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 * Vocabulario**

[|Vocabulario L. 4 (Sports)]

=Gramática=

A) Present Perfect

 * 1) [|*Colby Spanish Language and Culture - Present Perfect]
 * 2) [|Quia - Present Perfect (Juego: Rags to Riches)]
 * 3) [|* Quia - Present Perfect]
 * 4) [|* Quia - Present Perfect 2]
 * 5) [|Explanation: Present Perfect (studyspanish.com)]
 * 6) [|**Present perfect mini quiz (studyspanish.com)]
 * 7) [|**Present perfect mini-test (studyspanish.com)]
 * 8) [|Explanation: Past participles]
 * 9) [|** Past participles - miniquiz (studyspanish.com)]

**B) Artículos**
[|Definite Articles I (studyspanish.com)] [|Definite and Indefinite Articles - Quiz (studyspanish.com)] [|Definite and Indefinite Articles Quiz 2 (studyspanish.com)]
 * [|Colby Spanish Language and Culture - Artículos]**
 * [|Definite Articles II (studyspanish.com)]**

[|Definite articles (spanish learning lab)] [|Indefinite Articles (spanish learning lab)]

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 * 1) [|Which indefinite article (un, una)? 1]
 * 2) [|Which indefinite article (un, una)? 2]
 * 3) [|Which indefinite article (un, una)? 3]
 * 4) [|Which indefinite article (un, una)? 4] NEW!
 * 5) [|Which indefinite article (un, una)? 5] NEW!
 * 6) [|Which indefinite article (un, una, unas, unos)? 1]
 * 7) [|Which indefinite article (un, una, unas, unos)? 2]
 * 8) [|Which indefinite article (un, una, unas, unos)? 3]
 * 9) [|Which indefinite article (un, una, unas, unos)? 4]
 * 10) [|Which definite article (el, la)? 1]
 * 11) [|Which definite article (el, la)? 2]
 * 12) [|Which definite article (el, la)? 3]
 * 13) [|Which definite article (el, la)? 4] NEW!
 * 14) [|Which definite article (el, la, las, los)? 1]
 * 15) [|Which definite article (el, la, las, los)? 2]
 * 16) [|Which definite article (el, la, las, los)? 3]
 * 17) [|Which article - definite or indefinite? 1]
 * 18) [|Which article - definite or indefinite? 2]
 * 19) [|Which article - definite or indefinite? 3]
 * 20) [|Which article - definite or indefinite? 4]
 * 21) [|Definite, indefinite, or no article? 1]
 * 22) [|Definite, indefinite, or no article? 2]
 * 23) [|Definite articles in noun phrases (el de, la de, etc.) 1]
 * 24) [|Definite articles in noun phrases (el de, la de, etc.) 2]
 * 25) [|Definite articles in noun phrases (el de, la de, etc.) 3]
 * 26) [|Definite articles in noun phrases (el de, la de, etc.) 4]
 * 27) [|Which article - LO or EL? 1]
 * 28) [|Which article - LO or EL? 2]
 * 29) [|Which article - LO or EL? 3] NEW!

** __Indefinite__ articles **
Examples:
 * ~  ||~ Masculine ||~ Feminine ||~ = English ||
 * Singular || Un || Una || = A ||
 * Plural || Unos || Unas || = Some ||
 * **Un** libro = A book
 * **Una** actriz = An actress
 * **Unos** estudiantes = Some students
 * **Unas** escuelas = Some schools

**__Definite__ articles**
Examples:
 * ||~ Masculine ||~ Feminine ||~ = English ||~  ||
 * Singular || El || La || = The ||
 * Plural || Los || Las || = The ||
 * **El** tren = The train
 * **La** estación = The station
 * **Los** profesores = The teachers
 * **Las** mujeres = The women

**Note**: Feminine nouns that start with a stressed **a-** or **ha-** will take the masculine article:
 * **El** agua = The water
 * **El** hacha = The axe

