Nicholas Pollock

Name _________________________________

A00087364
I.D. Number _____________________

Project 1
Evaluation 31
First Year Spanish SPNH 001 059

Use online submission

It is now time to complete your first Project for this course. Be sure to follow all the
directions carefully when completing your Project.
This project is worth 100 points, and counts for 10% of your final course grade.
To complete this project, and submit it electronically, you will need to download and save
this editable copy of the project it on your computer, and complete it using your word
processing program.
This project has several parts. First, read the instructions for each part of the project; then
complete it. You will need to submit both the questions and answers for all the parts of this
project. Be sure to save your project as "SPNH001059-Project1 as a .docx (MS Word
Document) for uploading.
NOTE: Special characters can be typed directly into your document using a word
processing program. (Use the Help feature in your word processing program for
instructions on inserting these characters or look up your computer software online
for how to add another language/keyboard.) Remember that accent marks are an
important part of the correct spelling of Spanish words.
If you are unable to submit your projects electronically, access the "Project Submission"
instructions for submitting your work by mail that you will find under the Way Cool button
on the navigation bar.

Parte 1
(28 points)
Fill in the blanks in the following crossword puzzle clues. (You do not have to turn in the
completed crossword puzzleit is for your use only in making sure that your clues are
correct.) Remember that ch, ll, and rr are single letters in the Spanish alphabet; so each one
of these combinations of letters will occupy one box in the crossword puzzle.

Project 1

Horizontal

Vertical

tia
hija (daughter) de Eduardo y
1. La hermana de mi padre es mi ______.
6. Mara es la ______
Anita.
padre
2. El esposo de mi madre es mi ______.
hermana
3. La hija de mi madre es mi ______.

prima
4. El hijo de mi ta es mi ______..
esposa de mi padre.
5. Mi madre es la ______
nica(only daughter).
6. Teresa es unahija
______
7. Los padres de mi madre son mis
abuelos
______.

abuela
8. La madre de mi padre es mi ______.
joven (younger) que Juan.
9. Pedro es ______

nieta (granddaughter) de los

10. Mara es la ______
abuelos.

mayor (older) que Mara.

11. Juan es ______
12. Teresa es la sobrina
______ (niece).

perro (dog).
13. La familia Garca tiene un ______
gato (cat).
14. Teresa tiene un ______

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Parte 2
(20 points)
Choose one of the following pictures. Write a paragraph in Spanish of at least five complete
sentences describing what you see in the picture you have chosen. You can describe the
subjects of the picture, the background, the weather, etc. Be sure that you indicate which
picture you have chosen to describe. Use your own words and keep it simple. DO NOT copy
and paste sentences from on online translator.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Los padres vean la television. Los hijos vean la television tambin.

Ellos son contentos. La camisa del padre es roja. La camisa de la
hija es amarillo. El perro es blanco.

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Parte 3
(20 points)
Choose your favorite season. Write a paragraph of five (5) sentences in Spanish that describe
the weather. Include the months that are in that season and what activities you would do
during the season. Use the vocabulary from your course.

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Parte 4
(20 points)
Translate the following short dialogue into Spanish. Write your translation in the space
provided.
Good morning. How is everything going?
Just fine, thank you. This is my friend Anita.
Glad to meet you, Anita. My name is ______.
The pleasure is mine. Be seeing you.
See you later.

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Parte 5
(12 points)
Write a paragraph describing yourself by adding the information requested in the parentheses
(en espaol, por supuesto!).
When you are presented with a choice, underline the English word you will translate in the
paragraph below. Rewrite the whole paragraph (including your additions) in the space
provided. Be sure to make adjectives agree with the nouns.
Me llamo (your name). Tengo los ojos (the color of your eyes). Soy (interesting, fun,
young, tall, or short). Mis padres son (old, young, nice, or lots of fun). Mi
hermana/hermano es (older or younger). Es una chica/un chico (strange, nice, lots of
fun). (If you are an only child, you may state that you do not have any siblings.)

(Did you remember to underline your English choices?)

When you have completed and submitted this project,

continue with your course.

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