The document provides guidance for students preparing for and taking their Spanish 1 final exam. It includes the following key points: 1. The final exam has two parts - writing, speaking and a reflection in Part 1, and reading and listening comprehension in Part 2. 2. Students are reminded to review graded assignments and feedback to focus their studying on areas of improvement. 3. All verbs on the exam must be conjugated in the present tense. Key vocabulary from each unit is highlighted. 4. Tips are provided on the speaking section, including keeping comparisons simple and not translating directly from English. 5. Students are warned that Part 2 must be done in one sitting without outside resources and tabs

1. SEÑORAEPTING
con Señora Epting

2. THIS RLC IS THE FIRST START TO
PREPARING…
Don’t forget to submit your
reflection for this RLC.

3. Check Out the Modules Link. Scroll Down To Find Important Study Lists
for this RLC
here
Submit your reflection

4. Remember all key vocabulary
learned in each Unit/Lesson can be
found in the Vocabulary tab under
Quick Links on the main course
page.

5. Be sure to review the grading
rubrics for the writing, speaking
and English reflection sections of
the final exam so you know
assignment expectations and how
your work will be graded!

6. Where Can I Find The Final Exam?
The Final Exam has two sections - Parte 1 and Parte 2.
Notice it is called “Proyecto Final de Español Uno”
Parte 1 includes the Escribir, Hablar and English reflection.
Parte 2 includes the Reading and Listening comprehension test (You MUST do
this in one sitting).

7. We’ve Learned So Much…What Should You Concentrate On?
To create a focus of study, imagine you are going to take a trip to Costa Rica and
stay with a family. Next, think about the theme of each unit of study for this
year/semester.
Unidad 1 - Basic Conversation Unidad 5 – El Tiempo Libre
Unidad 2 – Mi Escuela Unidad 6 – La Comida
Unidad 3 – Mi Casa Unidad 7 – De Compras
Unidad 4 – Mi Familia Unidad 8 – La Comunidad

8. Where Should You Begin…
Revisit your Proyecto Final assignments (Proyecto Final Unidad 1/2/3
and Proyecto Final Unidad 4/5/6). Read/listen to your teacher’s
feedback.
Revisit all Escribir assignments for all units of study. Read your
teacher’s feedback and put in your notes what needed to be corrected
so you have this information available.
Review the Escribir assignments with multiple options. For the ones you
did not select, put in your notes how you would have responded to them
based on what you learned in the lessons and Course Announcements.

9. If you were to visit Costa Rica and live with a family, think about 3-4 sentences from each unit
that you could use to talk about your trip.
Where are you going and why?
How will you get there?
What do you need to have to travel to another country and what other items will you take?
What transportation will you use while there?
Where do you live?
What is the house like?
What do you do in the rooms of your host family’s home?
What is your host family like? (Adjectives to describe, tell ages…)
What activities do you do in the city and what places do you visit?
What is your school like?
What do you study and do in each class?
What time does your school begin and end?
What do you eat?
What do you and your family like to do in your free time?
Where do you shop?
What do you like to buy?
How much do things cost?
What are some places around the community you like to visit?

10. ALL VERBS MUST BE
CONJUGATED IN THE PRESENT TENSE
This is the only verb tense conjugation we learn in Spanish 1!
You can also use the present progressive tense you learned in
Unit 8.
Any other verb tenses will result in significant points being
taken off.

11. Highlights of Key Vocabulary for Units 1-8
Greeting someone, telling your name and the date.
Describing activities you like to do.
No A.M. or P.M. - “de la mañana, de la tarde, de la noche”
Telling the time something happens - a la una…..a las dos…
Sacar notas, Leer, Escribir, Escuchar a la maestra…
Names of the rooms in your house and what you do in each
room.

12. HIGHLIGHTS OF KEY VOCABULARY FOR UNITS 1-8
Telling names of people in your family, age and
adjectives to describe the people.
What do you like to do in your free time? What
activities do you prefer? Dislike? Find boring, etc…

13. When do you eat throughout the day, what
time of day do you eat, what do you eat for
each of the meals during the day.
Where do you shop? What do you buy?
How much does it cost? How much money
do you have leftover or how much do you
lack to buy what you want?

