SPN 101 STUDY GUIDE MID-TERM

SPN 101 – Study Guide MID-TERM
Lección 1 Hola, ¿qué tal?
Vocabulary-Greetings: Hola. Me llamo_____. ¿Cómo te llamas tú?
Formulaic phrases to start a conversation such as: Mucho gusto; Un placer; and ¿Cuál es su nombre?
Nouns and articles: El hombre-La mujer-Las estudiantes-La mano-El país-Los chicos-Las emociones
Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are content words in Spanish. Articles and nouns are function words. When combining nouns and articles remember to consider that gender agrees with number.
Numbers 1-100: ¿Cuántos estudiantes hay? Hay veintiun estudiantes. Tengo diecinueve años.
Present tense of ser: ¿De dónde es usted? Eres de Lima? Mis padres son de Hartford, KY.
SER: Yo soy-Tú eres, El es-Nosotros somos-Uds. son generally indicates fixed identities.
Telling Time: ¿Qué hora es? ¿A qué hora es la película de Bruno? Son las..Es a las..
Months of the year: ¿En qué meses es verano en Estados Unidos? ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

Lección 2 En la Universidad
Vocabulary-Days of the week: Biología-Trabajo Social-Cursos-Especialidad-Lunes-Martes-Sábado. ¿Qué clases tomas en la universidad? ¿Qué clases tomas los martes?
Present Tense of –ar verbs: hablo-hablas-habla-hablamos-hablan; ¿Trabajas? ¿Estudias Trabajo Social?
Verbs are an important to convey messages. Observe endings for AR-verbs. List main –AR verbs connected you’re your university life. Make up your own sentences. Compare these with your partner’s.
Forming questions- Question words: ¿Te gusta la clase de español? ¿Qué estudias? ¿Por qué estudias _______?
¿Quién ensena la clase?
To make questions use intonation, change verb position, use verdad, no in the end of the question, or use a question word (cómo, cuánto, de dónde, a dónde, por qué, cuándo, qué, cuál) raising your intonation. Gustar verbs Me gusta/Les fascina indicate that something affects the emotions of the person. Use me-te-le-nos-les at the beginning of the sentence, and match the verb with the number of the noun following.: Me gustan las clases/A Martin le fascinan las peliculas interesantes.
Present Tense of estar: Estoy en la clase de español de 9 a 10 de la mañana todos los días. ¿Cómo estás?
ESTAR: yo estoy-tú estás-el está-nosotros estamos-ustedes están generally indicates temporary identities, locations and states of mind/health.
Colors: Me encanta el color rojo. ¿Cuál es tu color favorito? Los colores de la bandera son verde, amarillo y azul.

Lección 3 La familia
Vocabulary-Seasons, Weather: Mis padres-mamá-papá-tío-abuela-verano-invierno-otoño-primavera: ¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? ¿Cómo se llaman tus padres? ¿De dónde son? ¿Cuántas hermanas tienes? ¿Cómo se llaman?
Descriptive adjectives: Altos-Bajo-Guapas-Fea-Simpática-Antipáticos
Possessive adjectives: Mi-Mis-Tu-Tus-Su-Sus-Nuestro-Nuestros
Present Tense of er, -ir verbs: Dónde comes al mediodía? ¿Dónde vives?
AR verb: hablo-hablas-habla-hablamos-hablan
ER verb: como-comes-come-comemos-comen
IR verb: vivo-vives-vive-vivimos-viven
Present Tense of tener and venir: Tengo-Vengo-Tienes-Vienes-Tiene-Viene-Tenemos-Venimos-Tienen-Vienen
Uses of tener: ¿Cuántos años tienes? ¿Tienes frio? ¿Tienes calor? Mi mamá tiene razón.
Tengo hambre-Tiene frio-Tienen prisa-Tiene suerte. Study these and similar meanings by making your own sentences.

