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6.1: Vocabulario - Shopping

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    De Compras

    sustantivos

    la bebida                 drink

    la caja                     the cash register

    la cajera                 the cashier

    el cambio                change

    la canasta               basket

    el/la cliente             customer

    la compra                the purchase

    la decoración           decoration

    el descuento            discount

    el/la empleado/a       employee

    en efectivo               cash

    el florero                  vase

    la fruta                     fruit

    la lámpara                 lamp

    la moneda                 coin

    el precio                    price

    el probador                fitting room

    el producto                 product

    el recibo                     receipt

    el servicio al cliente      customer service

    la talla                        size

    la tarjeta de crédito      credit card

    la tarjeta de débito      debit card

    la vela                        candle

    las vitaminas               vitamins

    verbos

    ahorrar                       to save

    buscar                        to look for

    comprar                      to buy

    devolver                      to return an item

    eligir                           to choose/select

    encontrar                     to find

    gastar                          to spend

    pagar                          to pay

    probar                         to try

    vender                         to sell

    adverbios

    allí                               over there

    a veces                        sometimes

    aquí                             here

    cerca                           close

    exactamente                 exactly

    lejos                             far

    lentamente                   slowy

    muy                             very

    nunca                          never

    siempre                        always

    rápidamente                 quickly

    expresiones

    ¿Cuánto cuesta?                                             How much does it cost?

    ¿Hay otra talla?                                             Is there another size?

    ¿Dónde está el probador?                               Where is the fitting room?

    ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?                              Can I pay with card?

    Está en oferta.                                               It is on sale.

    ¿Hay otros colores?                                        Are there other colors?

    ¿Dónde está la caja?                                      Where is the cash register?

    Solo estoy mirando.                                        I am only lookihg.

    ¿Tú trabajas aquí?                                          Do you work here?

    ¿Dónde puedo encontrar __________?             Where can I find?

     

    Práctica de Vocabulario

    Read the vocabulary words out loud.  Then, answer the following questions.

    1.     Which words have you heard before?

     

     

    2.     Which are the three most useful new words?

     

     

    3.     Which are the three words that are the most fun to say?

     

     

    4.     Which word is the most difficult to pronounce?

     

     

    5.     Which word are you most likely to use?

     

     

    6.     Which word are you least likely to use?

     

     

    7.     Which words have written accent marks?

     

     

    8.     Which word with a written accent mark will be the easiest to remember? Why?

     

     

    9.     Which word with a written accent mark will be the most difficult to remember? Why?

     

     

    10. Cognates look the same in two languages.  For example, hospital is spelled the same in English and Spanish, but it is pronounced differently.  Are there cognates in this list? If so, what are they?

     

     

     

    11. A false friend is a word that looks the same in two languages, but does not have a similar meaning.  For example, the Spanish word embarazada looks like the English word embarrassed, but it means pregnant.  Embarrassed in Spanish is avergonzada. Are there false friends in this list? If so, what are they?

     

     

     

    12. It is helpful to think of mnemonic devices to remember words.  For example, to remember the verb llegar which means to arrive, you can remember “Yeah! They got here!”  What mnemonic device can you think of for words in this list?

     

     

    Definitions.  Pick five words and write definitions to describe them.

    For example, Bien is the opposite of malo.

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    Questions.  Pick five different words and write questions for your classmates with them.

    For example, ¿Te gusta comer tacos?                                                                                                                   

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    Working with the vocabulary.

    Each person can work alone or in a group.

    Cada persona puede trabajar solo o en grupo.

    Each project should include, at least, ten of the vocabulary words from the list.

    Pick one of the following four activities.

    1.     Write and sing a song.

    2.     Write and present a dialogue.

    3.     Create and present a drawing.

    4.     Write and read a short story or poem.

    Before getting started, it is necessary to read the vocabulary list and to pick a variety of words.

    This can be a very useful way to learn and practice new vocabulary words.

    I hope that this is a fun and useful experience!

     

     


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