Middle Spanish 1 *
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 Semesters
Pre Requisites
Recommended for advanced 7th grade students.
Description
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome! Students are taking a virtual trip to Spain, Cuba, Colombia, and Argentina. As students explore each country, a student blogger is there to help them learn about the place and its unique characteristics. As students travel to each country, they learn how to speak Spanish in many practical and useful ways. Students learn how to greet people, introduce themselves, and speak about their home, family, school, and community. As students learn basic vocabulary and grammar skills, they expand on their knowledge and learn to speak about more complex topics such as shopping, weather, sports, entertainment, and leisure activities.
The course introduces new words and phrases with pictures, audio clips, and examples. Students learn basic Spanish grammar to help them build fluency and understand the structure of the Spanish language. There are many opportunities to practice through interactive activities in the form of games, written practice, and listening and speaking exercises.
Students also explore the cultures of Spain, Cuba, Colombia, and Argentina by learning about geography, foods, celebrations, and traditions from each place. Student bloggers guide students through these countries and help them appreciate and learn about their diversity.
Access the site link below to view the Florida Department of Education description and standards:
Course description: http://www.cpalms.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse1285.aspx
Segment 1
Recognizing the myths vs. realities of Hispanic culture
Understanding cognates and borrowed words
Using cognates to build Spanish vocabulary
Alphabet, vowel sounds, pronunciation, and comparing thesounds of Spanish to English
Greetings, introducing yourself and others, courtesies
Question words: asking and responding to questions
Numbers 1-100
Colors
Using adjectives to describe self, family, and friends
Adjective agreement
Gender in nouns and adjectives
Talking about school, classroom objects, and extracurricularactivities
Definite and indefinite articles
Telling time and talking about schedules
Days of the week, months of the year, dates
Using the verb GUSTAR to express likes and dislikes
Subject pronouns
Formal vs. informal
Using –ar verbs
Using –er and –ir verbs
Schools in other countries
Talking about family members, family traditions and holidays
Singular vs. plural nouns and adjectives
Using irregular verbs: TENER, SER, ESTAR
Possessive adjectives
Expressing age
Holidays celebrated in Spanish speaking countries
Occupations and employment possibilities for the 21stcentury
Talking about your home and your community
Using HAY to express “there is†or “there are.â€
Expressions with infinitives: TENER QUE, IR A
Culture: Exploring Spain with Anthony, student blogger
Culture: Exploring Cuba with Marisa, student blogger
Segment 2
Types of stores, shopping, money
Buying clothes and using the verb COSTAR
Numbers 100-1000
Expressing degrees of preference with GUSTAR and mucho, muchÃsimo,poco and nada.
Buying gifts and using the verb DAR
Personal “aâ€
Indirect object pronouns
Buying groceries and understanding numbers, signs and prices
Shopping in other countries
Speaking about food and dining experiences
Using the verb VER
Speaking in a restaurant: reading a menu, ordering,listening, asking and responding to questions
Setting the table
Direct object pronouns
Culture: Foods and customs of cultures in the Spanishspeaking world
Meal times
Geography and food
Describing weather & seasons
Activities for different seasons
Celsius vs. Fahrenheit and temperature conversions
Using “-go†verbs: TENER, PONER, TRAER, DECIR, SALIR,HACER, VENIR, OIR
Sports for different seasons, using JUGAR
Severe weather
Hanging out with friends
Using e – ie stem-changing verbs: EMPEZAR, CERRAR, PENSAR,PERDER, QUERER, PREFERIR
Going to the movies
Parts of the body
Transportation
Talking about pastimes
Using o – ue stem-changing verbs: ALMORZAR, ENCONTRAR,VOLVER, PODER, DORMIR
Using e – i stem-changing verbs: SERVIR, PEDIR,REPITIR
Culture: Exploring Colombia with Sandra, studentblogger
Culture: Exploring Argentina with Juan, studentblogger
Microphone and speaker, or headset.
Courses subject to availability.
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