Reading: Mi nuevo año escolar (present tense) Read the letter that Marcos wrote to his cousin Luis about his school year that has just begun. Then, complete the activities below. Example: Hola Luis, El año escolar acaba de empezar. Soy estudiante en el noveno grado en colegio. Mi colegio se llama “El colegio Santos”. Está en soleado, un suburbio de Los Ángeles. Es un edificio con treinta salas de clase. … Part 1: Write the correct letter of the teacher’s name for very subject. (6 total) ____ 1. Inglés a. El señor Evans ____ 2. Matemáticas b. La señora Marso Part 2: Write the correct letter of what students do in each of the classes. (6 total) ____ 1. Inglés a. hacer experimentos ____ 2. Matemáticas b. conversar y conocer la cultura hispana Part 3: Answer each question in a complete sentence in Spanish in the present tense. (7 total) ¿En qué escuela es Marcos estudiante? __________________________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This reading can be used early in the year in Spanish 2 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, sub plans, or added to a quiz / test.

Reading: El prom (El baile de graduación) with preterit and imperfect tenses (Spanish) Paula is telling her cousin Carmen about her high school prom that she recently attended. Complete Paula’s email in the preterit and imperfect tenses using the word bank provided. The first paragraph is in the preterit tense and the second paragraph is in the imperfect tense. *Both paragraphs have 14 fill in the blanks. The word bank has conjugated verbs in the preterit and imperfect. After the reading, students will answer the multiple choice (A or B) questions based on the reading (12 total) Page 1: Paula’s email Page 2: Reading comprehension questions Page 3: Answer key to Paula’s email Page 4: Answer key for reading comprehension questions This reading can be used for Spanish 2 or Spanish 3 classes.

Reading: La vida de un adolescente (Present tense) Read about Marcos’s life as a teenager. Then, answer the comprehension questions below. *There are 12 comprehension questions in the present tense. Example: Yo soy Marcos. Soy puertorriqueño. Tengo catorce años. Yo emigré a Los Estados Unidos cuando tenía seis años. Vivo en Nueva York. Soy alto, gracioso, simpático, e inteligente. Asisto a un colegio. Mi colegio se llama el colegio Woods que está en la ciudad de Queens. … ¿De dónde es Marcos? _____________________________ ¿Cómo es Marcos? (Give 4 adjectives)_______________________ Answer key for the comprehension questions is included on pages 3-4. This reading comprehension practice can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or as part of your sub plans.

Mi semana típica reading (Present tense) Read about Marcos’ typical week and complete the blanks with the correct present tense conjugation of the infinitive. For reflexive verbs (ending in se), use the reflexive pronoun “me” in the first blank. *There are 32 blanks total (Mix of regular, irregular, -go, stem change, and reflexive). *Note: Most verbs will be conjugated in the Yo form Verbs included: despertarse, ducharse, vestirse, comer (2x), poner, salir, llegar, hablar, asistir, ir (2x) , almorzar, tener, ser, subir, volver, ver, jugar, empezar, terminar, ayudar, cenar, lavar, secar, mirar, leer, textear, soler, navegar, acostarse, dormirse Sample: Me llamo Marcos. Durante la semana yo _______ / _____________________________ a las seis y media. (despertarse> e-ie) Yo _______ / _____________________________ (ducharse) y _______ / _______. (vestirse>e-i) Entonces, yo desayuno con mi familia en la cocina. (comer). Luego, yo ____________________ los libros en mi mochila (poner) y ____________________ de la casa (salir) para tomar el bus escolar. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, sub plans, or added to a quiz / test.

Reading: Los estudiantes y sus clases (Present tense) Read about each student’s description of their favorite class. Then, answer the comprehension questions by writing the correct letter. *Students will read about 4 students and answer 5 comprehension questions for each student. Sample: Me llamo Carlos. Soy de México. Vivo en Guadalajara, México. Soy estudiante en el colegio San Pablo. Mi clase favorita es la clase de matemáticas porque El sr. Ramos, mi profesor favorito, enseña bien y es muy divertido. a. matemáticas / b. profesor / c. El colegio San Pablo / d. enseña bien y divertido / e. México _____1. ¿De dónde es Carlos? _____ 2.¿En qué escuela es estudiante Carlos? _____ 3.¿Cuál es la clase favorita de Carlos? _____ 4.¿Quién es El sr Ramos? _____ 5.¿Cómo es el profesor de matemáticas? Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.

