Spa 1101
Guide for the Final Exam

  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? 
  2. 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? How many questions and answers can you include in this dialogue? What types of questions have you learned? Are you able to answer a question in the following ways: yes, no-reaffirm-no, no-correction?  Does your dialogue include sentences with compound verbs, idiomatic expressions, or conjunctions like “y”, “o”, or “pero”?  
  3. Numbers: Can you count and spell the numbers between 0 and 1000+?  Can you use these numbers as descriptive adjectives like “Vendemos doscientas una plumas por año”?  Do you remember the rules of agreement for numbers?  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? 
  4. 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?
  5. 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 article? Are colors and nationalities used as adjectives? What is the difference between saying “Ella es de México” and “Ella es mexicana."?
  6. Interrogative words: How many questions words have we learned?  Can you identify the subject in a question?  Can you create a question with each word?  What is the question word for "do" in Spanish?  When do you use “cuál” as opposed to “qué”?
  7. Time:   How do we tell time in Spanish? How do you express “AM” and “PM”?  What type of time expression is typically used in an airport?  What British customs for expressing time are similar to those in Spanish?  How do you say “midday”, “midnight”, “half past”, “quarter till”, and “rush hour” in Spanish?  What is the difference between “a las seis” and “son las seis”?
  8. Possessive Adjectives:  Do you know how to use the possessive adjectives (su, tu, mis, etc.)? When do they need to agree in number and in gender?  Can possession be expressed another way in Spanish?  Is there an apostrophe “s” in Spanish?  If not, what is its equivalent?
  9. Verbs: 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”? What does "hay" mean in Spanish?  When do you use “estar” versus “ser”?  How many rules of use are there for “ser” and “estar”?  When do you use “hay” instead of “ser” or “estar”?  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 and the “gustar” verb?  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"?  Have you studied all of the idiomatic expressions that can be created with the verb “tener” (for example, “tenemos sed” or “tienes éxito”)?  What are the forms of “hacer” and “ir”?  Do you answer many questions using “hago”?  What is the relationship between “ir” and “a”?  How can you express future actions using the “ir” verb?
  10. Vocabulary: Have you been studying your vocabulary over time in quick exposures (10-15 min per day, twice a day)? Have you studied the following vocabulary:
    1. academic subjects (79)
    2. campus buildings and departmental names
    3. classroom objects
    4. colors (p. 19)
    5. descriptive adjectives (75, 100, 102)
    6. greetings and farewells
    7. languages and nationalities
    8. nationalities
    9. prepositions of place (Rogelio Ratón)
    10. survival commands (the acrostic Las Vegas Race)
    11. titles