Spanish I Honors: Goals and Course Outline

TEXTBOOK: ¡Ven Conmigo! Level 1 Honors

Workbook: ¡Ven Conmigo! Level 1 Honors

Holt Spanish Level 1, Holt Rinehart and Winston (2000)

GOALS: Students will

Engage in conversations where they will provide and obtain information about themselves and others on a variety of everyday topics.
Develop a basic understanding of spoken and written Spanish on a variety of topics.
Use Spanish to further their knowledge of and make connections to other disciplines such as history and geography.
Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures through Spanish in order to prepare them to participate in the global community.
Use Spanish beyond school for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

COURSE OUTLINE:

First Semester, First Quarter

Unit 1: ¡Mucho gusto!

1. Sound system and pronunciation

2. The alphabet, colors, numbers (0-30)

3. Everyday greetings and expressions

4. Likes, dislikes and preferences

5. Subject pronouns “tú” and “yo”

6. Irregular verb “ser” for origin

7. Singular definite articles:”el” and “la”

8. Question formation

9. España: geography, history, culture

Unit 2: ¡Organizate!

1. Indefinite articles: un, una, unos, unas

2. Subject pronouns él and ella

3. Agreement of mucho and cuanto with nouns

4. Agreement of dólares, pesetas with masc/fem. nouns

5. Numbers (31-199)

6. Present tense of tener, necesitar, querer

7. Additional verbs: conocer, poner, comprar, ir

8. Use of “hay” (there is, there are)

9. Classroom items

FIRST SEMESTER, SECOND QUARTER

Unit 3: “Nuevas clases nuevos amigos”

1. Name subjects taught at school

2. Plural definite articles

3. Forms of “ser” and its use to tell time

4. Telling at what time things happen

5. Sequencing events

6. Describing people and things: adjective/number agreement

7. Possession using the word “de”

8. Use “gustar” to talk about what you like

9. Tag questions

10. México: geography, history, culture

Unit 4: ¿Qué haces esta tarde?

1. Expressions of like and dislike

2. Leisure time activities

3. Present tense of regular “ar”verbs

4. The contraction al

5. con, conmigo, contigo ( with, with me, with you)

6. Use of que

7. Present tense of “estar”

8. Present tense of “ir”

9. Use of el and los with days of the week

10. Use of “tú”and “usted”

11. Culture: “El paseo”

Unit 5: “El ritmo de la vida”

1. Negation

2. Giving the date in Spanish

3. Talk about the weather and the seasons

4. Indirect object pronouns with “gustar”

5. Present tense of regular “ir” verbs

Unit 6: “Entre familia”

1. Descriptive adjective agreement and placement

2. Ways to show possession

3. Forms of the verb “hacer” in the present tense

4. Use of the “personal a”

5. Forms of the verb “poner” and “deber”

6. Describe your family

7. Cuban life in Miami, Florida

SECOND SEMESTER, THIRD QUARTER

Unit 7: ¡Qué te gustaría hacer!

1. Talking on the telephone and making plans

2. Extending, accepting and declining invitations

3. e to ie stem changing verbs

4. pensar + infinitive

5. ir a + infinitive

6. Reflexive verbs

7. Expressions with tener

Unit 8: ¡A comer!

1. Talk about meals and food.

2. Order dinner at a restaurant and make polite requests

3. Place the present tense of “encantar” with its indirect object pronoun.

4. Use “estar” to talk about how things taste

5. Apply the correct use of “ser” and “estar”

6. Complete sentences with o to ue stem changing verbs

7. Foods from the Americas

8. Ecuador: geography, history and culture

SECOND SEMESTER, FOURTH QUARTER

Unit 9: ¡Vamos de compras!

1. Discuss gift suggestions and comment on clothes

2. Use comparisons: más…que, menos…que, tan…como

3. Ask about prices and pay for items

4. Indirect object pronouns: le, les

5. es/son + de (material or pattern)

6. Demonstrative adjectives

7. Specialty stores in Spain and currency ( the euro)

Unit 10: Celebraciones

1. Talk about what you are doing right now

2. Present progressive tense

3. Informal commands

4. Preterite tense of regular –ar verbs

5. Direct object pronouns lo and la

6. Holidays celebrated in the Americas

Unit 11: Para vivir bien

1. Making suggestions and expressing feelings

2. Talking about moods and physical conditions

3. The verb “sentirse”

4. The verb “doler” with indirect object pronouns

5. The verbs “jugar”and “ir”in the preterite tense

6. Magazine articles on stress, completing a questionnaire

Spanish I Honors Unit Proficiencies

Students will be able to…

Unit 1: ¡Mucho gusto!

