Syllabus Spanish 1
2014-2015
Teacher: Malena Downes
Description: 1 credit
Prerequisite: None
Spanish 1 introduces students to basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish.
Students also learn background grammatical concepts. In addition, they learn about the culture of
various Spanish speaking countries. Students understand and speak short utterances in conversation.
Goals: The five C’s of Language Education.
1. Communication: Students develop communicative abilities in three modes:
interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational, integrating the skills of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and showing.
2. Cultures: Students learn about and experience other cultures.
3. Connections: Students use language to acquire new information and knowledge in other
subject areas.
4. Comparisons: Students learn the nature of language and culture by comparing other
languages and cultures with their own.
5. Communities: Students use languages to participate in communities both home and
around the world.
Expectations: The student is expected to:
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Engage in oral and written exchanges of learned material to socialize and to provide and
obtain information.
Demonstrate an understanding of simple, clearly spoken and written language such as
simple stories, high-frequency commands, and brief instructions when dealing with
familiar topics.
Present information using familiar words, phrases and sentences to listeners and
readers.
Spanish 1 First quarter.
Culture: Names of 21 Spanish-speaking countries and their capitals. (Maps and nationalities)
1) En la escuela /At school
 Social interactions
 Classroom directions
 Numbers and telling time
 Parts of the body
 Vocabulary: greetings, introductions, leave-takings, numbers, time, body parts.
Grammar: Verbs estar, ser, and plural commands.
2) En la clase/ in the classroom
 Classroom interactions
 Spanish alphabet
 The calendar
 Vocabulary: classroom, date, asking for help. Grammar: nouns, singular definite
articles; Hay, Cuantos-as?
3) El tiempo/ the weather
 The weather
 Seasons
 Vocabulary: weather and seasons Grammar: Verb Hacer (to do/make)
Second quarter
Chapter 1A Theme: Mis amigos y yo/ Mi friends and I Que te gusta hacer/ What do you like to do?
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Activities you and others like don’t like to do.
Vocabulary: Activities and expressions for saying what you like and don’t like to do.
Grammar: Infinitives, making negative statements. Culture: Favorite activities of teens.
Chapter 1B Theme: Mis amigos y yo/ My friends and I Y tu, como eres? / And you, what are you like?
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Talk about personality traits.
Ask and tell what people like
Use adjectives to describe people.
Culture: perspectives on friendships.
Third quarter
Chapter 2A Theme: La escuela/ The school Tu dia en la escuela/ Your day at school
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Talk about school schedules and subjects.
Discuss what students do during the day.
Ask and tell who is doing an action
Vocabulary: Class subjects, school, activities, school supplies, ordinal numbers.
Grammar: Subject pronouns, the present tense of AR verbs.
Culture: comparing schools.
Chapter 2B Theme: En la escuela/ At school Tu sala de clases/ Your classroom.
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Describe a classroom.
Indicate where things are located.
Talk about more than one object or person.
Vocabulary: Hay, furniture in the classroom.
Grammar: Verb estar, plurals of nouns and articles.
Chapter 3A Theme: Desayuno o almuerzo/ Breakfast of lunch.
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Foods and beverages for breakfast and lunch
Vocabulary: Foods, beverages, adverbs of frequency, expressions to show surprise.
Grammar: Present tense of ER and IR, verbs me gusta (n), me encanta (n).
Culture: Meals in the Spanish-speaking world.
Fourth quarter
Chapter 3B Theme: La comida/ Food Para mantener la salud/ To be healthy
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Talk about food and beverages for dinner.
Describe what people or things are like.
Discuss food, health, and exercise choices.
Culture: on diet and health.
Chapter 4A Theme: Tiempo Libre/ Hobbies Adonde vas? / Where do you go?
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Leisure activities and locations in your community
Vocabulary: Leisure activities, places, expressions to tell where and with whom you go,
expressions to talk about when things are done.
Grammar: The verb IR, interrogative words.
Culture: leisure activities of the Spanish speaking world.
Chapter 4B Theme: Tiempo libre/ Hobbies Quieres ir conmigo? / Do you want to go with me?
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Activities outside of school and invitations .
Vocabulary: Leisure activities, feelings, expressions for extending, accepting, and declining
invitations, expressions to tell when something happens.
Grammar: Ir +a + infinitive= future, Verb jugar (to play).
Culture: Opinions on after school activities.