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5.37: Putting It Together: ¿Qué clases tomas?

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    Click on each link below for a review summary to help you complete the assignments and prepare for the quiz to demonstrate your mastery of the objectives.

    [reveal-answer q=”565429″]Recognize and identify locations and courses at the university[/reveal-answer]
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    auditorium
    El auditorio
    library
    La biblioteca
    cafeteria
    La cafetería
    Student center
    El centro estudiantil
    stadium
    El estadio
    gym
    El gimnasio
    laboratory
    El laboratorio
    dorm
    La residencia estudiantil
    bookstore
    La librería

    Play AudioVocabulario de la universidad

    Play Audioel curso (course)
    Play Audioel examen, Play Audiola prueba (test, exam)
    Play Audioel horario (schedule)
    Play Audioel semestre (semester)
    Play Audioel trabajo (assignment)
    Play Audioel compañero de clase / Play Audiola compañera de clase (classmate)
    Play Audiola calificación, Play Audiola nota (grade)
    Play Audiola especialización (major)
    Play Audiola tarea (homework)

    Play AudioCursos de la universidad

    artPlay AudioEl arte (Art)

    performing artsPlay AudioLas artes escénicas (Performing Arts)

    biologyPlay AudioLa biología (Biology)

    political sciencePlay AudioLas ciencias políticas (Political science)

    Social sciencesPlay AudioLas ciencias sociales (Social Sciences)

    communicationsPlay AudioLa comunicación (Communications)

    criminal justicePlay AudioLa criminología (Criminal justice)

    EconomicsPlay AudioLa economía (Economics)

    educationPlay AudioLa educación (Education)

    Physical educationPlay AudioLa educación física (Physical Education)

    elementary educationPlay AudioLa educación primaria (Elementary education)

    nursingPlay AudioLa enfermería (Nursing)

    PhilosophyPlay AudioLa filosofía (Philosophy)

    financePlay AudioLas finanzas (Finance)

    HistoryPlay AudioLa historia (History)

    history of musicPlay AudioLa historia de la música (Music History)

    Computer sciencePlay AudioLa informática (Computer science)

    EngineeringPlay AudioLa ingeniería (Engineering)

    englishPlay AudioEl inglés (English)

    LanguagesPlay AudioLas lenguas (Languages)

    literaturePlay AudioLa literatura (Literature)

    MarketingPlay AudioEl márketing, Play Audiola mercadotecnia (Marketing)

    MathPlay AudioLas matemáticas (Mathematics)

    musicPlay AudioLa música (Music)

    BusinessPlay AudioLos negocios (Business)

    Medical and health professionsPlay AudioLas profesiones médicas y de salud (Medical and health professions)

    PsychologyPlay AudioLa psicología (Psychology)

    chemistryPlay AudioLa química (Chemistry)

    ReligionPlay AudioLa religión comparada (Religion)

    SociologyPlay AudioLa sociología (Sociology)

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    [reveal-answer q=”537016″]Use verbs in the present tense that end in –ar to describe everyday activities[/reveal-answer]
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    Regular verbs ending in –AR are conjugated in the present tense by removing the -AR infinitive ending and adding one of the following personal endings:

    Regular -ar Verbs
    Singular Plural
    First (yo) -o (nosotros) -amos
    Second (tú) -as (vosotros) -áis *
    Third (él / ella / usted) -a (ellos / ellas / ustedes) -an

    Otros verbos regulares con –AR:

    to help
    ayudar
    to dance
    bailar
    to look for
    buscar (look for)
    to walk
    caminar
    to sing
    cantar
    to cook
    cocinar
    to buy
    comprar
    to wish
    desear (wish)
    to teach
    enseñar
    to listen
    escuchar
    to ski
    esquiar
    to study
    estudiar
    to win
    ganar
    to talk
    hablar
    to call
    llamar
    to arrive
    llegar
    to send
    mandar
    to look
    mirar
    to swim
    nadar
    To need. The image is a poster that reads: Que necesitas para ser feliz
    necesitar (need)
    to practice
    practicar
    to ask
    preguntar
    to return. Image is a poster reading: Feliz regreso a clases
    regresar
    to take
    tomar
    to work
    trabajar
    to use
    usar (to use)
    to travel
    viajar

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    [reveal-answer q=”121174″]Ask and answer questions with ¿qué? and ¿cuál?[/reveal-answer]
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    ¿Qué? literally means “what?”, and its usage in Spanish is very similar to English. Spanish has two words to ask “which?”, depending on whether the answer is anticipated to be singular ¿cuál?, or plural (¿cuáles?). As when asking “which?” in English, ¿cuál? asks for an answer from among a more or less limited number of options.