Apply the Spanish sound system, emphasizing the vowel sounds to the new vocabulary.
Demonstrate how to greet each other in a friendly manner.
Cordially introduce people and respond to an introduction in an informal setting.
State their age and ask that of their classmates.
Express where they are from; discover the origin of classmates through expression and writing.
Identify their likes and dislikes comparing and contrasting them with others.

Unit 2: ¡Organizate!

Determine and list what school items they need and want to buy in order to begin their school year.
List items in their room and compare these with other classmates using “hay”.
Use the currency from Spain (pesetas) in order to purchase school items.
Talk about how much things cost in dollars and pesetas using numbers 31 to 199.
Understand what someone needs and wants to do.

Unit 3: Nuevas clases, nuevos amigos.

1. Identify school subjects and schedules by the day.

2. Talk about classes and sequencing events in the order they happen.

3. Express the time of the day as well as being late or in a hurry.

4. Tell at what time something happens.

5. Show possession by using the preposition “de” with nouns.

6. Change adjectives to agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

7. Use the forms of “ser” to describe themselves and others; use tag questions.

8. Talk about the things they like and say why

9. Talk about grade scales and course loads in different countries.

Unit 4: ¿Qué haces esta tarde?

1. Use expressions for leisure time activities and responsibilities.

2. Discuss what they and others do on their free time using regular –ar verbs.

3. Express what they and others like to do during their leisure time.

4. Talk about doing things with someone else, using con, conmigo, contigo.

5. Use the word “que” to express that, which or who.

6. Use the verb “estar” to tell where people and things are.

7. Express future time using ir a + infinitive.

8. Use subject pronouns in place of proper nouns.

Unit 5: El ritmo de la vida

1. Form sentences using -er, -ir verb endings.

2. Use expressions for saying how often they and others do certain activities.

3. Understand and apply terms of negation.

4. Express what you and your friends like to do during a typical week.

5. Apply indirect objects with “gustar” to talk about leisure time activities.

6. Give today’s date and talk about the weather.

7. Compare the seasons north and south of the equator.

Unit 6: Entre familia

1. Describe a family and discuss what they do together.

2. Change adjectives to agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

3. Use possessive adjectives to describe the family.

4. Fill out a questionnaire.

5. Use the personal “a” when a direct object refers to a person who receives the action of a verb.

6. Discuss problems and give advice using the verbs “deber” and “poder”.

7. Talk about Cuban life in Miami.

Unit 7: ¿Qué te gustaría hacer?

1. Listen to telephone conversations in Spanish.

2. Talk on the telephone.

3. Extend and accept invitations to places they like to visit.

4. Use reflexive pronouns to talk about getting ready.

5. Write invitations; use the stem changing verb “pensar” to make plans and

the formula “ir a + infinitive” to talk about what they are going to do. 6. Apply phrases with “tener” to turn down an invitation and explain why.

Unit 8: ¡A comer!

1. Talk about meals and food; understand and classify words for food and meals.

2. Apply the verb “encantar” with an indirect object to state what you love.

3. Form questions and elicit responses on what others like and love to eat for breakfast, lunch….

4. Comment on food using “estar” to talk about what specific things taste.

5. Use “ser” to talk about the general nature and quality of food.

6. Talk about being hungry.

7. Order dinner in a restaurant, make polite requests, ask for and pay the bill.

8. Use numbers 200-100,000 to pay for a meal in sucres.

9. Talk about the food in Ecuador and explain what a tortilla is in Spain and Mexico.

Unit 9:¡Vamos de compras!

1. Discuss gift suggestions; ask for and give directions to downtown.

2. Use indirect objects to tell for whom something is intended.

3. Ask where to shop for clothing, jewelry etc.

4. Comment on clothes and make comparisons.

5. Identify clothing, fabrics and describe what someone would wear under a variety of circumstances.

6. Express preferences; ask about prices and paying for something.

7. Incorporate demonstrative adjectives to point out people and things.

8. Compare and contrast shopping habits with that of the U.S.A.

Unit 10: Celebraciones

1. Talk about what they are doing at this moment using the progressive tense.

2. Discuss holidays celebrated in the Americas.

3. Ask for and give an opinion.

4. Ask for help, respond to requests.

5. Use informal commands to tell a friend what to do.

6. Talk about past events using the preterite tense of verbs.

7. Use direct object pronouns to take the place of nouns.

8. Discuss the Mexican influence in San Antonio, Texas.

Unit 11: Para vivir bien

1. Making suggestions and expressing feelings.

2. Identify the parts of the body and read an article on stress.

3. Talk about moods and physical conditions; apply the verb “doler” to say what hurts.

4. Say what they did in the past; the verb “jugar” in the preterite tense.

5. Talk about where they went and where; the verb “ir” in the preterite tense.

6. Write a paragraph to say what they did on a weekend in order to lead a healthy life.

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