La Bienvenida y Alianza
At the beginning of every class we will start off with "La Bienvenida" (Welcome). A student will stand in front of the class and welcome everyone to class, say the date, what the weather is like for the day, and at least 2 announcements that everyone should know about. Through this daily activity, students will practice their Spanish and keep up with what they have learned. After "la Bienvenida" we will all do "la Alianza" which is the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish. As much as we can we will be using the language to go about our daily routines.
Below are the files that you can download and print off in order to study & memorize "la Bienvenida" and "la Alianza."
Below are the files that you can download and print off in order to study & memorize "la Bienvenida" and "la Alianza."
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El Alphabeto
Why is the Alphabet so important? Because it it the foundation for any language and if students of a language are able to understand the sounds that the letters make in the target language, it will make it easier for the student to pronounce the words and understand what they are hearing when spoken.
The beautiful thing about Spanish is the way the words are spelled, is the way they are pronounced. All students will experience success with pronunciation when they take the time to learn the alphabet and understand the sounds they make. Below is a PDF of the Spanish Alphabet with their letter names and the sounds that they make. To the right are videos that can help students learn the names of the letters of the Spanish Alphabet. The first video is the best because it not only goes over the entire alphabet several times, but it has a special focus on the vowels and even puts them together with other consonants to demonstrate their sounds in syllables.
Below is a file with the alphabet with the letters, names and their phonemes.
The beautiful thing about Spanish is the way the words are spelled, is the way they are pronounced. All students will experience success with pronunciation when they take the time to learn the alphabet and understand the sounds they make. Below is a PDF of the Spanish Alphabet with their letter names and the sounds that they make. To the right are videos that can help students learn the names of the letters of the Spanish Alphabet. The first video is the best because it not only goes over the entire alphabet several times, but it has a special focus on the vowels and even puts them together with other consonants to demonstrate their sounds in syllables.
Below is a file with the alphabet with the letters, names and their phonemes.
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El estrés y las sílabas
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In every language there are rules and patterns to how the words are pronounced.
What is stress?
In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. Stress is typically signaled by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel, and changes pitch.
Ex. present vs. present
project vs. project
Depending where you place the stress in a word can change the meaning of the word.
What are syllables?
Syllables are combinations of vowels and consonants to make up a word.
What are the rules for identifying the stress in a word?
Here are some basic rules that govern the stress in words.
1. If a word ends in a vowel, n, or s, the second-to-last syllable receives the stress.
a. FRUtas b. COmen c. HAblo
2. If a word does NOT end in a vowel, n, or s, the last syllable gets the stress.
a. ofreCER b. activiDAD c. aniMAL
3. If a word has an accent on an irregular stress point based on rules 1 and 2, forget rules 1 and 2 and stress the mark
a. FÓRmula b. LÁMpara c. meCÁnico
4. If a word has an accent on a regular stress point, it is because that word has two meanings and the accent is a visible marker to differentiate meanings.
a. si/sí b. como/cómo c. que/qué
What is stress?
In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. Stress is typically signaled by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel, and changes pitch.
Ex. present vs. present
project vs. project
Depending where you place the stress in a word can change the meaning of the word.
What are syllables?
Syllables are combinations of vowels and consonants to make up a word.
What are the rules for identifying the stress in a word?
Here are some basic rules that govern the stress in words.
1. If a word ends in a vowel, n, or s, the second-to-last syllable receives the stress.
a. FRUtas b. COmen c. HAblo
2. If a word does NOT end in a vowel, n, or s, the last syllable gets the stress.
a. ofreCER b. activiDAD c. aniMAL
3. If a word has an accent on an irregular stress point based on rules 1 and 2, forget rules 1 and 2 and stress the mark
a. FÓRmula b. LÁMpara c. meCÁnico
4. If a word has an accent on a regular stress point, it is because that word has two meanings and the accent is a visible marker to differentiate meanings.
a. si/sí b. como/cómo c. que/qué
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