Spa 1101 - S09
Guide for Quiz 2
1. Conversation and General Basics:
Can you write a simple dialogue between two people in both a formal and
informal situations? How many questions and answers can you include?
What types of questions have you learned? How many interrogative words
did we study? Can you use these words to create numerous survival
questions? How do you express the “do you” question in Spanish?
Can you answer a question negatively either reaffirming the
negation or correcting the error?
2. The Alphabet and Pronunciation: Can you
recognize and pronounce each letter of the alphabet in Spanish? Do you remember
how to divide a word into its basic syllables? Where does the natural accent
fall in Spanish? Do you remember the special rules of pronunciation for letters
like "g", "c", "j", "ll", "rr", or "y"?
3. Vocabulary:
Have you been studying your vocabulary over time in quick exposures
(10-15 min per day, twice a day)? Have you studied all your vocabulary
for this chapter (classroom objects, colors, descriptive adjectives
(41, 43), nationalities (55), adjectives to describe countries
(68))? Have you memorized the interrogative words? When do
you use "cuál" versus "qué" or "cómo"?
4. Verbs:
What does "hay" mean in Spanish? What are the subject pronouns in
Spanish? Where does the subject pronoun go in a question versus an
answer? When do you need to use the double “no” in your answer?In
discourse, what rules apply to the use of subject pronouns? What
are the forms of the verb "ser" and “estar”? When do you use “estar”
versus “ser”? Have you studied all your AR, ER, and IR verbs? Have you
been drilling your verbs with verb cards? Can you create and
answer questions using each of the verbs? How do we use backwards
verbs like "gustar"? What should you know about the indirect object
pronouns? For example, “le” and “les”. How do you use
compound verbs in a sentence? For example, “necesitar”, “tener
que”, “tener ganas de”, and “desear”. Have you studied the forms
of the verb "tener"? Do you know how to use the idiomatic
constructions "tener que" and "tener ganas de".5. Bonus Section: Can you recognize where each of the Latin American countries are? What are their capitals?