    1. Interrogatives have written accent marks which help distinguish them from the same words used as relative pronouns or conjunctions.:
      • Play Audio¿Qué dices? (What are you saying?)
      • Play AudioNo puedo escuchar lo que dices. (I can’t hear what you’re saying.)
    2. Cuál has singular and plural forms:
      • ¿Cuál te gusta? (Which one do you like?)
      • ¿Cuáles te gustan? (Which ones do you like?)
    3. As in English, interrogatives normally come at the beginning of the question or the part of a sentence in which information is sought. Be sure to include the upside down question mark at the point where the question begins:
      • Play Audio¿Qué clases tomas? (What classes do you take?)
      • Y tu amigo, ¿qué clases toma? (And your friend, what classes does he take?)

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    [reveal-answer q=”706111″]Identify months, days, and seasons[/reveal-answer]
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    Play AudioDías de la semana:

    1. Play Audiolunes
    2. Play Audiomartes
    3. Play Audiomiércoles
    4. Play Audiojueves
    5. Play Audioviernes
    6. Play Audiosábado
    7. Play Audiodomingo

    Play AudioMeses del año

    1. Play Audioenero
    2. Play Audiofebrero
    3. Play Audiomarzo
    4. Play Audioabril
    5. Play Audiomayo
    6. Play Audiojunio
    7. Play Audiojulio
    8. Play Audioagosto
    9. Play Audioseptiembre
    10. Play Audiooctubre
    11. Play Audionoviembre
    12. Play Audiodiciembre

    Play AudioLas estaciones del año (the seasons of the year)

    Summer

    El verano

    Fall

    El otoño

    Winter

    El invierno

    Spring

    La primavera

    Palabras útiles

    hoy (today)

    Play Audio¿Qué día es hoy?
    Play AudioHoy es … (today is)

    Play Audioayer (yesterday)
    Play Audioanteayer (the day before yesterday)
    Play Audiomañana (tomorrow)
    Play Audiopasado mañana (the day after tomorrow)
    Play Audioen tres días (in three days)
    Play Audioque viene (next)

    Play Audioel lunes que viene = next Monday

    Play Audiosiempre (always)

    Play AudioLos sábados siempre nadamos. (on Saturdays we always swim.)

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    [reveal-answer q=”152878″]Tell the date[/reveal-answer]
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    The verb ser is used to give dates:

    Carmen: Play Audio¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? (What is today’s date?)
    Ramón: Play AudioHoy es el 20 de mayo. (Today is the 20th of May.)
    Carmen: Play Audio¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)
    Ramón: Play AudioHoy es miércoles el 20 de mayo. (Today is Wednesday, the 20th of May.)
    Carmen: Play Audio¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)
    Ramón: Play AudioEs el 16 de diciembre. (It’s the 16th of December.)

    So if the question is ¿Cuál es la fecha?, the answer can be expressed: Es el + number + de + month

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    [reveal-answer q=”756839″]Form numbers up to 100[/reveal-answer]
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    Play Audio 16 dieciséis
    Play Audio 17 diecisiete
    Play Audio 18 dieciocho
    Play Audio 19 diecinueve
    Play Audio 21 veintiuno
    Play Audio 24 veinticuatro
    Play Audio 25 veinticinco
    Play Audio 30 treinta
    Play Audio31 treinta y uno
    Play Audio32 treinta y dos
    Play Audio33 treinta y tres
    Play Audio34 treinta y cuatro
    Play Audio35 treinta y cinco
    Play Audio36 treinta y seis
    Play Audio37 treinta y siete
    Play Audio38 treinta y ocho
    Play Audio39 treinta y nueve
    Play Audio40 cuarenta
    Play Audio43 cuarenta y tres
    Play Audio47 cuarenta y siete
    Play Audio49 cuarenta y nueve
    Play Audio50 cincuenta
    Play Audio51 cincuenta y uno
    Play Audio55 cincuenta y cinco
    Play Audio60 sesenta
    Play Audio62 sesenta y dos
    Play Audio66 sesenta y seis
    Play Audio70 setenta
    Play Audio73 setenta y tres
    Play Audio77 setenta y siete
    Play Audio80 ochenta
    Play Audio84 ochenta y cuatro
    Play Audio88 ochenta y ocho
    Play Audio90 noventa
    Play Audio95 noventa y cinco
    Play Audio99 noventa y nueve
    Play Audio100 cien

