Quiz for 5.1 will be on Tuesday

The quiz for Spanish 1 and 2 over section 5.1 will be held on Tuesday of this week.  Please come in if you have any questions.

Later,
Señor Waite

Sixth Hour Verb Cats- 79% (that's basically 80%)

Great job 6th hour, you have a great VCP (Verb Cat Percentage)  I am proud of you!

4th Hour Verb Cats----85% Verb Cats. Good Job

Using Verbling

Verbling is a great online tool for practice speaking in Spanish.  I would like you to take a look at the following videos and the website verbling.com.

   

The first video is an introduction, and the second shows you how to create a verbling account and how to use it.  Go ahead.  Take a look.

Okay, I decided to add a third video which shows a short session on verbling.  Remember to be polite when using this service.

This wasn't a full session, but basically, you speak 5 minutes in Spanish, then 5 in English- back and forth.

Give it a try.  If you get an account and want to tell me about it, I think this is definitely something which would help you learn quicker than any other way.  Good luck.

Advanced class 4 de diciembre

¿¿¿Tienes privacidad en tu vida????

Hoy hablamos de este tema.  Hablamos de las preguntas siguientes.

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student B)

1)	What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘privacy’?
2)	How much do you value your privacy?
3)	How often do people invade your privacy?
4)	What do you know about privacy laws in your country?
5)	Is mental health more important than physical health?
6)	What do you do for some privacy in a crowded place?
7)	Do you feel totally safe and happy in the privacy of your own home?
8)	Do you ever feel that questions asked on websites represent an invasion of privacy?
9)	What’s the longest amount of time you felt you had total privacy somewhere?
10)	Would you like to take karate lessons?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student A)

1)	What is privacy?
2)	What do you do to get privacy?
3)	Do you always respect the privacy of others?
4)	Do you think famous people worry about their privacy?
5)	Is it OK for the government or police to ignore your privacy?
6)	Is privacy important when choosing somewhere to go on holiday?
7)	Do newspapers and the paparazzi need to look again at what privacy means?
8)	Do parents invade their kids’ privacy by spying and eavesdropping on them?
9)	Do you think there are issues with privacy and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook?
10)	What would life be like with no privacy?

Advanced Class Indicative Verbs Practice

Here is the practice sheet that we use in class for indicative verbs.  Make sure you ask if you have questions on the translations of any of these phrases.  :)

Practice Sheet for You

Important Due Dates

This Friday is the deadline for make up of Chapter 4 Tests for Spanish 1 and 2.  It is also the last day to complete your in class essay if you are an advanced student.

Thanks.