Spanish for Native Speakers I

The following learning targets represent the major concepts studied and assessed in this course. 

Semester 1

Unit 1: Asi somos

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Cognates (R/M)
  • Expressions of courtesy (R/M)
  • Interrogatives (R/M)
  • Adjectives -descriptives and demonstratives (R/M)
  • Emotions (R/M)
  • Classroom Objects (R/M)

• Grammar Topics:

  • The verb estar (R/M)
  • The verb ser (R/M)
  • Subject pronouns (R/M)
  • Prepositions of place (R/M)
  • Descriptive and demonstrative adjectives (R/M)
  • Synonyms and Antonyms (R/M)
  • Gender and Number (R/M)
  • Definite and indefinite articles (R/M)

Unit 2: Rutinas diarias

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Expressions related to giving the time and at what time events occur (R/M)
  • Numbers 1-1000 to  (R/M)
  • Academic Subjects (R/M)
  • Regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs

• Grammar Topics:

  • The use of the word, “hay” (R/M)
  • Using “tengo” to talk about subjects and objects (R/M)
  • Idiomatic Expressions of the verb TENER (R/M)
  • Present tense of regular verbs (R/M)
  • Verb gustar (R/M)
  • Present and Past Progressive (R/M)
  • Reflexives Verbs (R/M)

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Semester 2

Unit 3: La familia y la casa

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Members of the family, relatives (R/M)
  • Birthdays- Months and seasons of the year (R/M)
  • Irregular Verbs (R/M)
  • Furniture, rooms, and parts of a house (R/M)
  • House utensils/objects by the house areas

• Grammar Topics:

  • Possessive Adjectives(R/M)
  • The present tense conjugation of the following verbs: querer, preferir, ir, venir and poder -Stem Changing verbs) (R/M)
  • Present tense of Irregular Verbs (R/M)
  • Ir + a + infinitive to express a future action (R/M)
  • Written accent rules (I/R/M)
  • Preterite tense of regular verbs  (I/R/M)

Unit 4: Somos saludables

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Food and meals (I/R)
  • Interrogatives (R)
  • Body parts and basic illnesses (I/R)
  • Daily Routines (I/R)

• Grammar Topics:

  • Use of adjectives plus por (I)
  • The personal “a” (I)
  • Negation (R)
  • The present tense of hacer, oír, poner, salir, traer, and ver (I)
  • “Quisiera” expression (only as a sight word, not teaching the subjunctive/conditional)
  • The verbs dar / decir (I)
  • The verb estar (R/M)
  • Uses of verb tener/doler with illness and symptoms (I/R)