Question words practice using personal questions *18 questions total Re-write each question by translating the question word from English to Spanish using the word bank. Be sure to write a question mark at the end of every question. Answer the question in a complete sentence in the present tense Word bank for question words (Note: Cómo will be used twice) Qué / Cómo / Cuánto / Cuántos / A dónde / Dónde / De dónde / De qué nacionalidad / Quién / De quién / Con quién / Cuál / Cuándo / A qué hora / Por qué / Con qué / Para quién *A structured template is provided to write the questions and answers. *Note: Most questions will have tú as the subject. Sample: ¿What compras tú? (Comprar: to buy) Template for question: ¿Question word + Conjugated verb + Subject? Template for answer: Subject + Conjugated verb + Rest Answer key is included on pages 5-8 for the questions only. Student responses will vary for the answers. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz / test, or sub plans. Students can also do the practice orally in pairs or small groups.

Reading: Todo sobre mí (Present tense) Marcos Sánchez is a teenager who is talking about himself. Complete the missing verbs in both paragraphs using the word bank provided. Then, answer the comprehension questions in a complete sentence in the present tense. Page 1: Paragraph 1 (18 blanks and 5 comprehension questions) Page 2: Paragraph 2 (23 blanks and 5 comprehension questions) Example of paragraph 1 Soy (2x) / lleva / regreso / juego / practico / aprenden / enseña / es (2x) / gustan / son / tomo / asisto / tengo (2x) / vivo / juega Yo (1) ___________ Marcos Sánchez. Yo (2) __________ alto, moreno, inteligente, y cómico. Yo (3) ___________ quince años. Yo (4) ____________ en la ciudad de nube azul, un suburbio de Oakland, California. Yo (5) ____________ a un colegio en mi ciudad. ¿Cómo es Marcos? (Give 4 adjectives)____________________________________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This reading practice can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be assigned for classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or used as part of your sub plans.

Reading: La fiesta de cumpleaños (Imperfect tense) Part 1: Marcos is talking about how he used to celebrate his birthday in his childhood. Complete the paragraph by conjugating the verbs in the imperfect. (24 blanks total) Example: Me llamo Marcos. En mi niñez, yo (1) _________________ mi cumpleaños en mi casa. (celebrar) En aquél entonces, yo (2) ____________ en un pueblo en México que (3) _____________ “Del loro”. (vivir, llamarse) Part 2: Comprehension questions: Write the correct answer (A or B). Example: ____ 1. Marcos vivía en ______________. a. Nueva York b. México Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used with chapter 4A of Realidades 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or added to a test / quiz.

Reading: Mi mejor amigo (Present tense) Note: A couple of verbs are used in the past tenses Read Marcos’ description of his best friend. Then, answer the comprehension questions that follow. Me llamo Marcos. Mi mejor amigo es Luis. Él y yo vivimos en la ciudad de Starway en Nueva York. Somos amigos desde (since) nuestra niñez. Yo recuerdo bien cuando yo me mudé (moved) a Nueva York de Florida hace once años, Luis era (was) mi primer amigo en la escuela primaria. Él me ayudó asimilar a la escuela. Nosotros asistimos a la misma escuela primaria, la escuela intermedia, y ahora asistimos al mismo colegio. Comprehension questions: Write the correct letter a or b (14 total) _____ 1. ¿Cómo se llama el mejor amigo de Marcos? a. Roberto b. Luis Follow up activity: Students will write an original paragraph (10 sentences) about their best friend with the guidelines provided. Answer key is included on page 4 for the comprehension questions only. For the original paragraph, student answers will vary. This reading can be used with chapter 4A of Realidades 3.

Reading: Un día escolar típico (present tense) Read about Marcos’ typical school day . Complete each paragraph using the word bank provided. *There are 8 paragraphs total. Paragraph 1 Word bank: asisto / tomo / empieza / llego / escribimos / leemos (asisto: I attend) Yo _____________ el bus escolar a las siete y media de la mañana. Yo ___________ a la escuela a las ocho. Mi escuela _____________ a las ocho y veinte. En la primera hora, yo _____________ a la clase de inglés. En la clase nosotros _____________ una novela o _______________ un ensayo. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, added to a test / quiz, entry or exit slip (broken into smaller sections).

Yo -Go verbs question answers matching practice Verbs included: Hacer, Poner, Salir, Tener, Venir, Caer, Decir, Traer, Oir, Valer (10 total) Part 1: For each question and answer, write the correct letter of the conjugation. (10 total) Note: The English translations of all -go verbs are included at the top of the practice (Ex: Hacer: to do, to make). *Note: All questions are in the tú conjugation. g. pones / pongo i. haces / hago _____ 1. ¿Qué ___________ tú? Yo ___________ la tarea. (Hacer) _____ 2. ¿Qué ___________ tú en la mochila ? Yo ___________ los libros. (Poner) Part 2: Use the answers from part 1 and write the Yo conjugation for each infinitive. Hint: All conjugations should end in -go. (9 total) *Valer is not included. *A template is provided to write the conjugations. Ex: Hacer: Yo _____________ Part 3: For each infinitive, write the present tense conjugations. Make stem and spelling changes, where needed. *Students will write all 6 conjugations of Hacer, Tener, Decir, Oir Answer key is included on pages 3-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.

