Conversation
The lesson began with schedules, availability, geography, football-coach vocabulary, buildings, headquarters, employment, work, profits, money, wealth, rentals, tenants, and regulation. Daniel then described a room in detail, distinguishing bedroom furniture, containers, bedding, floor materials, and storage. A tiger and outdoor image prompted pelaje, rayas, felino, pasto, and plant hojas. The final segment introduced equality and inequality comparisons, countable and uncountable quantity patterns, currencies, and superlatives.
High-value language
Tengo que revisar mi horario antes de decir si estoy libre.— I have to check my schedule before saying whether I am free.La sede de la empresa está en las afueras de la ciudad.— The company's headquarters is on the outskirts of the city.No tengo dinero en efectivo, pero encontré una moneda.— I do not have cash, but I found a coin.El dormitorio es la habitación donde dormimos.— The bedroom is the room where we sleep.La taza tiene asa; el vaso no.— The cup has a handle; the glass does not.El acolchado está encima de las sábanas.— The comforter is on top of the sheets.El tigre tiene pelaje naranja con rayas negras.— The tiger has orange fur with black stripes.Él tiene tantos libros como ella.— He has as many books as she does.Mi barrio es menos tranquilo que el suyo.— My neighborhood is less quiet than theirs.