Week 3 Welcome to the Conversational Spanish for

Week 3 Welcome to the Conversational Spanish for Beginners Webinar! If you can see this welcome message, you have successfully joined the webinar. • When the Join Meeting Audio opens, choose Use Skype for Business (full audio and video experience) and click OK. • If you can’t hear the instructor, call the toll-free number below: Toll-free number: 888 -858 -6021 Conference ID: 2790433826 • Once you join the meeting audio, please mute your phone/microphone to eliminate any background noise. To mute your microphone, click on the microphone icon in the Skype window. To unmute your phone/microphone, click on the microphone icon again. • Please be prepared to respond to the instructor’s questions via the Skype IM/Conversation tool. To open the Conversation panel, click on the white cartoon bubble icon in the Skype window. Type your responses at the bottom of the Conversation panel. Then, press the ENTER key to send your response.

La Familia Soy yo

Tengo. . un abuelo or abuelito una abuela or abuelita una madre un padre una hermanita una hermana

Tengo. . unos abuelos or abuelitos unos padres unas hermanas

un bisabuelo un tío una tía un primo una prima

un bisabuelo unos tíos unos primos

¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? (How many) (are there) En mi familia, hay ___ personas.

Ser = To Be • • Time and date Profession or occupation Characteristics of people/things What something is made of Generalizations Where or when an event takes place Nationality and place of origin Possession I yo soy you (informal) tú eres he, she, you (formal) él, ella, usted es we nosotros somos they, you all ellos, ellas, ustedes son

Now its YOUR turn! Write at least THREE sentences about your family. Examples: • Tengo dos hermanos. • Mis hermanos se llaman Jeff and Sam. • Jeff es un padre. • Yo soy una tía. Unmute your microphone and read one or more sentences to us.

Unas Cosas

(bag) (folder) (notebook) (wallet) (un marcador)

Estar = To Be • • • Location and spatial relationships Ongoing action (progressive tenses) Health, physical states and conditions Certain weather expressions Emotional states I yo estoy you (informal) tú estas he, she, you (formal) él, ella, usted está we nosotros estamos they, you all ellos, ellas, ustedes estan

Prepositions English Spanish Examples at, to a of, from de to/in/on the a + el = al a la al gimnasio a la oficina of the de + el = del de la del gimnasio de la oficina in, on en

Now its YOUR turn! Imagine that a parent is asking you where something is located at your school or department. Example: ¿Dónde está la biblioteca? Write 2 -3 sentences explaining where things and/or people are located at your workplace. Examples: • La biblioteca está en el segundo edificio a la derecha. • La biblioteca está al lado de la oficina. • La forma está encima del escritorio. Read two of your sentences.