THE WAY OF SPANISH
A
checklist for proficiency
CAPITULO PRELIMINAR
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1 |
Presentaciones y origen (2) |
6 |
Acentuación/Stress
(10) |
7 |
Spanish speakers (1) |
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2 |
Saludos y despedidas (4) |
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8 |
Tú or Ud. (4) |
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3 |
Países y capitales (6) |
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9 |
Use of adiós (5) |
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4 |
Expresiones en clase (7) |
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10 |
The abrazo (5) |
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5 |
El alfabeto español (8) |
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11 |
Alphabet changes (9) |
CAPÍTULO UNO
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12 |
Números:
cero a cien (22) |
16 |
Llamarse
(25) |
23 |
Universities (18) |
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13 |
Nacionalidades
(23-24) |
17 |
Origin: Ser + de + ... (26) |
24 |
Student housing (20) |
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14 |
Ocupaciones
(31) |
18 |
Telling age: Tener
(26) |
25 |
Two last names (21) |
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15 |
Vocabulario (39) |
19 |
Subject pronouns (35) |
26 |
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20 |
Adjectives of nationality
(36) |
27 |
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21 |
Question formation (36) |
28 |
Asking about age (28) |
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22 |
Negating (37) |
29 |
Hispanic faces (38) |
CAPÍTULO DOS
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30 |
Household objects (43) |
34 |
Gender and number (45) |
41 |
Spanish on the 'Net (40) |
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31 |
Verbs:
action words (54) |
35 |
Gustar +
noun (46) |
42 |
Coffee (42) |
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32 |
Days of the week (55) |
36 |
Possesion: using de (47) |
43 |
Borrowed words (45) |
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33 |
Vocabulario (66) |
37 |
Possessive adjectives (47) |
44 |
Martes 13 (56) |
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38 |
Gustar +
infinitive (60) |
45 |
Opera singers (59) |
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39 |
Obligation: Tener que (60) |
46 |
Córdoba (63) |
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40 |
Going to: Ir a
(60) |
47 |
Behavior (65) |
CAPÍTULO TRES
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48 |
Lugares:
location (71) |
52 |
Destination: Ir a + place (72) |
58 |
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49 |
Ser +
adjectives (81) |
53 |
Location: Estar en... (72) |
59 |
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50 |
Estar +
adjectives (83) |
54 |
Present tense (73) |
60 |
Supermercado (72) |
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51 |
Vocabulario (91-92) |
55 |
Ser/Estar +
adjectives (86) |
61 |
Hispanic market (79) |
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56 |
Adjective position (87) |
62 |
Familia (85) |
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57 |
Present progressive (88) |
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CAPÍTULO CUATRO
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63 |
Partes |
69 |
The personal a (99) |
74 |
Patrimonio (93) |
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64 |
Verbs: Daily routines (98) |
70 |
Reflexive verbs (99) |
75 |
Proverbios (98) |
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65 |
Months: Los meses (106) |
71 |
Conocer (111) |
76 |
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66 |
Estaciones y tiempo (106) |
72 |
Saber (111) |
77 |
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67 |
Las fechas (108) |
73 |
This and That (112) |
78 |
Seasons: |
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68 |
Vocabulario (119) |
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79 |
Universities (118) |
CAPÍTULO CINCO
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80 |
Telling time (123) |
85 |
Stem-changing verbs (126) |
88 |
Oscar winners (120) |
|
81 |
Feelings with Tener (126) |
86 |
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89 |
Film directors (122) |
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82 |
Los colores
(136) |
87 |
Estar en vs. Ser en (143) |
90 |
El Norte (122) |
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83 |
Ropa y materiales (137) |
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91 |
tardes or noches (124) |
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84 |
Vocabulario
(146) |
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92 |
Colors and ideas (136) |
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93 |
La guayabera (141) |
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94 |
Clothes designers (138) |
