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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
En la clase: Practicamos
A. Match the picture to the word.
1. la carpeta de argollas _______ 6. la pregunta _______
2. la hoja de papel _______ 7. El cuaderno _______
3. el lápiz _______ 8. El libro _______
4. el bolígrafo _______ 9. La prueba _______
5. la tarea _______
A. B. C.
D. E. F.
G. H. I.
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B. Match the Spanish to the English meaning.
10. ¡Estudien para la prueba! _______
11. Más despacio _______
12. No tengo un casillero. _______
13. ¡Escriban con la pluma! _______
14. Necesito ayuda. _______
15. Tengo una pregunta. _______
16. Por favor _______
17. ¡Siéntense ahora! _______
18. Saquen un papel. _______
19. Abran el cuaderno. _______
20. Cierren la carpeta de argollas. _______
21. ¿Me prestas un lápiz? _______
22. ¿Puedo ir al baño? _______
23. Escuchen con atención. _______
24. Lean el libro. _______
25. Entreguen el examen. _______
26. ¿Puedo tomar agua? _______
27. ¿Cómo se dice… en español? _______
C. Translate the following into Spanish.
28. Can I go to the office? ___________________________________________________________
29. Stand up ________________________________________________________________________
30. Read the question, please. _______________________________________________________
31. I don’t need help! ________________________________________________________________
A. Can I drink water?
B. I have a question.
C. Read the book.
D. Close the binder.
E. Can I borrow a pencil?
F. Slower
G. Write with the pen!
H. Open the notebook.
I. Sit down now!
J. How do you say…in Spanish?
K. Turn in the test.
L. Study for the quiz!
M. I need help.
N. Take out paper.
O. Listen carefully.
P. please
Q. I don’t have a locker.
R. Can I go to the bathroom?
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
GAP (Gender, Articles, Plurals) : Practicamos
I. Definite Articles
A. What are the definite articles in Spanish? ____________________________________
B. What do they mean? ________________________________________________________
C. Write the correct definite article before each noun.
1. _______ gatos 5. _______ hija
2. _______ hermano 6. _______ fruta
3. _______ perros 7. _______ amigo
4. _______ fiestas 8. _______ sombreros
II. Indefinite Articles
A. What are the indefinite articles in Spanish? ___________________________________
B. What do they mean? _________________________________________________________
C. Write the correct indefinite article before each noun.
1. _______ discos 5. _______ enemigo
2. _______ nenas 6. _______ teatros
3. _______ carpeta 7. _______ cuaderno
4. _______ libros 8. _______ mochila
III. Plurals
A. What are the two rules to make Spanish nouns plural? ________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
B. Make the followings words plural. Be sure to write the correct article!
1. el padre: _______________________ 5. un tren: _______________________
2. la mano: _______________________ 6. el animal: _______________________
3. un color: _______________________ 7. una hija: _______________________
4. el mapa: _______________________ 8. un tigre: _______________________
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Nombre _________________________________________________________________________________ Clase_______
En la clase: LOTERÍA
Write one word/phrase in each box. You WILL not use all of the phrases. LUGAR LIBRE is a
free space.
LUGAR LIBRE
PALABRAS POSIBLES:
abran
ayuda
(el/un) bolígrafo
(la/ una) carpeta
(la/una) carpeta de argollas
cierren
¿Cómo se dice.. en español?
(el/un) cuaderno
entreguen
escriban
escuchen
estudien
(el/un) examen
gracias
(la/una) hoja de papel
ir al baño
ir a mi casillero
(el/un) lápiz
lean
levántense
(el/un) libro
más despacio
¿Me prestas?
Necesito ….
No tengo
(el) papel
(la/una) pluma
por favor
(la/una) pregunta
(la/una) prueba
¿Puedo…?
saquen
siéntense
(la/una) tarea
tengo
tomar agua
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
En la clase: Practice Prueba
Write the letter that matches the Spanish word.
1. _____ Una pregunta
2. _____ La tarea
3. _____ Tengo
4. _____ Cierren
5. _____ Entreguen
6. _____ IR
7. _____ Estudien
8. _____ Abran
9. _____ ¿Cómo se dice?
10. _____ El cuaderno
11. _____ Lean
12. _____ Una hoja de papel
13. _____ Más despacio
14. _____ Un lápiz
15. _____ ¿Me prestas?
