Unit 2 - El café
About the unit
The second unit consolidates work done on greetings in unit one by introducing us to more of the Spanish children, in a café setting. The main language content in unit two is centred around easy-to-grasp forms of the Spanish verbs for have, like, and want. More colours are introduced (others are reinforced) and the children will also become familiar with some names of fruits and drinks.
Expectations
At the end of this unit, most children will:
- say hello
- say goodbye
- recognise most of characters from the DVD
- know some of the names of the characters on the DVD
- say their name
- say they like something
- say they don’t like something
- recognise and use the names of some fruits
- recognise and use the names of some drinks
- show an ability to count objects
- tell some times on a clock
- sing part of a Speekee song
Some children will not have made so much progress and will:
- say hello
- say goodbye
- recognise most of characters from the DVD
- know some of the names of the characters on the DVD
Some children will have progressed further and will:
- ask what somebody wants
- say what somebody has
- ask somebody how they are
- sing a whole Speekee song
- perform a short role-play without prompting
New language
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| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognising things (colours) | Naranja | Orange | /nar-ang-ha/ |  | 2.1,2.3,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Rosa | Pink | /roh-sa/ | | 2.1,2.3,2.19 | |
| Saying you like it | Me gusta | I like it | /me goosta/ | | 2.1,2.4,2.10,2.13,2.19 |
| Saying you don't like it | No me gusta | I don't like it | /no me goosta/ | | 2.1,2.4,2.19 |
| Recognising things (drinks) | Agua | Water | /ag-wa/ | | 2.1,2.5,2.16,2.19 |
| Leche | Milk | /le-che/ | | 2.1,2.5,2.16,2.19 | |
| Zumo de naranja | Orange juice | /thoomo de nar-ang-ha/ | | 2.1,2.5,2.16,2.19 | |
| Asking somebody what they want | ¿Qué quieres? | What do you want? | /ke kyeress/ | | 2.1,2.16,2.19 |
| Saying what you want | Quiero | I want | /kyero/ | | 2.1,2.16,2.19 |
| Expressing politeness | Por favor | Please | /por favvor/ | | 2.1,2.3,2.16,2.19 |
| Saying something is for you | Para mí | For me | /para me/ | | 2.1,2.16,2.19 |
| Saying something is for somebody else | Para tí | For you | /para tee/ | | 2.1,2.16,2.19 |
| Expressing gratitude | Gracias | Thank you | /grathee-ass/ | | 2.1,2.3,2.10,2.16,2.19 |
| Expressing surprise | ¡Qué bueno! | How tasty! | /ke bweno/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Recognising things (food) | Plátano | Banana | /pla-ta-no/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Cereza | Cherry | /the-re-tha/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 | |
| Manzana | Apple | /manthana/ | | 2.1,2.19 | |
| Piña | Pineapple | /peen-ya/ | | 2.1,2.19 | |
| Naranja | Orange | /nar-ang-ha/ | | 2.1,2.3,2.7,2.8,2.19 | |
| Asking how many | ¿Cuántos (plátanos) hay? | How many (bananas) are there? | /kwan-toss pla-tanoss ay/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Asking what somebody has | ¿Tienes..? | Do you have..? | /tee-en-ess/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Saying what you have | Tengo (una naranja) | I have (an orange) | /ten-go oona nar-ang-ha/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Saying what somebody or something has | Tiene | He has / she has | /tee-ene/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
| Saying how you are feeling | Contento | Happy | /kon-tento/ | | 2.1,2.11,2.19 |
| Triste | Sad | /tree-ste/ | | 2.1,2.11,2.19 | |
| Using common words and phrases | Un poco | A little | /oon pokko/ | | 2.1,2.6,2.19 |
| Mucho | A lot | /moocho/ | | 2.1,2.6,2.19 | |
| Describing things | Caliente | Hot | /kal-yente/ | | 2.1,2.15,2.19 |
| Frío | Cold | /free-o/ | | 2.1,2.15,2.19 | |
| Issuing commands | Mira | Look | /mee-rah/ | | 2.1,2.19 |
| Including yourself | Yo también | Me too | /yo tambyen/ | | 2.1,2.7,2.8,2.19 |
Everyday language
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The Everyday Language Flashcards for this unit are:
| Language | Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saying you like it | Me gusta | I like it | /me goosta/ | | 2.1,2.4,2.10,2.13,2.19 |
| Saying you don't like it | No me gusta | I don't like it | /no me goosta/ | | 2.1,2.4,2.19 |
| Expressing gratitude | Gracias | Thank you | /grathee-ass/ | | 2.1,2.3,2.10,2.16,2.19 |
| Saying something is for you | Para mí | For me | /para me/ | | 2.1,2.16,2.19 |
| Saying something is for somebody else | Para tí | For you | /para tee/ | | 2.1,2.16,2.19 |
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Notes
Point out to the children that Spanish exclamation marks go before the word (when they are upside down) as well as at the end of the word. We saw the same principle in unit one with question marks.
Praise words
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The praise words for this unit are:
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfecto | Great | /per-fek-to/ | |
| Muy bien | Very good | /muee bee-en/ | |