Spa 1101
Guide for Quiz 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)
- Introduction and Simple Conversation:
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? Can
you introduce your friend to someone else?
- Numbers: Can you count and spell
the numbers between 0 and 199? How would you tell someone your
phone number in Spanish? When listing your name in a phonebook
in a Spanish speaking country would you include both of your
parents (paternal and maternal) last names Which of your
parents’ last names comes first? Which last names does a
child inherit in the Spanish speaking world?
- Days, Seasons, and
Months: Can you name and spell each day of the
week, each month of the year, and all the four seasons? Do the
seasons in relation to months change in South America? How so?
Could you determine which season it is in, for instance, Chile
during the month of May? Are any of the days, months, or
seasons capitalized in Spanish?
- Agreement: Why is noun-adjective and article-noun
agreement so important in Spanish? What rules will help us
determine the correct use of an article or an adjective? Are
certain nouns always feminine or masculine? What is the
difference between a definite and indefinite adjective?
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Vocabulary: Have you studied all the greetings and
farewells, titles, and colors (p. 19) in this Chapter? Can
you identify the objects in the classroom that we studied using
the LOCI method?