Liberty Español Dos: Spanish 1 Review

Descriptions vocab

Introductions

Days of the week

Months and birthdays

Numbers

Question words

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Describing self/others Project (Major Grade)

Descriptions vocab part 1

Please see the links below to review the different subject pronouns and the different conjugations of the verb "ser".

Subject pronouns

Ser

Descriptions vocab part 2

Gustar: click here to review notes on how to use gustar and porque

Listening practice: Listen to the 5 statements and write down what they are saying in English.

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Remember with noun/adjective agreement that the adjective must agree in quantity and gender with the subject being described.

For example:

She is tall. Ella es alta. (The subject is a girl, so the adjective ends in "a").

They are smart. Ellos son intelectuales. (The subject is "ellos", so the adjective needs to be plural as well).

Now, try some yourself. Change the adjective in parenthesis so that it matches the subject of the sentence. (Don't worry if you don't know the adjective, focus on the endings):

1. Los libros son _______________________ (interesante).
2. El señor es __________________ (alto).
3. María y Elena son _________________ (simpático).
4. La casa es ________________ (nuevo).
5. Los muchachos son ___________________ (inteligente).
6. La chica es ____________________ (aburrido).
7. Mis amigos y yo somos _____________________ (guapo).
8. Marco y Oscar son ___________________ (antipático).
9. Yo no soy ___________________ (tonto).
10. Nosotros no somos ____________________ (atlético).

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Activities vocab

Family vocab

Listening practice: Click the player below to listen to 5 sentences in Spanish, played 3 times each. Copy them down exactly as you hear them. Then, when it is complete, translate them into English.

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Remember: To say I like to do an activity, it is: Me gusta correr. Me gusta comer hamburguesas.
To express dislike, the "no" comes before the indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, les): No me gustan las verduras. No me gusta leer libros de amor.
Also, if you are talking about someone else, don't forget the "a" in front of their name with "gusta" or "gustan": A Jenifer le gusta navegar por internet. A Willie le gusta tocar el piano. A Bill y a Mary les gusta hacer ejercicio. A ellas no les gusta bailar.
con=with
el fin de semana=weekend

Spanish Listening Excercise

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Test Review

House and chores vocab

Tener que + infinitive is used to express "having to do" something.

yo tengo nosotros tenemos
tú tienes
él/ella/Ud. tiene ellos/ellas/Uds. tienen

For example: Yo tengo que lavar los platos todos los días.
Mi madre tiene que hacer la cama.

Prepositions: use estar with these prepositions to discuss locations

yo estoy nosotros estamos
tú estás
él/ella/Ud. está ellos/ellas/Uds. están

al lado de= next to
cerca de= close to
lejos de= far from
encima de= on top of, above
debajo de= underneath, below
delante de= in front of
detrás de= behind

For example: Mi cuarto está delante del cuarto de mi hermano.
La cocina está al lado del comedor.
El baño está cerca de la sala.

Weather vocab

Places and frequency vocab

"Going to": To express the idea of "going to" do something, you simply take the correct conjugation of "ir", add an "a" and then add the infinitive of the verb that they are "going to" do. For example: I am going to swim. Yo voy a nadar.

Ir conjugations

Practice translating these:
1. We are going to eat pizza.
2. They are going to play videogames tonight.
3. I am going to go to the gym after school.
4. She is never going to swim at the beach.
5. Are you going to go shopping at the mall?

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Also remember, if you have a (to) and el (the) next to each other, they become "al". For example: Instead of "Voy a el cine con mis amigos", the correct answer should be "Voy al cine con mis amigos". (I go to the movie theater with my friends).

To express the idea of "at" (at the beach, at the gym, at the mall, etc.), you simply use the word "en" (en la playa, en el gimnasio, en el centro comercial).

Click here to take a "quiz" to practice with the conjugations of "ir".

Click here to practice some of the vocab that will be on the quiz on 1/17-1/18. (To help with this: "escuela" = school, "casa" = house, "ninguna" = none (no voy a ninguna parte = I don't go anywhere).

¿Qué tiempo hace? Can you look at the pictures below and answer this question?