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6: Nos vamos de fiesta

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    • Erica Brown, Alejandra Escudero, María Cristina Montoya, & Elizabeth Small
    • SUNY Oneonta via OER SUNY

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    Learning Objectives
    • Use vocabulary related to modern holidays and celebrations
    • Distinguish the use of the imperfect for description and the preterite for narration of past events
    • Distinguish the use of imperfect for ongoing actions and the preterit for interrupting actions in the past

    • 6.1: Vocabulario- Las celebraciones de hoy
      This page provides vocabulary related to modern holidays and celebrations in Spanish, including essential nouns like "globos," "pastel," and "regalos," and types of celebrations such as "boda" and "graduación." It also lists important verbs like "celebrar" and "casarse," aiming to improve understanding and contextual usage of these terms.
    • 6.2: Ejercicios- Las celebraciones de hoy
      This page emphasizes vocabulary connected to modern holidays and celebrations, offering activities for defining terms like guests and gifts. It includes exercises for identifying synonyms and completing sentences about celebratory events, enhancing the reader's understanding and use of relevant vocabulary in various celebratory contexts.
    • 6.3: (LO 6.1) En contexto- Pretérito e imperfecto I
      Esta página presenta la experiencia de la narradora en Barranquilla, destacando la amabilidad de los locales y su aprendizaje sobre el baile en un contexto cultural. Utiliza el tiempo imperfecto para describir acciones habituales, mientras que el segundo párrafo relata eventos específicos de una fiesta y el encuentro con Ladislao, haciendo uso del tiempo pretérito para detallar momentos clave de la historia romántica.
    • 6.4: Pretérito e Imperfecto I
      This page outlines the differences between the imperfect and preterite tenses in Spanish. The imperfect describes ongoing past situations and habitual actions, providing narrative background, while the preterite tense focuses on completed actions in chronological order, essential for storytelling. Time expressions aid in clarifying event sequences, and the page highlights the significance of selecting the appropriate tense according to narrative context.
    • 6.5: Ejercicios- Pretérito e imperfecto I
      This page covers the uses of the preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish, emphasizing that the imperfect is for habitual actions and descriptions, while the preterite indicates specific past events. It includes examples such as celebrating anniversaries and significant life events.
    • 6.6: (LO 6.2) En contexto- Pretérito e imperfecto II
      La narradora describe su vivencia en Barranquilla, donde disfruta de fiestas y aprende a bailar salsa y merengue, destacando su atracción por Ladislao. El texto utiliza ejemplos de gramática española para analizar diferentes tipos de acciones, incluyendo las simultáneas y aquellas que inician y finalizan, empleando el imperfecto y el pretérito para narrar la historia.
    • 6.7: Pretérito e Imperfecto II
      This page explains the difference between the imperfect and preterit tenses in Spanish, emphasizing their roles in describing past actions. The imperfect conveys ongoing actions, often with temporal phrases like "mientras," while the preterit indicates completed actions. The two tenses combine to express nuances in storytelling, particularly when one action interrupts another. Examples provided assist readers in mastering the timing and progression of events in past narratives.
    • 6.8: Ejercicios- Pretérito e imperfecto II
      This page explains the differences between imperfect and preterit tenses in Spanish, highlighting their applications for ongoing versus interrupting past actions. It features narrative exercises with characters, prompting readers to use the appropriate verb tenses based on context. Specific scenarios help illustrate effective use of these tenses in storytelling, reinforcing conjugation rules and offering practical examples.
    • 6.9: Putting It Together- ¡Nos vamos de fiesta!
      This page provides vocabulary for celebrations, highlighting items like balloons and cake, and events such as weddings. It includes verbs related to festivities, such as "celebrar" (to celebrate). Furthermore, it explains the grammatical distinction between the imperfect tense, used for background actions, and the preterit tense, which narrates completed actions in order.

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