With a population of more than 100 million people, Mexico isthe most populous Spanish-speaking country. It has been shapedby ancient indigenous civilizations, European colonialism, andimmigration, as well as by its proximity to the United States.

The Mayan city of Tulum, situated on a cliff overlookingthe Caribbean, was a major port from about 1200 until theSpaniards arrived in the early 1500s. The Mayan civilizationdates from 750 B.C., and includes ancient cities throughoutsouthern Mexico, including the Yucatan Peninsula, andparts of Central America. Today many people in theseareas speak one of approximately 30 languages anddialects that developed from ancient Maya.

el almuerzo lunchla clase classla clase de . . . . . . classarte artespañol Spanishciencias naturales scienceciencias sociales social studieseducación física physical education

to talk about your school day

inglés Englishmatemáticas mathematicstecnología technology/computersel horario scheduleen la . . . hora in the . . . hour

(class period)la tarea homework

to talk about your school day

enseñar to teachestudiar to studyhablar to talk

to describe school activities

primero*, -a firstsegundo, -a secondtercero*, -a thirdcuarto, -a fourthquinto, -a fifthsexto, -a sixthséptimo, -a seventhoctavo, -a eighthnoveno, -a ninthdécimo, -a tenth

to talk about the order of things

la calculadora calculatorla carpeta de argollas three-ring binderel diccionario dictionarynecesito I neednecesitas you need

to talk about things you need for school

aburrido, -a boringdifícil difficultdivertido, -a amusing, funfácil easyfavorito, -a favoriteinteresante interestingpráctico, -a practicalmás . . . que more . . . than

to describe your classes

a ver . . . Let’s see¿Quién? Who?para formucho a lot(yo) tengo I have(tú) tienes you have

other useful words

subject pronouns

other useful words

hablo

hablas

habla

hablamos

habláis

hablan