Spanish from zero with Recursio Lesson 35 of 100 · Module 7

Lesson 35. Module 7 review and test

Step 2 · Grammar

review: pero / o, este / ese / aquel, unos / unas, colors, buen / mal

What module 7 covered

LessonTopicKey points
31pero, opero — “but,” o — “or”; y → e before an i sound, o → u before an o sound
32este, ese, aquelthree distances; esto / eso — “this, that” for something unnamed
33unos / unas“some,” “a pair,” with a number — “about”; llevar — to wear
34Colors, buen / malcolors after the noun; un buen restaurante, una buena película

How the test works

Below are 12 tasks: they cover every lesson of the module, and one goes back to module 6. 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:

  • pero / o, e / u → lesson 31;
  • este / ese, esto / eso → lesson 32;
  • unos / unas, clothes → lesson 33;
  • colors, buen / buena → lesson 34;
  • podemos and other stem-changing forms → lesson 28.

¿Té o café? — Café, por favor. — Tea or coffee? — Coffee, please.

Quiero esas naranjas, por favor. — I'd like those oranges, please.

Llevo unos zapatos negros. — I'm wearing black shoes.

Step 3 · Dialogue

Dialogue

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

Lucía Javier, ¿qué hay en esa bolsa? Javier, what's in that bag?

Javier Unas naranjas y unos tomates. ¿Quieres una naranja? Some oranges and some tomatoes. Would you like an orange?

Lucía Sí, gracias. Tu camisa es muy bonita. Yes, thanks. Your shirt is really nice.

Javier ¿Esta? Es nueva. ¿Te gusta el color? This one? It's new. Do you like the color?

Lucía Sí, el azul es un buen color. Yes, blue is a good color.

Javier ¿Tomas un café o un té? Will you have a coffee or a tea?

Lucía Un té, pero hoy no tengo mucho tiempo. A tea, but I don't have much time today.

Javier Un té, ¡y una naranja! A tea — and an orange!

Step 4 · Exercises

Check yourself

Listen. What did you hear?

1. How do you say “Spanish and English”?

2. How do you say “It's nice, but it's expensive”?

3. How do you say “these tomatoes” (near you)?

4. You don't know what you're holding. How do you ask “What's this?”

5. How do you say “about five euros”?

6. How do you say “a good movie”?

7. Module 6. How do you say “We can make it tomorrow”?

Match each word with its translation

Match each word with its translation

Build the question: “Beer or wine?”

Build the sentence: “I'd like those oranges”

Lesson summary

What you can do now

  • Choose and add a but: ¿Té o café? Me gusta, pero es caro.
  • Point at things: Quiero esas naranjas.
  • Describe clothes: Llevo unos zapatos negros.
  • Give an opinion: Es un buen color.

The course is the first step. Next comes the Recursio app: short daily practice with spaced review.