Lección 4 Los pasatiempos
Vocabulary- Foods: Vóleybol-Basket-Pollo-Agua-Leche: ¿Hay un restaurante mexicano cerca de la universidad? ¿Qué comidas te gustan para la cena? ¿Cuáles son tus deportes favoritos?
Present Tense of ir: The implied future: ¿Qué van a hacer tus amigos en su próximo viaje?
Voy-Vas-Va-Vamos-Van. This verb indicates something is happening in the near future or the direction someone is going to. Voy a estudiar más tarde. ¿Vas a jugar este fin de semana? Vamos al cine. Ana va a la clase. Study them by making your own sentences.
Stem changing verbs e>ie; o>ue
Entender-Entiendo-Entiendes-Entiende-Entendemos-Entienden
Volver-Vuelvo-Vuelves-Vuelve-Volvemos-Vuelven
Stem changing verbs e>i
Decir-Digo-Dices-Dice-Decimos-Dicen
Verbs with irregular yo forms:
Digo-Hago-Pongo-Salgo-Supongo-Traigo
Gustar-encantar ¿Qué te emociona? ¿Qué te gusta? ¿Qué te aburre? ¿Qué te molesta? ¿Te gusta viajar? ¿Por qué? ¿Te gusta ir al cine los fines de semana?

Exam PRACTICE Tasks
A. Edit a conversation/skit. Recognize grammar problems and correct them (50 points).
B. Complete the blanks with the appropriate words for the sentences/paragraphs. Use vocabulary from specific lesson(s).

STUDY GUIDE SPN 102 Mid Term Fall09

STUDY GUIDE 102 – Estructuras
Preliminary Lesson
Review of Regular Preterite (L6): ¿Viste la película Diarios de Motocicleta?
Observe endings for –ar, -er, and ir-verbs
Yo compré-vendí-escribí/Tú compraste-vendiste-escribiste
Preterite of Ser and Ir: ¿Cómo fueron tus vacaciones? ¿Adónde fuiste el fin de semana pasado?
Yo-fui-Tu fuiste-Ellos fueron
Observe differences according to situations.
Preterite of stem changing verbs (L8, 274): Mi mamá durmió mucho.
Some verbs like dormer and server change their stem E to I in the usted and ustedes pronouns.
Irregular Preterite: (L9, 310): Yo vine-El vino-Tu dijiste
Study verbs like tener, venir, and decir in their conjugations. Other irregular preterites come from verbs like
poder: pude; saber: supe; estar: estuve; hacer: hice, querer/quise

Lesson 10: En el consultorio
Vocabulary: Body parts, verb: doler
The imperfect tense: ¿Veías mucha televisión cuando eras niña/o?
Observe endings for –ar, -er, and ir-verbs
Yo cantaba-bebia-escribía-Tu cantabas-bebías-escribías
The preterite and the imperfect: ¿Cuál era tu programa de televisión favorito? ¿Quién fue tu primer/a novia/o? ¿Cómo era él/ella?
Study the differences between the two. Create your sentences.
Constuctions with se: ¿Qué se vende en una farmacia? Se me perdieron las llaves.
Study impersonal constructions with se: Se habla español; Se venden medicinas. Also used for unplanned events.
Adverbs: Aquí-Ayer-Hoy-Mal-Siempre-Nunca-Verdaderamente-Generalmente-A menudo-Poco


Lección 11: La tecnología
Vocabulary
Familiar commands: Habla más español-Prende la televisión-Guarda este documento
No hables mucho. No prendas la radio- No guardes ese archivo.
Generally consider the ella form for familiar commands. For negative commands consider the YO form of the verb
(hablo), drop the O, and add –AS for the command.
Para y por: ¿Para qué necesitas un carro?
Study differences in context.
Reciprocal reflexives: ¿Cuando se ven tú y tus amigos normalmente? ¿Dónde se encuentran tú y tus amigos?
¿Se entienden bien tú y tus hermanos?
These reflexives express a shared or reciprocal action between two or more people or things.

