Pronunciacin p 57 n In Spanish final consonants

Pronunciación… p. 57 n In Spanish, final consonants are always linked with the next initial vowel sound… el amigo los hospitales problemas económicos n When two identical consonants are together, they are pronounced as one… es simpática Voy con Norma. n When two identical vowels are together, they are pronounced as one long vowel… Rodolfo Ochoa Habla Ana. n The final vowel of one word is linked with the initial vowel of the following word to form one syllable. la amiga de Olga trabaja esta noche

Practice your pronunciation… n En Honduras hay un hospital muy grande. Nadie habla nunca con mis simpáticas sobrinas. Pepe está aqui y Ernesto está allá. Esta orquesta es fantástica.

Lección 3, p. 53 MARISA – ¿Sí? RAQUEL—Hola. ¿Está Pedro? MARISA – No, no está. Lo siento. RAQUEL—¿A qué hora regresa? MARISA – A las nueve de la noche. RAQUEL—Entonces llamo más tarde. MARISA – Muy bien. Adiós.

Call your classmate’s home. His or her roommate or a member of her or her family answers… Your classmate is not home. Find out when he or she will be back… (See samples pp. 52 -53)

Situaciones p. 67 -68 You are talking on the telephone. What would you say in the following situations? Act out the scenes with a partner. Take turns playing each role… 1. You want to know whether your friend Carlos is at home.

Situaciones, p. 67 -68 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Someone calls and asks for your sister, who is at home. (See samples pp. 52 -53) Someone asks to speak to you. You tell someone you’ll call later. Someone has asked to talk to you, and you want to know who it is. You are telling someone what you have to do tomorrow.

Describe people (p. 68) Mi mamá… Yourself… Mi papá… El Presidente Bush Dr. Valerio… Su mejor amigo/a (Use the vocabulary on pp. 53 -55) n Modelo: (Describe yourself) Yo soy antipático, guapo, realista y rubio. n Antonio: No es antipático; es muy simpático. El es alto y delgado. Es guapo.