SPAN 103 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: El Sistema, La Sociedad
3 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Written Exam 2 Study Guide
Cultura de Costa Rica
1) Los parques nacionales
2) Líderes importantes
3) La sociedad
Be able to write 2-3 good, detailed sentences about each one of these topics
I encourage you to practice writing them out as part of your studying
Ensayo
• Problemas médicos y accidentes – be able to write about the following:
o Describe algunos problemas médicos que tienes
▪ Be able to use body part vocab here and tell me about symptoms, remedies,
etc.
o Describe un accidente que tú tuviste en el pasado (o tu amigo, un miembro de tu
familia, etc.)
▪ ¿Cuántos años tenías? ¿Dónde estabas? ¿Qué pasó? Etc.
▪ Preterite, imperfect, se constructions (to describe unplanned or unfortunate
events)
o Be able to make comparisons between el sistema de salud in your country and a
Spanish-speaking country
How to write a successful essay:
• Make sure to write about all the elements that are asked for!
• Grammar is important!
o Verb conjugations are considered major errors when I grade your exams
o Adjective or number agreement is considered a minor error
o Try to leave yourself 5 mins at the end of the exam to re-read your essay and spot check
for obvious errors
• Sentence structure!
o Complex sentences are better than simple sentences
▪ Simple: Fui a la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi amiga. Traje cerveza conmigo. Bailé
con mis amigos.
▪ Complex: El sábado pasado, fui a la casa de mi amiga para celebrar su
cumpleaños. Me divertí mucho porque hubo un DJ y bailé con mis amigos toda
la noche hasta la ua de la añaa…
• (linking words underlined)
• ** Please look at the file under course docuets called 3 Writte Exas to reie gradig
criteria on your essays
o This document also has a list of common linking words that you can use to make
complex sentences
¡Buena suerte!
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Document Summary
Cultura de costa rica: los parques nacionales, l deres importantes, la sociedad. Be able to write 2-3 good, detailed sentences about each one of these topics. I encourage you to practice writing them out as part of your studying. Etc: preterite, imperfect, se constructions (to describe unplanned or unfortunate events, be able to make comparisons between el sistema de salud in your country and a. Bail con mis amigos: complex: el s bado pasado, fui a la casa de mi amiga para celebrar su cumplea os.
