SPANISH 1B TERM 2 BENCHMARK STUDY GUIDE
Nombre ______________________ Fecha ___________________ Clase ______
- Unit 6B vocabulario: Provide the Spanish vocabulary word. (pg.297)
- House vocabulary:
- Bathroom
- To run
- To learn
- Room/bedroom
- To say/to tell
- Drawing/sketch
- Stairway/stairs
- Garage
- Courtyard/patio
- To ask for/to order
- Swimming pool
- Plant
- Ground floor
- By phone
- At night
- First floor
- To repeat
- Living room
- To be sleepy
- To be hungry
- To be in a hurry
- To be afraid
- To be cold
- To be hot
- To be thirsty
- To feel like
- To have (to)
- El verbo decir: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of decir to complete the following sentences. (pg.276 /notes)
- La Sra. Miró _____________________ que la fiesta debe ser pequeña.
- ¿Qué ______________________ tus padres?
- Mis padres _____________________ que nosotros debemos hacer lo que quiere la maestra.
- ¿Qué ________________________ tú?
- Yo _______________________ que es tu fiesta.
- Stem-changing verbs e → i: Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verb provided. (pg. 287)
- La maestra nunca ____________________ las instrucciones para la tarea. (repetir)
- Mis padres ____________________ que hacer la tarea es muy importante. (decir)
- Yo _____________________ permiso para ir al parque con mis amigos por una hora. (pedir)
- Mi hermano y yo siempre le ____________________ pollo en mole a mi mamá. (pedir)
- Yo siempre _____________________ la verdad. (decir)
- Colombian culture: Fill in the blanks about the Colombian culture. (pgs. 280 & 281)
- Housing styles in Colombia are determined by the ____________________.
- Many artists and writers are attracted by the ____________________ style of the houses of Cartagena.
- In Bogotá, professionals prefer to live in ____________________ style apartments.
- Colonial houses with patios are considered ____________________.
- The patio contributes to ____________________ circulation.
- Unit 7A Vocabulario: Provide the Spanish vocabulary word (pg. 347)
- Aerobics
- Chess
- To rent
- To turn off
- Basketball
- Playing cards
- Almost
- Remote control
- To cost
- Checkers
- To draw, to sketch
- To sleep
- Team
- Football
- To do aerobics
- To play
- Pastime/leisure activity
- To be able to
- Program
- Soap opera
- Television set
- Videogame
- Volleyball
- To return
- El verbo jugar: Complete the following sentences using the correct form of jugar.
(pg. 304)
- Pedro ______________________ los videojuegos en la tarde.
- Los jugadores ______________________ voleibol a las seis y media.
- Tú ________________________ fútbol americano el sábado.
- Ana y Melisa ___________________ las damas.
- Stem-changing verbs o à ue and u à ue: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. (pg. 304)
- ¿____________________ tú jugar a las damas? (poder)
- Manuel ____________________ muy bien al básquetbol. (jugar)
- Yo ____________________ dibujar animales. (poder)
- Uds. ____________________ al gimnasio a las siete. (volver)
- Marta y Jaime no ____________________ cómo jugar al ajedrez. (recordar)
- ¿Cuánto _____________________ esta pelota de básquetbol nueva? (costar)
- Nosotros ___________ jugar a los videojuegos después de hacer la tarea. (poder)
- Present progressive: Using the present progressive and the cues provided, say what these people are doing right now. (pg. 313)
- tú / beber un refresco
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- Rosa / practicar el voleibol
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- Belia y Jaime / llevar la comida a su casa
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- yo / estudiar para el examen
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- mis hermanos y yo / comer arepas
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- el Señor Botero / hablar con la clase
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- Other cultural information: Answer the following questions about the different celebrations. (use notes)
- Días de los Muertos are celebrated on what two days?
- What are the memorial altars called that are used for the celebration Días de los Muertos?
- Which celebration falls in September for many Spanish speaking countries in the Americas where these countries celebrate their freedom from Spain with parades, providing special foods, and dance or sports competitions.
4. Which celebration has different meanings in the Spanish-speaking world, but for all Spanish speakers, this celebration marks a key turning point in the lives and cultures of the people in Spain and those living in the Americas?
- Which event celebrates King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella's triumphant entrance into the coastal city of Málaga on August 19, 1487?
- Which object is a representation of a skull used on Días de los Muertos? They are often made into masks worn on the holiday and are also made out of sugar, decorated with icing and eaten as candies.