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    [reveal-answer q=”242817″]Use numbers and time-related vocabulary to tell time[/reveal-answer]
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    Time is constructed using the following structure:

    Es la/ Son las + (hora) + y/menos + (minutos) + de la mañana/ de la tarde/ de la noche

    2:10 a.m. –> Play AudioSon las dos y diez de la mañana. (It is two ten in the morning.)

    The word hora is feminine in Spanish, and that is why we use the article la/las when referring to time. Now note that there are certain times that commonly use fractions of an hour instead of minutes, and certain hours have special names:

    ¿Qué hora es?

    5:00 –> Play AudioSon las cinco en punto. (It’s five o’clock sharp / on the dot.)
    3:15 –> Play AudioSon las tres y cuarto. (It’s a quarter past three. – i.e. three fifteen)
    4:30 –> Play AudioSon las cuatro y media. (It’s half past four. – i.e. four thirty)
    1:40 –> Play AudioSon las dos menos veinte.*(It’s twenty to/of two. – i.e. one forty)
    6:50 –> Play AudioSon diez para las siete* (It’s ten to seven– more common in Latin America)
    1:00 –> Play AudioEs la una.** (It’s one o’clock.)
    12:00 am –> Play AudioEs medianoche / Es la medianoche. (It’s midnight.)
    12:00 pm –> Play AudioEs mediodía / Es el mediodía. (It’s noon / midday.)

    * Note that once the time passes the 30-minute mark, we generally go up to the next hour and subtract the number of minutes before that hour.

    ** Son means “they are”, so son las… only works for numbers greater than one. To say “it’s one o’clock”, you have to say Play AudioEs la una (or Play AudioEs la una en punto).

    The question Play Audio¿Qué hora es? is used when we want to find out what time it is right now. However, if we want to know at what time something is, the question is ¿A qué hora es…? (At what time is… / When is ..?)

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    [reveal-answer q=”708663″]Recognize and understand the use of the irregular verbs tener and venir”[/reveal-answer]
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    The verbs tener (to have) and venir (to come) are special in the sense that they have an irregular yo form and also have a change of e>ie in their stem.

    Play Audiotener (to have)
    (stem: ten; irregular yo-form; stem-vowel change)
    singular plural
    Play Audioyo tengo Play Audionosotros tenemos
    Play Audiotú tienes Play Audiovosotros tenéis
    Play Audioél tiene
    Play Audioella tiene
    Play Audiousted tiene    		 Play Audioellos tienen
    Play Audioellas tienen
    Play Audioustedes tienen

    The verb tener doesn’t just mean “to have” in the sense of possession: it is also used when we try to convey something that we have to do, following the structure: tener + que + infinitive.

    Play AudioEste semestre tengo que estudiar mucho. (This semester I have to study a lot.)

    The verb venir means “to come”, and it has the same irregularities as tener when conjugated in the present tense. But it doesn’t have so many idiomatic uses!

    venir (to come)
    (stem: ven; irregular yo-form; stem-vowel change)
    singular plural
    Play Audioyo vengo Play Audionosotros venimos
    Play Audiotú vienes Play Audiovosotros venís
    Play Audioél viene
    Play Audioella viene
    Play Audiousted viene    		 Play Audioellos vienen
    Play Audioellas vienen
    Play Audioustedes vienen

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    [reveal-answer q=”501512″]Learn about some universities in the Spanish-speaking world[/reveal-answer]
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    See the Cultura section in the Study Plan for these activities.

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