Vinton County High School
Spanish I Material:
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Grammar:
1. Subject pronouns
2. Adjectives(Placement/agreement of adjectives)
3. Articles
4. Number and gender agreement
5. Tú vs. Usted
6. Ser vs. estar
7. Tener
8. Possesive adjectives
9. Regular ar/er/ir verbs, ir, dar and estar
10. Contractions al and del
11. Gustar/gustar-like verbs
12. Ir + a+ infinitive/tener que +inf.
13. Present tense of stem-changing verbs
14. Interesar/aburrir/gustar
15. Sentence structure/word order
16. Interrogatives/formation of questions
17. Place prepositions
18. Definite/indefinite articles/conjunctions
19. Negation
20. Direct Object pronouns
21. Preterite-regular ar/er/ir verbs
22. Comparison/superlatives
23. Demonstrative adjectives
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Greetings/goodbyes/basic introductions
Classroom objects/school subjects
Numbers 0-1,000,000
Telling time
Months, dates, days of the week
Family
Descriptive adjectives/conditions/emotions
Leisure activities/sports, hobbies, games
Food and drink/restaurant
Meals and table settings/shopping
Transportation
Sports
Clothing/colors/shopping
Parts of the body
Parts of the house/furnishings
Idiomatic expressions
Public places
Weather, summer/winter activities
Time expressions (today, yesterday, etc.)
Culture:
*General culture that accompanies vocabulary
(eg. food- meal times)
*General Geography of Spanish-speaking places
* Flags and monetary systems
*Spain
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Spanish II Material:
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Verb review (present regular ar/er/ir, high frequency irregulars, regular preterite, tú form commands).
Present progressive
Reflexive verbs
Commands with favor de
Preterite
Imperfect tense
Uses of preterite vs. imperfect
Future tense of regular and irregular verbs
Conditional tense
Interrogatives
Indirect and direct object pronouns
Imperative
Adverbs formation and placement
Negation and placement/negative expressions (eg. Yo tampoco, etc.)
Double object pronouns (direct/indirect)
Direct objects/indirect objects with the infinitives and gerunds
Reflexive verbs and reciprocal usage
Comparisons with adjective and adverbs
Passive voice with se
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Present perfect tense
Uses of qué and cuál
Uses of hacer with time expressions (Hace dos años que…)
Vocabulario:
1. General review of previously learned vocabulary, adding in more detailed vocabulary to encourage higher level
language production and communication.
2. Packing for a trip and getting to the airport
3. Daily routines
4. Camping
5. Train travel
6. Order and pay for a meal in restaurant
7. Hispanic holidays
8. Technology
9. Hotel vs. Hostel
10. Life in the city vs. Country
11. Driving and giving directions
Culture: General culture that accompanies vocabulary (e.g food, travel, etc…), general geography of Spanish-speaking
countries and capitals, and Spain and its influence on the rest of the Spanish-speaking world.
Vinton County High School
Spanish III Material:
(Simple listing, not sequential)
Grammar:
1. Review of simple tenses (present indicative, preterite, imperfect, commands, present perfect, pluperfect, future
and conditional) and their uses.
2. Future and conditional perfect
3. Present subjunctive and more in depth on usage of subjunctive
4. Past subjunctive and si clause usage
5. Imperfect subjunctive
6. Possessive pronouns
7. Definite and indefinite articles (special uses)
8. Por vs. Para
9. Infinitive usage
10. Special nouns (prefixes, suffixes, indicators of gender)
11. More in depth on command forms (affirmative, negative)
12. Awareness of usage of vosotros in Spain in everyday life, media and literature
13. Time expressions with hace que/desde hace que
14. The comparison of like things
Vocabulario:
1. General vocabulary review as necessary to facilitate reading and listening comprehension as well as speaking
and writing productions.
2. Foods and food preparation/Spanish recipe
3. Parts of the body/Exercise/Minor accident/Emergency room
4. Weddings/Baptisms/Birthdays/Funerals
5. Discuss and compare manners
6. Modes of transportation
7. Art
8. Identify foods/ describe preparation/history of foods
9. Professions/occupations/job interview
Culture:
1. More emphasis on various countries in the Spanish –speaking world/Mexico.
2. More emphasis on cultural aspects (e.g religion, art, legends, history, holidays, celebrations, society, etc.)
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Spanish IV Material:
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Review of all verb tenses previously learned for more accurate application and comprehension.
Present tense of regular/irregular verbs
Ser vs. Estar
Uses of infinitives
Preterite of regular verbs, stem-changing verbs, irregular verbs
Preterite vs. Imperfect
Progessive tenses
Comparative and superlative
Comparison of equality
Object pronouns
Affirmative and negative expressions
Sequencing of tenses
Reflexive
Passive voice with se
Present subjunctives-nouns clauses, impersonal expressions clauses, general usage
Present perfect subjunctives-introductions on formation/usage
Imperfect subjunctive-noun clauses, impersonal expressions clauses, si clauses
Past perfect subjunctive- introduction on formation/usage
Direct/indirect commands
Present perfect/pluperfect/present perfect
Idiomatic expressions (review and refinement of previously learned expressions and introduction of more
complex yet, commonly used expressions)
Vocabulary:
1. General review of vocabulary as necessary for production and comprehension.
2. Introduction of new vocabulary pertinent to the comprehension of selected material (e.g., folklore, short stories,
magazine articles, video segments from Spanish television, movies in the target language, etc.)
3. Vocabulary pertinent to written expression to encourage better introductions and conclusions in writing as well
as expressions necessary for improved transition and logical flow.
Culture:
1. General study of the Spanish-speaking world (e.g., geography, history, contributions to our world, cities, and
places of importance, well-known historical and contemporary people, etc.)
2. Current Events and debates