Study Guide and resources for Spanish 2 Final
Writing prompts ( in Spanish) – Thursday and Friday, June 13-14
1.
Cuando era niño……..
focus: childhood vocabulary, imperfect tense 15-20 sentences
Vocabulary:
Adjetivos - ¿Cómo era yo? ¿Mis amigos?
Actividades - ¿Qué hacia?
Lugares - ¿Adónde íbamos?
¿Juguetes? ¿Deportes?
¿Cuándo? Todos los días / cada año / los viernes……..
2.
¿Qué hizo la familia Suarez el fin de semana pasada? Focus: preterite, some imperfect 20-25 sentences
(weather, feelings, “while” doing something), celebrations vocabulary
Use pictures below to discuss various activities they engaged in during the weekend. Describe emotions and
feelings (imperfect) and use imperfect and preterite together to describe when 2 things were occurring (ex. The
mothers were talking - las madres hablaban – when the boys began to fight – cuando los chicos empezaron a
pelearse)
Cultural response – (English) Describe a holiday or celebration you learned about. When does it take place? How/why
did it come about? What activities/traditions are associated with it?
Speaking prompts – student chooses one (Thur – Fri , June 13-14)
#1You went on vacation to Spain and are on the phone with your good friend telling them all about it.
Explain, in detail, how you prepared and what you did on each part of your trip.
Be sure to include
how you planned for your trip
your experience at the airport
What you did on the trip.
#2Last night, you went to see a movie with a friend, in detail you are going to describe what was the
movie about.
Be sure to include:
Who was the main character
What happened to the people in the movie
What were the actions performed by people in the movie
Was the movie bad, good and why
#3During the weekend, you and your friends went to a game. You are to tell what happened, what you
did and what was so exciting.
Be sure to include:
What was the main event or game about
What was the most important moment during the game
Why were people so excited after the game
Who won and how was the celebration at the end of the game
#4You were talking about you first time driving. You are to describe your experience, how did you learn
to drive and what things you need to avoid when driving.
How old were you when you started to drive a car.
What happened on the street, city or highway
Who gave you a ticket and why
What emotions you experienced while you were driving and what advice have people given you
Reading comprehension/short answer. (Thu-Fri )
You will read a letter describing a student’s recent trip. You will need to answer such questions as:
1. ¿Adónde fue la estudiante?
2. ¿Qué hizo allí?
3. ¿compró muchos recuerdos? ¿Por qué/por qué no?
4. ¿Por cuánto tiempo estuvo en Italia?
5. ¿Tomaron muchas fotos de Italia? ¿Por qué/por qué no?
Grammar review - Verb tenses
Imperfect “used to” – AR the “abas”
Yo
Tú
Ud/él/ella
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as
Uds/ellos/ellas
Imperfect – ER/IR “the “ías”
Yo
Tú
Ud/él/ella
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as
Uds/ellos/ellas
Irregular imperfect
Ser (used to be)
Ir (used to go)
Ver (used to see/watch)
Yo
Nosotros/as
Yo
Nosotros/as
Yo
Nosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Ud/él/ella Uds/ellos/ellas Ud/él/ella
Uds/ellos/ellas Ud/él/ella
Other imperfect uses: time, weather, feelings, background actions
Notes:
Uds/ellos/ellas
Preterite – finite – completed actions in the past
Regular – AR
Regular – ER/IR
Yo
Nosotros/as
Yo
Nosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Ud/él/ella
Uds/ellos/ellas
Ud/él/ella Uds/ellos/ellas
Peterite - Irregular endings – tener, poner, poder, hacer, venir, estar
Irregular stems:
NO ACCENTS
In the preterite, “ir” (to go) and “ser” (to be
share the same forms – the “fu” verb
( no accents)
tener - ____________
poner - ___________
Yo
Nosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Ud/él/ella
Uds/ellos/ellas
poder - ____________
hacer - ____________
estar - ___________
venir - _____________
Yo
Nosotros/as
Tú
Vosotros/as
Ud/él/ella
Uds/ellos/ellas
“Hands in the Air”
A la izquierda
A la derecha
Encima de
debajo de
delante de
detrás de
Cerca de
lejos de
entre
al lado de
El norte
El oeste
El este
El sur
Notes:
Technology links for practice and review
Vocabulary practice – TV and movies, directions
http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?area=view&wcprefix=jdk&wcsuffix=0001
TV events – unit 6A
Movies – unit 6B
Various activities – vocabulary and grammar – including puzzles
Quizlet – vocabulary exercises
http://quizlet.com/class/20414/
Grammar practice
Preterite
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pret1.htm
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pret2.htm
Imperfect
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/imp1.htm
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/imp2.htm
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/imp3.htm
Preterite or Imperfect?
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pretimp1.htm
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/pretimp2.htm
Directions - unit 3B