The use of hay The classroom - Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Second Edition (2015)

Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Second Edition (2015)

Part I

4. The use of hay The classroom

Hay

Traducción compleja (Complex translation)

  1. There is a book on the desk. _______________________________________________
  2. There are two rulers in my desk. _______________________________________________
  3. There is a map on the wall. _______________________________________________
  4. There is a teacher in the classroom. _______________________________________________
  5. There isn’t a pen on my desk. _______________________________________________
  6. There isn’t a notebook for the teacher. _______________________________________________
  7. There aren’t lights in the classroom. _______________________________________________
  8. Is there chalk for the chalkboard? _______________________________________________
  9. Is there a clock for the wall? _______________________________________________
  10. Is there an assignment for the students?_______________________________________________
  11. There are three maps for the teachers. _______________________________________________
  12. There is a backpack on the desk. _______________________________________________

¿En la pared o en el escritorio? (On the wall or on the desk?) Are the following items hanging on the wall (en la pared) or sitting on (or in) the desk (en el escritorio)? Place an X in the appropriate column. If neither is true, place an X in the no column.

Traducción (Translation)

  1. My classroom has a clock on each wall.
  2. I have six pens and seven rulers in my backpack.
  3. I want eight notebooks for my desk.
  4. I don’t have the ruler for my assignment.
  5. My teacher has paper and a pen for every student.
  6. I want chalk and an eraser for every chalkboard.
  7. There is a duck on each desk.
  8. Is there a fish in the classroom?

Hechos divertidos (Fun facts)

Mr. Rogers

En la escuela del programa Señor Rogers (en la televisión americana), hay tres estudiantes: Anna Platypus, el Príncipe Tuesday y Daniel el Tigre. La maestra es una vaca: Harriet Elizabeth Cow. La asistenta a la maestra es la Dama Elaine. La Dama Elaine es la sobrina del Rey (King) Friday y la Reina (Queen) Sara. Dama Elaine es la prima del Príncipe Tuesday.