Tener and Ir question answer matching practice For each question and answer, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Note: Some letters will be used more than once. (16 total) l. van / van k. tienes / tengo _____ 1. ¿Qué __________ tú en tu mochila? Yo __________ los libros. (Tener) _____ 2. ¿A dónde _________ tú por la tarde? Yo __________ a la biblioteca. (Ir) Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.

Present tense sentence match up practice (Regular verbs) Write the correct letter of the phrase to complete each sentence. For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir), there are 10 sentences each. (30 sentences total). Note: The English translation of the infinitives are listed on top of each page (Ex: Hablar: to speak) Sample -AR verbs f. un nuevo teléfono h. la tele por la tarde j. con mis amigos _____ 1. Yo hablo … _____ 2. Tú miras … _____ 3. Él compra … Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.

Reading: La rutina diaria with questions (Reflexive verbs) *Students will read about Sara’s daily routine and answer 10 comprehension questions. *Note the reading and comprehension questions use reflexive and non-reflexive verbs. Sample: Me llamo Sara. Mi rutina diaria no varía (vary) mucho. Yo me despierto a las seis y media. Yo me lavo la cara con jabón y agua. Entonces, yo me cepillo los dientes. Próximo yo me ducho y me maquillo. Luego, yo me desayuno con mi familia en la cocina. Después de desayunarme, yo me voy a la escuela en el bus escolar. Mi escuela se llama el colegio Johnston que está en la ciudad de Queens en Nueva York. El colegio empieza a las ocho y termina a las dos y media… ¿A qué hora se despierta Sara? ¿Con quién se desayuna Sara? Answer key is included on page 4 for the comprehension questions. This reading can be used for classwork, homework, sub plans, or added to a quiz / test. Total Pages 4 pages

Present tense all verbs paragraph Complete with the correct conjugation of each infinitive. Make stem changes and spelling changes, as indicated. For reflexive verbs, write the reflexive pronoun “me” before the conjugated verb. *There are 36 sentences with 36 different verbs. Verbs are a mix of regular, irregular, stem change, and spelling change. *Note: All verbs will be conjugated in the Yo form. *A table with the infinitives and their English translation is included for reference. Verbs used in the paragraph: Hablar, Comer, Vivir, Hacer, Salir, Poner, Venir, Traer, Tener *Decir, Saber, Conocer, Oir, Ir, Estar, Ser, Dar, Ver *Empezar, Querer, Preferir, Jugar, Almorzar, Poder, Dormir, Pedir, Repetir Despertarse, Vestirse, Acostarse, Desayunarse, Contribuir, Conducir, Seguir, Corregir, Escoger Sample Yo (1) _________________ con mis amigos. (hablar) Yo (2) __________________ en la cafetería. (comer) Yo (3) _________________ en una casa grande. (vivir) Yo (4) _________________ mi tarea después de la escuela. (hacer) Yo (5) _________________ de la escuela a las tres. (salir) Yo (6)_________________ la mesa antes de comer. (poner) Yo (7)_________________ a la clase con mis materiales. (venir)… Pages 3-5: Conjugation practice *Students will conjugate 15 of the infinitives from the paragraph for all 6 persons in a template provided. *Infinitives included: Hablar, Hacer, Jugar, Empezar, Poder, Tener, Oir, Pedir, Despertarse, Vestirse, Acostarse, Contribuir, Corregir, Escoger Answer key is included on pages 6-10. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz / test, review, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.

Preterit tense all verbs paragraph Complete each blank with the correct preterit conjugation of the verb. Make spelling and stem changes, as indicated. *There are 25 sentences total with 25 different verbs. *Note: All sentences are in the Yo conjugation. Verbs included in the paragraph: Hablar, Aprender, Salir, Buscar, Jugar, Empezar, Leer, Constuir, Pedir, Dormir, Ir, Ver, Dar, Hacer, Venir, Querer, Andar, Estar, Saber, Poner, Poder, Tener, Decir, Conducir, Traer Sample: Yo (1) _________________ con mis amigos. (hablar) Yo (2) _________________ los nuevos verbos hoy. (aprender) Yo (3) _________________ de mi casa temprano. (salir) Yo (4) _________________ un libro en la biblioteca. (buscar> c-qu) Yo (5) _________________ con mis amigos en el parque. (jugar>g-gu) Yo (6) _________________ a hacer mi tarea anoche. (empezar >z-c) Pages 3-5: Students will conjugate 15 infinitives from the paragraph for all 6 persons in a template provided. Infinitives included: Hablar, Aprender, Salir, Buscar, Jugar, Empezar, Leer, Pedir, Dormir, Hacer, Andar, Decir, Ir, Ser / Ver, Dar Answer key is included on pages 6-10. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz / test, study guide, or sub plans.