Sunday, May 18, 2014

"EXAMEN" FINAL - FINAL EXAM

For the Final Exam you MUST review and study the following:
  1. "Verbos Ser y Estar:" Like I said in class, these irregular verbs are indispensable! You must ALWAYS remember them (you also need them for Spanish II). So, even though we started learning them during our First Semester, you had to review/study them again during our Second Semester. You MUST remember when to use them. You can review the PowerPoint on "Ser y Estar" in Edmodo and LIBRO page 168.
  2. "Capítulo 4 - Mi Familia y Mis Amigos:" Vocab Lección A (Vocabulario I y Vocabulario II pages 134 and 144). You must remember how to say family members ("Mi Familia") in Spanish (LIBRO page 134). Also, review common adjectives that you can use with "Estar" (LIBRO pages 144 and 148, 149).
  3. "Capítulo 4 - Mi Familia y Mis Amigos:" This chapter also includes "Possessive Adjectives" in Spanish (LIBRO page 139); "Verbo Vivir" (LIBRO page 141) and other -IR Verbs (salir, which varies for the "Yo" form, and other regular verbs like asistir, abrir, escribir, descubrir). You must be able to easily conjugate ALL the Present Tense of -AR, -ER and -IR Verbs (make sure you remember ALL the endings).
  4. "Capítulo 4 - Mi Familia y Mis Amigos:" Vocab Lección B (Vocabulario I and Vocabulario II, pages 154, 155 and 164, 165). Likes and dislikes in Spanish (LIBRO pages 158 and 160) - study the Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish - ME TE LE NOS OS LES and how to use them with gustar.
  5. "Capítulo 5 - Una Semana Típica:" Irregular verbs - "Verbo Tener" (LIBRO page 186) and "Verbo Venir" (LIBRO page 204 and Blog entry of March 13, 2014), and how to use these verbs. Also, days of the week "Los Días de la Semana" (LIBRO page 190 - learn only days of the week and what is "la semana que viene"). LIBRO pages 194 and 196, Direct Object Pronouns - ME TE LO/LA ME TE LOS/LAS and how to use them properly. Review the Blog entry of March 23, 2014.
  6. "Capítulo 5 - Una Semana Típica:" Vocab Lección B "La Fecha" - Study the Blog entry of April 4, 2014 (all the vocab mentioned there, including the numbers, also check LIBRO pages 209 and 437). "Los Meses" (LIBRO page 208) - YOU MUST REMEMBER HOW TO SAY THE DAYS OF THE WEEK, THE MONTHS AND THE SEASONS in Spanish! And how to say dates... Hoy es domingo 18 de mayo del 2014. You should be able to answer questions like: ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños? ¿Cuántos años cumples?  ¿Cuántos años cumple ella? ¿Cuántos años cumple Mario? etc.
  7. "Capítulo 6 - En Casa:"  Check Blog entry of April 14, 2014. Stem-Changing Verbs - review endings of -AR, -ER and -IR verbs to be able to conjugate these Stem-Changing Verbs properly! Study the following E:IE verbs: pensar (LIBRO pages 231 and 232), cerrar, empezar, comenzar, calentar, recomendar, querer, encender, entender, perder, preferir, sentir, mentir. The E:I verbs like decir (which varies for "Yo" form), pedir, repetir. The O:UE verbs like dormir, volver, devolver, poder, etc. And the U:UE verb like jugar.
  8. "Capítulo 6 - En Casa:" ALL Vocab Lección A and Lección B in Blog entry (April 14, 2014). Also, Demonstrative Adjectives ("Adjetivos Demonstrativos") - LIBRO page 238.
  9. "Capítulo 6 - En Casa:" "La Casa"  - Parts of the house in Blog entry (April 14, 2014). Study the PowerPoint "La Casa" in Edmodo and the Test of May 19, 2014.
  10. And the handout on "Muy or Mucho" (when to use "muy" and when to use "mucho. Study the Test of 4/4/14.
  11. Parts of the Body - Check Blog entry of May 12, 2014. And review/study differences between "querer," "me gustaría," and "tengo ganas de" (LIBRO page 250, Estructura and Exercises 13 and 14).
  12. Other verbs you MUST know: hacer, ver, saber, ir (irregular verbs).
We will start reviewing this coming week. Feel free to review the Workbook pages with the above material you must know and understand for the Final Exam (check Chapters 4, 5 and 6). Also, review/study the handouts I gave you (this 2nd Semester), your notes in your notebook, and the tests and quizzes from the 2nd Semester.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I'm available for tutoring during 3rd and 6th Periods.

Monday, May 12, 2014

End of Fourth Quarter

The last test this Fourth Quarter will be on MONDAY, MAY 19. I originally planned it for May 14; but decided to move the date, to give everyone more time to study the material that will be included.

The test will cover the following: Lección B (check the vocabulary on this Blog -previous entry- and page 252 [LIBRO] - you should translate ALL this vocab and use the definite articles with these words as shown); page 253, No. 19; page 254, Nos. 20 and 21 and Diálogo II; the last three handouts on Verbo Decir, Expressing Wishes - Querer or Gustaría (also LIBRO page 250 and Exercises No. 13 and 14); and on Verbos Pedir, Repetir and Decir. 

Study "La Casa" PowerPoint in Edmodo, with the Vocab. from Lección B (Cap. 6).

Those of you who had difficulties with the Stem-Changing verbs and the Demonstrative Pronouns MUST review/study them for the Final Exam. If you have any questions, please come and see me.

Workbook pages to do and study: pg. 111 and 112 (La Casa), pg. 115, No. 6 only (Verbo Decir), pg. 116 (vocab Lección B), pg. 118, No. 12 (Verbo Repetir), pg. 119 (Verbo Pedir), pg. 164 (Verbo Preferir).

You will also learn the Parts of the Body this quarter. Please find the following Vocabulary online (I will explain in class too) and do Workbook page 162. I will give you information on what to study for the Final Exam later. Learn how to say the following in Spanish: hair, head, face, body, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, shoulders, arm(s), hand(s), fingers, knees, leg(s), toes, foot, feet, neck, elbow, teeth and any other parts of the body you'd like to learn. You can check this website (click link) or others online. Quizlet Body Parts here... and Señor Jordan's video here...