SPANISH I
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: This course enables students to begin to use the five language skills: listening,
speaking, reading, writing and culture.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
a) greet formally and informally q) introduce people
b) ask & respond about health r) give origin
c) discuss likes/dislikes and explain why s) ask & give age
d) tell wants and needs t) describe the contents of their room
e) talk about classes u) sequence events
f) tell time v) describe people and things
g) discuss freetime activites w) give location
h) give the date x) discuss problems and give advice
i) discuss the weather and seasons y) talk on the phone
j) extend, accept or turn down invitations z) talk about meals and food
k) make polite requests aa) order dinner in a restaurante
l) ask for and give directions bb) comment on clothes
m) make comparisons cc) talk about what is going on right now
n) ask for and give an opinion dd) tell a friend what to do
o) discuss different Hispanic celebrations ee) make suggestions and express feelings
p) talk about moods and physical conditions
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: numbers, interrogatives, nouns, pronouns, articles, plurals, adjectives
agreement, present tense, days of the week, possessive adjectives, stem-changing verbs,
reflexive verbs, indirect object pronouns, direct object pronouns, demonstrative adjectives,
present progressive tense, commands, common Spanish names, the alphabet, classroom items
and expressions, colors, sports, food, music, weather, seasons, family animals, household
chores, places around town, events, clothes, shop names, currency names, festival days,
body parts, leisure activities.
REQUIREMENTS: textbook, pencil, paper, self-motivation, oral participation
GRADING SYSTEM: A 93 – 100 C 77 – 84 F Below 70
B 85 – 92 D 70 – 76
75 % Tests
25% Homework, quizzes, daily preparedness, classroom activities, returned
interim reports
SPANISH II
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: This course continues with basic grammatical structures of Level I. It introduces more
advanced structures. The five language skills are continued also.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
a) introduce self s) ask for and give directions
b) describe people t) ask for help in a store
c) talk about what you and others do u) talk how clothes look and fit
d) discuss likes and dislikes v) bargain
e) express feelings w) talk about the latest news
f) make suggestions x) describe a problem
g) say in something has already been done y) talk about consequences
h) ask for and offer help z) express agreement or disagreement
i) describe a town or city aa) discuss environmental problems and recycling
j) discuss weather bb) talk about where you went and what you did
k) talk about daily activities cc) describe places
l) complain dd) report what someone said
m) discuss hobbies and pastimes ee) give reasons when saying no
n) tell how long something has been going on ff) describe in the past
o) ask for and give opinions gg) order in a restaurante
p) make comparisons hh) relate a series of events
q) make plans ii) give explanations
r) talk about staying fit and healthy jj) tell someone what to do and not to do
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: adjective agreement, nationalities, present tense, Ir + a + infinitive, time, "ya", preterite tense,
weather, reflexive verbs, stem-changing verbs, form adverbs, direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns,
"hace + que + time expression + present tense", ser vs. estar, informal commands, imperfect tense, "habia", "-isimo",
comparisons of equality, superlatives, directions, formal commands, preterite vs. imperfect, "let's" command, currency,
days of the week, colors, numbers, family. months, time, place in the city, classes, food, sports, pastimes, clothing,
household chores, hobbies, menus, zoo vocabulary, amusement park vocabulary, department stores, sizes
REQUIREMENTS: passed Level I, textbook, pencil, paper, self-motivation, class participation
GRADING SYSTEM: A 93 - 100 C 77 - 84 F Below 70
\ B 85 - 92 D 70 - 76
75% Tests
25% Homework, quizzes, daily preparedness, classroom activities, returned interim reports
SPANISH III (honors)
GENERAL OBJECTIVES: This course continues the quest of attaining communicative competency and proficiency in each of the
five language skill: listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
a) express interest, indifference and displeasure s) express an opinion
b) ask for imformation t) make suggestions and recommendations
c) describe self and others u) turn down and invitation
d) ask for and give advice v) express happiness and unhappiness
e) talk about taking care of yourself w) comfort someone
f) talk about what has happened x) make an apology
g) express and support a point of view y) describe an ideal relationship
h) use conversational fillers z) express doubt and disbelief
i) talk about future events aa) express uncertainty
j) talk about responsibilities bb) express possibility and impossibility
k) talk about how foods taste cc) express surprise
l) talk about unintentional events dd) talk about your emotional reaction to something
m) ask for help and request favors ee) express an assumption
n) express qualified agreement and disagreement ff) make hypothetical statements
o) report what others say and think gg) talk about accomplishments
p) talk about hopes and wishes hh) express cause and effect
r) express what needs to be done ii) point out problems and their consequences
GRAMMAR: stem-changing verbs in the present tense, the present tense, the preterite tense, adjectives, saber vs. conocer,
informal commands, irregular informal commands, reflexive verbs, the imperfect tense, the present perfect tense,
lo que, the future tense, se with unintentional events, POR vs. PARA, object pronouns, affirmatives and negatives,
comparisons of equality and inequality, double object pronouns, the suffix -isimo, impersonal se, the subjunctive
mood, verbs followed by an infinitve, gender of words, nosotros commands, the present perfect subjunctive tense,
irregular subjunctive verbs, por in fixed expressions, the conditional tense, verbs after prepositions, the past
subjunctive tense.
REQUIREMENTS: textbook, pencil, paper, self-motivation
( a high A in Level II is recommended for this course)
GRADING: A 93 - 100 C 77 - 84 F Below 70
B 85 - 92 D 70 - 76
75% Tests
25% Classwork, quizzes, and returned interim reports