1. Midterm Exam: Speaking Day 2
Speakers:
You will speak in the order you have signed up
All Students:
Complete the Midterm Exam Written Test Grammar Review
Use your textbooks, notes, and the Written Test Vocab Review
It is possible that we may begin to correct this at the end of the hour- you should have at least the first 3 sections completed in half an hour
Anything not completed is homework!
Turn in Vocab 3D (check no-name papers!), Family Illustrations, or any other missing work
Reminders:
Do not interrupt the speaking test at any time- if you need to ask me something, wait until the speaker has finished and left
Keep noise level to a minimum
Stay in your assigned seats- no wandering
Distracting behaviors = REFLECTION SHEET

2. Grammar Review for Written Test
Midterm Exam
Grammar Review for Written Test

3. Yo puedo…
I can…
Write at least 50 words about my school day in Spanish, including
-AR verbs conjugated in the present tense
At what time events occur
Classes and school supplies
Descriptions of teachers and friends
Likes and dislikes using the verb gustar

4. -AR Verb Conjugation o as áis a an amos
All Spanish verbs begin in the infinitive form, or the “to ___” form. In order to tell who is doing the action of the verb, you must conjugate the verb to match the subject of the action.
Here are the steps to –AR verb conjugation:
Remove the –AR ending from the infinitive. This will give you the stem of the verb.
Add one of the following endings based on the subject of the verb: o
amos Yo
Nosotros/as Tú
Vosotros/as
Él/Ella, Usted
Ellos/Ellas, Ustedes as
áis a an

5. -AR Verb Conjugation llego tomo necesito
Since you will be writing about yourself on the midterm, practice conjugating the following verbs in the YO form.
Llegar → yo
Tomar → yo
Necesitar → yo
llego
tomo
necesito

6. -AR Verb Conjugation Yo tomo las clases de _____, _____, y _____.
When a question is asked to YOU, the verb in the question will be in the ______ (or usted) form. When you answer the question, the verb in your answer will be in the _________ form.
Practicar: Answer this question in Spanish using a complete sentence, changing the verb to the “yo” form.
¿Qué clases tomas? (mention at least 3)
Word Count: ___________ tú yo
Yo tomo las clases de _____, _____, y _____.

7. Time
To ask at what time an event or action takes place, use the question:
¿A qué hora…? = ______________________
Use this question to ask about when an event or action takes place, NOT for the current time. Your answer will not have “son” before the time. Follow these models for your answers:
For an action: [conjugated verb] a la(s) [time].
For an event: [the event] es a la(s) [time].
At what time…?

8. Time
Practicar: Answer this question about when an action takes place in Spanish using a complete sentence. Change the verb form in your answer and include a.m.
 ¿A qué hora llegas a la escuela?
Word Count: _____________
Yo llego a la escuela a las ______ y _____ de la mañana.

9. Time
La hora
La clase de….
7:36 a.m.
8:33 a.m.
9:25 a.m.
10:17 a.m.
11:34 a.m.
12:34 p.m.
1:26 p.m.
Talking about your school schedule:
Complete the following chart for your classes
using Spanish words only.
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish using complete sentences (at least 3 sentences). Include a.m. or p.m. in your answers. Don’t forget to use subtraction if the time is past the half hour.
¿A qué hora son las clases? (mention at least 3)
Word Count: ___________
La clase de ____ es a la/las ______ y (menos) ______ de la mañana/tarde.

10. Nouns and Articles s es c es
In Spanish all nouns have a gender, either masculine or feminine. They can also be singular or plural.
To make a noun that ends in a vowel plural, add _______.
To make a noun that ends in a consonant plural, add _________.
To make a noun that ends in –z plural, change the –z to a ______ and add _______. s es c es

11. Nouns and Articles
The definite article (“the”) and the indefinite articles (“a/an, one, some, several, or a few”) must match the noun in gender and number.
Complete the following charts with the four forms of the definite and indefinite articles.
the
a/an, some
Definite Article = ____________
Indefinite Article = ____________
Masculine
Feminine
Singular
Plural
Masculine
Feminine
Singular
Plural el la un
una
los
las
unos
unas

12. Nouns and Articles
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish using a complete sentence.
¿Qué necesitas para las clases? (at least 3 nouns with articles)
Word Count: _____________
Yo necesito ____ ___________, ____ ___________, y ____ ___________.

