SPANISH 1
LIFEPAC FOUR
CONTENTS
I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: LOCATIONS,
IR, CONTRACTIONS, PERSONAL A,
POSSESSION.................................................................1
II. VOCABULARY: PROFESSIONS,
NUMBERS 30–100 .......................................................12
III. ADJECTIVES: AGREEMENT
AND PLACEMENT .......................................................19
IV. VERB CONJUGATION: ESTAR ...........................
.........30
V. “STATE OF BEING” VERBS ........................................38
VI. NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE WORDS .....................43
VII. SPEAKING, WRITING, AND
READING PRACTICE....................................................48
VIII. CENTRAL AMERICA ....................................................52
IX. REVIEW........................................................................54
VOCABULARY LIST..........
...........................................59
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SPANISH 1: LIFEPAC 4
ALREDEDOR DEL PUEBLO
OBJECTIVES
When you have completed this LIFEPAC, you should be able to:
1. Use the vocabulary for:
a. the town
b. occupations
c. descriptive adjectives
d. emotions
e. health
f. simple prepositions
2. Give the forms of the irregular verbs ir and estar.
3. Explain the concept of noun-adjective agreement.
4. Understand the concept of the negative words – no, nada, nunca, nadie.
5. Explain the formation and use of the contractions al and
del, as well as the
use of the personal a.
6. Explain the differences between the verbs ser and estar.
7. Use numbers up to 100.
8. Reinforce knowledge of the geography of Central America.
9. Review material introduced in previous LIFEPACs.
10. Increase abililty to read, write, listen and speak.
I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: LOCATIONS, IR, CONTRAC-
TIONS, PERSONAL A, POSSESSION
Luis: ¡Hola, Miguel! ¿Qué tal?
Miguel: Bien. ¿Y tú?
Luis: Bien. Voy a la fiesta de Ana. ¿Vas también?
Mig
uel: Sí, voy. ¿Qué vas a llevar allí?
Luis: Voy a llevar las enchiladas que mi mamá
prepara.
Miguel: ¡Qué bueno! Tu madre prepara enchiladas
deliciosas. Voy a llevar un pastel del
supermercado.
Luis: Chocolate, espero.
Miguel: ¡Por supuesto! ¿A qué hora vas a la fiesta?
Luis: Voy a las siete. ¿Deseas ir conmigo?
Miguel: ¡Buena idea! Vamos juntos.
Listen and repeat this conversation. (CD Track # _________ )
Look at the conversation and its translation. Pick out the Spanish words for the following.
1.1 a. I’m going ___________________________
b. you are going ___________________________
c. we are going/let’s go ___________________________
d. there ___________________________
e. with me ___________________________
f. supermarket ___________________________
g. pastry roll ___________________________
h. together ___________________________
i. great ____
_______________________
i. delicious ___________________________
Listen and repeat.
1.2 Listen to the conversation on page 1 again. Then practice the conversation with your learning
partner to say to your class.
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Translation:
Luis: Hi, Miguel! How’s it going?/How are things?
Miguel: Fine. And you?
Luis: Fine. I am going to Ana’s party. Are you going also?
Miguel: Yes, I’m going. What are you going to take there?
Luis: I am taking the enchiladas that my mom prepares.
Miguel: Great! Your mother prepares delicious enchiladas.
I am taking a pastry roll* from the supermarket.
Luis: Chocolate, I hope.
Miguel: Of course! What time are you going to the party?
Luis: I’m going at seven. Do you want
to go with me?
Miguel: Good idea! Let’s go together.
Adult check
___________________________________________________________________
Initial Date
✔
*or cake
The verb ir – to go
The verb ir is conjugated irregularly, as ser is, and must be memorized.
The forms are:
yo voy nosotros vamos
tú vas vosotros vais (Spain only)
él va ellos van
ella va ellas van
Ud. va Uds. van
Listen and repeat the conjugation of the verb ir (to go). (CD Track # _________ )
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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ir. Then write the translation under-
neath the sentence. Use the present progressive for the translations.
1.3 a. Laura __________________________________ a la escuela.
b. Yo _____________________________________ a la clase de inglés.
c. Pilar y yo _______________________________ a la casa de Mariana.
d. ¿ _____________________________________ tú ahora?
e. Uds. ___________________________________ con José
, ¿no?
f
. Manuel ________________________________ a las tres y media.
g. Los estudiantes _________________________ a las ocho.
h. ¿ ____________________________________ Ud. a abrir la ventana?
i. Mis amigas ______________________________ a asistir a la fiesta.
j. Nosotros ____________________________________ por la tarde.
As with other Spanish verbs, there is more than one possible translation for the forms of ir. However,
unlike most other verbs, the present
progressive form (am/is/are going) is commonly used. Consider
these examples:
Luis va a la tienda. Luis goes to the store. (simple present)
Luis is going to the store. (present progressive)
Luis does go to the store. (not very commonly used)
¿Va Luis a la tienda? Does Luis go to the store?
Is Luis going to the store?
Notice that the Spanish word for “to” is a. In addition to using ir to express where someone is going,
it is also used to express what someone is going to do. The construc
tion is as follows: conjugated form of
ir + a + infinitive. In this case, the word a doesn’t have an actual translation since the word “to” is part
of the infinitive’s translation, but it’s necessary for correct grammar. Here are some examples.
Voy a estudiar. I’m going to study.
¿Vas a asistir a la fiesta? Are you going to attend the party?
Pedro no va a leer el libro. Pedro isn’t going to read the book.
¿Qué vamos a comer? What are we going to eat?
