Study Guide Answers 3.1

1. Está contenta.
2. Estoy alegre. (The person was speaking direectly to Ofelia, so she answers in the 'yo' form.)
3. Están tranquilos.
4. Está enferma.
5. Estamos ocupados. (Uds.=y'all, so the answer should be in the 'nosotros' form.)

6. Los estudiantes acaban de practicar deportes.
7. Julián acaba de estudiar para una prueba.
8. María y Teresa acaban de comer con sus amigas.
9. El profesor acaba de escribir en el pizarrón.
10. Acabo de tomar esta prueba. (The verb used was "estás", in the tú form, so we answer in the 'yo' form.)

11. Viene del concierto.
12. Vienen de la tienda de videos.
13. Vienen de la cafetería.
14. Vengo del parque (the question was asked to 'tú', so we answer in the 'yo' form.)
15. Venimos de la biblioteca. (the question was asked to 'Uds.', so we answer in the 'nosotros' form.)

16. A nosotros nos gusta practicar deportes (the question was 'what do y'all like to do?', so we answer with 'we like to...')
17. A Yolanda le gusta escribir cartas.
18. A nosotros nos gusta ver películas. (the question asked "what do you and I like to do?", so we answer with 'we like to...')
19. A mi profesor le gusta enseñar la clase.
20. A ellos les gusta ir de compras.

21. C
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. B
27. A

28. D
29. D
30. A
31. D
32. D
33. A
34. C

35. A
36. C
37. B

¡Hola! Bienvenidos a nuestra clase de español. :)

Your first online assignment is fairly simple, but it counts as a QUIZ grade (that's right, a quiz grade....so make it perfect!) This assignment is due by August 14th, and a late post will not be accepted.

The instructions are below. If you have any questions, come see me. Good luck!!

1. If you don't already have one, create a blogspot account so you can leave comments.
2. Your assignment must be posted as a comment to this blog. For that reason, you will not get credit if you post a comment anonymously (thus, you must create an account.)
3. Here goes...answer the following survey as honestly as possible. (You guys do these on myspace all the time, so it shouldn't be hard...) Copy and paste the survey part of this as a comment, and fill in your own answers. I've started for you so you can get to know a little about me...Enjoy using your English for this assignment; this won't happen often!!
4. BE NICE. :) I will absolutely not tolerate the use of profanity, name calling, or other derogatory statements about other students or other teachers. The use of any of the above will result in a 0 for this assignment. Also, let's try using whole words instead of OMG Wat r u doin....yes. That would be great.

a. What's your name?
--Ms. Phillips; some call me Becky, Señorita Phillips, Beck, Beckles, or Speck.

b. What grade are you in?
--Let's see...I've gone to school for 13 (K-12) +4 (college) + 1 (college again) + 1 (and..college again..) That puts me in 20th grade. :) For my troubles I get to put B.A., M.A.T., and M.Ed. behind my name...

c. What is the most interesting thing you did this summer?
--I helped replace two fuel pumps and a brake caliper on a truck (I didn't know what a caliper even looked like until two weeks ago!)

d. Where is the farthest place from Conyers that you traveled this summer?
--Um...I went to Ocoee, TN to go whitewater rafting with my youth group.

e. Which class are you most excited about this year?
--I get to cheat here and say both of them--I'm teaching two classes of Spanish I!

f. This is your second go-round with Spanish. Tell me one thing you learned last year.
--I didn't teach last year--but I did learn that the College Board is not very nice if you miss deadlines.

g. What is one thing you want to do differently in class than you did last year?
--I want all my kiddos to pass...that'd be awesome. Oh, yeah..and I'd like to procrastinate less than normal. :)

h. Do you work? If so, where?
--Yes. I work here, educating the masses...and coordinating all the exams you guys have to take.

i. Do you participate in any extracurriculars? If so, tell me about 'em.
--I'm the Interact Club sponsor (join our club!), I tutor on the side, participate in church activities (choir, youth leadership, etc.), and sell Mary Kay..that keeps me busy!

Good luck, and happy posting!!

Work? Who wants to work when there's blogspot? (If I could get on facebook from here I'd be there, too.) :) I was just looking back over the last several posts and realized that a year ago, I blogged from this office about my new job.

