6th-This week the six grade will finish their review for finals. For the past two weeks the sixth grade received review packets for each unit that was covered.
They are expected to know:
- saludos y despedidas (greetings/farewells)
- los mandatos y preguntas (commands and questions)
- el tiempo y las estaciones (weather and seasons)
- la fecha, los días de la semana, los meses del año (the date, days of the week, months of the year)
- masculino v. femenino (masculine and feminine words)
- los articulos definidos e indefinidos (definite and indefinite articles)
- los materiales escolares (classrooms school supplies)
- la hora (the time)
- los adjetivos (adjectives)
- ser (the verb “to be”and its conjugations)
- la familia (the family)
- la casa (the house)
- la ropa (clothing)
- los colores (colors)
- el cuerpo (body)
7th-The seventh grade has also spent last week reviewing and will continue their review this week. See the following link for grammar packet ch 1-7 review. Also, see workbook for study cards. Please study packets that you received for each unit along with the grammar packet attached.
- los saludos y despedidas-See cards
- el tiempo y las estaciones-See cards
- los materiales escolares-See cards
- la familia-see cards
- la casa-see notes (la casa, el apartamento, la sala, la cocina, el comedor, el cuarto de baño, el dormitorio, la recámara, la habitación, etc.)
- los deportes -see cards
- el café -el mesero (a)/el camarero (a), el cliente, la mesa, el restaurante, el mercado, reservado, ocupado, el menú, la propina, la cuenta,
- la comida-las frutas (las manzanas, la naranja, las uvas, las fresas, la sandía, etc., las vegetales( los guisantes, la zanahoria, el maíz, los frijoles, la lechuga, el brocolí), la carne (el bistec, el pollo, el jamón, el pavo), las bebidas (el agua, la limonada, el té, el té helado, el café, el refresco)
- los verbos -ar-tomar, pagar, comprar, hablar, necestiar, buscar, mirar, practicar, esquiar, nadar, etc.
- los verbos -er -comer,beber, comprender, aprender, perder, tener, etc.
- los verbos -ir-escribir, vivir, servir, pedir, asistir, venir, etc.
- los verbos irregulares-ir, dar, estar
- los verbos yo-go-salir, hacer, poner,decir, traer,venir, tener, etc.
- los verbos de cambios de raíz (boot verbs) -jugar, pedir, servir, empezar, pensar, volver, devolver, perder, preferir, etc.
- ser (POND=Physical characterisitics/Personality, Occupation/Origin, Nationality, Date & Time)
- estar (HELP=Health, Emotion, Location, Present Progressive
- Gustar, interesar, aburrir,encantar
- los adjetivos possesivos (possessive adjectives)
Vocabulary Study Cards
Grammar Study Cards:
8th-The eight grade also started their review with their vocabulary and grammar packet however, the packets distributed at the beginning of the year has in depth coverage and explanation of each unit. The following links included the review packets, speaking and writing practice for the FLACS and website link that explains the breakdown of the exam. I recommend that everyone visit this website because it has a breakdown of vocabulary and grammar that is explored in both 7th and 8th grade.
Please study review packets: Grammar Packet, Vocabulary Packet, Speaking Situations Practice, Writing Packet (Students will have to write two essays out of three), REVIEW ALL UNITS (Practice questions for FLACS) and the FLACS Exam details and study guide ***(PLEASE VISIT!)
The FLACS will be given Monday June 23, 2014.
The format of the exam is as follows:
| Part 1 | Speaking – 3 conversations Categories:(A) socializing or expressing feelings (10 Points)(B) providing/obtaining information (10 Points) (C) persuasion (10 Points) 5 utterances or interactions with the teacher for each task | 30 points |
| Part 2A | Listening Students have to listen to oral passages in Spanish 2A – 10 multiple-choice questions in English (20 Points) 2B – 5 multiple-choice questions in Spanish (10 Points) 2C – 5 multiple-choice questions in English. Answers in pictures. (10 Points) | 40 points |
| Part 3 | Reading 3A – 6 multiple-choice questions in English (12 points) 3B – 4 multiple-choice questions in Spanish (8 points) | 20 points |
| Part 4 | Writing 2 notes 50 words | 10 points |