Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

4 •  Chapter 1: La clase de español Palabras en español _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Experiencias con el español (circle all that apply) en otra clase en el trabajo con amigos con familia Estrategias (write study strategies that have worked for you or that you plan to use) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Cognates and pronunciation / Los cognados y la pronunciación Spanish and English words are sometimes very similar. Words that are spelled similarly and have the same or similar meanings in both languages are called cognates . Look over the list of cognates below. What do you think their English translations are? Cognates are also an excellent opportunity to notice key features of pronunciation in Spanish. Listen to the words below and note how the sounds are formed in Spanish. Access audio for this exercise here: https://​drive​.google​.com/​file/​d/​14vdFPz1xOWiptmgonJ7tZRVpmWGz8B0a/​view​?usp​=​sharing. 1. acción 2. persona 3. mucho 4. forma 5. parte 6. momento 7. problema 8. importante 9. social 10. sistema 11. información 12. historia 13. sociedad 14. permitir 15. proceso 16. grupo 17. utilizar 18. humano 19. idea 20. artículo 21. profesor 22. estudiante 23. inteligente 24. necesitar