This document provides information and guidance to students about preparing for and taking their final exam. It discusses the two parts that make up the final exam - a descriptive and submission project (Part 1), and a reading and listening comprehension section (Part 2). For Part 1, it provides details on the visual, audio, and written components and suggests topics to focus on practicing vocabulary and phrases. For Part 2, it warns students not to search outside sources or switch browser tabs while taking the exam. Overall guidelines are also given about using only one's own knowledge, having just one browser tab open, and not clicking outside the exam once started. The final grade breakdown of 75% for coursework and 25% for the final exam is also stated

2. This RLC is the first start to preparing…
Don’t forget to submit your
reflection for this RLC. The
link is located in Unidad 8

3. L1 ¿Qué hay en la ciudad en que vives?
La comunidad (community)
La piscina (swimming pool)
La farmacia (pharmacy)
El banco (bank)
La fuente (fountain)
La estatua (statue)
La monumenta (monument)
El correo (post office)
La biblioteca (library)
El supermercado (grocery store)

4. Let’s Practice the Conjugation
of the Verb Ir A
I am going to the pool. (la piscina) Yo voy a la piscina.
He is going to the bank. (el banco) Él va al banco.
They (boys) are going to the library. (la biblioteca) Ellos van a la biblioteca.
My family and I (we) are going to see the fountain. (la fuente) Nosotros vamos a ver la fuente.
I am going to see the statue. (la estatua). Yo voy a ver la estatua.

5. The Verb Phrase Venir De means:
To Just Come From Somewhere.
Venir is a “go” verb and it is stem changing too!
I just came from school.
Yo vengo de la escuela.
The girl just came from the bank.
La chica viene del banco.
My family y yo (we) just came from the restaurant.
Mi familia venimos del restaurante.

6. Acabar De = To Have Just Done Something
Acabar de + Infinitive

7. Tener que = To Have To…
Tener que + infinitive…

8. You have learned many phrases that use the
verb tener…
• Tener años (to tell someone’s age)
• Tener prisa (to be in a hurry)
• Tener hambre (to be hungry)
• Tener sed (to be thirsty)
• Tener calor (to be hot)
• Tener frío (to be cold)
• Tener que (to have to do something)
• Tener razon (to be right)
• Tener cuidado (to be careful)
• Tener ganas (to feel like doing something)
Los niños tienen cuidado al museo.
La mujer no tiene ganas ir a la piscina.
Yo no tengo prisa visitar la monumenta.

9. L2 ¿Cuáles metodos de transporte usa le gente?
El carro/el coche/el auto (car)
El metro (subway)
Useful Verbs
Andar (to walk) Yo ando
Manejar/Conducir (to drive)
Yo manejo/Yo conduzco
Volar (to fly) Yo vuelo
Llegar (to arrive) Yo llego
Salir (to leave) Yo salgo
Quedar (to stay) Yo quedo
Seguir (to follow) Yo sigo
Esperar (to wait) Yo espero
Subir (to climb up) Yo subo
Bajar (to climb down) Yo bajo

10. Creating Adverbs In Spanish
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb,
adjective or other adverb.
In English, some adverbs might be:
- Rapidly
- Slowly
- Easily
- Simply

11. Rápido
Rápidamente
Lento
Lentamente
Fácil
Fácilmente
Simple
Simplemente
Real
Realmente
Adverbs

12. L3 ¿Qué está haciendo la gente en el bosque lluvioso?
In Lesson 3, we learn about a new verb tense called Present Progressive
Present progressive is like adding “ing” onto the end of a verb like we do in English.
We begin with the verb estar…

14. Estoy andando = I’m walking
Estoy comiendo = I’m eating
Estoy planeando = I’m planning
Estoy yendo = I’m going
Estoy durmiendo = I’m sleeping

15. L4 ¿Qué tienes que hacer para viajar por el país?
Useful Verbs For Writing About A Trip
Hacer la maleta (Yo hago) Pack a suitcase
Ir al extranjero Travel/go abroad
Hacer un viaje Take a trip
Recibir una vacuna Receive a vaccine
Planear To Plan…
Sacar foto To take a picture
Aterrizar To land (in an airplane)
Yo hago mi maleta porque voy al país de Costa Rica. En el primer día estoy planeando
visitar el bosque lluvioso. Voy a sacar fotos de los animales y las plantas tropicales.
Mi avión aterriza a las dos de la tarde. Yo planeo usar un autobús en la ciudad y
viajo a pie en la comunidad.