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95 |
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CAPÍTULO SEIS
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96 |
Números:
cien/millón (150) |
101 |
Preterite: regular verbs
(153) |
107 |
South American parks (147) |
|
97 |
Discussing location (152) |
102 |
Preterite: ir/dar/ser/hacer (154) |
108 |
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98 |
Medios de transporte (164) |
103 |
Hace...que +
preterite (154) |
109 |
El mate (150) |
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99 |
The family (165) |
104 |
Prepositions/pronouns (155) |
110 |
Tall mountains (151) |
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100 |
Vocabulario (175-176) |
105 |
Indirect-object pronouns
(170) |
111 |
Norma Aleandro(159) |
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106 |
Affirmative/Negative (171) |
112 |
Immigrant roots (166) |
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113 |
Wedding customs (169) |
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114 |
Weddings: |
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115 |
Día de los Muertos (175) |
CAPÍTULO SIETE
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116 |
Teléfono:
Calling (180) |
121 |
Preterite: Irregulars (184) |
126 |
Tourism in |
|
117 |
En el hotel (183) |
122 |
Pret: change of meaning
(186) |
127 |
Monuments in |
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118 |
El pasaje (195) |
123 |
Hace...que +
present (186) |
128 |
Cel phones (182) |
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119 |
En el aeropuerto (196) |
124 |
Affirmative/Negative (199) |
129 |
Phone calls (182) |
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120 |
Vocabulario (203) |
125 |
Direct-object pronouns (199) |
130 |
Different cultures (187) |
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131 |
Lodging: |
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CAPÍTULO OCHO
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132 |
Números ordinales (208) |
136 |
Present subjunctive (210) |
139 |
César Pelli
(204) |
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133 |
Las habitaciones (209) |
137 |
Ya vs. Todavía (224) |
140 |
El portero
(206) |
|
134 |
Los muebles
(220) |
138 |
Advice/Desires (224-225) |
141 |
Arquitectos (207) |
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135 |
Vocabulario (231) |
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142 |
Cycling (209) |
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143 |
Second-hand goods (215) |
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144 |
Guerra Civil
(216) |
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145 |
Outdoor markets (223) |
CAPÍTULO NUEVE
|
146 |
Los pasatiempos (236) |
151 |
Subjunctive with doubt (239) |
157 |
México (232) |
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147 |
Cosas de cocina (238) |
152 |
Adverbs: -mente (240) |
158 |
Maquiladoras (235) |
|
148 |
La comida
(248) |
153 |
Time/Age in the past (240) |
159 |
Setting the table (238) |
|
149 |
Preparando comida (249) |
154 |
The passive se (253) |
160 |
Courses: platos (238) |
|
150 |
Vocabulario
(259) |
155 |
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161 |
Meal times (249) |
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156 |
Subjunctive: emotions (254) |
162 |
corn/tortillas (251) |
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163 |
Rivera y Kahlo (252) |
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164 |
Recipes/recetas (255) |
CAPÍTULO DIEZ
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165 |
El correo y la red (263) |
168 |
Verbs like gustar (265) |
171 |
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166 |
Artículos deportivos (274) |
169 |
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172 |
Carretas (262) |
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167 |
Vocabulario (285) |
170 |
The imperfect tense (278) |
173 |
Expresiones:
"Dios" (263) |
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174 |
Fútbol y deportes (275) |
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175 |
La Navidad (281) |
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176 |
Table manners (284) |
CAPÍTULO ONCE
|
177 |
La salud (289) |
181 |
Pret. vs. Imperfect (293) |
186 |
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178 |
Medicamentos (291) |
182 |
Iba a +
infinitive (305) |
187 |
Museo y catedral (289) |
|
179 |
El carro/El coche (301) |
183 |
Tenía que vs. Tuve que (305) |
188 |
Farmacias (292) |
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180 |
Vocabulario (310) |
184 |
Saber y Conocer (306) |
189 |
Cars, gas stations (305) |
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185 |
Past participle as adj. (306) |
190 |
Poema: Storni (308) |
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191 |
Mistral y Neruda (309) |
CAPÍTULO DOCE
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192 |
Instrumentos musicales (314) |
196 |
