Spanish lessons with a UCES tutor focused on conversation, culture, and personal growth

The Student and Tutor continued their study of Spanish, focusing on vocabulary related to personality adjectives and their application with the verb 'ser'. The Student practiced describing themselves and family members using these adjectives and also learned how to identify qualities pertinent to various professions. The class plans to explore the verb 'estar' in the next session.

The Student and Tutor reviewed Spanish rules for forming plural nouns, including special cases for words ending in 'z'. They discussed and practiced grammatical agreement (concordancia) between articles, nouns, and adjectives in terms of gender and number. The session concluded by beginning to explore general rules for noun and adjective gender, including gender-neutral forms, with plans to continue this topic in the next class.

Student and Tutor continued their work on Spanish commands and pronouns, practicing formal commands through a hotel manager role-play and then distinguishing between formal and informal commands in various illustrated scenarios. They reviewed direct, indirect, and double object pronouns, including their placement and changes in command structures. The session concluded with a discussion about preparing for an upcoming test on preterite/imperfect tenses and commands.

The Tutor and Student practiced Spanish vocabulary for family members and the grammatical structure using "de" to show relationships. They completed a listening exercise to fill out a family tree and discussed how to describe one's own family. The next session will focus on possessive adjectives and a vocabulary game, with the student taking a two-week break before resuming.

The Student and Tutor practiced Spanish commands, specifically focusing on the correct placement and usage of direct, indirect, and reflexive pronouns. They analyzed a dialogue, translated sentences, and completed fill-in-the-blank exercises that required applying the rules for both affirmative and negative informal commands. The Tutor planned to continue practicing this content in the next class.

Student and Tutor reviewed definite and indefinite articles in Spanish through a listening comprehension exercise and grammar explanations. They practiced identifying singular and plural nouns with appropriate articles and completed sentences by selecting the correct article. The next session will focus on noun gender.