because nouns are either masculine or
feminine.
As you learn new nouns in the vocabulary, put the article that goes with
it in your notes!
Feminine Singular Masculine singular
la clase (the class) el escritorio (the desk)
la escuela (the school) el libro (the book)
Feminine Plural Masculine plural
las clases (the classes) los escritorios (the desks)
las escuelas (the schools) los libros (the books)
If the noun is plural, be sure to make the definite article plural!

8. Indefinite Articles
Masculine =
un, unos
Feminine =
una, unas
In English, we only have one way to say a/an and some.
In Spanish we have more than one. This is because nouns are either
masculine or feminine.
These are called indefinite articles:
Feminine nouns (singular) Masculine nouns (singular)
una clase (a class) un escritorio (a desk)
una escuela (a school) un libro (a book)
Feminine nouns (plural) Masculine nouns (plural)
unas clases (some classes) unos escritorios (some desks)
unas escuelas (some schools) unos libros (some books)
Do not use a definite article AND indefinite article together!
“la una clase”
That is like saying “the a class.” Pick one that is appropriate for the
sentence!

9. Lección 1 ¿Qué clases tiene este semestre?
Mi primera clase es la historia.
Mi segunda clase es el inglés.
Mi tercera clase es el almuerzo.
Mi primer período es el historio.
Mi segundo período es el inglés.
Mi tercer período es el almuerzo.

10. Hay means there is/there are

11. Talking About Times Your Classes Begin

12. Lección 2 ¿Cuándo tienes estas clases?
En mi horario yo tengo seis clases. Mi primera clase es la
historia. La clase de historia empieza a las ocho de la
mañana. Termina a las nueve de la mañana. Mi segunda
clase es el inglés. Empieza a las diez de la mañana. Termina
a las once. Mi tercera clase es el almuerzo. Empieza a las
once de la mañana. Termina a las once y media de la mañana.
To tell a specific time of day (no a.m. or p.m. in Spanish!)
de la mañana = morning
de la tarde = afternoon
de la noche = night

13. ¿Qué hay en la mochila? ¿Qué hay en las clases?
En mi mochila hay un libro, un papel y una computadora.
En mi clase de historia hay una silla, una puerta, un mapa y una
maestra.

14. Lección 3 ¿Qué haces en tus clases?
Conjugating Verbs
The most important concept
you will learn this year!

15. What are the subject pronouns?
We don’t use “vosotros” in
this course. Vosotros is
like saying “ya’ll” and it is
used primarily in Spain.
Since our course is
centered around the
Central American country
of Costa Rica, you will never
use vosotros in your
responses.
friend
adult
If the sentence says a girl’s name like Maria, that would be “ella” (she)
If the sentence says a boy’s name like Jose, that would be “él.” (he)
If the sentence says “yo y mis amigos,” that would be “nosotros” (we/us)
If a question says “ustedes,” it is referring to YOU and the people YOU are with, so answer with “nosotros.”
(we)

16. Conjugating Verbs
You do it everyday without thinking about it. Remember verbs are action
words. They tell us what someone is doing.
Let’s start with the verb “to study.”
To correctly conjugate the verb “to study” in English, we say…
I study We study
You study
He studies They study
She studies

17. The verb “to study” in Spanish is
Estudiar
Simply leaving the verb like this……Estudiar…..is called
the infinitive form.
That’s a fancy way of saying
you haven’t conjugated it yet.
You can’t walk around saying “I to study” or “We to study.”
It doesn’t make sense!
We have to conjugate the verb.

18. When you conjugate a verb, there are 3 things you need to ask yourself…
1. Does the verb end in “ar,” “er,” or “ir?”
2. What is the subject pronoun that the verb needs to match? (yo, tú…)
3. Is the verb a regular verb?
**How will you know if it is regular? As you learn how different verbs are conjugated,
you will see that some follow a simple pattern where as others follow a different pattern.
The weird verbs are called “irregular.”
Here is the regular verb chart. Copy it. Put it next to your computer, MEMORIZE IT!

19. Estudiar – to study
We want to say
“I study history in my history class.”
1. Does the verb end in “ar,” “er,” or “ir?” ar
2. What is the subject pronoun that the verb needs to match? (yo, tú…) yo (I)
3. Is the verb a regular verb? Yes
Take off the last two letters (ar) and replace with the ending that matches “yo.”
Yo estudio la historia en mi clase de historia.
We study math in math class.
Nosotros estudiamos las matemáticas en la
clase de matemáticas.

20. Escribir = To Write
1. Does the verb end in “ar,” “er,” or “ir?” ir
2. What is the subject pronoun that the verb needs to
match? (yo, tú…)
3. Is the verb a regular verb? Yes
Take off the last two letters (ir) and replace with the
ending that matches the pronoun.
He writes the history dates everyday.
Él escribe las fechas de historia todos los días.
My friend writes in her English class at 2:00 in the afternoon.
Mi amiga escribe en su clase de inglés a las dos de la tarde.

21. Leer = To Read
1. Does the verb end in “ar,” “er,” or “ir?” er
2. What is the subject pronoun that the verb needs to
match? (yo, tú…)
3. Is the verb a regular verb? Yes
Take off the last two letters (er) and replace with the
ending that matches the pronoun.
Roberto and Timothy read a book in English class.
Roberto y Timothy leen un libro en la clase de inglés.
I read some books at my school.
Yo leo unos libros a mi escuela.
un = a (masculine)
una = a (feminine)
unos = some plural (masculine)
unas = some plural (feminine)

22. A Few Differences In Spanish…
In English, we say “they” for boys, girls, or a combination of both. Not in
Spanish….
If you are talking about one boy use él
If you are talking about one girl use ella
If you are talking about more then one boy use ellos
If you are talking about more than one girl use ellas
If you have a group that is mixed use ellos
Now back to conjugating verbs….
él with accent = he
el without accent = the (masculine)

23. Some examples of conjugated
verbs…

24. As you learn new verbs, write them in your notes. Be sure to conjugate them.
Make notecards or do other creative activities to practice conjugating the
verbs.
The more you write them, the more they get in your head!
Hablar = To Speak (regular verb)

25. Practice Conjugating Verbs