0. DBA Study Guides
Spanish II, Srta. Brooks

1. 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.

2. Module 1: Spanish II Review (you should already know all of this!)
Cuban influence in Miami: 1.02
Vocabulary:
Poner la mesa, la comida: 1.03
Repaso de los muebles, la ropa, los colores, los números ordinales: 1.04
El entretenimiento: 1.05
El tiempo, los deportes, los pasatiempos y recreaciones: 1.06
Spanish 1 review vocab: 1.07
La familia: 1.08
Grammar (you should also know the meanings of any verbs in the module):
Conjugating regular -ar, -er, and ir verbs and the verb “hay”: 1.03
Conjugating yo-go verbs: 1.04
Conjugating the verbs ir, ser, estar, tener, and venir, me gusta and me gustan: 1.05
Conjugating stem-changing verbs: 1.06
Conjugating the verb “dar” and indirect object pronouns: 1.07
Possessive adjectives: 1.08
For a complete review of the present tense, see

3. Module 2: The Daily Routine
Suemi and her daily life: 2.02
Vocabulary:
Artículos de aseo and reflexive verbs: 2.04, 2.05, and 2.06
Grammar:
Conjugating reflexive verbs: 2.04, 2.05, and 2.06, also see
Telling time: 2.06, also see
Ser vs. estar: 2.07, also see

4. 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:
Vocabulario del hotel: 3.04
Pagar la cuenta: 3.05
Tienen que limpiar: 3.06
Grammar:
The use of the preterit tense: 3.04
Conjugating -ar verbs in the preterit tense (including verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar): 3.04
Conjugating -er and -ir verbs in the preterit tense: 3.05
Conjugating the verbs ir and ser in the preterit tense: 3.06
For a complete review of the preterit tense, see:

5. Module 4: El correo y el teléfono
Cesar and the town of Chichicastenango: 4.02
Vocabulary:
El correo: 4.04
La computadora: 4.05
El teléfono: 4.06
Negative words: 4.07
Grammar:
Superlative adjectives: 4.03, also see
Conjugating irregular verbs in the preterit tense: 4.04, 4.05, and 4.06, also see
The verb conocer vs. the verb saber: 4.06, also see
Negative expressions: 4.07

6. Module 5: Life in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: 5.02 and 5.07
Vocabulary:
Los animales de la jungla: 5.04
Los animales de la granja: 5.05
Los animales del mar: 5.06
Grammar:
Uses of the imperfect tense: 5.04
Conjugating verbs in the imperfect tense (including the irregular verbs ir, ser, and ver): 5.04, also see
Comparative structures: 5.05, also see
Demonstrative adjectives: 5.06, also see

7. Module 6: El tráfico
Panamá: The Canal, the Kuna Indians and the pollera: 6.02
Rod Carew: 6.07
Vocabulary:
El carro: 6.04
El tráfico: 6.05
Las direcciones (be able to use these in a complete sentence!): 6.06
Grammar:
Superlatives: 6.04, also see
The preterit tense vs. the imperfect tense (this is super important!): 6.05, also see
Adverbs: 6.06

8. Module 7: THIS MODULE IS A BEAST! STUDY APPROPRIATELY!
Colombia and Venezuela: 7.02
Vocabulary:
En el hospital: 7.04
El médico: 7.05
Grammar:
Formal (usted) commands: 7.04, also see
Informal (familiar, tú) commands (affirmative and negative!): 7.05, also see
Direct and indirect object pronouns (be able to replace objects with object pronouns in a sentence!): 7.06, also

9. Module 8: El Caribe Countries in the Caribbean Sea: 8.02
José Martí: 8.07
Vocabulary:
En el museo de arte: 8.04
El teatro: 8.05
En el cine: 8.06
Grammar:
Verbs like gustar (please know how to use ALL verbs mentioned in the lesson!): 8.04, also see
Conjugating verbs in the future tense (including irregular verbs): 8.05 and 8.06, also see

10. Module 9: En los Estados Unidos
Influence of Spanish language in the U.S: 9.02 and 9.07
Vocabulary:
En el aeropuerto: 9.04
El vuelo: 9.05
La llegada: 9.06
Grammar:
The progressive tense: 9.04, also see
Acabar + de + infinitive: 9.05, also see
Hace + time + que: 9.06, also see