Unit 1: Personal Identification

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Unit 1 Personal Identification

• How to introduce and describe yourself to others

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Vocabulario

• I will pass out your vocabulary for this unit. I
  have given you the definition of these words.
• Whenever we begin a new unit or a new topic, I
  will always begin with the vocabulary for the
  unit. Many times, I may give you the assignment
  of looking up and defining the words.
• Please keep your vocabulary in the vocabulario
  section of your notebook.
• It is your job to study the vocabulary for the
  unit. It only takes 10 minutes a night- and it
  will make a difference! The sooner and the better
  you know your vocabulary, the easier the rest of
  the unit will be!
• Also- be prepared for weekly vocabulary quizzes
  or some pop quizzes!!!!

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Vocabulario

• Take a minute to look over your words. Go through
  the list. Make a mental note of the words you
  already know- and the ones that you are not
  familiar with, or that you know are difficult to
  spell.
• Flash cards are a perfect way to study those
  tricky words!

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Lección 1 Formal Vs. Informal

• What does formal mean? How about informal?
• Name some people that you would classify as
  informal. Now how about formal.
• In Spanish, there is a formal way to address
  people- this is called the USTED form.
• There is also an informal way to address people-
  this is called the TÚ form.
• Both USTED and TÚ mean you in English.
• You must decide who the person is that you are
  speaking with is a formal person or an informal
  person.
• Lets try a few examples together.

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Formal or Informal?

1. A friend of your mother
2. A friend your age
3. A doctor that is 30 years older than you
4. Your father
5. Your brother or sister
6. A police officer
7. A judge
8. Your favorite aunt or uncle
9. Your teacher
10. Your principal

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Lección 1 Formal Vs. Informal

• Now, go back to your vocabulary.
• How would you FORMALLY ask somebody How are
  you?
• How would you INFORMALLY ask somebody the same
  question?
• How would you FORMALLY ask somebody How old are
  you? And INFORMALLY?
• How would you FORMALLY ask somebody What is your
  name? And INFORMALLY?
• How would you FORMALLY ask somebody Where are
  you from? And INFORMALLY?

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Lección 1 Formal Vs. Informal

• Are there any questions?

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Lección 2 Subject Pronouns

• Subject pronouns take the place of proper nouns
  in English, so that there is less repetition. The
  same applies to the Spanish language.
• Example Julia likes to eat pizza. Julia eats
  pizza on Friday. Julia goes to a restaurant.
  Julia drinks soda too.
• In the above example, Julia is the proper noun.
  What can we replace the name Julia with???

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Lección 2 Subject Pronouns

• We can replace the name Julia with the subject
  pronoun
• she.
• To make learning subject pronouns a little bit
  easier, we set them up in a chart. Below are the
  subject pronouns and their meanings.
• Yo- I Nosotros- We
• Tú- you Vosotros- you all (informal)
• Él- He Ellos- They (male)
• Ella- She Ellas-They (female)
• Usted- you Ustedes- You all (formal)
• The left side of the chart is singular (1 person)
  and the right side of the chart is plural ( 2
  people)

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Lección 2 Subject Pronouns

• Below are a few proper nouns in Spanish and
  English. Replace the proper noun with the correct
  subject pronoun.
• Tú y Fernando
• Juan
• Ana y Maria
• Señor Gomez
• Julio y Yo
• You (formal)
• You (informal)
• Usted y yo
• Isabella
• Juan y Hector

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• Are there any questions?