**__Definite__ article**
The definite article is pretty much used in the same way in Spanish as it is in English. However, its use is more widespread in Spanish. In fact, unlike English, in Spanish it is also used:
 * In English it is known as **'the'**. This word is used before a noun and it refers to a particular item.
 * For example: Where is **the**book? The person is asking for a particular book, not for any book.
 * The **main difference between English and** most of the other main European languages (e.g. French, German, **Spanish** and Italian) is that these languages **__use the definite article in front of indefinite nouns like love and peace where we wouldn't__**.
 * === **The use of the definite article** ===
 * with abstract nouns. For example:
 * **Los**precios suben. = Prices are rising.
 * **El** tiempo es oro.= Time is money.
 * in generalizations, especially with plural or uncountable nouns. For example:
 * Me gusta **el**café. = I like coffee.
 * **Los** niños necesitan ser queridos.= Children need to be loved.
 * with parts of the body. For example:
 * Vuelva **la**cabeza.= Turn your head.
 * before nouns of official, academic and religious buildings, and names of meals and games. For example:
 * En **la** Universidad/en **la** iglesia/en **la**cárcel = At university/at church/in prison.
 * Preparo **la**cena. = I make dinner.
 * Le gusta **el** tenis. = He likes tennis. ||

The use of the indefinite article
There are some differences between English and Spanish usage of the indefinite article. There are times when the indefinite article is used in English but dropped in Spanish.
 * with unmodified nouns (no adjective) that mention profession or nationality
 * Antonio Banderas es actor. //(no adjective - no article)//
 * BUT: Antonio Banderas es **un** actor **famoso**. //(adjective being used - article being used)//
 * when a speaker doesn't want to emphasize a particular numer
 * La profesora siempre sabe cuando no tengo lápiz en clase.
 * with certain words where the idea of "a"/"an" is "built in" to the meaning (for example: cien, medio, mil, otro)
 * Por favor, deme __**medio**__ kilo de jamón, = Please give me half a kilo of ham.

C) Ser vs. Estar
[|Colby Spanish Language and Culture - Ser vs. Estar]


 * [|Ser and Estar I] (studyspanish.com)
 * [|Ser and Estar II](studyspanish.com)
 * [|Ser and Estar III](studyspanish.com)
 * [|Ser and Estar IV](studyspanish.com)
 * [|Ser Vs Estar (drlemon) - go to practice zone]
 * [|Ser vs. Estar - battleship (quia)]
 * [|Ser vs Estar practice (colby)]

=__ SER - D.O.C.T.O.R. __=

=__ ESTAR - P.L.A.C.E. __=

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=D) Past Participles as adjectives= [|Colby Spanish Language and Culture - Past Participle as Adjective]

[|Past participles (studyspanish.com)]

=__Listening__= [|Un viaje al Ecuador] Study the imperfect and preterite tenses in this interactive three part story about two friends in Ecuador.

[|La fiesta de San Fermín] Celebrate the festival of San Fermin in Pamplona in a four part story and practice the preterite and the imperfect.

[|La historia de Juan] Learn about the plight of street kids in Colombia in this song by Juanes, and practice the preterite and imperfect. [|¡Qué miedo pasé!] Watch a video about a hotel receptionist's horrendous day and practice the preterite and the imperfect.

EXTRA!

Ser vs. Estar I Ser vs. EstarII CHALLENGE BOARD CH4 Final Exam Verbs Presente Perfecto (para enero) 1.Irregular: Presente Perfecto (quizlet) Click on activity then do learn and speller mode for credit 2.Mas Presesente Perfecto (quizlet) Click on this activity, THEN login w/you password and do LEARN and SPELLER 3. Presente Perfecto (quia) rags to riches! 4. Pres. Perfecto ( QUIA flashcards/concentration Yippee!)

1. Presente Perfecto (quia) fill in CLOZE activity 2.. Presente Perfecto (Challenge Board) quia 3.Presente Perfecto: Colby

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