Lesson 12 – Unit 1 Review
Unit 1: Bienvenidos | Unit Overview | Course Home
No Review Flash today — the entire lesson is cumulative review of Unit 1.
What You’ve Learned in Unit 1
Congratulations on completing eleven lessons. Look at what you can now do:
| Skill | Lesson |
|---|---|
| Pronounce any Spanish word | Lesson 1 |
| Greet someone at any time of day | Lesson 2 |
| Introduce yourself as a missionary | Lesson 3 |
| Ask and answer basic questions | Lesson 4 |
| Count 1–20 | Lesson 5 |
| Work with prices and large numbers | Lesson 6 |
| State and ask dates | Lesson 7 |
| Tell time and schedule events | Lesson 8 |
| Describe things by color and size | Lesson 9 |
| Talk about family | Lesson 10 |
| Name and locate places in town | Lesson 11 |
Vocabulary Review
Work through these word sets. Cover the Spanish column and say each word from the English. Aim for instant recall.
Greetings & Basics
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Good morning | Buenos días |
| Good afternoon | Buenas tardes |
| Good evening | Buenas noches |
| Nice to meet you | Mucho gusto |
| See you later | Hasta luego |
| Thank you | Gracias |
| You’re welcome | De nada |
| Please | Por favor |
| Excuse me | Con permiso / Disculpe |
| I’m sorry | Lo siento |
Identity
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| My name is | Me llamo |
| I am from | Soy de |
| I am a Christian | Soy cristiano/a |
| I am a missionary | Soy misionero/a |
| I am here to serve | Estoy aquí para servir |
| We are from the United States | Somos de los Estados Unidos |
Numbers (spot check)
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| 7 | siete |
| 13 | trece |
| 25 | veinticinco |
| 50 | cincuenta |
| 100 | cien |
| 300 | trescientos |
| 1,000 | mil |
Places
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| church | la iglesia |
| market | el mercado |
| school | la escuela |
| clinic | la clínica |
| orphanage | el orfanato |
| neighborhood | el barrio |
| next to | al lado de |
| near | cerca de |
Grammar Review
SER — To Be (Identity)
Soy, eres, es, somos, son
- Used for: who you are, where you’re from, your profession, your faith
ESTAR — To Be (Location/Condition)
Estoy, estás, está, estamos, están
- Used for: where things are located, temporary states
Adjective Agreement
- Masculine: el libro rojo | Feminine: la casa roja
- Plural: los libros rojos | las casas rojas
- Adjectives follow the noun: una iglesia grande
Time
- 1:00 = Es la una | All others = Son las dos, tres…
- 3:30 = Son las tres y media
- 3:45 = Son las cuatro menos cuarto
Cumulative Scenario Practice
Work through each scenario out loud. Speak for at least 30 seconds per scenario.
Scenario 1: Arriving at the church
You have just arrived at a church in a Latin American community on a Sunday morning. The pastor meets you at the door. Practice:
- Greet him appropriately for the time of day
- Introduce yourself: name, origin, faith, purpose
- Ask his name
- Ask what time the service starts
- Express that you are honored to be there
Scenario 2: At the market
You need to buy 15 notebooks and some fruit for a children’s program. Practice:
- Greet the vendor
- Ask how much the notebooks cost
- Say you need 15
- Ask how much the total is
- Thank the vendor and say goodbye
Scenario 3: Describing your family
A local family invites you to dinner. The mother asks about your family. Practice:
- Say whether you are married
- Describe your children (or siblings, or parents) — how many, their names, their ages
- Ask about her family in return
- Express appreciation for her family’s hospitality
Scenario 4: Giving a location
A new volunteer on your team doesn’t know where anything is. Help them by telling them:
- Where the church is
- Where the clinic is (in relation to the church)
- What time the morning meeting starts
- What day the children’s program happens
Self-Assessment
Rate yourself honestly on each skill (1 = not yet confident, 3 = very confident):
| Skill | Rating (1–3) |
|---|---|
| I can pronounce Spanish words accurately | |
| I can greet someone and introduce myself | |
| I can use question words naturally | |
| I can work with numbers, prices, and dates | |
| I can tell time | |
| I can describe things and people | |
| I can talk about family | |
| I can locate places and use prepositions |
If any area scores a 1, return to that lesson before moving to Unit 2.
A Word of Encouragement
You’ve built your foundation. The words in Unit 1 will appear in every single conversation you have in Latin America. These aren’t vocabulary exercises — they’re the infrastructure of relationship. Every buenas tardes you say, every ¿cómo está su familia? you ask, every muchas gracias you offer is a small act of love across a language barrier.
The next unit takes you deeper into the community — directions, food, shopping, and the verbs that make you functional in daily life.
Siga adelante. (Keep going forward.)
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