Transcript Slide 1

Objetivo: What are some
activities we like to do? What
don’t we like to do?
Hagan Ahora: Translate the following words into English.
la comunidad
el mundo
el país
el concurso
el lugar
mucho
pero
también
el hombre
la mujer
el maestro
Verbs in Spanish
What do we already know?
• They all end in –ar, -er, or –ir.
• In this base form they are called infinitives.
• All infinitives mean to do something.
Bailar – to dance
Cantar – to sing
Comer – to eat
Correr – to run
Escribir – to write
Leer – to read
Nadar – to swim
Patinar – to skate
Trabajar – to work
Hablar – to talk
Talking about likes and dislikes
To say:
I like to _______.
Write:
Me gusta + infinitive verb.
Example: I like to dance.
Me gusta bailar.
The same construction is used to say that
you like to do something, he/she likes to
do something, we like do to something.
There is one small difference.
You like is: Te gusta + verb
For he/she likes use: Le gusta + verb.
For we like use: Nos gusta + verb
Dislikes
To say I don’t like or she doesn’t like,
write the word no before the me, te, le,
or nos.
Example: I don’t like to write.
No me gusta escribir.
He doesn’t like to sing.
No le gusta cantar.
Vamos a practicar
1. He likes to dance.
Le gusta bailar.
2. You like to read.
Te gusta leer.
3. I like to eat.
Me gusta comer.
4. Marcos doesn’t like to skate.
No le gusta patinar.
5. Ana likes to swim.
Le gusta nadar.
6. I don’t like to sing.
No me gusta cantar.
Practice writing. Page 37, activity 16
El fin
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Me gusta _____.
How do you say that a singular person
likes to do something?
Le gusta…
How do you say that you like to do
something?
Te gusta…