Recursio
Lesson 5. Module 1 review and test
review: el / la, un / una, plural, ser
What module 1 covered
| Lesson | Topic | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gender: el / la | learn every noun with its article: la mesa, el libro |
| 2 | un / una | the gender stays: el café → un café, la tostada → una tostada |
| 3 | Plurals | -s after a vowel, -es after a consonant; los / las |
| 4 | The verb ser | soy, eres, es; no article with jobs: Soy estudiante |
How the test works
Below are 12 tasks covering every lesson of the module. Get 10 right on the first try and the module is complete. If you make more mistakes, go back to the lesson where they happened:
- an article of the wrong gender → lesson 1;
- uno café or una café → lesson 2;
- a plural ending or los / las → lesson 3;
- soy / eres / es, or “a” with a job → lesson 4.
la casa → las casas — the house → the houses
un café y una tostada — a coffee and a piece of toast
Soy de Madrid. Es de Valencia. — I'm from Madrid. He's from Valencia.
Dialogue
Listen to each line and repeat it. Try to understand it before you look at the translation.
Lucía ¡Hola, Javier! Buenos días. Hi, Javier! Good morning.
Javier ¡Buenos días, Lucía! Y tú, ¿cómo te llamas? Good morning, Lucía! And you — what's your name?
Nora Me llamo Nora. Mucho gusto. My name is Nora. Nice to meet you.
Javier Mucho gusto, Nora. ¿De dónde eres? Nice to meet you, Nora. Where are you from?
Nora Soy de Irlanda. Soy estudiante. I'm from Ireland. I'm a student.
Lucía Un café y un té, por favor. A coffee and a tea, please.
Javier ¿Y una tostada? And a piece of toast?
Nora No, gracias. No, thanks.
Check yourself
Listen. What did you hear?
1. Which article fits: ___ casa (the house)
2. How do you order a tea?
3. Plural: el móvil →
4. How do you say “the keys”?
5. How do you say “He's from Valencia”?
6. Someone asks “¿Cómo te llamas?” What do you answer?
7. Someone says “¡Gracias!” What do you answer?
Match each word with its translation
Match each word with its translation
Build the question: “Where are you from?”
Build the phrase: “The keys here”
What you can do now
- Name things with the right article: el libro, la mesa, un café, una tostada
- Make nouns plural: los libros, las llaves, los lápices
- Introduce yourself and say where you're from: Me llamo… Soy de…
- Order at a café and ask for the check
Day 5 of 100. Next up: the following lesson.
Lesson 6. We, you all, they →Go back to the lessons of this module and take the test again.
Back to the module's lessons →The course is the first step. Next comes the Recursio app: short daily practice with spaced review.