Comparatives
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Goal: Translate the following sentence from Spanish to English
Señora Clark habla más español que sus estudiantes.
Señora Clark speaks more Spanish than her students.
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Goal: Translate the following sentence from Spanish to English.
El baloncesto es el deporte más popular del mundo.
Basketball is the most popular sport in the world.
What is another way to say never in Spanish besides "nunca"?
jamás
Write a simple Spanish sentence using the word 'siempre'.
Example response:
Siempre hago mi tarea después de la escuela. (I always do my homework after school)
True or False:
You should use the subjunctive when the adjective clause describes an antecedent that is known to exist.
False! You should use the indicative instead. Use the subjunctive when the antecedent is uncertain or unknown.
What are the comparatives for these six words?
Bueno, Malo, Grande, Pequeño, Viejo(a), Joven
What are the superlatives for these six words?
Bueno, Malo, Grande, Pequeño, Viejo(a), Joven
El/La mejor, El/La peor, El/La mayor, El/La menor, El/La mayor, El/La menor
Answer this person's statement with a negative expression. Translate the conversation to English.
No me gusta hacer los deberes los fines de semana.
Your response: _______
A mí tampoco
I do not like to do homework on the weekend.
Me neither.
Answer this person's statement using an affirmative expression. Translate the conversation to English.
Tengo boletos para el próximo concierto de Taylor Swift.
Your response: _________
Yo también.
I have tickets to the next Taylor Swift concert.
Me too.
When do you use the personal 'a' with subjunctive?
Hint: list the affirmative or negative expressions that you can use 'a' with
‘a’ can be used with nadie, ninguno, ninguna, and alguien
Fill in the blanks and translate to English:
Christina estudia ___ ___ su hermana para la escuela.
Hint: Use inequality
Christina estudia más que su hermana para la escuela. (Christina studies more than her sister for school)
OR
Christina estudia menos que su hermana para la escuela. (Christina studies less than her sister for school)
Write the sentence in Spanish using the English sentence:
She is the most intelligent girl in St. Agnes.
Ella es la chica más inteligente de St. Agnes.
Translate these six negative expressions from Spanish to English.
Nada, Nadie, Ninguno, Ni... ni, Nunca, Tampoco
Nothing/not anything, no one/nobody, no/none, neither... nor, never, neither/not either
Translate these six affirmative expression from Spanish to English.
Algo, Alguien, Alguno, o... o, Siempre, También
Something/anything, someone/somebody, some/any, either... or, always, also/too
Fill in the blanks for these two Spanish sentences and translate to English:
Christina no tiene ningún gato que ___ en su casa.
Christina tiene un perro que ___ en su casa.
Hint: use the Spanish word 'to live' for the subjunctive.
Christina no tiene ningún gato que viva en su casa. (Christina does not have any cat that live in her house.)
Christina tiene un perro que vive en su casa. (Christina has a dog that lives in her house.)
Fill in the blanks and translate to English:
Tiane ama la escuela ___ ___ Christina.
Hint: Use equality
Tiane ama la escuela tanto como Christina. (Tiane loves school as much as Christina)
Using context clues, fill in the blank and translate to English:
Ella tiene solo cinco años. Ella es la ___ ___ de la familia.
Hint: use superlative
Ella tiene solo cinco años. Ella es la más joven de la familia. (Ella is only five years old. She is the youngest in the family)
Fill in the blank with a negative expression. Translate to English:
____ (Nobody) se presentó a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
Nadie se presentó a mi fiesta de cumpleaños. (Nobody showed up to my birthday party.)
Fill in the blank with an affirmative expression. Translate to English:
____ (Somebody) se presentó a mi fiesta de cumpleaños, pero no sé quiénes son.
Alguien se presentó a mi fiesta de cumpleaños, pero no sé quiénes son. (Somebody showed up to my birthday party, but I do not know who they are.)
Example response:
Estoy buscando una persona que hable varios idiomas. (I am looking for a person that speaks multiple languages.
Write your own sentence comparing the two foods and judging which one is more delicious: Hamburgers and Fries
Hint: use inequality and the adjective 'deliciosa'
Las hamburguesas son más deliciosas que las papas fritas.
OR
Las papas fritas son más deliciosas que las hamburguesas.
Write your own Spanish sentence describing which musician you think is the best singer in the world.
Hint: use the word 'cantante' for singer
Example response:
Taylor Swift es la mejor cantante del mundo.
Respond to this prompt with one Spanish sentence that uses a negative expression.
What do you should nobody should do when they are alone?
Example response:
Nadie debería llorar solo. (Nobody should cry alone.)
Respond to this prompt with one Spanish sentence that uses an affirmative expression.
What do you think someone should do when they travel?
Alguien debería comer en los mejores restaurantes. (Someone should eat at the best restaurants)
Answer the prompt with a Spanish sentence using subjunctives to find out information.
Write a Spanish sentence that asks for a restaurant in the Houston area that has good food.
Example response:
¿Me recomiendas algún restaurante en Houston que tenga buena comida?