Spanish 1 - Semester 2 Final

  • Grammar concepts: Masculine vs Feminine, definite and indefinite articles, verb conjugation

  • Pobre Ana

    • Vocabulary terms

      • Castano/a - brown (hair color)

      • asiste a - he/she attends

      • paga - he/she pays

      • compra - he/she buys

      • el verano - the summer

      • saca - he/she takes out

      • se baja - he/she gets out of

      • se sube - he/she gets into

      • sobre - about

      • tiene suerte - has luck

      • nada - he/she swims

      • la tienda - the store

      • la pelicula - the movie

      • oye - he/she hears

      • proximo/a - next

      • sucio/a - dirty

      • ensena - he/she teaches

      • encuentra - he/she finds

      • conoce - he/she meets

    • Characters

      • Ana - Lives in California, family struggles and wants change, ungrateful

      • Ellen - Ana’s mom, yells a lot, is a secretary in the hospital

      • Robert - Ana’s dad, works in the hospital as well, not a lot of money

      • Don - younger brother, 14 years old, doesn’t help Ana ever

      • Patty - takes Ana’s stuff, 11 years old

      • Sara - 15 years old, very popular, intelligent, is rich

      • Elsa - 16 years old, rich, very pretty and nice, has a Ford Mustang

      • Senora Borda - Ana’s spanish teacher

      • La familia Sanchez - Pablo is 12, Juan is 8, Ernesto is the dad, Julia is the mom, two daughters Juana is 16 and Suana is 19

      • Ricardo - Love interest

      • Patricia - Friend

    • No chapter summaries required; as long as you have the big idea

  • Quinceañera

    • Authentic, Latin American tradition of the Aztecs and Mayans

    • change from a girl to a woman with responsibilities

    • 15 years old

    • Preparations

      • saves money across years, purchasing:

        • Dress, high heels, low heels, and a crown

      • Rents a party room, church, hires a photographer, appointments at the salon for nails and hair.

      • rents a limousine, for ladies and chamberlains to the church and party

      • Rents a band/DJ

      • Buys a cake, invitations, decorations

      • 6 months prior, the quinceneras has to choose ladies and chamberlains

      • Typically saves 15-20 thousand dollars (mil)

      • Depends on celebration, costs minimum 5,000 dollars to 50,000

      • customary to have godparents that help purchase things, multiple godparents for the dress, cake, heels, invitations, dlowers

    • Getting Ready

      • Begins when woman and ladies go to the beauty salon and become prepared elegantly

      • Put on makeup by an artist, prepares nails and dresses up

      • chamberlains prepare at home, wait for limo to pick them up

    • Church

      • first walks in with parents

      • thanks God for life

      • Gives flowers to Maria to honor her

      • Symbols of womanhood

    • Party

      • One day prior, they decorate and the band comes out, typically very large

      • cake, high heels, doll, and crown are on a specific table

    • Parts of the party

      • all guests arrive to find their table and go to living room

      • she is announced in and everyone eats

      • father changes flats to heels

      • mom crowns her

      • woman gives doll to younger sister

      • everyone dances and she dances El Vals

      • eat cake and dance the rest of the night

      • stops at midnight, woman gets special gift and the guests also receive a small gift and a souvenir

    • Vocabulary

      • una boda - a wedding

      • cambio - change

      • viaje - trip

      • ahorra - saves money

      • se casa - he/she gets married

      • quita - removes

  • Mejores Amigos

    • -ando = ing

    • -mente = ly

    • couple who owns puppies to adopt, escapes under fence twice and is returned, purchased by somebody but returns since the horses save him

    • Vocabulary

      • devuelve - returns an item

      • lleva - wears/carries

  • El Nuevo Houdini

    • remember basic plot points

    • Vocabulary, mostly

      • viene a/de - comes to or from

      • se encuentra con - meets with

  • La fuerza

    • Order of events

      • Parents bedroom, bike

      • Living room and the dog

      • Washing machine

      • Sisters room, doll

      • Chases dog down hallway

      • Kitchen, sandwich

      • Dad moves car

    • Some vocabulary

      • el casco - helmet

  • Extra vocabulary to note

    • se queda - stays

    • sale - exits

    • puede - can do

    • cumple - turns an age

    • llamas - call

    • hace - do

    • que - that/which/than

    • vienes de - comes from

    • encuentra - finds

    • su - his/her/their (possessive adjectives)

  • Positional prepositions

    • Encima de: Above, on top of

    • Debajo de: Under, below, underneath

    • Al lado de: Next to, beside

    • A la derecha de: To the right of

    • A la izquierda de: To the left of

    • Delante de: In front of

    • Detrás de: Behind

    • Entre: Between

    • Cerca de: Close to, near

    • Lejos de: Far from

    • Enfrente de: across from

    • Aqui, Alli, Alla

    • Dentro de: inside of