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 \nWhen and where?What do you remember?  \nWhat do you hope to learn in this course?  \n## Why learn Spanish?\n\nThere are an estimated 500,000,000 Spanish-speakers in the world in 21countries.US.Census estimates by year 2050,50%of the USpopulation will speak Spanish and English.That's why!  \n## Tools to learn Spanish:\n\n1.Listen,repeat,speak.(Audio Lingual Method)  \n2.Memorize dialogues,vocabulary,verb conjugations.page 365-390Practice Spanish app—SpanishDict.www.Spanishdict.com or Duolingo etc.  \n3.Watch Los Destinos,a Spanish soap opera/telenovela).https://www.learner.org/series/destinos-an-introduction-to-spanish/  \nWrite a weekly summary(3 sentences or less).Closed captions(cc)areavailable at the bottom of the screen for each episode by clicking on(cc).Summary of episodes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destinos  \n4.Sing and dance to music  \n5.Listen to the CD tracks at back of the book to practice lessons.A lessonsummary is on page 383-384  \n6.Write and paste sticky notes(notas)around the house.See vocabulario.page 85-90  \n7.Have a conversation with a Spanish-speaker  \nCopyright ◎2019by Susan Schneider  \niLa Bamba!  \niEmpecémonos con La Bamba!iLevántense!  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfMAC-t9ZB4  \nLa Bamba:Spanish-English Richie Valens Video with Spanish Lyrics'Para bailar la Bamba,se necesita una poco de gracia(grace).  \n# How the Book \"Spanish for Dummies\"works:\n\n## Chapter One:Spanish in a Nutshell.page 11\n\nIncludes short summaries of each chapter.e.g.,Getting Started with BasicCommon Expressions Chapter One  \niHola!iComo está Ud?por favorgraciasLo siento  \niHabla usted el inglés?No sé.  \n## Chapter Two:Warming up with Spanish GrammarBasics.page 21\n\nLa casa es grande....La casa es pequena.(big/small)La mujer es bella...El esposo es así así.(beautiful/so so)  \nEl hombre es delgado.La mujer es un poco gorda.(thin/a little fat)Las calles son anchas.Las calles son delgadas.(wide,narrow)  \n## Forming Questions:The Basics.page 22\n\nÉsta es la puerta.This is the door.iEs ésta la puerta?Is this the door? 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