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Spanish Simplified!

By Gail LeBow (208) 853-3087 Gail@spanishsimplified.com. Spanish Simplified!. Discover how to get by in Spanish with fewer than 200 words and 8 sentence makers. Learning Spanish. Cultural components; family, faith, farm worker community, fun High context, time, status, ethics

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Spanish Simplified!

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  1. By Gail LeBow (208) 853-3087 Gail@spanishsimplified.com Spanish Simplified! Discover how to get by in Spanish with fewer than 200 words and 8 sentence makers.

  2. Learning Spanish • Cultural components; family, faith, farm worker community, fun • High context, time, status, ethics • Verbal & Non-verbal communication, the y’all come

  3. Overcoming Frustrations • I’ve studied Spanish but I still can’t speak it. • I know lots of words but I can’t put them together to make a sentence.

  4. In Country vs. In Class • “Living in a country where the language is spoken is the only way to learn it.”

  5. Joys, and…what? • “I don’t know much vocabulary or grammar but I know enough to get by.” • Some U.S. organizations DON’T have enough to get by…

  6. Language Learning Puzzle • 6 years or 6 weeks to learn a language? • Year 1…its fun • Year 2…still new • Year 3…a mystery • Year 4…learning more • Year 5…comes alive! • Year 6…it sticks!

  7. In Class vs. In Country • Necessity • Good grade, vs. • Talk with people who don’t speak English • Attitude • Pass the test, vs. • Be understood without being misunderstood • Approach • Cover the material and get to the next level, vs. • Do as much as you can with as little as you can for as long as you can

  8. In Country Strategy • Keep it simple • High & Low power words • Cherry picking is the name of the game • Separate the ‘nice to know’ from ‘need to know’ • Creative Translation • Re-organize your thoughts to live within your ‘budget.’ • Flexible Framework p. 127

  9. Agenda • Introduction • Pronunciation 5 letters • Vocabulary: flash cards A-H, 1-20 • Sentence Making Simplified • Tic-Tac-Toe Spanish • Translating from English to Spanish

  10. Spanish Simplified • Materials: 3 Tools; Book, Audio, Flash Cards • Content: Bite sized chunks, everything connects to make complete sentences • Learning Process: Hear it, See it, Say it, Repeat!

  11. Well Known & Widely Used In-Country Approach • Teach your tongue to talk • Make it click…gimmicks; Make it stick…repeat 30+ times • Creative Translation to live within your budget

  12. Pronunciation Simplified: Vowels • A • E • I • O • U

  13. Vowels – ‘Gimmick’ • 1=uno U • 2=dos O • 3=tres E - like the e in egg, not trace • 4=cuatro A • 5=cinco I • See p. 1 in Spanish Simplified!

  14. Vowels – ‘Gimmick’ Test • 4 – Cuatro - A • 3 – Tres - E • 5 – Cinco - I • 2 – Dos - O - soft o, not dose • 1 – Uno - U

  15. Pronunciation Practice • House = Casa A • Big = Grande A, E • Tiger = Tigre I, E • Cat = Gato A, O • A lot = Mucho U, O • Congratulations! You can now pronounce 85% of all words in Spanish…

  16. English Pronunciation by Comparison • The bandage was wound around the wound. • We must polish the Polish furniture. • He could lead if he could get the lead out. • A bass was painted on the bass drum. • When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. • There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. • The buck does funny things when the does are present. • A seamstress and a sewer fell into a sewer line. • The wind was too strong to wind the sail. • After seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. • Tough, bough, cough, dough, hiccough, thorough, rough, through, laugh • Man’s laughter, manslaughter

  17. Back from the ‘Birdwalk,’ Vocabulary Practice Page 140 • Por favor • Un momento, por favor • Lo siento • ¿Como está? • No importa • Mucho Gusto • Practice 30 seconds/day…forget, re-learn

  18. Introductory Phrases: Flexible Framework & Flash Card A • It’s necessary ---- Es necesario • It’s important ---- Es importante • It’s possible ------ Es posible • It’s impossible --- Es imposible • It’s urgent -------- Es urgente

