Friday, May 15, 2015

FINAL EXAM - "Examen Final"

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. Check the Blog entries of March 2, 2015 and of February 17, 2015.
  2. "Capítulo 4 - Mi Familia y Mis Amigos:" Vocab Lección A (Vocabulario I y Vocabulario II pages 134 and 144 & 145). 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 (me gusta - me gustan) 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. Check the Blog entry of February 17, 2015 and of January 24, 2015.
  5. "Capítulo 5 - Una Semana Típica:" Irregular verbs - "Verbo Tener" (LIBRO page 186) and "Verbo Venir" (LIBRO page 204), 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 20, 2015. And your test of April 15, 2015.
  6. "Capítulo 5 - Una Semana Típica:" "El Calendario" vocab - Study the Blog entry of March 20, 2015 (all the vocab mentioned at the bottom, including the numbers - especially numbers 1-31, 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: ¿Qué día es hoy? ¿Qué día fue ayer? ¿Qué día es mañana? ¿Qué día fue anteayer? etc. Check the PowerPoint on "El Calendario" in Edmodo and the PDF (entry of March 20, 2015 in Edmodo).
  7. "Capítulo 6 - En Casa:"  Check Blog entry of April 21, 2015. 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 verbspensar (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, medir, corregir, decir, seguir, conseguir, servir, etc. 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. Also, Demonstrative Adjectives ("Adjetivos Demonstrativos") - LIBRO page 238.
  9. "Capítulo 6 - En Casa:" "La Casa"  - Parts of the house - PowerPoint in Blog. Study the PowerPoint "La Casa" in Edmodo and the Tests of May 15 and May 20, 2015.
  10. Other verbs you MUST know: hacer, ver, saber, ir (irregular verbs). 
  11. I REPEAT: MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE "ENDINGS" OF -AR, -ER AND -IR VERBS!!!
  12. CHECK ALL THE BLOG ENTRIES AFTER THE MIDTERM HERE (January 24, February 17, March 2, March 20 and April 21, 2015) ¡Gracias chicas!
  13. You can find several useful PowerPoints in Edmodo, so please check them out to study and review. Check these PowerPoints: Possessive Adjectives, Capítulo 4-2; Verbo Gustar (Le gusta - Les gusta), "El Calendario" and "La Casa."
We will start reviewing the week before finals. 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 8th Periods.