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Locations: el aeropuerto the airport
el ayuntamiento the city hall
el banco the bank
la biblioteca the library
el café the cafe
la calle the street
el campo the country; the countryside
la casa the house, home
el centro downtown
el cine the movie theater
la ciudad the city
el correo the post office
la escuela the school
el estadio the stadium
la farmacia the pharmacy, drugstore
el hospital the hospital
el hotel the hotel
la iglesia the church
el mercado the market
el museo the mus
eum
la oficina the office
el parque the park
la piscina the pool
la playa the beach
la plaza the town square; the courtyard
el pueblo the town
el restaurante the restaurant
el supermercado the supermarket
el teatro the theater
la terminal the terminal
la tienda the store
la universidad the university
Other vocabulary: ahorrar to save (money)
el arte the art
el avión the airplane
la comida the food
descansar to rest
el dinero the money
famoso famous
el fútbol soccer
la película th
e movie
el teléfono the telephone
Listen and repeat. (CD Track # _
________ )
Here is some vocabulary that will be important for this unit. Study it carefully, and be sure to memo-
rize it.
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Look at the picture above and decide where you would do the following activities.
1.4 a. mirar una película ________________________________
b. caminar ________________________________
c. nadar ________________________________
d. trabajar, contestar el teléfono ________________________________
e. ahorrar dinero ________________________________
f. mandar (send) cartas ________________________________
g. comprar comida ______________________
__________
el centro
el aeropuerto
la terminal
el estadio
el hospital
el teatro
el cine
el banco
el parque
la plaza
la iglesia
el correo
el museo
la oficina
la
escuela
el hotel
el café
la playa
el restaurante
el ayuntamiento
el supermercado
la biblioteca
Notice that there are many cognates in the vocabulary list (banco, café, oficina, parque, teléfono).
However, remember that even if the Spanish words are spelled exactly as their English translations (e.g.,
hotel & hospital), you must s
till use correct Spanish pronunciation for them. Be careful, as there are also
a few “false cognates.” For example, playa means beach, not play, and fútbol is soccer, not football.
Be careful about el campo. It means the country, in the sense of the countryside, such as someone
living in the country as opposed to living in a city or town. To refer to countries in the world (e.g., to ask
what country someone is from) use el país.
Voy al supermercado. I am going to the supermarket.
Vamos al correo. We are going to the post office.
Vas a la biblioteca. You are going to the library.
Van a los museos. They are going to the museums.
Va a las tiendas. She is going to the stores.
Hablo a Luis. I am talking to Luis.
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Examples with a:
Contractions
In Spanish there are only two contractions. They are al (to the, at the) and del (of the, from the, about
the). These contractions are formed in the following manner:
a+el = al
de +
el = del
Consequently, since these are used only with the masculine singular definite article, they only come
before masculine singular nouns. The definite article is not used before proper nouns such as names,
unless the person’s name has a title such as el señor.
Note that the contraction is only made with a + el—all others remain the same:
a la, a los, a las
h. estudiar español _
_______________________________
i. asistir a la Misa de Gallo ______________________________
__
j. comer tacos y enchiladas _
_______________________________
k. beber café ________________________________
l. mirar arte famoso ________________________________
m. mirar fútbol ________________________________
n. tomar un avión ________________________________
o. descansar por la noche ________________________________
While a can mean to or at, it also has another common use. When the direct object is a person, the
word a is needed before it; this is called the personal a. Although it doesn’t have a translation, it is part
of correct grammar. To find a direct object, ask “Whom?” or “What?” after the verb.
No comprendo francés. I don’t understand French.
Viviana va a comprar una pluma. Viviana is going to buy a pen.
Deseamos comer tacos. We want to eat tacos.
For the first example, I don’t understand w
hat? The answer is French, so that is the direct object. For
the next, Viviana is going to buy what? A pen, so that is the direct object. For the last, We want to eat what?
Tacos is the direct object. Notice that each direct object is a thing, not a person. Now study these exam-
ples:
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No comprendo a mis padres. I don’t understand my parents.
Viviana va a ayudar a las chicas. Viviana is going to help the girls.
Deseamos visitar a Jorge. We want to visit Jorge.
Notice that now each direct object is a person or more than one person: I don’t understand whom? My
parents. Viviana is going to help whom? The girls. We want to visit whom? Jorge. Therefore, the personal a is
needed after the verb in each one. Again, it does not have an actual translation, but it is required f
or
correct grammar. The personal a is not used with ser. For example, Somos amigos. (We are friends.)
Fill in the blank with the correct choice: a, al, a la, a los, a las. Remember that you need
to look at the word after the blank to know which definite article, if any, is needed. Keep
in mind that a may be mean to or at, or it may be the personal a.
1.6 a. Busco _
_______ Tomás.
b. Vamos ________ piscina hoy.
c. Ustedes van ________ restaurante, ¿verdad?
d. Necesito ayudar ________ Srta. R
uiz.
e. Voy a caminar _
_______ centro.
f. El profesor ayuda ________ chicos.
g. Mi hermana y yo deseamos ir ________ tiendas.
h. Javier no comprende ________ chicas.
i. Voy a hablar ________ Sr. Gómez.
j. ¿Cuándo vamos ________ playa?
Read the sentences carefully; be sure you know what each one means. If the personal a is
needed, write it in the blank. If it’s not needed, do not write anything in the blank.
1.5 a. Elena contesta _____ el teléfono.
b. Elena contesta _____ la profeso
ra.
c. Necesito escuchar _
____ la radio.
d. Necesito escuchar _____ mis padres.
e. ¿Por qué no ayudas _____ los chicos?
f. ¿Por qué no abres _____ la ventana?
g. Buscamos _____ Catalina.
h. Buscamos _____ el diccionario.
i. Vamos a vender _____ la computadora.
j. Ellos desean comprar _____ el lavaplatos.
k. Siempre visito _____ mis abuelos en el verano.
l. Andrés y yo somos _____ primos.
