Vocabulary:
1. Can
you identify and utilize the vocabulary from each chapter in your writing?
a. la solicitud y los tipos de
seguro [3]
b. los verbos reflexivos [8]
c. las profesiones [8]
d. la oficina [12])
e. agencia de viajes [63]
f. el alojamiento [66]
g. la pintura
h. el viaje (los aviones)
*The vocabulary from Chapter 2 (33, 36) will not be actively included in the test, but an occasional word may be used. You should be able to recognize this vocabulary.
Grammar:
1. Are
you able to determine when to use the verb "ser" versus the verb
"estar" given the meaning and context
surrounding a sentence?
2. Can
you determine which object is a direct object or indirect object? Do you know
how to replace either object with its corresponding pronoun? Are you able to
replace both objects at the same time?
3. Is
it clear to you when you should and when you should not use definite and
indefinite articles?
4. Are
you able to conjugate the Matrix of commonly used verbs in the present,
preterit, and imperfect tenses? Do you
remember which verbs in the preterit are stem-changing versus those in the
present? Can you use the zig-zag system to determine the conjugation endings of the
semi-irregular verbs? What were the
irregular preterit verbs? What were the
only three irregular imperfect verbs?
5. Can
you determine when to use the preterit versus the imperfect? How does the model of the theatre help in
this determination? What do you do in
cases of an action being interrupted?
Have you studied the list of verbs (p. 37) whose meaning differs when it
is used in the preterit tense versus the imperfect? Could you create or answer a series of
interview questions written in the past (preterit and/or imperfect)?
6. Can
you determine when to use the preposition “por”
versus the preposition “para”? Have you memorized the list of fixed or
idiomatic phrases on page 41?
7. Have
you studied all the vocabulary for this chapter 2. Are
you able to write each type of comparison sentence? Have you studied the
irregular forms and do you remember when to use each type of comparison
sentence?
8. When
do you use a superlative sentence?
9. Are
you able to form and use the past participle as an adjective?
10. How do you
construct the present perfect and pluscuamperfect?
Have you studied all the irregular forms? When do you use one form versus the
other?
11. Have you practiced forming the future and conditional tenses? When do you use them in real life? Have you studied all the irregular forms?
12. Can you construct the future perfect and conditional perfect tenses? Do you remember when to use these constructions in expressions of probability?
13. Have you
made a list of reasons to justify the use of each preposition (de, a, en con)? Can you come up with a model of each?
14. Could you write a dialogue or a paragraph related to the activities that we have completed in class?
15. Can you
construct all three forms of the passive voice (passive “ser”, the descriptive
passive, and passive “se”) from a sentence given to you in the active tense? In what context would you use each of the forms
of the passive voice? Did you remember
to check noun-verb and subject-adjective agreement?
16. What is the difference
in form and also in meaning between the passive “se” construction and the
impersonal voice?
17. El se pasivo y el se impersonal
18. How do we create a "No fault" construction and under what conditions would we use this verb construction?
19. Are you
able to give examples or use each of the previous grammatical points in your
writing?
Literature and culture:
1. Can you answer questions regarding the meaning and content of the following reading sections?
a. All four "Cruzando fronteras" sections.
b. "Camino corto hacia el
éxito" (20)
c. "Dulcinea del Toboso"
d. "Sensación de dolor"
e. "Los bomberos"
f. "Envío"
g. “Lo fugaz”
h. “El alacrán de fray Gómez”
i. “Idilio”
j. "Camino de
imperfección", "Bolívar", "Mon
dice cosas")?
k. “Bolívar” (85)
l. Manuel del Cabral
(86)
m. Rufino
Blanco-Fombona ( 82)
n. “Introducción
al estudio” (117)
o. “La presa”
(118)
p. “La máscara al revés” (122)
Review:
1. Have you corrected and reviewed all your previous tests?
2. Are there any repetitive grammatical errors in your compositions that you should review?
3. Have
you completed all of ACE practice exercises for these two Chapters? (http://college.hmco.com/languages/spanish/jarvis/entre_nosotros/1e/students/index.html)