Capítulo 9

Vamos de Compras

Ch. 9.1 Discussing gift suggestions(Questions)

¿Qué piensas regalarle a tu hermano?What are you planning on giving (as a gift) your brother?

¿Para quién es el regalo?Who is the gift for?

¿Qué tipo de regalo buscas?What kind of gift are you looking for?

(Answers)

Le voy a dar unas camisetas.I’m going to give him some T-shirts.

El regalo es para mi abuela.The gift is for my grandmother.

Busco unos pantalones para mi primo.I’m looking for some pants for my cousin.

Vocabulario- Gifts • Un disco compacto- a CD

(compact disc)• Unos aretes/ pendientes-

some earrings • un collar- a necklace• Una cartera/ billetera- a

wallet• Unas corbatas- some ties• Unos dulces/ caramelos-

some candy

• Unas flores- some flowers

• Un juego de mesa- a board game

• Unos juguetes- some toys

• Una planta- a plant• Una tarjeta- a card

Indirect Object Pronouns: Le, LesLe - to / for him (él), to / for her (ella), to / for you (usted)Les- to / for them, to / for you plural (ustedes)

Le voy a regalar un collar a mi abuela.I’m going to give a necklace to my grandmother.

In the sentence, Le is placed before the first verb voy. Voy is conjugated in the form of the subject(yo), the person who is going to give. Le is the pronoun, standing for the abuela, the indirect object; to whom the necklace is given. So Le is the indirect object pronoun.

Vocabulario- Las Tiendas (the stores)

• la dulceria- the candy store• La zapateria- the shoe store• La joyeria- the jewelry store• La pasteleria- the pastry store• La jugueteria- the toy store• La panaderia- the bakery (bread store)• La floreria- the flower store• La tienda de comestibles- the grocery store

Nota Cultural p. 240

• Read the nota cultural and explain why Walmart supercenters might not be popular in Spain or Peru?

Ch. 9.2 Commenting on clothesQuestion

¿Qué ropa vas a llevar a la fiesta?What (clothes) are you going to wear to the party?¿No tienes algo más formal?Don’t you have something more formal?

Answer

¡Lo de siempre! Una camiseta con bluejeans.The usual! A T-shirt and jeans.Sí, pero prefiero llevar ropa cómoda.Yes, but I prefer to wear comfortable clothes.

Vocabulario- Clothing p. 242Find these items and write the correct Spanish 1. A yellow blouse ___________ a. unos calcetines azules2. A white shirt ______________ b. unos bluejeans3. A brown skirt ______________ c. unas botas negras4. Some brown sandals ________ d. una camiseta blanca5. A gray jacket _______________ e. un traje de baño morado6. Some black boots ___________ f. una falda parda7. A purple bathing suit ________ g. una blusa amarilla8. A red bathing suit ___________ h. unos pantalones cortos

anaranjados9. A white T-shirt ______________ i. un traje de baño rojo10. Some blue socks _____________ j. una camisa blanca11. Some orange shorts __________ k. una chaqueta gris12. Some blue jeans _____________ l. unas sandalias pardas

Telling what material something is made from.

To say one item is made of a material = Es de + material.To say some items are made of a material = Son de + material.

Common materialsde seda- (of) silk

de cuero- (of) leatherde algodón- (of) cotton

de lana- (of) woolPatterns

de cuadros- checkered or plaidde rayas- striped

More Clothing Vocabulary

el abrigo- coatla bolsa- pursela gorra- caplos guantes- gloves el impermeable- raincoatlas medias- stockingsel paraguas- umbrellael sombrero- hatPractice:

1. The hat is cotton.

2. The purse is leather.

3. The coat is wool.