Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
3860 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14226
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
The Spanish language placement exam will include all material covered in Level 1of the course. Course
content is listed below, as well as the text used.
SPANISH 1: Course content:
VOCABULARY:
1 alphabet, greetings and numbers
2 days of the week, dates and months
3 community
4 adjectives to describe others, feelings, colors
5 family
6 classes: subjects and activities
7 classroom objects, places in a school
8 adverbs of frequency
9 question words
10 simple snacks
11 time and vocabulary associated with parts of the day
12 after school and week-end activities
13 places in a city – such as: museo, teatro, etc.
14 extending, accepting and declining invitations
15 vocabulary associated with talking on the phone
16 adjectives expressing feelings
17 sports and sports equipment, location of sports
18 vocabulary used in making comparisons, such as: mas de, menos de, etc.
19 vocabulary describing weather and seasons
20 identifying places, such as: banco, correo, aeropuerto, etc.
21 expressions with tener
22 giving addresses
23 means of transportation
24 vocabulary used to ask for and give directions
25 vocabulary associated with making purchases, like jewelry, music, videos, handcrafts
26 vocabulary for bargaining, money, payment
27 ordering food, requesting a check
28 talking about food, beverages, desserts
GRAMMAR:
1 familiar and formal greetings
2 subject pronouns
3 verb ser and ser + de
4 gustar + infinitive and pronouns me, te, le, nos, os, les
5 definite and indefinite articles
6 noun – adjective agreement, gender and number
7 verb tener
8 posession with de, and possessive adjectives
9 giving dates
10 hay que + infinitive, tener que + infinitive
11 present tense of regular –ar, -er, -ir verbs
Spanish 1 continued:
GRAMMAR continued:
12 telling time
13 interrogative words
14 ir a + infinitives
15 expressions with tener
16 personal a
17 estar + location
18 acabar de + infinitive
19 comparatives
20 weather expressions
21 direct object pronouns
22 present progressive
23 prepositions of location
24 indirect object pronouns and placement
25 affirmative and negative words
VERBS:
1 verb ser and ser + de
2 gustar + infinitive
3 tener, tener que + infinitive, expressions with tener
4 regualr –ar, -er, -ir verbs
5 ir and ir a + infinitive
6 estar, estar _ location
7 irregular yo forms: hacer, conocer, saber, decir
8 irregular verb venir
9 estar + adjectives
10 acabar de + infinitive
11 irregular verb venir
12 verb jugar
13 stem-changing bervs: e-ie, o-ue
14 present progressive
15 regular affirmative tu commands
16 gustar + nouns
CULTURE:
1 general geography of Mexico, Central America, South America and Spain
2 Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S.
3 last names in Spanish
4 formal and familiar
5 architectural influences
6 music and music styles
7 traditional celebrations throughout the year
8 compare rites of passage; the “Quinceanera”
9 Mexico City: history and culture, parks and museums, comparing schools
10 Puerto Rico: music, dance, sports and traditions. Tourist attractions and relationship
to the U. S.
11 Oaxaca: History of Oaxaca and its surroundings. Traditional arts and crafts and architecture.
Regional foods and bargaining in a marketplace.
MATERIALS:
Expresate ! Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008