16. _____ La carpeta de argollas
17. _____ Puedo
18. _____ la prueba
19. _____ Escuchen
20. _____ Siéntense
21. _____ Saquen…
22. _____ Necesito
A. Slower
B. Quiz
C. How do you say?
D. I have
E. A pencil
F. Listen
G. The homework
H. The notebook/ The spiral
I. I need
J. Close
K. Can I get water?
L. A piece of paper
M. Take out
Ñ. The test
N. Study
O. A question
P. The binder
Q. Read
R. I can
S. Open
T. (To) go
U. Turn in
V. Sit down
W. Can you lend me?
X. Stand up
Y. Write
Z. The paper
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
En la clase: Escuchamos
Listen as a student talks about his school day and answer the questions that follow. LINK
1. What is the student’s name?
a. Roy
b. Ramos
c. Rigo
d. Rita
2. How are the teachers describes in the school?
a. funny
b. nice
c. strict
d. mean
3. What does the student say to the Spanish teacher when she is speaking in Spanish?
a. I don’t understand.
b. Slower, please.
c. How do you say…?
d. What does it mean?
4. In what class is there no homework?
a. Spanish
b. English
c. Gym
d. Technology/Computers
5. What does the student use in English class?
a. dictionary
b. binder
c. pencils
d. book
6. Why do the students ask the speaker to borrow a pencil?
a. He is organized.
b. He has extra pencils.
c. He has all the necessary materials for school.
d. All of the above
7. V or F: The student asks to get water during class.
8. V or F: The speaker asks his friends for help.
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Alfabeto: Practicamos
Fill in with the appropriate information.
1. Spanish is a ___________________ language. Words are __________________ the way that they
are __________________. Most letters have only _______________ sound.
2. The vowels in Spanish are ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________. They
have __________________ and it is always a(n) __________________ sound. As you say the
vowels in Spanish, your mouth will __________________. Vowels can have a(n)
__________________.
3. Although Spanish and English have the same base letters, there are many interesting
facts about the letters in Spanish. For example, the letter ________ is the only official
extra letter in the alphabet. The line above it is called a(n) ________. The sound/letter
________ can also be difficult for English speakers since we don’t have it in our
language. The letters ________ and ________ are not common in the Spanish language
and you will only see them in ________ words. The letter ________ can have 3 different
pronunciations depending on the region. The letters ________ and ________ often have
the same pronunciation and name. In order to differentiate when spelling them, you
should say __________________ or __________________. The letters ________ and ________
can have two different pronunciations based on the vowel/letter that follows it. Don’t
forget about the letter ________! It is (almost) always silent.
4. Written accents are always placed above ________. They will indicate _______________
on a syllable. There are three different reasons that a word would have a written
accent. First, the Spanish language has very specific rules for pronunciation. If a word
__________________ the rules of pronunciation, there must be a written accent on the stressed
syllable. Second, an accent can differentiate two words that have the same
__________________ but different meanings. One example is __________________ and
__________________ . Lastly, all __________________ words will have an accent mark.
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Alfabeto: Practice Quiz
Parte I: Escuchar.
A. Use the link to listen and write down each word as it is spelled.
1. _____________________ 3. _____________________
2. _____________________ 4. _____________________
B. Use the link to listen and write the down the word you hear.
5. _____________________ 7. _____________________
6. _____________________ 8. _____________________
Parte II: Escribir. Short answer.
10. What are 3 facts about the vowels and their pronunciation? 3 things
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
11. What do you know about written accents? 3 things
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Which letter is silent? ____________________________________________________________________
13. What is special about the letter “rr”? ______________________________________________________
14. What is special about the letter “ñ”? ______________________________________________________
15. What is special about the letter “c”? ______________________________________________________
16. What is special about the letter “v”? ______________________________________________________
17. What is special about the letter “ll”? ______________________________________________________
Parte III: Speaking Skills Assessment. Say the following things to your teacher. *Focus on fluency and
pronunciation!!! (it will be graded!)
Say the vowels: _________________________ Spell your name: ________________________
Spell a word (Here are some practice words). hola, Perú, Bolivia, baño, español, vampiro,
lápiz, geografía, inteligente, estudiante, profesor, enojado
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Alfabeto: Escuchamos
A. Las letras. Escucha y escribe la letra en español.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________
B. Escucha y escribe los acrónimos (acronyms).
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________
7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________
C. Escucha y escribe las letras de cada palabra.
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________
D. La pronunciación. Escucha el sonido y escribe la(s) letra(s) correspondiente(s).
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________
E. Escucha y escribe las palabras.
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________
4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________
F. ¿Cómo se pronuncia? ¿Cómo se escribe/deletrea?
1. baño 2. estoy 3. sello
4. comida 5. hambre 6. vampiro
7. gigante 8. enojado 9. lápiz
10. furiosa 11. quitar 12. inteligente
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PALABRAS POSIBLES
adiós
bien
buena suerte
buenas tardes
buenas noches
buenos días
¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo está usted?
