Spa 1101 - F08

Guide for Quiz 2

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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?

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 (academic subjects and buildings, the adjectives associated with ser/estar, the prepositions of place)?

4. Numbers: Can you count and spell the numbers between 0 and 199.999.999? What are the agreement rules for numbers used as adjectives? How many irregularly spelled numbers are there?

5. Possession: Do you know how to use the possessive adjectives (su, tu, mis, etc.)? When do they need to agree in number and in gender?

6. Verbs: What does "hay" mean in Spanish?  What are the subject pronouns in Spanish? What are the forms of the verb "ser"? What are the forms of “estar” and “ser”? 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 your verbs? Where does the subject pronoun go in a question versus an answer? When do you need to use the double “no” in your answer? How do we use the sentence structure "me gusta/n"? What should you know about the indirect object pronouns “le” and “les”? How do you use the verbs “necesitar”, “tener”, “ir”, and “hacer” in a simple dialogue? What do you need to know about compound verbs? Have you studied all of the idiomatic expressions created with the verb “tener” (tener que, tener sed, etc.)