Personal Identification

September

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. greet one another in the target language

   2. discuss their moods

   3. exchange telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1.  the familiar and the formal address

   2. use masculine, feminine and gender-neutral adjectives

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1.  that the second person address “you” can be formal or familiar, singular or plural

   2. that vosotros is used in Spain as a familiar, plural second person address.  Some parts of Central America use vos

   3. that country-code top level domains such as .mx, .co, .ve, .pr, etc. may indicate the country of origin of a particular website or e-mail address. 

   4. that telephone numbers in the target cultures are often said in double-digits

1.  ¿Cómo te llamas? / ¿Cómo se llama usted?  

2.¿Cómo estás? / ¿Cómo está usted?

3.¿Cómo se escribe tu (su) nombre / tu (su) nombre de familia?

4.¿Cuál es tu (su) correo electrónico?

5.¿Cuál es tu (su) número de teléfono?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

alphabet

numbers up to 100

Quizzes

Graded dialogue

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Days, Dates, Weather, Time

September

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. discuss today’s, tomorrow’s and yesterday’s day and date

   2. discuss their birthdays, birthdays of loved ones, and other important dates

   3. add, subtract, multiply and divide in Spanish

   4. discuss age

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. third person singular conjugation of ser (es, será, fue) to discuss dates

   2. use tener + # to discuss age

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1.   that dates in the target cultures are written dd/mm/yy

   2. that students in some countries celebrate their Saint’s Day in addition to their birthday

   3. that commas and decimals switch places when writing prices  (e.g. 1,5 € = one euro and fifty cents)

1. ¿Cuál es la fecha?

2. ¿Qué día es hoy?

3. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

4. ¿Cuánto es___?

5. ¿Cuántos años tienes?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

days of the week

months

numbers up to a million

más

menos

multiplicado por

dividido por

tener + años

¿Cuánto cuesta?

Quiz

Calendar Project

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

www.earthcalendar.net

www.studyspanish.com

www.quia.com

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Weather and Temperature

October

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. discuss the weather and temperature

   2. understand a written or video weather forecast

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. hacer and estar with weather vocabulary

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1.  that certain weather expressions are more frequently used in different regions than others.  E.g. ¿Qué tiempo hace? In Spain versus ¿Cómo está la clima? in Latin America

   2. that temperature is measured in Celsius in many Spanish-speaking countries

1.  ¿Qué tiempo hace? / ¿Cómo está la clima?

2. ¿Cuál es la temperatura?

3. ¿Qué dice el pronóstico del tiempo?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

• Temperature conversion C-->F  and F-->C

hace sol

está soleado

hace frío

hace fresco

hace tormenta

hace buen tiempo

hace mal tiempo

está nublado

está lloviendo

está nevando

está despejado

Quiz

Weather Index Project

edpuzzle of weather forecasts

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

www.univision.com (for weather forecasts) 

www.studyspanish.com

www.quia.com

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Physical Environment--Time

November

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. discuss the current time

   2. discuss the time of various events

   3. understand a schedule from the target culture

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. ser to discuss time

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that the twenty-four hour clock is often used in the target cultures

   2. that the time is different in different time zones

1. ¿Qué hora es? 

2. ¿A qué hora es________?

3. ¿Qué hora es en ________?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

• Telling time on a 24-hour clock

Expressions of time

Son las....

Es la....

A las....

A la...

mediodía

medianoche

por la mañana

por la tarde

por la noche

Quiz

Power Point Presentation of daily life activities

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

www.studyspanish.com

www.quia.com

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Family Life

November

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. describe themselves and others (personality and physical characteristics)

   2. describe the people in their families

   3. describe nationalities of various people

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. ser verb conjugations

   2. noun / adjective agreement in number and gender

   3. definite and indefinite articles plus an adjective to discuss a person

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that certain adjectives take different connotations in different cultures

   2. the difference between nationality and national origin. 

   3. the importance of the extended family in many Spanish-speaking countries

1.  ¿Cómo eres?  / ¿Cómo es_________?