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cómo se llama
usted?
con gusto
de nada
encantado/a
gracias
hasta luego
hasta mañana
hola
igualmente
lo siento
mal
me llamo
me tengo que ir
mi nombre es…
mucho gusto
muy bien
nada
nos vemos
por favor
perdón
¿Qué pasa?
¿Qué tal?
regular
señor
señora
señorita
tú
usted
¿y tú?
¿y usted?
Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase ___________
Saludos y Despedidas: Lotería
Write one word/phrase in each box. You WILL not use all of the phrases. LUGAR LIBRE is a
free space.
LUGAR LIBRE
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Saludos y Despedidas: PWPT Practice
Actividad 1: Listen to the conversations and write letter indicating the time of day and
formality
1. _______, _______ 2. _______, _______ 3. _______, _______
Actividad 2: Read along with the following conversations as you hear them. The second
time, read aloud with the conversation. You will hear each conversation twice.
Actividad 3: Listen as people greet each other. Then point to the clock that indicates the
time of day when the greetings are probably taking place.
Actividad 4:
Actividad 5: Follow the model to ask the name of the classmate on your right. Continue
around the table. Then ask to the left.
-Greet. Ask name.
-Answer, say “and you?”
-Answer. Say “Nice to meet you”
-Respond.
Conversación #1:
-¡Buenos días, señor!
-¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo te llamas?
-Me llamo Felipe.
Conversación #2:
-¡Buenas tardes, señora!
-¡Buenas tardes! ¿Cómo te llamas?
-Me llamo Beatriz.
-Mucho gusto.
Encantada.
Conversación #3:
-¡Buenas noches! ¿Cómo te llamas?
-¡Hola! Me llamo Graciela. ¿y tú?
-Me llamo Lorenzo.
-Mucho gusto.
-Igualmente.
8:00am 4:00 pm 10:00pm
-Hola, ¿Cómo se llama usted?
-Me llamo Sr. Smith ¿y usted?
-Me llamo Sra. Brown. Mucho gusto
-Mucho gusto/Igualmente/Encantado.
-Hola, ¿Cómo te llamas?
-Me llamo David. ¿y tú?
-Me llamo Elizabeth. Mucho gusto
-Mucho gusto/Igualmente/Encantado.
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Actividad 6: Listen to the conversations and write letter indicating the time of day and
formality.
1. _______, _______ 2. _______, _______ 3. _______, _______
4. _______, _______ 5. _______, _______
Actividad 7: Read along with the following conversations as you hear them. The second
time, read aloud with the conversation. You will hear each conversation twice.
Actividad 8: Listen and decide if each is a) a saludo o despedida and b) formal o informal
1. _______, _______ 2. _______, _______ 3. _______, _______
4. _______, _______ 5. _______, _______ 6. _______, _______
7. _______, _______ 8. _______, _______
Actividad 9:
Conversación #1:
-Buenos días, Adela. ¿Cómo estás?
-Bien, gracias, Sr. Ruiz. ¿y usted?
- Bien, gracias.
Conversación #2:
-Buenas tardes, Sr, Ruiz. ¿Cómo está usted?
-Muy bien, gracias. ¿y tú?
- Bien, gracias.
Conversación #3:
-¡Buenas noches, Miguel. ¿Qué tal?
-Regular. ¿y tú, Carlos? ¿Qué pasa?
-Nada.
Conversación #4:
-¡Adiós, Srta. Moreno! ¡Hasta luego!
-¡Hasta mañana!
Conversación #5:
-¡Hasta luego, Juan!
-¡Nos vemos!
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Saludos y Despedidas: Practicamos #1
A. RESPONSES: Circle all appropriate response to these statements/ questions. There may be several.
1. Hola Buenos días Hola Adiós Qué tal
2. ¿Cómo estás? Nada Bien Así así Buena suerte
3. Buenas tardes Buenos días Buenas tardes ¿Cómo estás? Hola
4. ¿Qué pasa? Mal Nada Lo siento ¿y tú?
5. ¿Y tú? Regular Muy bien Me llamo Ana Nada
6. Buenas noches. Adiós Hasta mañana Buenas noches Hola
B. TITLES: Would the following address as señor (Sr.), señora (Sra.), or señorita (Srta.)?
7. Your friend (m) ______ 9. Your principal ______ 11. Your teacher ______
8. The mailman ______ 10. An unmarried lady ______ 12. Your dog (f) ______
C. “YOU”: Circle Ud. or tú to indicate which “you” would be used in these conversations.
13. “Hola, Sr. Gómez.” Ud. Tú 16. “Buenos días, profesor.” Ud. Tú
14. “¿Qué tal, Luis?” Ud. Tú 17. “Adiós, señora.” Ud. Tú
15. “¿Cómo estás, Paco?” Ud. Tú 18. “Hasta mañana” Ud. Tú
D. ¿Cuál es la pregunta correcta? Circle the appropriate question for each person.
19. a young boy ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cómo se llama usted?
20. an elderly woman ¿Cómo está usted? ¿Cómo estás?
21. a lawyer ¿Qué pasa? ¿Cómo está usted?
22. a fellow student ¿Qué tal? ¿Qué pasa?
23. a teacher ¿ y usted? ¿ y tú?
E. Completa las frases. Fill in with an appropriate word
24. Me llamo Domingo, ¿Cómo te _________________?
25. _________________ llamo Catalina.
26. Me _________________ Señora de Pacheco. ¿Cómo _________________ llama usted?
27. Me llamo Julia. ¿ _________________ te llamas?
28. Me llamo _________________.
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F. La orden correcta. The lines of the dialogue below are out of order. For each conversation, write
the numbers 1-6 before each line to show its correct order.
Conversación 1 Conversación 2
______ Bien. ______ Hola Julia.
______ Hola María. ¿Qué tal? ______ Hasta pronto Juana.
______ Buenos días, señora. ______ Muy bien.
______ Adiós, señora ______ Bien gracias. ¿Y tú?
______ Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y Ud? ______ Hola Juana. ¿Qué tal?
______ Chao María ______ Adiós.
G. Conversación: Complete the dialogues by circling the appropriate word/phrase in parenthesis.
31. A: ¡Hola! (Hasta luego. / ¿Cómo te llamas?)
B: Me llamo Rubén. ¿Y tú?
A: Me llamo Antonio.
B: (Mucho gusto. / Bien, gracias.)
A: Igualmente, Rubén.
32. A: (¡Buenas tardes! / ¡Buenos días!) ¿Cómo te llamas?
B: Buenos días. Me llamo Rosalía. ¿Cómo te llamas tú?
A: Me llamo Enrique. (¿Cómo estás, Rosalía? / Gracias, Rosalía.)
B: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
A: (Encantado. / Bien.)
B: Adiós, Enrique.
A: (¡Sí / ¡Nos vemos!)
H. Lectura: Read the conversation, then circle sí or no to the statements based on the reading. Support
your answer on the line that follows.
Profesor: Bienvenido. Soy el profesor Guzmán. ¿Y tú?
Estudiante: Me llamo María Hernández. Mucho gusto.
Profesor: Igualmente. ¿Cómo estás, María?
Estudiante: Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?
Profesor: Muy bien, gracias. Hasta luego.
Estudiante: Adiós, señor.
33. The people knew each other. Sí / No ____________________________________________________
34. The teacher is a man. Sí / No ____________________________________________________
35. We know both people’s first names. Sí / No ________________________________________________
36. The student is being formal. Sí / No ____________________________________________________
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Saludos y Despedidas: Practicamos #2
SALUDOS
1. When greeting someone in a Spanish speaking country it is customary to exchange an
__________________ , or beso, on the cheek. If two __________________are greeting each
other, they will either __________________hands or __________________ .
2. To greet someone In the morning, you should say __________________. This literally
translates to __________________. After lunch, you would say __________________. To
say good evening, you should say __________________. We typically use this greeting
once it gets __________________ outside. It can also be translated as
__________________ if you want to use it as a “goodbye.”
3. Use señor when addressing _________________________. Use señora when addressing
__________________________. Use señorita when addressing _________________________.
These titles can be abbreviated as _________, ________, and ________,
SPEAKING TO PEOPLE (you!)
4. Tú: This is the___________________________ “you” that is used with ____________ friends,
_____________ and people _________________ than you. (People you call by the
_____________ name). This would also be used with _________________.
5. Usted: This is the _______________________________ “you” that is used with
________________, people in ____________________ positions and people you don’t know
_______________ or _______________. (People you call by their ________________ name).
You will see the word ____________ abbreviated most times. When abbreviated it looks
like this: ______
PRESENTACIONES:
6. ¿Cómo te llamas? is the __________________ way to ask __________________. It literally
translates to_____________________. ¿Cómo se llama usted? is the __________________
way to ask ______________________.
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7. You should respond to ¿Cómo te llamas? or ¿Cómo se llama usted? with
_______________________. It literally translates to “______________________”. This is more
______________________ used than “mi nombre es”.
8. After introducing yourself, it is polite to respond with “Nice to meet you” or
______________________ en español. Other responses could be ______________________
if you are a boy or ______________________ if you are a girl. These both translate to
“______________________”. Igualmente means ______________________ and is a response
to “mucho gusto” or “encantado.”
OTRAS PREGUNTAS
9. In order to ask “How are you?” you should say ______________________ for informal/familiar or
______________________for formal. ______________________ means “”How are you?, How’s it
going ? or How is…?” This phrase is usually ______________________. You can respond to any
of these questions with ______________________ or _______________________. To ask “And
you?”, you should say ______________________ or ______________________.
10. ¿Qué pasa? means ______________________ or ______________________. You would
respond with ______________. This questions is ______________________.
DESPEDIDAS
11. ______________________ is the most common way to say goodbye. Hasta mañana
means ______________________ but is literally translated as ______________________.
__________________________________________________ means “I have to go”.
CORTESÍAS
12. In my opinion, ______________________ and ______________________ are the most
important “cortesia” words because ____________________________________________.
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Saludos y Despedidas: Practicamos #3
Horizontal: Vertical:
2. A very informal goodbye, used with friends. 1. "¿_____ estás?"
6. "Muchas gracias. -- De _____." 3. A very informal greeting.
8. "_____, gracias, ¿y tú?" 4. Word that looks/ sounds like English.
11. "Hasta _____." 5. "Hasta _____."
12. The most common way to say "goodbye". 7. "¡_____ días!"
14. "_____ luego." 8. "¡_____ tardes!"
16. Greetings" en español. 9. Significa "goodbyes" en español.
17. "No estoy bien, estoy muy _____." 10. "¡Buenas _____!"
18. "¿Cómo estás? -- _____, así." 13. "Thank you" en español.
15. "¿_____ tal?"
C H A O
C
O
G
N
A
D O
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Saludos y Despedidas: Extra Practice
PARTE I : Traducción.
1. ¿Qué tal?: ________________________ 4. See you tomorrow ____________________
2. señora: _____________, ____________ 5. Good morning ________________________
3. ¿y usted? ________________________ 6. Really bad ________________________
PARTE II. Read the conversation and circle the best response from the choices in parenthesis.
7. A: Hola, (¿Cómo estás? / ¿Cómo te llamas?)
B: Me llamo Rubén, ¿y tú?
A: Me llamo Margarita.
8. B: (Mucho gusto / Igualmente)
9. A: (Encantado / Encantada)
PARTE III. CROSS OUT the response that does NOT make sense.
10. ¿Cómo te llamas?
A. Me llamo Bernardo, ¿y tú? B. Mi nombre es Tatiana. C. Se llama Gerardo.
11. Encantada.
A. Buenas tardes. B. Mucho gusto. C. Igualmente.
12. ¿Qué tal?
A. Nada. B. Estoy así, así. C. Estoy muy mal.
13. Buenos días, Pepe.
A. ¡Hola! B. ¡Chao! C. Buenos días
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PARTE IV. The “yous” in Spanish: Answer the following questions in a complete sentence!
14. How many different ways are there to say “you” in Spanish? _____________________
What are they? Why do we use them? ________________________________________
15. To whom would you speak formally?
________________________, ________________________, ________________________
16. To whom would you speak informally?
________________________, ________________________, ________________________
17. Fill in the chart and give at least 2 examples of words or expressions that can be
translated both formally and informally.
English translation Formal translation Informal translation
EJ: Where are you from? ¿De dónde es usted? ¿De dónde eres tú?
PARTE V: Verdad o Falso (True or False) . Indicate whether the statement is Verdad (V) or
Falso (F). Be sure to justify your answer with details.
18. V o F: Señor is used with men, regardless of age or marital status.
Support: _______________________________________________________
19. V o F: ¿Cómo se llamas usted? is a formal question.
Support: _______________________________________________________
20. V o F: Buenas noches is both a greeting and a goodbye.
Support: _______________________________________________________
21. V o F: Señorita is abbreviated Snrta.
Support: _______________________________________________________
22. V o F: If you do not know a person’s age, you should address him/her informally.
Support: ___________________________________________
23. V o F: Buenas tardes could be used either formally or informally.
Support: ________________________________________________________
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Diálogo: Una Introducción
Create a dialogue with at least fourteen lines (7 lines per person) greeting a new person.
Please include the following:
Greet each other
Ask and answer at least 3 questions each
Give a nice to meet you/delighted to meet you
Say goodbye
**Remember to include vocab off your ‘En la Clase’ list too!**
If you want to memorize the dialogue you can. If not, you can use a notecard to write down your
lines. Lastly, make sure that the dialogue sounds ‘realistic’.
Dialogue Grading Rubric (10 puntos):
Asks and answers at least 3 questions: 0, 1, 2, 3
Uses correct grammar throughout dialogue: 0, 2, 4
Pronunciation: 0, 1, 2
Realistic: 0, 1
Use the space below to write your rough draft.
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FORMALITY COMPROMISES ‘YOU’: Language nuance weighty in Europe
In continental Europe, it’s all about you. Or rather, tu. Or vous. Or u or jij. Or ty or vy.
Here, addressing a person in the singular or plural is more
than just a question of grammar, it’s a social minefield. In
France it can be a matter of state. A misused “vous” can
make you seem cold and snobbish. But use “tu” to an
elder or a boss and you risk being accused of acting
overly familiar, even insolent.
The rules are wavering a bit under the onslaught of the
class-busting Internet, irreverent TV hosts, the influence of
English and modernity’s generally more relaxed ways. But
from Paris to St. Petersburg, Bologna to Budapest and into
the non-English-speaking New World beyond, using the
wrong form of "you” can cause great offense – a sort of
verbal poke in the eye.
Simply put, European languages that break “you” down
into several different forms do so depending on whom
the speaker is addressing. It is what linguists call a “T-V
distinction”, distinguishing formal and informal ways of
saying “you”.
In general, Europeans use the informal singular (“tu” in French and Italian, “jij” in Dutch, “ty” in Russian) when
speaking to children, close family and friends, and a formal version (“vous”, “u”, “vy”) for everyone else,
especially the elderly or people otherwise deserving of respect.
Sounds simple? Well, yes and no. Exceptions to the rule are endless.
The wife of French President Jacques Chirac, Bernadette, says she simply does not care for the informality of
“tu”. So even after 50 years of marriage the couple still addresses each other with the formal “vous”.
Conversely, “tu” can be used with great effect to be rude or menacing. In French, Robert de Niro’s “You talkin’
to me?” in the movie “Taxi Driver” only works with “tu” (“C’est a moi que tu parles?”). In fact, the informal “you”
can also be so offensive that when the French police were battling rioters last autumn, Interior Minister Nicolas
Sarkozy tried to smooth feathers by ordering the cops to address individual protesters as “vous”.
In Russia, some police and military officers like to assert their authority by deliberately using the informal “ty”
when making arrests or pulling over motorists. Such verbal manhandling can draw a rebuke: “Ne tyki” – Don’t
call my “ty”.
In Paris, Australian Katia Grimmer-Laversanne likes to let new acquaintances take the lead. If they leap straight
in with “tu”, then she knows that it is OK to be informal back.
“I prefer that they set the ground rules rather than me, because I have had so many embarrassing situations,”
says the 26-year-old graphic designer. “In English, whether you’re speaking to your best friend or the prime
minister of Australia, it really doesn’t matter how you say ‘How are you?’ But living here, it’s a whole different
ball game.”
So should the situation ever arise, be sure to as President Chirac “Comment allez-vous?” and never “Tu va
bien?”
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Leicester, J. (2006, March 5). Formality compromises ‘you’: Language nuance weighty in Europe. The News and
Observer, pp. 20A.
A Primer for “ you”
Want to avoid embarrassment on your next trip
to Europe? Here are the formal and informal
forms of “you” in a few European languages.
German Formal: Sie; informal: du.
Italian Formal: Lei; informal: tu.
Norwegian Formal: De; informal: du.
Polish Formal: Pani (to a woman) or pan (to a
man); Informal: ty
Scottish Gaelic Formal: sibh; informal: thu
Source: Wikipedia
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase ___________
Subject Pronouns: Practicamos A. Look at the English subject pronouns below. Circle the correct Spanish translation.
1. I ( él / yo ) 2. we ( nosotros / vosotros ) 3. you ( ella / usted )
4. he ( tú / él) 5. they ( ellos / ustedes ) 6. y’all ( usted / vosotras )
7. you ( yo / tú ) 8. she ( él / ella ) 9. it ( ellas / él )
B. Which “You” would you use when you are talking to…….. (Tú, Usted, Vosotros,as or Ustedes)
1. Your teachers ___________________ 2. Your dentist ___________________
3. Your best friend ___________________ 4. Your brothers ___________________
5. A secretary ___________________ 6. Someone’s grandma ___________________
7. Your mom’s friends ________________ 8. A stranger ___________________
9. Your cat___________________ 10. Your principal ___________________
C. Fill in the chart with the Spanish subject pronoun.
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase___________
Practice Prueba: “YOU”
1. Why do we have the “formal” and “informal” in Spanish? _____________________
2. How many different ways are there to say “YOU” in Spanish? __________________
3. To whom should you speak formally?
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
4. To whom can you speak informally?
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
5. Give an example of a phrase in English that would have 2 translations in Spanish
(formal and informal).
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
(English) (formal Spanish) (informal Spanish)
6. V o F: “Tú” and “usted” are both singular.
7. V o F: “Ustedes” and “usted” can both be formal.
8. V o F: “Ustedes” is only used in Spain.
9. V o F: : “Vosotros” and “vosotras” could be used when addressing a group of friends.
10. V o F: “vosotros” could be translated as you, y’all or you guys.
11. V o F: Spanish is one of many languages with a formal and an informal.
12. V o F: The rules for formality may depend on certain situations.
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Nombre______________________________________________________________________________ Clase ___________
1A: Repaso #1 (Matching)
Greetings and Titles
1. _____ Buenas noches
2. _____ Buenas tardes
3. _____ Buenos días
4. _____Hola
5. _____ señorita
6. _____ señor
7. _____ señora
Name
8. _____ Me llamo_________.
9. _____¿Cómo te llamas (tú)?
10. _____¿Cómo se llama (usted)?
11. _____ ¿Y Ud.?
12. _____ ¿Y tú?
How are you?
13. _____ ¿Cómo estás (tú)?
14. _____ ¿Cómo está (usted)?
15. _____¿Qué tal?
16. _____ ¿Qué pasa?
17. _____ Muy bien
18. _____Mal
19. _____ Bien
20. _____ Nada
Nice to meet you/Courtesy
21. _____Gracias
22. _____Igualmente
23. _____ Mucho gusto
24. _____ De nada
25. _____ Encantado
26. _____ Por favor
A. good afternoon
B. good evening
C. good morning
D. hello/hi
E. ma’am
F. Miss
G. Mr.
H. Mrs.
I. sir
J. And you? (informal)
K. And you? (formal)
L. My name is_______.
M. What is your name? (informal)
N. What is your name? (formal)
O. Bad
P. How are you? (formal)
Q. How are you? (informal)
R. How’s it goin’?
S. Nothing
T. So so
U. Very well
V. Well, fine
W. What’s up?
X. Delighted
Y. Equally/Likewise
Z. Nice to meet you
AA. Please
BB. T Thank you
CC. You’re welcome
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Good-bye
27. _____¡ Hasta luego!
28. _____¡ Nos vemos!
29. _____¡Adiós!
30. _____¡Me tengo que ir!
31. _____¡Hasta mañana!
32. _____ Buena suerte
En la clase:
1. _____ Escuchen
2. _____ Escriban
3. _____ la carpeta de argollas
4. _____ ¿Puedo ir al baño?
5. _____ ¿Cómo se dice_______?
6. _____ el lápiz
7. _____ el bolígrafo / la pluma
8. _____ la tarea
9. _____ Estudien
10. _____ Abran
11. _____ más despacio
12. _____ ¿Qué significa..?
13. _____ el cuaderno
14. _____ ¿Me prestas..?
15. _____ la hoja de papel
16. _____ la prueba
17. _____ Cierren
18. _____ el examen
19. _____ Saquen
20. _____ Lean
21. _____ Entreguen
22. _____ Tengo una pregunta.
23. _____ Necesito ayuda.
DD. Bye
EE. Good luck!
FF. I have to go
GG. See ya
HH. See you later
II. See you tomorrow
JJ. I have to go
A. binder
B. close
C. I need help.
D. What does.. mean?
E. Can I borrow..?
F. homework
G. How do you say_______?
H. listen
I. notebook
J. open
K. paper
L. pen
M. pencil
N. I have a question.
O. read
P. Can I go to the bathroom?
Q. study
R. take out
S. slower
T. test
U. turn in
V. write
W. quiz
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Subject Pronouns.
24. _____ He
25. _____ I
26. _____ _____It
27. _____She
28. _____ _____They
29. _____ _____We
30. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____You
”You”
31. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ You
32. _____You (formal)
33. _____You (informal)
34. _____ _____ You (singular)
35. _____ _____ _____You (plural)
36. _____ _____ You (Spain only)
37. _____ You all (Latin America)
Formality: 38. You should use the formal with these people
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____
39. You can use the informal with these people
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
A. Él
B. Ella
C. Ellas
D. Ellos
E. Nosotros
F. Nosotras
G. Tú
H. Usted
I. Ustedes
J. Vosotras
K. Vosotros
L. Yo
M. Tú
N. Usted
O. Ustedes
P. Vosotras
Q. Vosotros
R. Family
S. Friends
T. People in respected positions
U. People older than you
V. People you call by their first name
W. People you call by their last name
X. People you know well
Y. People you don’t know (well or at all)
Z. People younger than you
AA. People with a title
BB. Pets
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Nombre ____________________________________________________________________________ Clase ____________
REPASO #2 El abecedario/el alfabeto:
Letters Sounds Important information
A (ah) ah (as in father) ___________________________________
B (bay) b ___________________________________
C (say) k or s ___________________________________
*(CH) (chay) ch ___________________________________
D (day) d ___________________________________
E (eh) e (as in egg) ___________________________________
F (efe) f, ph ___________________________________
G (hey) g, h ___________________________________
H (ach-ay) SILENT ___________________________________
I (e) ee (as in meet) ___________________________________
J (hota) breathy h ___________________________________
K (kah) k ___________________________________
L (ele) l ___________________________________
*(LL) (elle) yo (as in yo-yo) ___________________________________
M (eme) m ___________________________________
N (ene) n ___________________________________
Ñ (eñe) ny (as in canyon) ___________________________________
O (oh) o (as in oats) ___________________________________
P (pay) p ___________________________________
Q (coo) ku ___________________________________
R (ere) r ___________________________________
*RR (erre) rolled r ___________________________________
S (ese) s ___________________________________
T (tay) t ___________________________________
U (oo) oo (as in boo) ___________________________________
V (bay) v ___________________________________
W (doblaybay) w ___________________________________
X (equis) ks ___________________________________
Y (igriega) y (as in yes) ___________________________________
Z (zeta) s (does not buzz) ___________________________________
Práctica: Listen as your teacher spells the following words and write the words below:
1. ________________________ 3. ________________________
2. ________________________ 4. ________________________
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¿Cómo estás? vs. ¿Cómo está usted?
¿Cómo estás? and ¿Cómo está usted? both mean _______________________________________________.
¿Cómo estás? and ¿Y tú? are
familiar phrases used with:
*_________________
*_________________
*_________________
Other familiar greetings:
__________________ and __________________
¿Cómo está usted? and ¿Y usted? are
formal phrases used with:
*_________________
*_________________
*_________________
Práctica: Imagine you are asking the following people how they are. If you would use a familiar greeting, write
“tú” and if you would use a formal greeting write “usted”.
1. Un maestro de español ________________ 4. Un amigo ________________
2. Un doctor ________________ 5. Señor James ________________
3. Tu mamá ________________ 6. Tu hermano (your brother) ________________
¿Cómo te llamas? vs. ¿Cómo se llama?
¿Cómo te llamas? and ¿Cómo se llama? both mean _______________________________________________
¿Cómo te llamas? is a
familiar phrases used with:
*_________________
*_________________
*_________________
¿Cómo se llama? is a
formal phrases used with:
*_________________
*_________________
*_________________
Práctica: Imagine you are asking the following people what their name is. How would you ask?
1. A classmate…
_____________________________________________
2. Your little brother…
_____________________________________________
3. A new coach…
_______________________________________________
4. Your teacher…
_______________________________________________
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C. Look at the English subject pronouns below. Circle
the correct Spanish translation.
1. y’all ( nosotros / vosotros ) 2. he ( él / yo )
3. she ( ella / usted ) 4. you ( tú / él )
5. you guys ( ellos / ustedes ) 6. I ( yo / tú )
7. you ( usted / vosotras ) 8. they ( él / ellas )
9. we ( nosotras / ustedes ) 10. it ( ellos / ella )
Subject Pronouns
A. Fill in the chart with the SPANISH and ENGLISH subject pronouns.
B. Match the following subject pronouns
with their correct English translations.
1. _____ ella a. you all
2. _____ nosotros b. you guys
3. _____ ellos c. I
4. _____ yo d. we
5. _____ vosotros e. they (m)
6. _____ ustedes f. you (formal)
7. _____ tú g. she
8. _____ usted h. he
9. _____ ellas i. they (f)
10. _____ él j. you (informal)
D. Which “You” would you use when you are talking to…….. (Tú, Usted, Vosotros,as or Ustedes)
1. a teacher ___________________ 2. your friends ___________________
3. your parents ___________________ 4. your sibling ___________________
5. your pets ___________________ 6. a relative ___________________
7. a policeman ________________ 8. a stranger ___________________
9. your classmates ___________________ 10. an administrator ___________________