- Weather expressions: Provide the Spanish vocabulary word. (pg. 347)
- It’s cold
- It’s hot
- Summer
- The rain
- Degree(s)
- It’s windy
- It’s raining
- It’s foggy
- It’s snowing
- The temperature
- Fall
- It’s cloudy
- It’s good weather
- Weather
- It’s sunny
- Spring
- It’s cool
- Season
- Flower(s)
- Ice
- Winter
- It’s bad weather
- Snow
- What is the weather like?
- What is the temperature like?
- The sun
- Special accentuation verbs: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (pg. 326/notes)
- ¿Alberto y Arturo __________________ (enviar) cartas a sus familias?
- Marta y David _____________________ (estudiar) para el examen.
- Yo _____________________ (esquiar) en Colorado todos los inviernos.
- El Sr. Botero _____________________ (copiar) canciones de la Internet.
- ¿Graciela____________________ (continuar) patinando sobre hielo en el verano?
- Carolina y yo ____________________ (enviar) correos electrónicos a nuestra abuela.
- Uds. _____________________ (esquiar) en las montañas.
- Nosotros _______________ (continuar) nadando en la playa de Viña del Mar.
- Other leisure activities vocabulary: Provide the Spanish vocabulary word. (pg. 347)
- Basketball player
- Runner
- To go for a walk/ride
- Athlete
- Skier
- Baseball player
- To ski
- Excellent
- Good
- Bad
- Soccer player
- Player
- Place
- To skateboard
- Walk. ride, trip
- Skater
- To ice-skate
- To skateboard
- Tennis player
- Irregular yo verbs: Complete the paragraph by selecting the appropriate verb and writing its correct form in each blank. dar, saber, ver, poner, salir, hacer (pg. 328/notes)
Por la tarde, yo (1) _____________ un paseo con mis perros. Después de eso, siempre (2) ______________ mi tarea. Los miércoles yo (3) _____________ mi telenovela favorita, El día vuelve, con mi familia. Para ayudar a mi mamá, cada noche yo (4) ________________ la mesa antes de comer. Los fines de semana, yo (5) _________________ con mis amigos al centro. También los fines de semana me gusta jugar al ajedrez con mi abuelo. Yo no (6) ______________ jugar muy bien, pero mi abuelo me ayuda.
- Argentine culture: Fill in the blanks about Argentine culture. (pg. 306 & 307)
- In Argentina, it’s popular to sit with friends and sip a hot, tea-like drink called ____________________________.
- ____________________________ are cowboys, good horsemen who live on the plains of Argentina.
- The ___________________________ is a dance which originated in a modest neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
- C F Argentina tiene clima subtropical en todo el país.
- C F La chacarera es una danza folklórica.
- C F Los gauchos viven en grandes ranchos en las pampas.
- C F El mate es similar al té verde.
- C F Puerto Madero es un barrio antiguo de Buenos Aires.
- C F En la Costanera hay muchos parques y centros deportivos.
- C F La Boca es un baile muy popular en Argentina.
- Chilean culture: Fill in the blanks about Chilean culture. (330 & 331)
- The __________________ mountains run through both Argentina and Chile, making skiing a popular sport among people of both countries.
- __________________ is the capital of Chile, where half the population of the country lives.
- With its dunes, the Atacama __________________ is perfect for rally competitions.
- The __________________ in Chile is a practice that dates back to the 16th century. Nowadays it is still very popular and there are national championships each spring in the city of Rancagua.
- In both countries, Chile and Argentina, people enjoy __________________ very much. It is played by everyone: children, young people and adults!
- _____________________________ Es un lugar con montañas muy altas.
- _____________________________ Es un juego parecido al hockey.
- _____________________________ Es un desierto donde se hacen campeonatos de rally.
- _____________________________ Es el deporte nacional de Chile.
- _____________________________ Es un buen lugar para practicar surf.
- Ordinal numbers: Provide the correct form of the ordinal number in each sentence. (pg. 337)
- Marta es __________________________ en terminar. (3)
- Leo es __________________________ persona. (5)
- Marcos y Liliana están en ________________________ equipo. (1)
- Roberto es _____________________________ corredor. (3)
- Eva y yo estamos en ____________________________ fila (line). (2)
- Rosa es _____________________________ esquiadora en terminar. (10)
- Jose es ____________________________. (4)
- Jose y Roberto son ________________________ ganadores (winners). (8)
*Also, use notes in order to study describing people using (-dor & -ista).