Repaso de la semana (Review of the Week)

Learning Objectives Identify and use at least 20 vocabulary words related to food, cooking, and restaurants. Formulate sentences using the present subjunctive to express wishes and recommendations about food (e.g., 'Espero que te guste la comida'). Construct sentences with impersonal expressions that trigger the subjunctive (e.g., 'Es necesario que cocines el pollo'). Differentiate between and correctly use formal (usted/ustedes) and informal (tú) commands in a culinary context. Read a short recipe or restaurant review and answer comprehension questions. Write a short paragraph recommending a dish, using at least two subjunctive clauses and appropriate food vocabulary. Imagine you're a food critic for a day! 🧑‍🍳 How would you recommend your friends...

TermDefinitionExample El Subjuntivo PresenteA verb mood (not a tense) used to express subjective or non-factual situations, such as wishes, doubts, recommendations, and emotions.Quiero que **pruebes** el flan. (I want you to try the flan.) - 'pruebes' is in the subjunctive because it expresses a wish, not a fact. Cláusulas con WEIRDOAn acronym (Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt, Ojalá) for the types of verbs and expressions in the main clause that trigger the use of the subjunctive in the subordinate clause.Te recomiendo que **pidas** los tacos. (I recommend that you order the tacos.) - 'Recomiendo' is a recommendation (R in WEIRDO). Los Mandatos Formales (Usted/Ustedes)Commands used to give instructions or orders to people you address wi...

Forming the Present Subjunctive 1. Start with the 'yo' form of the present indicative. 2. Drop the '-o'. 3. Add the opposite ending (-ar verbs get -e endings; -er/-ir verbs get -a endings). This three-step process is used to conjugate most verbs into the present subjunctive. This form is required in a subordinate clause after a WEIRDO trigger and a change of subject. Example: hablar -> yo hablo -> habl- -> hable, hables, hable, hablemos, hablen. Forming Formal Commands For both affirmative and negative commands, use the 'usted' or 'ustedes' form of the present subjunctive. When you need to give a polite or respectful instruction, use the subjunctive form. Example: (comer) -> coma (usted), coman (ustedes). Negative: No coma,...