SYLLABUS for Introduction to Spanish
To learn a language, one must practice at least fifteen minutes per day reviewing words and phrases that have been discussed in
class. Our book has excellent resources to do exactly that. There are listening exercises, flash cards, games, all on-line that aid in the
understanding and speaking of Spanish. Even when there is no formal homework assigned, students should spend 15 minutes on
the website and record what they did in their notebooks.
Each week on Thursdays, there will be a vocabulary quiz of essential phrases and words first year Spanish students need to know.
Twice monthly there will also be a “dialogue quiz” where students will individually speak with the teacher in a conversation. This will
help with thinking and responding in Spanish and being able to use the language in everyday situations.
Monthly there will be a project that will incorporate our cultural activities. Since all projects count as tests and are in English,
students have an excellent opportunity to improve upon their grades.
WEEK
OBJECTIVE and Vocabulary for Quizzes
GRAMMAR and PRONUNCIATION
8/26
Meet and Greet, ABC’s, Vowels, Days of the Week
Alphabet and vowels
9/2
Phone numbers, the weather, classroom phrases
Subject Pronouns and the verb, “Ser”
9/9
What do you like to do? Snack Foods and Beverages
Verb, “Gustar” + Infinative
9/16
Mexico’s Independence Day Celebration Week
Projects due September 18, 2013
9/23
Describing Yourself and Others
Definite/Indefinite Articles; Noun/Verb Agreement
TEST 9/23 Unit 1
9/30
Regular AR Verbs Conjugations
Understanding Conjugations
10/7
Telling time and numbers to 100
Verb “Tener”
10/14
Describing classes, feelings, locations
Verb “Estar”
10/21
Culture Week – Spain’s Golden Era
Test Unit 2
10/28
Spain Projects Presented
11/4
Day of the Dead
Projects on Day of the Dead and Remembrance
11/11
Meals and food
Asking questions, Present tense ER/IR Verbs
11/18
Family, Giving dates, numbers to 1,000,000
Possessive Adjectives, Comparatives
12/2
Review and Unit 3 Test
Unit 3 Test
12/9
Clothes
Stem-Changing Verbs e to ie
12/16
Shopping
Direct Object Pronouns
1/6
Places and Events
Stem-Changing Verbs o to ue
1/13
Getting Around Town, In a Restaurant
Stem-Changing Verbs e to i
1/20
Review Week
Test, Unit 4
END OF SEMESTER ONE