2. ¿De dónde eres? / ¿De dónde es? 

3. ¿Cuál es su nacionalidad?

4. ¿Cómo es tu familia?

5. ¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

• Conjugate the verb SER

alto(a)

bajo(a)

bonito(a)

cómico(a)

delgado(a)

divertido(a)

feo(a)

generoso(a)

gordo(a)

gracioso(a)

guapo(a)

hermoso(a)

honesto(a)

intelectual

inteligente

lindo(a)

moreno(a)

pelirrojo(a)

perezoso(a)

rubio(a)

serio(a)

simpático(a)

sincero(a)

tonto(a)

trabajador(a)

abuelo(a)

bisabuelo(a)

cuñado(a)

esposo(a)

hermanastro(a)

hermano(a)

hijastro(a)

hijo(a)

madrastra

madre

marido

nieto(a)

padrastro

padre

primo(a)

sobrino(a)

suegro(a)

tío(a)

mayor

menor

único(a)

Quiz

Graded Dialogue

Power Point Presentation about family  / family tree project

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

www.studyspanish.com

www.quia.com

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

House and Home

December

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1. describe their houses and the rooms inside them

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1. nouns and adjectives that agree in number and gender

   2. ser to describe and estar to discuss location and condition

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that living situations vary around the world

   2. that the “first floor” is the equivalent to the American understanding of the second floor.  The street-level is called the “ground floor”.

1.  ¿Dónde vives?

2. ¿Cómo es tu casa?

3. ¿Con quién vives?

4. ¿Qué hay en tu casa?

5. ¿Te gusta tu casa?

6. ¿Cuál es tu cuarto favorito?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

• Noun-adjective agreement in number and gender

ordinal numbers

apartamento

balcón

baño

casa

cocina

comedor

cuarto

dormitorio

escalera

garaje

jardín

patio

piscina

piso

planta baja

sala

sótano

amueblado(a)

barato(a)

caro(a)

clásico(a)

grande

limpio(a)

lujoso(a)

moderno(a)

nuevo(a)

pequeño(a)

simple

sucio(a)

viejo(a)

alfombra

armario

bañera

cama

chimenea

computadora

ducha

escritorio

espejo

estufa

fregadero

hogar

horno

inodoro

lámpara

lavamanos

lavaplatos

mesa

mesita de noche

muebles

nevera

silla

sillón

sofá

televisor

tocador

Quiz

House diorama project

Graded Dialogue

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

www.studyspanish.com

www.quia.com

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams

Leisure Time--hobbies

January

1. COMMUNICATIVE AIM:  Students will be able to:

   1.  discuss their likes and dislikes

   2. discuss their favorite hobbies and pastimes

       

2. GRAMMATICAL FOCUS:  Students will be able to use:

   1.  gustar and encantar to discuss things that they like to do

       

3. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:  Students will understand:

   1. that teens in the target cultures enjoy some of the same activities as teens in the U.S.

1.  ¿Qué te gusta hacer?

2. ¿Qué no te gusta hacer?

3. ¿Cuál es tu pasatiempo favorito?

• Listening and speaking in the target language

• Reading and Writing in the target language

Me gusta(n)

Te gusta(n)

Le gusta(n)

Nos gusta(n)

Os gusta(n)

Les gusta(n)

baloncesto / básquetbol

béisbol

comedias

comida

comida americana

comida china

comida italiana

comida latina

comida mexicana

comida rápida

comida tradicional

deportes

frutas

fútbol

fútbol americano

helado

hip-hop

libros

merengue

música

música clásica

música latina

películas de acción

películas de terror

películas románticas

reguetón

rock

salsa

vegetales

videojuegos

Graded Dialogue

Cumulative "All About Me" Power Point presentation

• Power Point notes
• Exprésate DVD

www.studyspanish.com

www.quia.com

Mary Glasow Plus articles and videos

edpuzzle.com with youtube videos

TED talk videos

Former Proficiency Exams and FLACS exams