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290 Unit 5: Where to Go and What to Do

Celebrations

New Years Eve

Different cultures may celebrate the same holidays differently. Thinkabout how New Years Eve is celebrated in the United States on December31st at midnight. Spanish-speaking countries have a special tradition inwhich they eat 12 grapes at midnight to bring good luck for each month inthe new year.

At midnight, with each chime of the clock, people put a grape in theirmouth. Of course it is almost impossible to finish eating all 12 grapes bythe 12th chime of the clock. There is much laughter as people look at each

other.

In Spanish-speaking countries everyone gets ready to eat 12 grapes to bring good luck for each month in the new year.

enero febreromarzo

abril mayojunio

julioagosto

septiembre

octubre

noviembre

diciembre

This tradition began long ago in Spain. One year there was a large grape

harvest, and the king of Spain gave grapes to everyone to eat on NewYears Eve.

Piatas

The piata can be found in all shapes and sizes. Mexicanpiatas are usually made of papier-mach covering aballoon filled with candies. The piata is hung by a ropeoverhead. A blindfolded person is spun around in circlesto confuse his or her sense of space. He or she is given a

stick to swing at the piata and break it open. For olderchildren, the rope to suspend the piata is used to bob it upand down. Once the piata is open, the guests rush in tocollect the goodies that have fallen from it. A blindfolded person

is spun around incircles to confuse hisor her sense of space.


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Today, piatasare part of fun activities atfiestas (parties or celebrations).The history of the cultures using the piata is interesting. Originating inAfrica, the piata and its related ceremonies have been passed fromcountry to country. The Aztecs and the Chinese also had a ritual thatincluded a piata.

The Spanish piata came from Italy. The explorer Marco Polo is said tohave been the first to have brought the piata to Italy from China, in the14th century. Then Spanish explorers brought the piata to Mexico at thebeginning of the 16th century.

El cumpleaos (Birthday)

Everyone has a birth date. In the United States, some families have bigbirthday celebrations, some have small celebrations, and some havenone at all. How does your family celebrate birthdays?

In Argentina, one of the traditional ways to celebrate a childs birthday isto gently pull on his or her earlobe for each year he or she has been alive.In Mexico and in Panama, a piata is usually part of thefiesta.

Many families in Spanish-speaking cultures have large birthday parties.The extended family and many children are invited. When the cake isserved the song Feliz cumpleaos (Happy Birthday) is sung. Below

are the words to one version of Feliz cumpleaos.

Feliz cumpleaos a ti,

Feliz cumpleaos a ti,

Feliz cumpleaos a (name)

Feliz cumpleaos a ti.


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The Verb ir(To Go)

The verb ir means to go. Ir is the infinitive form of the verb. Remember,the infinitive form of a verb does not show when the action takes place.You will now learn how to say that someone is going somewhere now(present tense). Below are the forms ofir:

yo voy I go, I am going, I do go

t vas you go, you are going, you do go (informal)

usted va you go, you are going, you do go (formal)

l va he goes, he is going, he does go

ella va she goes, she is going, she does go

nosotros vamos we go, we are going, we do go(all males or a mixed group)

nosotras vamos we go, we are going, we do go (all females)

ustedes van you go, you are going, you do go (plural)

ellos van they go, they are going, they do go(all males or a mixed group)

ellas van they go, they are going, they do go (all females)

Forms ofirTo Go

l va a nadar.He is going to swim.

Remember: When speaking or writing in Spanish, the wordsyo, t, and nosotros are often left out. If it is clear who thesentence is talking about, you may also leave out the words l,ella, usted, ellos, ellas, and ustedes.


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Prctica (Practice)

Below are the conjugatedforms of the verbirtogo. Listenandrepeatasthe teacher models the followingverb formsin Spanish.

escuchen (listen)

repitan (repeat)

yo voy ........................................ I go

t vas .........................................you go (informal)

usted va .....................................you go (formal)

l va ............................................ he goes

ella va ......................................... she goes

nosotros vamos ........................ we go (all males or a mixed group)

nosotras vamos ........................ we go (all females)

ustedes van ...............................you go (plural)ellos van .................................... they go (all males or a mixed group)

ellas van..................................... they go (all females)

Now, listenandrepeattheverb forms again.


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Prctica (Practice)

Match each person with the correct form of the verb irto go.Write theletter on the line provided. Some terms will be used more than once.

Quin va? (Who is going?)

______ 1. yo

______ 2. ellos

______ 3. t

______ 4. usted

______ 5. ella

______ 6. ustedes

______ 7. Mara

______ 8. l

______ 9. nosotros______ 10. nosotras

A. va

B. vamos

C. van

D. vas

E. voy


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Prctica (Practice)

Use the list below to complete the following statement with the correct form ofthe verb irto go. Then read the sentences to your partner. Some terms willbe used more than once.

vavamos

vanvas

1. Ella .

2. Nosotros .

3. T .

4. El profesor .

5. Ustedes .

6. Ellas .

7. Yo .

8. Pedro .

9. l .

10. Ellos .

11. Nosotras .

voy


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Prctica (Practice)

Use the pictures as clues to write where each person is going. Then use the listsbelow to write the place and correct form of the verb irto go.

forms of ir

vavamos

vanvas

places

el aeropuertoel bancoel circo

el conciertola fiestala iglesia

Adnde van? Where are they going?

Modelo (Model): Pedro

Pedro va aaaaa la escuela or Pedro va alalalalal colegio.

