[ola] Re: Preterit vs. Imperfect... seeking advice

  • From: "Young, Lisa" <lyoung@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:50:12 +0000

Ferdinand the Bull sounds great, any other ideas out there on other books that 
utilize the pret. & imperfect?

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Emily Gerstner
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:14 PM
To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ola] Preterit vs. Imperfect... seeking advice

Hello all,
My Spanish II students are at a point where they can recognize and use, though 
without much accuracy, verbs in the preterit tense. I'd like to begin to 
introduce verbs in the imperfect, but I don't want to resort to English to do 
so. Any ideas for keeping preterit/imperfect content super communicative and 
not overwhelming for students?

My best ideas right now are:
-telling a familiar story (such as Goldilocks and the 3 Bears)
-using imperfect to talk about childhood
Advice, resources, lesson plans would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!
Emily

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