Spa 1102
Guide for Midterm
  1. Accents and Punctuation: Do you remember how to divide a word into its basic syllables? Where does the natural accent fall in Spanish?  Why are the "sticky" vowels so important?  (Review) 
  2. Survival Sentences: What are the most important oral survival questions at this point in your quest to learn Spanish?  How long of a conversation can you write?  Do you know how to introduce and talk about your friends and family (eg. "te/le presento a")?
  3. Question words: How many questions words have we learned (1, 2)? What is the question word for "do" in Spanish?  Can you create a question with each word?  When do you use "qué" versus "cuál"?  Can you create a question with "yo" as the subject?  Which verb conjugation accompanies "quién" or "quiénes"?
  4. Direct Object Pronouns: What are “transitive verbs” and how do they limit when you can use a “direct object pronoun”? When and why do we use “direct object pronouns”? What are the “direct object pronouns” in Spanish and where do we place them? Which questions can we use so as not to mistake which object in a sentence is the direct object?
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  5. Verbs:  Have you been reviewing your AR, ER, and IR verbs?  This is our main list.  How many irregular verbs should you know (ser, estar, ir, tener, etc.)?  How many compound verb structures can you create (for example, “tener ganas de”, “tener que”, “ir a”, “poder”, “deber”, and “necesitar”?  Do you remember how to conjugate stem-changing verbs?  Have you studied the initial list of stem changing verbs? Have you added the new list of stem changers?  Have you practiced generating a question/answer sequence for each verb? Have you studied all of the idiomatic expressions you can create with the verb "tener"?  Do you know how to conjugate as well as determine when to use "ser" and "estar"?  Can you fill-in the blanks in a cloze paragraph? What are your best strategies for completing this type of exercise?
  6. Vocabulary: Have you studied enough adjectives and adjectives to describe your family members both in terms of physical appearance as well as personality (eg. "adjetivos" (37) and "adjetivos descriptivos" (73))? Can you remember the names of all the family relations (eg. "padre", "cuñado", etc.)? Have your reviewed "saludos" and "respuestas" (5)?   Could you describe your current class schedule?