2015-2016 NGC Spanish 1 First Semester Study Guide

*Semester Test = 25% of Semester Grade -*Please use your notebook, hand-outs and textbook to prepare.

Multiple Choice Question Topics (100 points total):

A. Greetings and Farewells

B. Alphabet and Personal Pronouns

C. Calendar and Time

D. Colors and Interrogatives

E. Ser vs Estar with adjectives

F. Regular –ar/-er/-ir verbs (30)

G. Me gusta/ No me gusta

H. Food and Beverages

I. Family and School vocabulary with possessive adjectives

You Should Be Able to Use and Apply:

Nationalities (with de)

Question words: (quién, qué, cuándo, dónde, por qué, cómo)

Calendar: seasons, months, days, numbers, dates/birthdates, age

Telling Time

Adjective agreement (number: singular or plural and gender: masculine or feminine)

Possessive adjectives: mi(s), tu(s), su(s), nuestro(s), nuestra(s), vuestro(s), vuestra(s)

Adjectives that agree and describe (including colors, feelings and personality traits)

Adjectives that agree and describe (including physical characteristics)

Articles and nouns in singular and plural (el, la, los, las)

Polite and appropriate phrases for greeting people and saying good-bye

Family vocabulary/relationships and pets

Spatial location: on, in front of, behind, beside, near

Personal pronouns: yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros(as), vosotros(as), ellos, ellas, ustedes

Conjugation of the verbs: Ser y Estar (know when to use each)

Know how to conjugate and use regular verbs in sentences.

Know the Spanish alphabet and the sounds the letters make

Know how to use (no) me gusta with food/ beverages and other verbs

School vocabulary (people, places, subjects/classes and supplies)

Know how to read a paragraph and find information (on any of the topics above)