14. HIGHLIGHTS OF KEY VOCABULARY FOR UNITS 1-8
What are some of the places
in your community? What do
you do at these places?
What do you see? Are they
close, far, etc. from where
you live?

16. Gusta/Gustan
Encanta/Encantan
Disgusta/Disgustan
Interesa/Interesan
Aburre/Aburren
Fascina/Fascinan
Me, Te, Le, Nos, Les
En mi tiempo libre me encanta leer.
En mi tiempo libre me fascina el parque.
En mi tiempo libre me interesan los mercados de Costa
Rica.

17. Use the word “hay”
to tell where
things are in the
community-
En la comunidad
hay un banco y un
supermercado.
Use Estar to tell
location –
El supermercado
está cerca de mi
casa.

18. Conjugating Regular Verbs Ending in –Ar, -Er, -Ir

19. IMPORTANT REGULAR VERBS TO RECOGNIZE
Practicar – To Practice (sports/an activity) Tomar apuntes – To Take Notes
Prestar atención – To Pay Attention Trabajar – To Work
Limpiar – To Clean Viajar – To Travel
Estudiar – To Study Hablar – To Speak
Estacionar – To Park Vivir – To Live
Asistir – To Attend Comer – To Eat
Beber – To Drink Tomar – To Take, To Drink

20. More verbs/verb phrases to recognize because they are irregular -
Ir (A) – To Go/Going To Ser – To Be (characteristic)
Querer – To Want Estar – To Be (feeling/location)
Poder – To Be Able To Venir – To Come
Tener – To Have (referring to someone’s age)

21. Important Irregular Verbs To Know

24. VERBS USING DIFFERENT PRONOUNS
These verbs use the subject pronouns me, te, le, nos, les.
They don’t follow the regular verbs conjugation chart.
They will be either singular or plural, depending on the subject you are talking about.
Gustar – To like something Encantar – To like something a lot
Interesar – To be interested in something Disgustar – To be disgusted
Fascinar – To be fascinated Aburrir – To be bored with something
Me
Te
Le
Nos
Les

26. KEEP EVERYTHING IN THE PRESENT TENSE!
Write simple sentences.
You can use the verb phrase Ir A to talk about the future.
You can use the present progressive tense to say what you are doing right now.
(Estoy comiendo, Estoy leyendo, Estoy hablando, Estoy observando)
Don’t try to translate word for word from English to Spanish!
If you find yourself trying to say statements like “I went…” “I saw…” “I ate…”
STOP and remember everything stays in the present tense.

27. IMPORTANT TIDBITS ON THE SPEAKING –
THIS IS SEPARATE!
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.
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 nueve 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. En mi ciudad hay un bosque pero no hay un bosque lluvioso.
En carolina del norte, hay el invierno, la primavera, el verano y el otoño. En Costa Rica no hay el
invierno y el otoño. En Costa Rica llueve mucho durante seis meses del año.

29. You may complete the two parts at different times, but Parte 2 must be completed in one
sitting. You cannot save it and come back to it later.
You can complete Parte 2 (Leer y Escuchar) first if you want to.
Part 2 - 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!
You will be able to listen to audio prompts as many times as you need to!

30. 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.
That means if you ace Part A and forget to do Part B, a zero will be averaged to the
first grade to cause you to have an overall failing grade 
Please read the directions carefully, especially for Part A (the first link).
This is especially true for the Hablar (speaking)
part of the exam.
It is NOT you reading the questions and answers
of the Web 2.0 project you create!

31. •You may use your notes to complete all parts of the final
exam. HOWEVER, you may not use any dictionaries, Google
translate, other people (outside resources).
•You should only have one program running and only
have one tab open in your browser.
•DO NOT click on anything outside of the final exam
parte 2 while the final exam is open because it may
cause it to freeze. There are no resets.
•Do not leave your computer unattended or idle for a
long period of time as it will log you out of the exam.

32. ¿Preguntas?