16. Preparing For The Proyecto Final
(Final Exam)

17. Check Out The Links Within The Proyecto Final To Find Important Study Lists

19. What Will Be On The Final Exam?
There are 2 parts to the Final Exam:
Part 1 is called
Descripción y Entrega and it has three parts. This assignment is a
comprehensive, reflective, and creative project using a web 2.0 tool of your
choice for you to show what you have learned in the course.
There are visual, audio (speaking), and written components to this project.
* Entregar means to turn in or submit

20. How to prepare for the written piece

21. The Audio (Hablar) portion of this assignment
is not the same as you have been doing this summer!
One part of the project is in English so make sure that
you read/follow the directions carefully! For the
English reflection, be thorough, detailed and specific
to obtain the most possible points.

22. More Important Tidbits on the Speaking
When you create your comparison statements for the Speaking section, remember your
primary goal is to demonstrate you can use the vocabulary and phrases you have learned
to create grammatically correct sentences.
Your statements don’t have to be hard facts. Keep your statements simple! Don’t try to
translate word for word English to Spanish!
Examples
En Costa Rica, la gente come la cena a las ocho de la noche pero en mi casa mi familia
come la cena a las seis de la noche.
En Costa Rica hay un bosque lluvioso. No hay un bosque lluvioso en mi ciudad.
En Carolina del Norte, hay el invierno, la primavera, el verano y el otoño. En Costa Rica no
hay el invierno y el otoño.

23. We’ve Learned So Much…What Should You Concentrate On?
Go through your notes and pull out 2 verbs and phrases you can use to talk about these
subjects:
• Greeting someone (telling your name, where you are from)
• Who is in your family, their name, age, characteristics
• What you study at school, what supplies you use and what time school begins and
ends
• Where you live and a couple of statements about your house (rooms and what you did
in them)
• Describing weather where you live and Costa Rica and clothes you would wear
• Hobbies and/or activities you enjoy doing
• Foods you like and don’t like and vocabulary for different meals (breakfast, lunch
and dinner)
• Shopping and describing cost of items, how much you spend and how much you have
left
• Stores and sites/tourist locations in the community that you/people visit

24. Verbs and Phrases To Be Successful On The Written Part Of The Exam
• Yo soy de…
• Yo vivo en…
Se llama = his/her name
• Use Tener to talk about age
• Me gusta/No me gusta
• Remember to make adjectives agree with the subjects (Yo soy alta. Él es alto)
• Times (a la una vs. son las dos, de la mañana, de la tarde, de la noche)
• Stem changing verbs (Mi escuela empieza a las ocho por la mañana…)
• En mi casa hay…En mi dormitorio yo estudio…
• En el verano hace calor, hace sol, está soleado…
• Use the verb Llevar to describe what you wear (Yo llevo los pantalones cortos.)
• Don’t forget to always use contractions when necessary (a + el = al and de + el = del)
• Verbs that use me, te, le, nos, les (gustar, sobrar, quedar, faltar, aburrir, interesar,
fascinar…)
• Yo compro un vestido. El vestido cuesta veinte dolares. Me quedan treinta dolares.
• Hay un museo en la ciudad. Yo visito el bosque lluvioso.
por la mañana
in the morning (no specific time)
de la mañana
in the morning (specific time)
por la tarde
in the afternoon (no specific time)
de la tarde
in the afternoon (specific time)

25. Part 2 is called:
Leer y Escuchar
which includes reading passages and completing listening prompts and selecting the
best answer (multiple choice).
You need to complete BOTH parts of the entire final exam as they are both
graded and averaged together to form your “Final Exam Average” which is 25%
of your final grade.
You may take the two parts at different times, but each part must be completed in
one sitting. You cannot save a part and come back to it later.
The Leer and Escuchar exams are not timed. However, DON’T leave the exam
on idle and try to return. You will get locked out and it can’t be reset.
If you attempt to switch tabs to go to an outside source to Google information,
you will get locked out!

36. •You are NOT to use anything besides
your brains (no notes, no dictionaries,
no translators, no people, etc.).
•You should only have one program running
(Firefox) and only have one tab open
within Firefox.
•DO NOT click on anything outside of the
final exam while the final exam is open
because it may cause it to freeze and
there are NO RESETS.

37. How is your final grade determined?
Your final grade is determined as follow:
GS – Unidad 8 = 75%
Final Exam = 25%

38. ¿Preguntas?