Lección 12 La vivienda
Vocabulary: ¿Tengo que poner la mesa, mamá? ¿Qué te gusta de vivir en Kentucky?
Relative pronouns: ¿Cómo son las personas que viven en tu barrio?
Formal commands: Limpie su casa-Barran la sala-No ponga el libro en la mesa-No piensen mucho
Take the yo form of the verb, and –E or -EN for –ar verbs, and –A or –AN for –er, -ir verbs. Put NO to make
negative commands. Some irregular commands: dar: DE-DEN; estar; ESTE-ESTEN; ir: VAYA-VAYAN, ser: SEA-
SEAN.
The present subjunctive ¿Es importante que los niños ayuden en casa?: ¿Es urgente que
aprendamos más español? ¿Es necesario que todos vayan a la universidad?
With the exceptions of commands, all the verb forms have been used in the indicative mood. The indicative is used to state facts and to express actions real for the speaker: Yo vivo en Kentucky. In constrast the subjunctive mood expresses the speaker’s attitudes towards events, or states the speaker considers uncertain.
Observe endings for –ar, -er, and ir-verbs
Yo hable-coma-escriba/Tu hables-comas-escribas/El hable-coma-escriba
-ar verbs: e, es, e, emos, éis, en; er/ir verbs: a, as, a, amos, áis, an
Verbs with irregular yo forms show regularity (see endings before): Yo conozco español-El quiere que yo conozca
mas español-Yo hago mi tarea siempre-El profesor quiere que yo haga la tarea en este momento.
Irregular verbs in the present subjunctive: dar-estar-ir-saber-ser
See general uses of the subjunctive: To express wil, emotion, doubt, indefinitness. And in sentences with a main
clasuse, a connector, and a subordínate clause.

Tasks for Mid-Term
A. Edit a conversation/skit: Provide the correct words. (50 points)
B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Read a paragraph/conversation and write the appropriate word. (50 points)

SPN 202 - Est Assignments

SPN 202 Estructura Assignments April 20, 09

Estructuras SPN 202

UNIT 8 La salud
Present subjunctive - Virgenya
Indicative or subjunctive after certain verbs, after relative pronouns- Oscar
Present perfect subjunctive - Luis
UNIT 9 ¡Sigue la moda!
Comparative and superlative constructions – Kyle
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns - Deborah
Possessive adjective and pronouns - Tychena
¿Cuál?-Nominalization - Virgenya
UNIT 10 ¡Buen viaje!
Regular, irregular future forms - Oscar
Conditional - Luis
Conditional constructions – Kyle
Future and conditional of probability - Deborah
Pluperfect - Ty
Future perfect - Virgenya
Pluperfect, conditional - Oscar

UNIT 11 En el hotel
Al + infinitive - Luis
Preposition + infinitive - Kyle
Conjunction + subjunctive - Deborah
Cuando + indicative and subjunctive - Ty
UNIT 12 Hogar, dulce hogar…
Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses - Virgenya
Si-clauses and sequence of tenses - Oscar
UNIT 14: Ganándose la vida
Pluperfect subjunctive - Luis
Si-clauses with pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect - Kyle
Relative pronouns - Deborah
Cuyo constructions - Ty

SPN 102 FINAL OBJECTIVES

FINAL OBJECTIVES
Jueves 16 de abril de 2009

By the end of the semester, we will have accomplished the following objectives:

A. TWO WRITING TASKS (Hard copies are handed for grading when papers are finally finished).
(1) Imagine you have a friend who lives in an exciting place you have never visited: New York City, Ciudad de Mexico, etc. You are about to visit your friend for the first time, you are excited and have many things you want to do, but also have a lot of questions. On a sheet of paper, write a letter to your friend to prepare for your trip. More details: Síntesis, L 14, p. 166 Workbook.
(2) Write a ONE-part letter plan for your future. More details: Síntesis, L16, p. 188.

B. Blog post for Estructuras: Students will post their Estructuras assignments on this blog before they are practiced in class, or part of the syllabus. We will check these on April 30, last day of class. A grade for postings will be assigned.

C. Students will PERFORM (READ with creativity) the letter in (1) or the future letter plan (2) above as part of their FINAL PERFORMANCE last week of class. BRING A FINAL HARD COPY OF THE TWO LETTERS on April 30.