Alert: Add a in front ofla and its feminine worda laescuela.Add al in front of a masculine word but drop theelal colegio.

a la to theal (a + el) to the

voy

el partido de ftbolla piscina


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1. ella

___________________________________________________________

2. nosotros

___________________________________________________________

3. ustedes

___________________________________________________________

4. t

___________________________________________________________

5. usted

___________________________________________________________

6. yo

___________________________________________________________


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7. l

___________________________________________________________

8. ellos

___________________________________________________________


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Ir a + Infinitive

What People Are Going to Do

You have just learned how to use the verb ir, meaning to go. You can nowalso use this verb to tell what people aregoing to do. To do this, you put irin present tense along with a, and follow it with an infinitive. An infinitiveis the form of the verb that ends in -ar, -er, or -ir. Youlearned quite a few verbs already that end in -ar. Ifnecessary, go back and review the previous unit.

To tell what someone is going to do, use thefollowing formula:

ir a + infinitive = to be going to do something

Yo voy a + infinitive

T vas a + infinitive

l va a + infinitive

Ella va a + infinitive

Usted va a + infinitive

Nosotros vamos a + infinitive

Nosotras vamos a + infinitive

Ustedes van a + infinitive

Ellos van a + infinitive

Ellas van a + infinitive

Here are some more examples:

Yo voy a estudiar. I am going to study.

Ella va a nadar. She is going to swim.

Ellos van a escuchar msica. They are going to listen to music.

Ellos van a bailar.They are going to dance.

l va a practicar.He is going to practice.


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Prctica (Practice)

Use the lists below of the forms of the verb irto go and the infinitives towrite what each person is going to do in Spanish. Then read each sentence toyour partner. Some forms of irto gowill be used more than once.

Remember: Use a form ofir then a + the infinitive to form thesentence.

forms of ir infinitives

Modelo (Model): Miguel Miguel va a estudiar.

1. Ella ________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

2. Nosotros _____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

3. Yo ________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

vavamos

vanvasvoy

cantar to singcocinar to cook

escuchar to listen toganar to winhablar to talk

nadar to swimpracticar to practice

sacar fotos to take picturestrabajar to workviajar to travel


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4. Mam ___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

5. Ustedes ___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

6. T _________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

7. Mara IN OUT __________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

8. Ellos __________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

9. Usted

LOTTER

YTICKE

T

2334

7689

7709

7989

224789

77

8977

0923

8922

___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

10. Mis amigos (friendsall males or a mixed group)

___________________________________________________________


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Prctica (Practice)

Use the lists below to write the following places in Spanish. Articles will beused more than once.

articles

el la

places

aeropuertobibliotecacinecircoescuela

fiestaiglesiaparque de atraccionespartido de ftbolplaya

1. party ______________________________________________________

2. beach ______________________________________________________

3. circus ______________________________________________________

4. school _____________________________________________________

5. soccer game ________________________________________________

6. airport _____________________________________________________

7. church _____________________________________________________

8. amusement park ____________________________________________

9. movie theater _______________________________________________

10. library _____________________________________________________


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Match each form of the verb irto gowith the correct Englishtranslation. Write the letter on the line provided.

______ 11. yo voy

______ 12. l va

______ 13. ella va

______ 14. usted va

______ 15. nosotros vamos

______ 16. ellas van

A. he goes, he is going, he does go

B. I go, I am going, I do go

C. she goes, she is going, she does go

D. they go, they are going, they do go

E. we go, we are going, we do go

F. you go, you are going, you do go


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Response 1:

Marisol: Contigo? S, me gustara.(Marisol:With you? Yes, I would like to.)

or

Response 2:

Marisol: Lo siento. Me gustara, pero no puedo.(Marisol:I am sorry. I would like to, but I cant.)

Now, listenandrepeat the dialogue again.


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Part 2

Do the following.

Notice the specific words that were underlined in the dialogue. Hold the samedialogue in Spanish with your partner on the previous pages, but use the listsbelow to change the underlined words referring to the following:

day

place

time

outcome

Be sure to use appropriate positive and negative gestures and expressionsdepending upon the response.

days of the week

el lunes Mondayel martes Tuesdayel mircoles Wednesdayel jueves Thursdayel viernes Friday

el sbado Saturdayel domingo Sunday

places

el cine movie theaterel estadio stadiumel museo museumla piscina swimming pool

la biblioteca libraryla tienda storela discoteca dance clubel restaurante restaurant


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time

a la una at 1 oclocka las dos at 2 oclocka las tres at 3 oclocka las cuatro at 4 oclocka las cinco at 5 oclocka las seis at 6 oclocka las siete at 7 oclocka las ocho at 8 oclocka las nueve at 9 oclocka las diez at 10 oclocka las once at 11 oclock

a las doce de la noche at 12 midnighta las doce del medioda at 12 noon

day or night

de la maana in the morning (a.m.)de la tarde in the afternoon or evening (p.m.)de la noche in the night (p.m.)maana tomorrow

yes responses

Claro! Of course!Seguro. Por qu no? Sure. Why not?S, gracias! Yes, thank you!

no responses

Hoy no, lo siento. Not today, I am sorry.No, estoy ocupado(a). No, I am busy.Qu lstima! No puedo. What a shame! I cant.Quiero, pero no puedo. I want to, but I cant.

12

6 5

4

3

21

7

8

9

1011

uno

dos

tres

cuatro

cincoseis

siete

ocho

nueve

diez

once

doce

Que hora es?


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