DBA Study GuidesSpanish II, Srta. Brooks

What should you expect from a DBA?● If you are prepared, a DBA lasts less than 5 minutes!● You may have printed notes on paper, but you may not be online

(if you are in a visual DBA, you may not go to any other website)● You must be alone ● You may be asked cultural questions.● You may be asked to explain any new grammar structures you

have learned in the module● You may be questioned in Spanish using your new grammar

structures and vocabulary, and you will be required to answer in Spanish, in complete sentences!

● You may be asked to model new conversation skills you have learned in the module.

Module 1: Spanish II Review (you should already know all of this!)

● Cuban influence in Miami: 1.02● Vocabulary:

o Poner la mesa, la comida: 1.03o Repaso de los muebles, la ropa, los colores, los números ordinales: 1.04o El entretenimiento: 1.05o El tiempo, los deportes, los pasatiempos y recreaciones: 1.06o Spanish 1 review vocab: 1.07o La familia: 1.08

● Grammar (you should also know the meanings of any verbs in the module):o Conjugating regular -ar, -er, and ir verbs and the verb “hay”: 1.03 o Conjugating yo-go verbs: 1.04o Conjugating the verbs ir, ser, estar, tener, and venir, me gusta and me gustan:

1.05o Conjugating stem-changing verbs: 1.06o Conjugating the verb “dar” and indirect object pronouns: 1.07o Possessive adjectives: 1.08o For a complete review of the present tense, see

http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/PRESENT1.HTM

Module 2: The Daily Routine

● Suemi and her daily life: 2.02● Vocabulary:

o Artículos de aseo and reflexive verbs: 2.04, 2.05, and 2.06● Grammar:

o Conjugating reflexive verbs: 2.04, 2.05, and 2.06, also see http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/85

o Telling time: 2.06, also see http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/telling_time_spanish

o Ser vs. estar: 2.07, also see http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/servsestar.html

Module 3: El hotel y la limpieza● Be able to compare and contrast modern Mexico City and

the ancient city of Tenochtitlán (3.02)● Vocabulary:

o Vocabulario del hotel: 3.04o Pagar la cuenta: 3.05o Tienen que limpiar: 3.06

● Grammar:o The use of the preterit tense: 3.04o Conjugating -ar verbs in the preterit tense (including verbs

that end in -car, -gar, and -zar): 3.04o Conjugating -er and -ir verbs in the preterit tense: 3.05o Conjugating the verbs ir and ser in the preterit tense: 3.06For a complete review of the preterit tense, see:

http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/preterit.htm

Module 4: El correo y el teléfono● Cesar and the town of Chichicastenango: 4.02● Vocabulary:

o El correo: 4.04o La computadora: 4.05o El teléfono: 4.06o Negative words: 4.07

● Grammar:o Superlative adjectives: 4.03, also see

http://blogs.transparent.com/spanish/the-superlative-with-isimo-in-spanish/

o Conjugating irregular verbs in the preterit tense: 4.04, 4.05, and 4.06, also see http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/irreg-pret.html

o The verb conocer vs. the verb saber: 4.06, also see http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/kids_conocer_saber

o Negative expressions: 4.07

Module 5: Life in Costa Rica● Costa Rica: 5.02 and 5.07● Vocabulary:

o Los animales de la jungla: 5.04o Los animales de la granja: 5.05o Los animales del mar: 5.06

● Grammar:o Uses of the imperfect tense: 5.04o Conjugating verbs in the imperfect tense (including the

irregular verbs ir, ser, and ver): 5.04, also see http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/imperf.htm

o Comparative structures: 5.05, also see http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/compare.html

o Demonstrative adjectives: 5.06, also see http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/COURSES/THISTHAT.HTM

Module 6: El tráfico

● Panamá: The Canal, the Kuna Indians and the pollera: 6.02● Rod Carew: 6.07● Vocabulary:

o El carro: 6.04o El tráfico: 6.05o Las direcciones (be able to use these in a complete

sentence!): 6.06● Grammar:

o Superlatives: 6.04, also see http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/super.htm

o The preterit tense vs. the imperfect tense (this is super important!): 6.05, also see http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/PRETIMP.HTM

o Adverbs: 6.06

Module 7: THIS MODULE IS A BEAST! STUDY APPROPRIATELY!

● Colombia and Venezuela: 7.02● Vocabulary:

o En el hospital: 7.04o El médico: 7.05

● Grammar:o Formal (usted) commands: 7.04, also see

http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/Formal-commands.htmlo Informal (familiar, tú) commands (affirmative and negative!):

7.05, also see http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/tu-command.html

o Direct and indirect object pronouns (be able to replace objects with object pronouns in a sentence!): 7.06, also http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Direct-Indirect-Object-Pronouns.asp

Module 8: El Caribe● Countries in the Caribbean Sea: 8.02● José Martí: 8.07● Vocabulary:

o En el museo de arte: 8.04o El teatro: 8.05o En el cine: 8.06

● Grammar: o Verbs like gustar (please know how to use ALL verbs

mentioned in the lesson!): 8.04, also see http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/Gustar.html

o Conjugating verbs in the future tense (including irregular verbs): 8.05 and 8.06, also see http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/FUTURE.HTM

Module 9: En los Estados Unidos● Influence of Spanish language in the U.S: 9.02 and 9.07● Vocabulary:

o En el aeropuerto: 9.04o El vuelo: 9.05o La llegada: 9.06

● Grammar:o The progressive tense: 9.04, also see

http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/progressive.htmlo Acabar + de + infinitive: 9.05, also see

http://www.drlemon.com/Grammar/acabar.htmlo Hace + time + que: 9.06, also see

http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/hacerago.htm