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¡Bienvenidos al Curso de Español!

Welcome to the Spanish Course Website

·       Español Nivel 1

Our course offers an ideal blend of solid teaching methods and new, contemporary features, which are the source of vitality, variety, and challenge of our comprehensive language curriculum. The Spanish classes offer cadets:

  • CD-ROM technology to enhance communicative competency
  • The skills necessary to master the language and use their learning in real-life situations
  • Assistance in gaining valuable insights into the people and culture of the Spanish Speaking countries
  • Use of the Internet through course-specific websites

 

 

¡Buen viaje! Level 1

 

 


The lessons are presented in the following manner:

  • Vocabulary is presented chapter-by-chapter in logical thematic groups. New vocabulary is introduced via PowerPoint audio/visual presentations
  • The basic structure for each chapter is incorporated into the theme of the chapter. Important grammar points are reinforced. Oral and written practice ensures that cadets progress from simple repetition to actual production of the new structure.
  • Lecturas culturales and Lecturas opcionales provide information on everyday Hispanic life and culture.
  • Repasos: This review after Chapters 4, 7 is used in preparation for the mid-term and final exams.

 
    

Introducción al Español

            How much Spanish you already know ~ introduce term cognates

            Writing and speaking sentences in Spanish using cognates

 

 Greetings:        Hola, qué tal, buenos días, qué pasa, qué hay, buenas tardes, buenas noches

·         señor, señora, señorita

            Partings:           Adiós, hasta luego, hasta pronto, hasta mañana, hasta la vista, chao

            Conditions:        Cómo estás, cómo está usted

            Responses:        Bien, mal, así-así, gracias, y usted, y tú, de nada, con permiso

           

            Questions: ¿Cómo estas?

                ¿Cómo te llamas?

                       

Los Rangos Militares ~ Military Ranks

El Juramento a la Bandera ~ The Pledge to the Flag

                                   

Grammar ~ Vowels and Consonants

           

¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?           

La fecha  ~ the date

·         Days of the week

·         Months of the year, the seasons

·         Numbers 1-31

Test                                                  

Chapter 1  Back to School

Buen Viaje Text          singular nouns

vocabulary ~ nouns, pronouns and adjectives ~ agreement

                                    adjectives that describe people

                                                delgado/flaco, gordo, moreno/castaño/trigueño,

guapo, feo, pequeño, grande, simpático, antipático

 

                                    adjectives must agree in gender and number with their subject

Grammar

Pronouns ~ conjugating SER (to be)                                                                                                                

Question words Quién, quiénes, qué, cuándo, dónde, de dónde, en dónde, a dónde,

por qué, cómo, cuánto, cuántos, cuántas 

punctuation goes at the beginning & end of sentence

                        ¿Quién soy?  ¿Quién eres?  ¿Quién es?

                        ¿De dónde soy?  ¿De dónde eres?  ¿De dónde es?                  

Definite and indefinite articles 

Conversation

 

Video:              Don Quijote de la Mancha

                        Literary work of Miguel de Cervantes

                        La geografía

Test

Chapter 2   

Buen Viaje Text          plural nouns

vocabulary ~ numbers, telling time, school courses,

                                   

                                    adjectives:      excelente, grande, difícil, independiente, paciente,

impaciente, interesante, inocente

                                    *remain the same regardless of gender

Test

Chapter 3    Las Compras para la Escuela ~ shopping for school

 

Buen Viaje Text          Vocabulario     La ropa, colores

 

Grammar  -ar verbs ~ comprar, hablar, mirar 

 

¿Tu or Usted?

La tecnología

Test

Chapter 4    En  La Escuela ~ @ School

 

Buen Viaje Text          Vocabulario ~ El Aula ~ word search

 

Grammar       ir,   dar,   estar    

·         contractions a + el  &  de + el 
            

Review  Chapters 1-4 via self test    Open no

Chapter 5    En el Café

Buen Viaje Text          Vocabulario ~ food and restaurant

Grammar~     -ER  &  -IR verbs  

Cultura:           El café

Las Horas Para Comer

 

Conversación ~ making reservations, requesting menu, ordering food, courtesies,

requesting and paying the bill, tipping

                       

Field Trip to Spanish Speaking Restaurant

Test

Chapter 6        La Familia

  • assign Family Tree project

 

Buen Viaje Text    Vocabulary ~ Members in the family

                                    Showing possession

                                    El apellido ~ the surname

 

Video:  ¿Qué Pasa USA? PBS TV Series

 

Assign project:           Family Tree

                                    Students will gather pictures of family members – both sets of grandparents,

            Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Siblings and Self – label and deliver oral

presentation in Spanish ~ three sentences about each member en español

 

La Casa                                                                                  

 

Vocabulary ~ Rooms in a dwelling ~ house or apartment

                                    Ordinal numbers to depict floors in an apartment building

                                   

Grammar         Tener ~ to have

                                                            Conjugation

                                                            Idioms with tener

                                                            Tener que; Ir a  (to have to ~ to go to)                     

Showing Possession 

            Presenting Family and Friends  ~ introductions

            Describing people and things

Culture ~ La Familia Hispana,

               La Quinceañera

Video:    Sweet Fifteen

Final Exam

 

Special Lessons:         Cuban Missile Crisis w/ field trip to museum

                                    The Restaurant        w/field trip

                                    Salvador Dali          w/ field trip

                                    Ybor                       w/ field trip

 

 

 

Links

Homework

Study Spanish.com

 study spanish tutorial
 this website will assist with grammar studies
 
 study spanish vocab
 this website will assist with vocabulary
 
 study spanish verbs
 this website will assist with verb conjugations
 
 study spanish pronounciation
 
 study spanish travel
 this website will assist with speaking proficiency

 

 

       
           

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