Español I Nombre: _______________________

Spanish I Midterm Exam: Vocabulary Review for Speaking Assessment

Your teacher will interview you with basic conversation questions from first semester. You should be able to ask or answer in complete sentences on the following topics. In order to get a high score, you will need to have detailed answers and keep this is in a conversational format (i.e. ask the teacher questions too).

Greetings and ask about health What’s your name? Where are you from? What time is it? What do you like to do?

Practice translating the following words or phrases. Vocabulary comes from units 1-3. You will not need to use every word on this list on the speaking assessment, but being familiar with these words will help you to feel more comfortable while speaking on these topics.

Greetings and Leave-Takings

1. Hola

2. Buenos días

3. Buenas tardes

4. Adiós

5. Hasta luego

Asking About Health

1. ¿Cómo estás?

a. (Muy) bien, gracias

b. Regular

c. Así-así

d. No muy bien

e. Mal

2. ¿Y usted?

Introductions

1. ¿Cómo te llamas?

a. Me llamo…

2. ¿Cómo se llama usted?

3. Mucho gusto

a. El gusto es mío

b. Encantado/a

c. Igualmente

Always refer to your teacher as “usted” to get more points on the rubric!

Add details, such as “Nice to meet you” to get more points on the rubric.

Study Tip: Make flashcards to review the questions and the appropriate answers on this list. Write the question in Spanish on one side of the card and the answer that you plan to give in Spanish on the other side. Practice asking and answering yourself in Spanish.

Español I Nombre: _______________________

Place of Origin

1. ¿De dónde eres?

a. Soy de…

2. ¿De dónde es usted?

Telling Time

1. ¿Qué hora es?

To tell times that are between the hour and the half-hour, you will use the word “y” and add minutes. To tell times that are between the half hour and the hour, round up to the next hour, use the word “menos” and subtract the number of minutes from 60 to get to the correct time. Review words #2-6 before completing these practice times.

a. 1:00

b. 2:00

c. 7:50

d. 8:15

e. 9:30

f. 10:25

g. 11:40

h. 12:05

2. Cuarto

3. Media

4. Menos

5. De la mañana

6. De la tarde

Likes/Dislikes

1. ¿Qué te gusta hacer? (hacer = to do)

a. Me gusta __________ (verb infinitive(s))

i. andar en patineta

ii. bailar

iii. cantar

iv. dibujar

v. escuchar música

vi. estar con amigos

vii. jugar videojuegos

viii. leer

ix. montar en bicicleta

x. nadar

xi. pescar

xii. practicar deportes

2. ¿Qué le gusta hacer?

Add details such as a.m./p.m. to get more points on the rubric!

You need to know numbers 1-29. You will tell the current time on the exam!

Tell more than one verb that you like to do to get more points on the rubric! Use “y” for “and.” These are just a few examples, you can use any pastimes (Vocab 3A).

Español I Nombre: _______________________

Practicar

Complete the conversations in Spanish between Persona A (the teacher) and Persona B (you). Include as many details as possible and extend the conversation. When speaking to Person A, use the “usted” form. Refer to your vocab review. There can be more than one sentence per line.

A: ¡Hola!

B:

A: ¿Cómo estás?

B:

A: Bien, gracias.

A: ¿De dónde eres?

B:

A: Soy de España.

A: ¿Cómo te llamas?B:

A: Me llamo Profe Malysz. Mucho gusto.B:

A: ¿Qué hora es?

B:

A: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?B:

A: Me gusta enseñar español. Adiós. B: