Español III/ III Honores Guía de estudiar: El examen del semestre FORMAT & CONTENT OF MIDTERM EXAM The midterm exam is cumulative and therefore will include information from chapter 5A, 5B, & 6A. Your exam consists of three different parts including multiple-­‐choice (includes listening), speaking and writing. The multiple-­‐choice section will include vocabulary and grammar from all chapters that we have studied. SPEAKING PORTION: You will be speaking about a sports game that you watched on television. On the day of
your speaking exam, you will be given 5 minutes to brainstorm your ideas then you will
be expected to speak for a specified amount of time.
Honors: You will be speaking for 50 seconds to a minute.
Regulars: You will be speaking for 40-45 seconds.
Use this time to study and practice.
READING & WRITING PORTION: You will be given a reading about a beauty contest and you will be expected to read the article, analyze the main ideas and summarize it using the vocabulary & grammar we have learned in the chapters we have studied so far this year. Chapter 6A vocabulary and your notes regarding the preterite & imperfect tenses will especially help you. MULTIPLE-­CHOICE PORTION: This portion of the exam includes a listening piece and a reading comprehension section. The other questions will focus on vocabulary, verb tenses and grammar topics from chapters 5A, 5Band 6A. You should use the following information to guide you through an adequate review of the content we have learned so far this year. You can use your vocabulary sheets, verb & grammar notes as well as the study guides you created to prepare. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT A TEXTBOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT! Capítulo 5A: Un acto heroico
 El vocabulario p.240, 241 (visuals and words) & 262 (complete list)  El imperfecto: Regular –AR, -­‐ER, -­‐IR verbs and irregular verbs like ser, ir, & ver  El preterito regular (review from last year) p. 110  El pretérito irregular: p.250 iy (creer, oír, leer & destruir) *You are using these verbs and vocabulary to describe emergencies, crises, rescues and heroic acts and what happened during these natural disasters* Capítulo 5B: Un accidente  El vocabulario p.266 & 267 (visuals and words) & 288 (complete list)  El pretérito irregular p. 274: decir, estar, poder, poner, tener, traer, venir  Las diferencias entre el pretérito y el imperfecto p. 277 (SPICY TOAD STEW) *You are using the verbs from the chapter and the vocabulary in order to describe what happened during an accident, to talk about injuries and treatments and to talk about what you/other people were doing (imperfect) when an accident occurred (preterite).* Capítulo 6A: ¿Viste el partido en la televisión?
 El vocabulario p.294-­‐295 (visuals and words) & 316 (complete list)  El pretérito irregular p. 302: o ei  preferir, pedir, reír, sonreír, divertirse, mentir, sentirse, competir, despedirse, repetir, seguir, servir, vestirse o ou  dormir, morir, dormirse, morirse *You are using the verbs from the chapter and the vocabulary in order to talk about what you saw on television (preterite) and express your opinions about different TV shows (present).* Please make sure that you prepare in advance and start to study a little bit each day. I will be available after and before school most days if you need help.