Study Guide
Spa 1101
Midterm
| Alphabet |
Can you
spell and pronounce all of the letters of the Spanish alphabet? |
| Pronunciation and Accents |
What are the rules for dividing a word into syllables? How do you find the naturally accented syllable of a word? |
| Expression
|
What
are the most important simple greetings and questions?
What is the difference between the tú
and the Ud. Forms of greetings? How does this affect your conversation? |
| Time |
Can
you tell time? When do you use “son las” as opposed to “a las”? Do you
remember how express A.M and P.M in Spanish? |
| Articles, Adjectives, and Possession |
Do you know the difference between a definite and an indefinite article? Can you create plural and singular definite and indefinite articles? Which words are almost always feminine? What suffix do the irregular “Greek” nouns usually have? How does the gender and number of a word affect the placement of adjectives? |
| Cognates |
What are cognates and how are they important to you? Are you able to classify items according to these categories (nación, persona, lugar, casa, concepto, animal, comida, deporte, instrumento)? Can you think of a couple of common cognates? |
| Verbs |
Are
you using and conjugating the verb “ser” and “estar” correctly? Do you know when to use one versus the
other? How do you use the “gustar” verb in expressions and questions? What should you know about the indirect object
pronouns “le” and “les”? Which
of the ARverbs can be used in “gustar” expressions like “me gusta
hablar español
con mis amigos”? Are
you able to recognize the subject (or subject pronoun) in sentences
and questions? Can you conjugate
all of the AR verbs according to a mixed bag of subjects? Do you remember
how to combine verbs together like “necesito
trabajar” or “desean bailar”? Did you
remember NOT to conjugate the second verb in this compound verb structure?
When do we need to use the double “no” structure in responding
to questions? What does the verb “hay” mean? |
| Numbers |
How
well can you solve math problems? Is your spelling good
when it comes to numbers 1-39? What
happens in cases where numbers used as adjectives? |
| Question Words |
Can you remember all of the question words and also use them to answer or generate questions? |
| Vocabulary |
Have you been studying all of the vocabulary (Classroom objects 34, course catalogue 35-6, verbs as vocabulary 46,86, descriptive cognates 8-9, 83, cognate categories 13, question words 24, numbers 16,general vocabulary list 30-31,58-9)? |
| Readings | What were the main ideas conveyed in “Spanish in the US and in the World” and "Los hispanos en los EE.UU."? |