Syllabus Spanish 1

2017-2018

Teacher: Malena Downes

Description: 1 creditPrerequisite: None

Spanish 1 introduces students to basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Students also learn background grammatical concepts. In addition, they learn about the culture of various Spanish speaking countries. Students understand and speak short utterances in conversation.

Goals: The five C’s of Language Education.

  1. Communication: Students develop communicative abilities in three modes: interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational, integrating the skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and showing.
  2. Cultures: Students learn about and experience other cultures.
  3. Connections: Students use language to acquire new information and knowledge in other subject areas.
  4. Comparisons: Students learn the nature of language and culture by comparing other languages and cultures with their own.
  5. Communities: Students use languages to participate in communities both home and around the world.

Expectations: The student is expected to:

  • Engage in oral and written exchanges of learned material to socialize and to provide and obtain information.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of simple, clearly spoken and written language such as simple stories, high-frequency commands, and brief instructions when dealing with familiar topics.
  • Present information using familiar words, phrases and sentences to listeners and readers.

Spanish 1 FIRST QUARTER

Culture: Names of 21 Spanish-speaking countries and their capitals. Maps and nationalities

1)En la escuela /At school

  • Social interactions
  • Classroom directions
  • Numbers and telling time
  • Parts of the body
  • Vocabulary: greetings, introductions, leave-takings, numbers, time, body parts. Grammar: Verbs estar, ser, and plural commands.

2)En la clase/ in the classroom

  • Classroom interactions
  • Spanish alphabet
  • The calendar
  • Vocabulary: classroom, date, asking for help. Grammar: nouns, singular definitearticles; Hay, Cuántos-as?

3)El tiempo/ the weather

  • The weather
  • Seasons
  • Vocabulary: weather and seasons Grammar: Verb Hacer (to do/make)

Chapter 1A Theme: Mis amigos y yo/ Mi friends and I ¿Quétegustahacer/ What do you like to do?

  • Activities you and others like don’t like to do.
  • Vocabulary: Activities and expressions for saying what you like and don’t like to do. Grammar: Infinitives, making negative statements. Culture: Favorite activities of teens.

Chapter 1B Theme: Mis amigos y yo/ My friends and I Y tú, ¿cómoeres? / And you, what are you like?

  • Talk about personality traits.
  • Ask and tell what people like
  • Use adjectives to describe people.
  • Culture: perspectives on friendships.

Chapter 2A Theme: La escuela/ The school. Tu dia en la escuela/ Yourday at school

  • Talk about school schedules and subjects.
  • Discuss what students do during the day.
  • Ask and tell who is doing an action
  • Vocabulary: Class subjects, school, activities, school supplies, ordinal numbers.
  • Grammar: Subject pronouns, the present tense of AR verbs.
  • Culture: comparing schools.

SECOND QUARTER

Chapter 2B Theme: En la escuela/ At school. Tusala de clases/ Your classroom.

  • Describe a classroom.
  • Indicate where things are located.
  • Talk about more than one object or person.
  • Vocabulary: Hay, furniture in the classroom.
  • Grammar: Verb estar, plurals of nouns and articles.

Chapter 3A Theme:Desayuno o almuerzo/ Breakfast of lunch.

  • Foods and beverages for breakfast and lunch
  • Vocabulary: Foods, beverages, adverbs of frequency, expressions to show surprise.
  • Grammar: Present tense of ER and IR, verbs me gusta (n), me encanta (n).
  • Culture: Meals in the Spanish-speaking world.

Chapter 3B Theme: La comida/ Food. Para mantener la salud/ To be healthy

  • Talk about food and beverages for dinner.
  • Describe what people or things are like.
  • Discuss food, health, and exercise choices.
  • Culture: on diet and health.

THIRD QUARTER

Chapter 4A Theme: TiempoLibre/ Hobbies ¿Adónde vas? / Where do you go?

  • Leisure activities and locations in your community
  • Vocabulary: Leisure activities, places, expressions to tell where and with whom you go, expressions to talk about when things are done.
  • Grammar: The verb IR, interrogative words.
  • Culture: leisure activities of the Spanish speaking world.

Chapter 4B Theme: Tiempolibre/ Hobbies. ¿Quieresirconmigo? / Do you want to go with me?

  • Activities outside of school and invitations .
  • Vocabulary: Leisure activities, feelings, expressions for extending, accepting, and declining invitations, expressions to tell when something happens.
  • Grammar: Ir +a + infinitive= future, Verb jugar (to play).
  • Culture: Opinions on after school activities.

Chapter 5A Theme: Fiesta enfamilia/Party with the family. Una fiesta de cumpleaños/A birthdayparty.

  • Describe families
  • Talk about celebrations and parties
  • Ask and tell ages
  • Express possession
  • Understand cultural perspectives on family and celebrations
  • Grammar: verb Tener /to have, Possessive adjectives.

FOURTH QUARTER

Chapter 5B Theme: Fiesta enfamilia/Party with the family. Vamos a un restaurant/ Let’s go to a restaurant.

  • Talk about family celebrations
  • Describe family members and friends
  • Ask politely to have something brought to you
  • Order a meal in a restaurant
  • Understand cultural perspectives on family celebrations
  • Grammar: verb Venir; theverb Ser/Estar

Chapter 6A Theme: La casa/The house. En mi dormitorio/ In my bedroom.

  • Talk about your bedroom
  • Describe bedroom items and electronic equipment
  • Make comparisons
  • Understand cultural perspectives on homes
  • Grammar: Making comparisons; the superlative; stem-changing verbs: poder and dormir.

Chapter 6B Theme: La casa/The house. ¿Cómoestu casa?/ What is your house like?

  • Identify rooms in a house
  • Name household chores
  • Tell where you live
  • Understand cultural perspectives on different types of housing
  • Grammar: Affirmative Tú commands; the present progressive tense.