It's been a whole year that I've been out of the classroom and in a new position. That being said, it's been an eventful year...both on campus and off.

Workwise, I've learned so much. I worked with a PHENOMENAL group of people--many new to our campus and some veterans--and was blessed to make some great new friends (Cathy, Heidi, and Holly...you guys are the best..even though you will probably never see this post!) :) I look forward to continuing to learn, do things better, and make new friends next year.

• I started grad school and am almost done. I kept a 4.0 somehow or another and got inducted into Phi Kappa Phi. How this benefits me, other than an extra line on my résumé, I'm not sure. Nevertheless, the Lord has helped me. Praying for help through the next 12 days and 7 assignments.
• I've gained a stalker. Well, I don't know that I'd go that far...well, maybe I will. His name is Shakim. He was a freshman this year so he'll be with me for 3 more years. I took down all the cards he drew for me--I think I counted about 20. Casey suggested I start a scrapbook to give to his mom when he graduates. Shakim hugged me every morning at the front door (where I had duty), found me at least one more time throughout the day (either in the cafeteria or in my office) to give me another hug, and told me on a regular basis that he "likes me very much" and "likes white women." I love it.
• I baked. A lot. No, really. I also had to defend the Fridays when (a) I had no groceries, (b) got in too late to bake, or (c) forgot that it was Sweet Shoppe day. I tried to follow in Tracey's footsteps. Sometimes I was successful and sometimes I wasn't.
• Speaking of baking, I learned how to make homemade fried chicken this year when it was requested that I bring it to the Carey's house as a "congratulations-you-had-twins-and-I-want-to-help" gift. A special shout out to Stacey for her Crocker advice and moral support through the whole process.
• I made decisions not to suspend kids who very well deserved it. They probably have no idea what the term grace means, but it just makes sense in my life--God's given me grace more times than I can count and I'm thankful. For some, I looked back on their reactions to said grace and probably should have suspended them. For others, I'm glad I made the decision I did and that they took heart to the second..third...fourteenth chance they were given.
• I almost had to confront angry magnet parents when I forgot to order late AP exams. Again...the Lord handled it and things got taken care of; mercy was shown when I had to admit my mistake to my principal and the magnet principal....I didn't get yelled at, not even once.
• One word: Roz. Holly, you know who/what I'm talking about.
• I was humbled on more than one occasion. One time that specifically comes to my remembrance was graduation test week...I felt about like I'd have to get better to die but couldn't take off; Heidi took over to get things done for me that I absolutely could not do. Again, a picture of God's mercy. (There was a lot of "God art" going on in my office this year.)
• Though I wasn't in the classroom, I had the chance to build some relationships with former students. I was given the opportunity to laugh with, counsel, pray with, and comfort them in a way that reminds me that God wants us as Christians to have LIFE ABUNDANT. That's the best way I know to describe it. Mel, Kayla, Quimichia, you guys are the best. I mean that.
• I had a colleague come into my office, close the door, and, without being asked, pray for me in my capacity as testing coordinator (I think I had exams scattered all over the floor at the time..). I almost cried. Neodesha, you have no idea how thankful I am for you.
• I had a group of ladies promise to plan my bachelorette party when the time comes, quiz me about "the new guy," and threaten his life if he doesn't treat me right. Myra, Khalisha, Neodesha, Therese, Monica...you guys are awesome. I am thankful that you'd take an interest in my life.
• I got to watch a young lady walk across the stage at graduation who was given less than a 20% chance to do so. This young lady is proof that miracles happen, and reminds me on a daily basis that I have absolutely, positively no reason to complain about anything. I have never seen Raven without a smile plastered across her face, even when I could tell her body was racked with pain and it was all she could do to sit through a class or meeting. I am thankful for her example of thankfulness. (And in her words, at graduation, she was preparing to "blow this popsicle stand." :))

Yeah. Good stuff. God's been awesome to me and I'm so thankful. And now I should get back to moving all my furniture "3-5 feet away from the walls" (you do the math...my office is about 10 feet by 15 feet....add in the all the furniture, and there's no way this will happen. They'll have to be satisfied with "walking room.")