  19. Sentence Maker #1 (Flash Card A) • It’s necessary ne ce sa rio Es necesario.

  20. Sentence Maker #1 • Is it necessary? ne ce sa rio ¿Es necesario?

  21. Sentence Maker # 1 • It’s not necessary ne ce sa rio No es necesario.

  22. Sentence Maker # 2 • It’s possible. po si ble Es posible.

  23. Sentence Maker # 2 • Is it possible? po si ble ¿Es posible?

  24. Sentence Maker # 2 • It’s not possible. po si ble No es posible.

  25. Introductory Phrases: Flexible Framework & Flash Card 1 • To work ---- trabajar • To finish --- terminar • To begin --- comenzar • To return -- regresar • To go ------- ir • To come --- venir

  26. Vocabulary Flash Card 1 • To Finish. ter mi nar Terminar.

  27. How to Pronounce ‘R’ in Spanish • Ladder • Place your tongue in the ‘hot pizza burn’ spot

  28. Vocabulary Flash Card #1 • To come. Ve nir Venir.

  29. Vocabulary Flash Card #1 • To go. ir Ir.

  30. Vocabulary Flash Card #1 • Trabajar • Terminar • Comenzar • Regresar • Ir • Venir

  31. Vocabulary Flash Card #1 • To work • To finish • To begin • To come back (To return) • To go • To come

  32. Total Physical Response Practice • Arriba – up • Abajo – down • Aquí – here • Allí – there • Adelante - forward • Atrás – behind • A la Izquierda – To the left • A la Derecha – To the right

  33. Flash Cards A and 1 Together • 1 - It’s necessary to finish. • 2 - It’s possible to finish. • 3 - Is it necessary to go? • 4 - Is it possible to go? • 5 - It’s possible to come. • 6 - Is it necessary to come?

  34. ¿Como se dice en ingles? • 1. Es necesario ir. • 2. Es posible venir. • 3. Es necesario terminar. • 4. ¿Es necesario venir? • 5. ¿Es posible terminar? • 6. ¿Es posible ir?

  35. ¿Como se dice en ingles? • 1. No es posible terminar. • 2. No es necesario ir. • 3. No es posible venir. • 4. No es necesario terminar. • 5. No es posible ir. • 6. No es necesario venir.

  36. Sentence Making • 1. It’s not necessary to go • 2. It’s not possible to come • 3. It’s necessary to finish • 4. It’s possible to go • 5. Is it possible to come? • 6. Is it necessary to go?

  37. Vocabulary: Flash Card #2 • Today hoy hoy

  38. Vocabulary Flash Card #2 • Tomorrow ma ña na Mañana

  39. Vocabulary Flash Card #2 • Now a ho ra Ahora

  40. Flash Card #2 • Today • Tomorrow • Now

  41. Flash Card #2 • Hoy • Mañana • Ahora

  42. Sentence Making Flash Cards A+1+2 • 1. It’s necessary to finish now. • 2. It’s possible to come tomorrow. • 3. Is it necessary to go today? • 4. Is it possible to finish tomorrow? • 5. It’s not possible to go today. • 6. It’s not necessary to come now.

  43. ¿Como se dice en inglés? A+1+2 • 1. Es necesario venir hoy. • 2. Es posible ir mañana. • 3. ¿Es necesario terminar ahora? • 4. ¿Es posible ir hoy? • 5. No es posible venir mañana. • 6. No es necesario terminar ahora.

  44. Tic Tac Toe Spanish (9 words) A+1+2 to go to finish to come today tomorrow now • It’s necessary • It’s not possible • Is it possible…?

  45. Tic Tac Toe Spanish (9 words) A+1+2 venir ir terminar ahora hoy mañana • Es posible • No es necesario • ¿Es necesario?

  46. 9 words – How many sentences? • It’s possible to go today • It’s necessary to come tomorrow to finish now • 2 x 3 x 3 • X 3!

  47. …and at the end of Lesson 1: • 5 x 6 x 6 • X 3 • 540 sentences!!!

  48. Sentence Making Simplified – A well known & widely used approach • A growing, reinforced vocabulary Page 117 • Verbs pages 144 – 145

  49. Dictionary of Infinitives – p. 144 • To begin – comenzar • To want -- querer • To eat – comer • To buy – comprar • To have – tener • To learn – aprender • To make – hacer • To like – gustar • To be able/can – poder

  50. Creative Translation • Do as much as you can with as little as you can for as long as you can. • Make yourself understood without being misunderstood.

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