13. Adjectives gender number ser To be soy somos eres sois es son
Adjectives match the noun that they describe in _______________ and ______________.
Adjectives that describe personality and physical traits are used with the verb _________.
Complete the verb chart with the present tense forms of ser.
SER = ____________
gender
number
ser
To be Yo
Nosotros/as Tú
Vosotros/as
Él/Ella, Usted
Ellos/Ellas, Ustedes
soy
somos
eres
sois es
son

14. Adjectives
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish using a complete sentence.
¿Cómo son tus profesores? (at least 2 adjectives that match in gender and number)
Word Count: _____________
Mis profesores son ____________ y ____________.

15. Adjectives
Adjectives of quantity, such as mucho/a(s) and numbers, go before the noun that they describe.
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish using a complete sentence.
¿Cuántos amigos hay en tus clases?
Word Count: _____________
Hay ___________ amigos en mis clases.

16. Gustar The verb gustar means _________________
Because it is the thing(s) or action(s) that please the person or people, there are only two forms of gustar.
To be pleasing to (to like)
Singular Form
Use With…
Plural Form
singular nouns
an action or actions (the infinitive of verbs)
plural nouns
gusta
gustan

17. Gustar me te le nos os les
To tell who is being pleased by the thing(s) or action(s), we use indirect object pronouns.
Complete the missing words in each gustar phrase.
A mí _________ gusta(n)
A ti _________ gusta(n)
A él/ella/usted _________ gusta(n)
A nosotros/as __________ gusta(n)
A vosotros/as __________ gusta(n)
A ellos/ellas/ustedes __________ gusta(n) me te le
nos os
les

18. Gustar
Practicar: Answer the following questions in Spanish using complete sentences. The first question requires a two-part answer with ser and an adjective.
¿Qué clases te gustan (o no te gustan)? (at least 2) ¿Por qué?
Word Count: _____________
¿Qué te gusta hacer (to do)? (at least 2 verb infinitives)
Me gustan las clases de _______ y _______ porque las clases son ___________.
Me gusta ________ y _________.

19. Developing proficiency
Skill
No proficiency 1
Developing proficiency 2
Minimal Proficiency 3
Proficiency 4
Advanced Proficiency 5 G R A M
Incompre-hensible
No attempt
 Abundance of Grammar Errors
 Minimally uses basic grammar concepts
 No verbs in sentences /Verbs left in infinitive
 Abundance of spelling & punctuation errors
 Uses English in sentence
 Many Grammar Errors
 Uses mostly basic grammar concepts
 Conjugates incorrectly
 Many spelling/
punctuation errors
 Some Grammar errors
 Minimally uses the current grammar concepts  Inconsistently conjugates correctly
 Some spelling/
 Few Grammar errors
 Uses the current grammar concepts with few errors
 Conjugates correctly with few errors
 Few spelling/
 Little to No Grammar errors
 Uses the current grammar concepts with little to no errors
 Consistently conjugates correctly
Little to no spelling/ F L U E N C Y
 Words just put together, like a list.
Does not use transitional words/phrases
 Does not meet the word requirement
 Understands prompt but is unable to respond
Partial or choppy sentences
Uses transitional words sporadically
 Responds to prompt after asking for clarification
Very basic sentences or sentence structure
Uses transitional phrases sporadically
 Writes the minimal amount of words no more.
 Responds to prompt with some hesitation
 Some challenging sentences or structure
Uses transitional phrases occasionally
 Exceeds the word minimum
 Responds to prompt with little hesitation
 Complex sentences or sentence structure
Uses transitional phrases consistently
 Responds to prompt in fluid, natural conversation
 Gives comparisons
opinions/connects to personal experiences V O B
 Lacks knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Minimal words in sentence or uses English
 Shows developing knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Repeats vocabulary/Uses basic vocabulary
 Shows minimal knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Attempts to use current vocabulary
 Shows competent knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Uses current vocabulary
Attempts to use some culturally appropriate vocabulary and idiomatic expressions
 Shows advanced knowledge of the terms, language, or vocabulary
Uses current vocabulary in original phrases
Understands and uses some culturally appropriate vocabulary and idiomatic expressions P H S I
 Student does not understand prompt and answers inappropriately
 Student does not recognize errors and does not attempt to self-correct
 Student minimally understands prompt and answers with no details
 Student rarely recognizes errors and fails to self-correct
 Student minimally understands prompt and answers with little details
 Student may recognize errors and attempts to self-correct
 Student mostly understands prompt and answers with some detail
 Student recognizes some errors and self-corrects
 Student clearly understands prompt and answers with in-depth detail
 Student recognizes errors and self-corrects