First Semester Syllabus
Spanish I
First Semester Syllabus
Spanish II
I.
Review and Practice:
A. Talking about how you are feeling
B. Making suggestions and responding
to them
C. Saying if something has already
been done
D. Asking for and offering help
E. Describing Waxahachie
F. Grammar
1. The verb ESTAR
2. Preterite of –AR
verbs
3. Present
tense of QUERER
and PODER
G. Culture
1. Extended
family living together
2. ¿En dónde te
gustaría vivir?
3. Celsius
vs. Fahrenheit
II. Activities:
A. Listen to people describe how they
are feeling
B. Read a brochure about language
programs and study abroad
C. Write a description of today’s
weather
D. Find out about where some
Spanish-speaking people like to live
III.
Student will learn to:
A. To talk about your daily routine
B. To talk about responsibilities
C. To talk about hobbies and pastimes
D. To say how long something has been
going on
E. Grammar:
1. Reflexive
verbs and pronouns
2. e to i stem change in VESTIRSE
3. Adverbs
ending in –mente
4. Direct
object pronouns: lo, la,los,
las
5. Hace + a quantity
of time + que +present tense
F. Culture:
1. ¿Cuál es tu
profesión?
2. Household
chores
3. Expressions
of agreement
4. Popular
free-time activities among teenagers
IV. Activities
A. Listen to people as they talk
about household chores
B. Read about four typical Spanish-speaking teenagers and
their hobbies
C. Write a paragraph describing your daily routine
E. Find out how some Spanish-speakers
spend their workdays
V.
Review and Practice
A. Asking for and giving opinions
B. Giving advice
C. Talking about things and people you know
D. Making comparisons
E. Making plans
F. Grammar
1. Deberías vs. debes
2. Ser + adjective to describe people
3. Estar + adjective to describe location
4. Present tense of the verb conocer
5. Direct object pronouns
G. Culture
1. School levels in Mexico
2. Cost of university education in
Latin America
3. ¿Qué haces después
4. Encuentro cultural, ¿Cuándo asistes a
clases?