ST - Los Segmentos de Tiempo Module Overview

Los Segmentos de Tiempo

 Los Segmentos de Tiempo graphicIntroduction

Students will learn about expressions of time in an attempt to help them create longer and more complex sentences in the target language. Emphasis will be placed on incorporating vocabulary and grammar from "La Familia y Las Profesiones." The irregular preterite tense will be introduced in this chapter, including several infinitives.

Students will learn about the "Day of the Dead," a cultural holiday deriving from the country of Mexico. Another cultural aspect explored will be the subject of punctuality in Spanish-speaking countries.

Essential Questions

  • What did you do last weekend? Could you describe what you did, with whom, and at what point in the day?
  • Could you describe what you did with family members based on vocabulary in "La Familia y Las Profesiones"?
  • Can you identify irregular preterite infinitives and use them correctly?
  • Have you ever heard of "pan de muertos" or "La Catrina"? Do people in our country place an emphasis on punctuality?
  • Do we have idiomatic expressions that refer to the different times of the day?

Key Terms

  • Segmentos de Tiempo: segments of time
  • Futuro Cercano: near future "ir + a+ infinitive
  • La madrugada: the hours between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m.
  • El alba o el amanecer: sunrise/dawn
  • La mañana: the hours between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.
  • El mediodía (la comida): the hours between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
  • La tarde: the hours between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  • El atardecer o crepúsculo: dusk
  • La noche: the hours between 9 p.m. and 4 am
  • La medianoche: midnight
  • Adverbios de tiempo: adverbs of time
  • Rincón Cultural: Cultural Corner

 

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