Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

76 •  Chapter 1: La clase de español 67. Los errores The sentences below contain common mistakes. Correct the errors and consider why someone might have made each mistake. 1. Me gusto la clase. ___________________________________________________________ 2. Yo me gusta la película. ___________________________________________________________ 3. Me gusta arte. ___________________________________________________________ 4. A los estudiantes les gustan la clase. ___________________________________________________________ 5. Julio le gusta ver la televisión. ___________________________________________________________ 6. Me gustan ver las noticias. ___________________________________________________________ 7. Me gusta escucho música. ___________________________________________________________ 68. La traducción Translate the sentences below. Remember that you will not be able to translate word for word because gustar does not function the same way as “to like.” 1. I like to read. ___________________________________________________________ 2. Do you like to study in the library? ___________________________________________________________ 3. Emilia likes Spanish. ___________________________________________________________ 4. The students don’t like homework. ___________________________________________________________ 5. Melisa and Samuel like the class. ___________________________________________________________ 6. We like books. ___________________________________________________________ Learning objectives check, Lengua 1.8: The verb gustar ❏ I can express likes and dislikes using gustar . ❏ I understand how to determine whether a sentence should contain gusta or gustan . ❏ I understand when to use me , te , le , nos , and les . ❏ I understand when to include the word a in sentences with the verb gustar . 69. Presentational communication skills: Practice assessment Spend approximately thirty minutes completing the task below. Do not look up any words while you are writing. After thirty minutes, look over previous exercises in order to study pieces of the task that were especially difficult. Make sure, however, that you are being realistic in how much you expect of yourself at this level. The goal is to