Spanish 1 Preliminary Unit: Recap
I. Muy vs. Mucho: In this section you will learn to identify the difference between muy and mucho and be able
to use them at proper times.
Muy: Muy can only mean one thing, very. This word is an adverb, adverbs modify other words like adjectives,
verbs or other adverbs. Muy affects the
The following sentences use muy:
Estoy muy mal.
Estoy muy bien.
Estoy muy cansado.
Mucho: Mucho can mean a lot, a lot of, much and many. It can be used as an adjective(a lot of/many) or as an
adverb(a lot/much)
The following sentences use mucho:
Hace mucho calor.
Hace mucho frío.
Llueve mucho.
Practica: Read the following sentences, tell me whether you would use muy or mucho.
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I’m very tired.
I have a lot of time to spend with friends.
I bought a lot of fruit for the party.
There is much to be explained.
I’m very unhappy with you.
She is a very kind person.
My mom cooked a lot of food for the dinner.
I was very happy with my test result.
Can you explain why either muy or mucho was used?
II. For the following section, complete the questions for each of the following task.
¿De dónde eres? Complete the answers for the following people. Write in Spanish and complete sentences.
Follow the example.
Example: Andrea/Chile: Hola, me llamo Andrea. Yo soy de Chile.
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Tomás/ España:_______________________________________________________________
Verónica/ Uruguay: _______________________________________________________________
Pablo/ El Salvador: _______________________________________________________________
Sofía/ Ecuador: _______________________________________________________________
Nicolás/ Perú: _______________________________________________________________
¿Cuántos años tienes? Complete the answers for the following people. Write in Spanish and write in complete
sentences. Follow the example.
Example: Natalia/11: Soy Natalia, tengo once años.
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Luis/13: ________________________________________________________________________
Diego/17: ________________________________________________________________________
Mariana/10: ________________________________________________________________________
Jorge/20: ________________________________________________________________________
Andrea/15: ________________________________________________________________________
¿Qué tiempo hace? Look at the chart below and describe what the weather is like in the following cities.
Buenos
Aires
Bogotá
Madrid
México
Nueva York
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53°
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30°
Example: Panamá: Hoy hace sol y hace calor en Panamá.
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Buenos Aires: ____________________________________________________________________
Bogotá: ____________________________________________________________________
Madrid: ____________________________________________________________________
México: ____________________________________________________________________
Nueva York: ____________________________________________________________________
Preliminary Unit Reflection
Answer the following questions below. Write in English.
1. What were some accomplishments that you had from the unit?
2. What were some challenges that you had or still have?
3. What things(activities in the classroom) that we did would you like to see more of? Are there activities
that we didn’t do that you would like to see in the classroom?