Work!

• Please work to submit all of unit 2 work! We are starting unit 3 today!

  • unit 2 tes​t was due 10/13

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• ​3.1.3, 3.1.7, 3.1.8 (discuss), 3.1.9 are due 10/20

Today's plan: Study 3.1

• Review study 3.1

• review hace + que + time​

• ser vs estar​

Hace + que ...

​to do what?

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• I have been sitting here for two hours.

• I have been studying Spanish for two years.

• How long have you been playing guitar?

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These are all hace + que time expressions.

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To say that you or someone else has been doing something for a certain amount of time, you should use the following formula.

Hace + how much time it's been + que + present tense of the verb

Hace + que...

Hace tres años que vivimos en Massachusetts. (We've lived in Massachusetts for three years.)

Hace dos días que estoy enfermo. (I've been sick for two days.)

Hace cuatro horas que miramos la televisión. (We've been watching television for four hours.)

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This hace + que expression does not translate literally. Hacer means to make or to do, so the last example literally translates to "It makes 4 hours since we've been watching TV."

Also remember that this formula uses only the hace form of the verb hacer. You will never need to use a different conjugation of hacer for this construction.​

Ser vs. Estar

​Why two 'to be' verbs?

​Ser (tends to be more permanent)

D-description

o- occupation

c- characteristics

t- time

o- origin

r- relationship​

​Estar (tends to be more temporary)

H- health

E- emotion - feelings

L- location

P- present progressive

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"How you feel and where you are that is when you use estar!" ​

ser and estar

3.1.8 discuss: 7 sentences!

​Use 3.1.5 read section to complete discussion along with the articles included on the discussion page

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1. What is the most interesting article you read?

2. What are some differences you noticed between these news sources and some English news sources?

3. Why is it important to have bilingual news sources available?

4. What helped you the most in deciphering what the articles in Spanish were saying?

5. What was the best news site and why?

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3.1.9 practice

3.1.9 practice