D. FINAL EXAM: Based on Workbook, Lab Manual, Estructuras Postings, Previous Tasks, Classwork and Homework.

SCHEDULE
Jue Abril 16: Lesson 14 (book): E 14.2
START LETTER 1
Mar Abril 21: Lesson 14: E 14.3
EDIT LETTER 1
Jue Abril 23: Lesson 16 (book): Contextos E16.1
DUE: WB and LM: Contexto L14; Estructuras: 12.4, 14.2, 14.3; Panorama: Venezuela
START LETTER 2
Mar Abril 28: Leccion 16: E 16.2
EDIT LETTER 2
Jue Abril 30: PERFORMANCES (BRING A HARD COPY of your EDITED PERFORMANCES)
BLOG POSTINGS REVIEW
DUE: WB-LM: Contexto L16-17: Estructuras: 15.1, 16.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2, 18.1; Panorama: Nicaragua, El Salvador
Mar Mayo 5: FINAL EXAM (10-12PM)

SPN 305 - FINAL OBJECTIVES/TASKS

April 15, 09
Final Assignments SPN 305
1. Complete blog postings by April 26.
2. April 27: Review of blog postings
3. April 29: Review of translations drafts of autoethnographies.
4. April 15, 20 and 24: Ch 6 and 10; Review of strategies for translation
5. Final EXAM week: Autoethnographies in English and Spanish.

SPN 202 - FINAL OBJECTIVES/TASKS

SPN 202 FINAL OBJECTIVES

April 15, 09

By the end of the semester, we will have accomplished the following objectives in SPN 202:

A. TWO WRITING TASKS: CONVERSATION and REPORT (Hard copies are handed for grading when papers are finally finished). DUE: OFFICE May 01, 09.
(1) Create a conversation about your first day in a new hotel or place you are staying. Your first night at the hotel was terrible: there was so much noise from the street that you could not get to sleep. Ask the receptionist to move you to a quieter room. (IN PAIRS)
(2) Write a report on plans to graduate. You are soon going to graduate. Your mother and father want to know what you have done about finding a job. Write them a letter and explain the steps you have taken so far, and mention what additional steps you plan to take in the next few weeks. (INDIVIDUAL)

B. Blog post for Estructuras: Students will post their Estructuras assignments on this blog before they are practiced or as part of the syllabus for this class.

C. Students will PERFORM the interview in (1A) above as part of their FINAL PERFORMANCE last week of class. See PERFORMANCE evaluation grid in this blog for preparing it.

D. Workbook and Lab Manual: L11 and L14 MIERCOLES 29 de Abril, 09

E. FINAL EXAM: Based on Workbook, Lab Manual, Estructuras Exercises and Postings, Writing TASKS, Classwork Tasks, and Homework.

SPN 101 - FINAL OBJECTIVES/TASKS

SPN 101 FINAL OBJECTIVES

April 15, 09

By the end of the semester, we will have accomplished the following objectives in SPN 101:

A. TWO WRITING TASKS: INTERVIEW and REPORT (Hard copies are handed for grading when papers are finally finished). DUE: MAY 01, 09
(1) Interview a classmate about his or her pastime, weekend activities, and favorite sports. Use these questions as guidelines, and prepare several before the interview. Then write up the interview in a question-and answer format, faithfully, reporting your classmate’s responses. More detalles: Síntesis, L5, p. 46 Workbook.
(2) Write a report for this interview.

B. Blog post for Estructuras: Students will post their Estructuras assignments on this blog before they are practiced or as part of the syllabus for this class.

C. Students will PERFORM the interview in (A) above as part of their FINAL PERFORMANCE last week of class. See PERFORMANCE evaluation grid in this blog for preparing it.

D. FINAL EXAM: Based on Workbook, Lab Manual, Estructuras Exercises and Postings, Writing TASKS, Classwork Tasks, and Homework.

E. Workbook and Lab Manual: See DUE Dates

a. Contexto L4 and L5- Estructuras: 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2: Panorama: México y Puerto Rico: LUNES 20 de abril, 09
b. Contextos: L6 and L7-Estructuras: 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 7.1, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4, and 8.1-Panorama: Cuba y Perú: VIERNES 01 de Mayo, 09

F. FINAL INTERVIEW PAPER: DUE DAY OF FINAL EXAM