Spanish I

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

Semester 1

Unit 1: Mucho gusto

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Greetings (I/R)
  • Asking and giving names (I/R)
  • Expressions of courtesy (I/R)
  • Interrogatives (I)

• Grammar Topics:

  • The verb estar (I)
  • The verb ser (I)
  • Subject pronouns (I)

Unit 2: En la escuela

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Classroom objects and people (I/R)
  • Academic subjects (I/R) 
  • Expressions related to giving the time and at what time events occur (I)
  • Numbers 1-30 to  (I)

• Grammar Topics:

  • The use of the word, “hay” (I)
  • Subject pronouns (I)
  • Using “tengo” to talk about subjects and objects (I)

Unit 3: La familia

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Members of the family, relatives (I/R/M)
  • Additional idiomatic expressions with tener (I)
  • Birthdays- Months and seasons of the year (I)

• Grammar Topics:

  • Expressing possession (I)
  • Regular conjugation of the present tense- 1st person and 3rd person (I)
  • Subject pronouns (I)

 

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Semester 2

Unit 4: La  corrida de los toros

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Activities (I/R)
  • Subject pronouns (I)
  • Colors (I)
  • Clothing (I)

• Grammar Topics:

  • Regular conjugation of the present tense- 1st person and 3rd person (I)

Unit 5: Piratas del Caribe y el mapa secreto

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Emotions (I)
  • Adjectives to describe people (I/R)

• Grammar Topics:

  • Gender and number of Spanish nouns (I)
  • Definite and indefinite articles (I)
  • Subject pronouns (I)
  • Negation (I)
  • Regular conjugation of the present tense (I)
  • Asking yes / no questions (I)
  • Regular conjugation of the present tense (I)
  • The verb estar (I)
  • The present tense conjugation of the following verbs: querer, ir, (I)

Unit 6: Un viaje del mundo

• Vocabulary Topics:

  • Numbers 1 to 100 (I)
  • Clothing items (I)
  • Colors (I/R/M)
  • Months and seasons of the year (I)
  • Expressions related to giving the time and at what time events occur (I)

• Grammar Topics:

  • Additional idiomatic expressions with tener (I)
  • The present tense conjugation of the following verbs: querer, preferir, ir, venir and poder (I)
  • Ir + a + infinitive to express a future action (I)
  • The verb “gustar” to express likes and dislikes (no grammatical explanation of indirect object pronouns) (I)