Negating: Ni...ni (318) |
201 |
Hispanic Music in |
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193 |
La comida (316) |
197 |
Pret. vs. Imperfect (318) |
202 |
Tunas (313) |
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194 |
La geografía (326) |
198 |
Irregular past participles
(319) |
203 |
Spanish musicians (315) |
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195 |
Vocabulario (336) |
199 |
Comparing:Inequality (330) |
204 |
Comidas regionales (317) |
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200 |
The superlative (331) |
205 |
Lat. Am. geography (327) |
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206 |
El tango
(330) |
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207 |
Proverbs: Dichos (332) |
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208 |
El flamenco (334) |
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209 |
Andean instruments (335) |
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210 |
La salsa (335) |
CAPÍTULO TRECE
|
211 |
El viaje:
travel (340) |
214 |
The present perfect (342) |
219 |
Professions in the |
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212 |
Giving directions (351) |
215 |
Haya + past
participle (342) |
220 |
The |
|
213 |
Vocabulario
(360) |
216 |
Unintentional
occurrences (343) |
221 |
La propina (341) |
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217 |
Comparing:Equality (355) |
222 |
Cuban immigration (348) |
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218 |
Requests and commands (355) |
223 |
Los cibercafés (354) |
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224 |
Gestures (357) |
CAPÍTULO CATORCE
|
225 |
Lugares de interés (365) |
229 |
Commands in the tú form (368) |
233 |
Stats: |
|
226 |
La casa de cambio (366) |
230 |
Indirect commands (369) |
234 |
French in México (363) |
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227 |
Los animales (375) |
231 |
Avoiding repetition (380) |
235 |
Indigenous peoples (364) |
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228 |
Vocabulario (385) |
232 |
Possessive adj. and
pron. (380) |
236 |
Money exchange (366) |
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237 |
Political prisoners (373) |
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238 |
Animales en los |
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239 |
Yucatán (378) |
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240 |
La bandera mexicana (379) |
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241 |
Madres:Plaza de mayo (384) |
CAPÍTULO QUINCE
|
242 |
El medio ambiente (389) |
245 |
Subjunctive:Pending
actions (392) |
251 |
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243 |
La personalidad (399) |
246 |
Suggestions: Let's... (392) |
252 |
Indigenous cultures (389) |
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244 |
Vocabulario (407) |
247 |
¿Qué? vs. ¿Cuál? (393) |
253 |
Islas Galápagos (390) |
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248 |
The pluperfect (403) |
254 |
Problemas ecológicos (396) |
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249 |
Other uses of por
(403) |
255 |
Gobierno y famila real (400) |
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250 |
rel. pron.: que, lo que,
quien (404) |
256 |
La |
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257 |
Country names: origin (402) |
CAPÍTULO DIEZ Y SEIS
|
258 |
En la óptica (412) |
261 |
Lo +
masculine adjective (414) |
266 |
La Rep. Dominicana (408) |
|
259 |
En busca de trabajo (423) |
262 |
The future tense (414) |
267 |
Globalización (411) |
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260 |
Vocabulario (432) |
263 |
The conditional tense (415) |
268 |
Proverbios (411) |
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264 |
Expressing probability (427) |
269 |
Expresiones fijas (412) |
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265 |
Subjunctive: adverbial
clauses (428) |
270 |
Supersticiones (416) |
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271 |
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272 |
Salarios y sueldos (424) |
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273 |
La palanca (427) |
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274 |
Otavalo Indians (432) |
CAPÍTULO DIEZ Y SIETE
|
275 |
El arte (436) |
278 |
Preguntar
vs. Pedir (439) |
282 |
Hispanic art in the |
|
276 |
La expresión |
279 |
The imperfect
subjunctive (439) |
283 |
Museos de Madrid (436) |
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277 |
Vocabulario (455) |
280 |
Reciprocal actions (451) |
284 |
Art:Social Commentary (437) |
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281 |
The hypothetical: si clauses (452) |
285 |
Hispanic artists (442-445) |
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286 |
Fotonovelas (446) |
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287 |
Don Quijote (449-450) |
CAPÍTULO DIEZ Y OCHO
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288 |
Machismo/feminismo (467) |