Lesson 20. Module 4 review and test · Spanish from zero with Recursio

Step 2 · Grammar

review: questions, negation, a / de / en, possessives

What module 4 covered

Lesson	Topic	Key points
16	Questions	qué, quién, dónde, cuándo, cómo, cuánto, por qué; the answer — porque
17	Negation	no before the verb; no… nada / nadie; nunca before the verb without no
18	a / de / en	where to, where from, where; al and del
19	Possessives	mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro; clarify su with de

How the test works

Below are 12 tasks: they cover every lesson of the module, and one goes back to module 3. 10 correct answers on the first try means you’ve passed the module. If you make more mistakes, go back to the lessons where they happened:

a question word or por qué / porque → lesson 16;
where no, nada or nunca goes → lesson 17;
al / del or the wrong preposition → lesson 18;
mi / mis, nuestro / nuestros → lesson 19;
hay or está → lesson 14.

¿Dónde vives? — Vivo en Madrid. — Where do you live? — I live in Madrid.

No tengo tiempo. Nunca miro el móvil en clase. — I don't have time. I never look at my phone in class.

Mis padres llegan al aeropuerto. — My parents are arriving at the airport.

Step 3 · Dialogue

Dialogue

Listen to each line and repeat it. Try to understand it before you look at the translation.

Nora Javier, ¿dónde estás? Javier, where are you?

Javier Estoy en casa. ¿Por qué? I'm at home. Why?

Nora Porque mis padres llegan mañana de Dublín. Because my parents are arriving from Dublin tomorrow.

Javier ¡Tus padres! ¿Y dónde comen? Your parents! And where are they going to eat?

Nora No tengo nada en casa. I don't have anything at home.

Javier ¿Por qué no coméis en el bar? Why don't you all eat at the bar?

Nora ¡Sí, gracias! ¿El bar está abierto mañana? Yes, thanks! Is the bar open tomorrow?

Javier Sí. Y el cocinero es simpático. Yes. And the cook is nice.

Step 4 · Exercises

Check yourself

Listen. What did you hear?

1. How do you ask “When do you have class?”

2. Complete the question asking why: ¿___ estudias español?

3. How do you say “I don't understand anything”?

4. How do you say “I never look at my phone in class”?

5. How do you say “We're going to the movies”?

6. How do you say “our parents”?

7. Module 3. How do you ask “Is there a pharmacy nearby?”

Match each word with its translation

Build the sentence: “I don't have time”

Build the question: “What's your brother's name?”

Lesson summary

What you can do now

Ask a question and answer with because: ¿Por qué…? — Porque…
Say no: No tengo tiempo. Nunca miro el móvil en clase.
Say where to, where from and where: Voy al mercado. Llego del trabajo.
Talk about your family: Mis padres viven en Dublín.

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