Español III - Unit One Study Guide

Guía de estudios

Español III- Realidades 3, Examen Capítulo1

Lección A:

1. Review the vocabulary from:

· Pages 16-19 – A ver si recuerdas: Places, Activities, Weather, Animals and Insects.

· Pages 22, 23 – A primera vista 1: Vocabulary in context, talking about camping activities and features of the natural environment.

· 24, 25 - ¡Una aventura desastrosa! – The story about Guille, Felipe and the person telling the story and what happened to them during their outdoor adventure. More practice of the vocabulary in context.

2. Review the preterite forms from:
• Page 17 – Regular –ar, -er, -ir forms and the irregulars of: Hacer, Dar, Ver
• Page 19 – Spelling changes for the yo form of–car, -gar, -zar verbs
• Page 30 – the “i-sandwich”, -er/-ir verbs where the i turns to a y.
• Page 31- the “grouped irregulars” where the whole stem of the verb changes radically:

A. “uv” = tener, andar and estar,

B. “u” = poder, poner, saber (caber, haber)

C. “i” = hacer – see page 17 (querer, venir)

D. “j” = decir, traer, (and any verb ending with –cir)

• Page 33 – Verbs ending in –ir that are also stem-changers. Remember they have the “third level of change” only in third-person in the preterite.

Lección B:

A. Review the vocabulary from:

· Pages 36-39 – A primera vista 2:

Vocabulary in context talking about sporting events and competitions.

B. Review of the imperfect:

· Page 42 – Regular forms and the 3 Irregular verbs: Ir, Ser & Ver

· Page 44 – Uses of the Imperfect – “used to” , “was/were ---ings”,

descriptions, dates, time, age, weather (as a background circumstance).

C. Comparing the uses of the Preterite and the Imperfect:

Packet: The Preterite and the Imperfect Tenses Compared –

Study the NUMBERED ITEMS = Study Points.

Chapter Review in Text book

a. Page 58 – Vocabulary list for the chapter.

b. Page 59 – Preterite and Imperfect verb forms

1. An overview of the verbs in the preterite: Don’t overlook the verbs listed below the boxes that are similar in their conjugation patterns to those listed in the box above.

2. An overview of the verbs in the imperfect: Notice the imperfect of “Hay” is “Había” = There was/were