EXAMEN FINAL - ¿Qué tenemos que estudiar? (What should we study for the Final Exam?)

The Spanish I Final Exam will include Chapters 4 to 6 of the Aventura Textbook and other material learned in class after the Midterm. Please study and review the following (click on the Blog Entry Links in green below - you may have to scroll down to see some of them, since they're organized by month):

1. Capítulo 4: "Mi Familia y Mis Amigos" Vocabulario Lección A (Vocabulario I y II) - Blog Entry of 1/14/13.
2. Capítulo 4: Possessive Adjectives ("Adjetivos Posesivos"), present tense of Verbs ending in -ER (i.e. Verbo Comer, Verbo Ver, Verbo Comprender) and -IR (i.e. Verbo Vivir), and Months of the Year - Blog Entry of 1/30/13.
3. Capítulo 4: "Gusta" or "Gustan" - "A mí me gusta or a mí me gustan... " Vocabulario Lección B (Vocabulario II) - Blog Entry of 2/10/13.
4. Capítulo 5: Reviewing Verbs "Ser" y "Estar" and when to use them, Present Tense of "Verbo Tener." When to use "Tengo que... or Tengo ganas de..." - Blog Entry of 3/4/13.
5. Capítulo 5: Direct Object Pronouns, Present Tense of "Verbo Venir" (and reviewing "Verbo Tener") - Blog Entry of 3/11/13.
6. Capítulo 5: ¡Qué...!: ¡Qué sorpresa! ¡Qué lástima! ¡Qué triste! ¡Qué volcán! ¡Qué teatro! ¡Qué parque! ¡Qué playa! ¡Qué película! ¡Qué autobús! ¡Qué partido! ¡Qué fantástico! Etc. and reviewing "Months of the Year" (Lección B, Vocabulario II) - Blog Entry of 3/26/13.
7. Capítulo 5: Numbers 100 and 100 plus (Numeros 100 y Más), Textbook pages 209 and 437 (to review numbers in Spanish); but don't worry about high numbers above one thousand - Blog Entries of 3/26/13 and 4/8/13.
8. Capítulo 6:  Stem-Changing Verbs E:IE and Parts of the Body. Review ending of -AR, -ER and -IR verbs to be able to conjugate these Stem-Changing Verbs properly! Study the following E:IE verbs: Pensar, cerrar, empezar, comenzar, calentar, querer, encender, entender, perder, preferir, sentir, mentir - Blog Entry of 4/24/13.
9. Capítulo 6: Demonstrative Adjectives ("Adjetivos Demonstrativos") - Blog Entry of 4/24/13.
10. Capítulo 6: "La Casa" Vocabulary and Stem-Changing Verbs E:I. Study the "Verbos Decir" and "Pedir." Vocabulario Lección A (Vocabulario I) and Vocabulario Lección B (Vocabulario I and II). "Verbos Seguir, Conseguir, Repetir and Servir." - Blog Entry 5/12/13. And the handout "Muy or Mucho" (when to use "muy" and when to use "mucho."

You can start studying/reviewing for the Final Exam. If you were organized, things will be easier! Study from your notebook, workbook, textbook and handouts too. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Mrs. Feld. 

Don't forget to return the Aventura textbook to Mrs. Feld the day of the Final Exam, Thursday, May 30, 2013.

Capítulo 6 - La Casa & Stem-Changing Verbs E:I

In this chapter you're learning the parts of the house (in Spanish) and other vocabulary words that will help you describe your house or someone else's house, kitchen appliances, utensils and other. You will learn words like "el lavaplatos," "el horno," "la estufa," "el refrigerador," "los cubiertos," "el cuchillo," "la cuchara," "el tenedor," etc. (pages 226, 227 and 234) - Lección A, Vocabulario I and Vocabulario II. In Lección B, you will learn words like "el cuarto," "el baño," "la sala," "el patio," "el garaje," etc. I hope you already entered all this new vocabulary in Index Cards. Review this vocabulary in: Lección A  Flashcards and Lección B Flashcards.

Please check the following videos: La Casa 1 and La Casa 2 (you will review the "Verbo Vivir").

You should be able to answer the following questions by now: ¿Dónde vives? ¿Tu casa es grande o pequeña? ¿Tu casa es de un piso o de dos pisos? or ¿Cuántos pisos tiene tu casa?
¿Cuántos cuartos tiene tu casa? ¿Cuántos baños tiene tu casa? ¿Tienes piscina? ¿Tienes sótano? ¿Tienes plantas? ¿Te gustan las plantas? ¿Tu cuarto es grande o pequeño? ¿Tienes escaleras? etc. Translate these questions and answer them in Spanish (complete sentences).

In Lección B, Vocabulario II you will review the "Verbo Tener." You will remember and learn expressions like: "Tengo hambre," "Tengo frío," "Tengo calor," "Tengo mucha sed," "Tengo mucha hambre," "Tengo poca hambre," etc. Check pages 252 and 253, translate this vocabulary and learn it. Chapter 6 will be included in your Final Exam.

You are also learning "The Demonstrative Adjectives" in Spanish (p. 238) and the Verbs "Decir" (p. 248) and "Pedir" (p. 257) - E:I Stem-Changing Verbs. Write the "Estructura" on when to use "querer" and when to use "me gustaría" (p.250) in your notebooks. Write 5 sentences with the verb ("querer") and 5 sentences with the expression ("me gustaría").

Some of you MUST review "The Demonstrative Adjectives" again! Also review the E:IE Stem-Changing Verbs (check previous entry).

Those interested in Extra-Credit: please write two sentences each with all the Stem-Changing verbs learned to date (check previous entry). If you have any questions please ask Señora Feld. Due Date: jueves 23 de mayo del 2013.

Also check the E:I Verbs Video  (from Señor Jordan). Other examples of E:I Stem-Changing Verbs are "Verbos Seguir, Repetir, Servir, Conseguir." Conjugate these verbs! Write them in your notebooks. You can find them in Señor Jordan's video.