Sioux Falls School District
Spanish II
June 2010
Course Description
Students will understand spoken Spanish at a higher level of difficulty; speak Spanish
with developing ease and fluency; read texts, authentic materials, and realia with direct
comprehension; write guided reports and compositions with comprehensibility; and
demonstrate a deepening awareness of cultural similarities and differences. Students will
demonstrate competency through achievement evaluations and performance assessments.
Course Guide
Standards
Goal 1: Communicate in Languages Other Than English
Standard 1.1: Interpersonal Communication
Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions in Spanish.
Standard 1.2: Interpretive Communication
Students understand and interpret written and spoken Spanish on a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Presentational Communication
Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on
a variety of topics.
Goal 2: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Practices and Perspectives
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of Hispanic cultures.
Standard 2.2: Products and Perspectives
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and
perspectives of Hispanic cultures.
Goal 3: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Cross-curricular
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the study of
Spanish.
Standard 3.2: Target Culture
Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only
available through the Spanish language and its cultures.
Goal 4: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Comparing Target Language and Own Language
Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons
Spanish and their own language(s).
Standard 4.2: Comparing Target Culture and Own Culture
Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of
Hispanic cultures and their own.
Goal 5: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World
Standard 5.1: Within and Beyond School
Students use Spanish both within and beyond the school setting.
Standard 5.2: Lifelong Learning
Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using Spanish for personal
enjoyment and enrichment.
Quarter 1
PARA EMPEZAR – 5 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Talk about what you and other people are like
 Tell where you and other people are from
 Talk about things you and other people do
 Talk about how often you do certain things
Vocabulary Objectives
 Personalities
 Nationalities
Grammar Objectives
 Adjectives
 The verb ser
 Present tense of regular verbs
 Question words
 Frequency vocabulary
CAPÍTULO 1A – ¿QUÉ HACES EN LA ESCUELA? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Describe classroom objects and activities
 Talk about classroom rules
 Express affirmative and negative ideas
 Compare the school rules and customs in other countries with those of your own
school
Vocabulary Objectives
 Class activities
 Classroom rules
 School objects
 Negative and affirmative words
Grammar Objectives
 Stem-changing verbs
 Affirmative and negative words
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela
 Illinois, Texas, USA
CAPÍTULO 1B – ¿QUÉ HACES DESPUÉS DE LAS CLASES? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Talk about extracurricular activities
 Compare people and things
 Say what people know or what they know how to do
 Say with whom or what people are familiar
 Ask and tell how long something has been going on
 Understand cultural perspectives on extracurricular activities
Vocabulary Objectives
 Extracurricular activities
 Internet activities
Grammar Objectives
 Saber and conocer
 Hacer + time expressions
Cultural Connections
 Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico,
Venezuela
 Texas, USA
CAPÍTULO 2A – ¿CÓMO TE PREPARAS? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Describe getting ready for a special event
 Talk about daily routines
 Describe people and things
 Express possession
 Understand cultural perspectives on clothing
Vocabulary Objectives
 Verbs to talk about getting ready
 Things you need to get ready
 Special events
 Words to say how you feel
Grammar Objectives
 Reflexive verbs
 Ser and estar
 Possessive adjectives
Cultural Connections
 Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Peru
 Arizona, Florida, New York, USA
CAPÍTULO 2B - ¿QUÉ ROPA COMPRASTE? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Describe clothing and fashion
 Talk about going shopping
 Describe events in the past
 Point out specific objects
 Avoid repetition when comparing similar things
 Understand cultural perspectives on parties
Vocabulary Objectives
 Shopping
 Clothing
 Purchases
Grammar Objectives
 Preterite of regular verbs
 Demonstrative adjectives
 Using adjectives as nouns
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico
 California, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, USA
Quarter 2
CAPÍTULO 3A - ¿QUÉ HICISTE AYER? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Talk about things you did and where you did them
 Explain why you could not do certain things
 Describe things you bought and where you bought them
 Understand cultural perspectives on shopping
Vocabulary Objectives
 Places in a community
 Running errands
 Items in a sporting goods store
 Pharmacy products
Grammar Objectives
 Direct object pronouns
 Irregular preterite verbs: ir, ser, hacer, tener, estar, and poder
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico
 Texas, USA
CAPÍTULO 3B - ¿CÓMO SE VA…? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Give directions for getting to places
 Give a friend directions for a task
 Discuss driving and good driving habits
 Understand cultural perspectives on neighborhoods
Vocabulary Objectives
 Words related to driving
 Directions
Grammar Objectives
 Direct object pronouns: me, te, and nos
 Irregular affirmative tú commands
 Present progressive: Irregular forms
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela
 New York, USA
CAPÍTULO 4A – CUANDO ÉRAMOS NIÑOS – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Discuss childhood toys and games
 Describe what you were like as a child
 Talk about activities that you used to do as a child
 Discuss to or for whom something is done
 Understand cultural perspectives on childhood songs
Vocabulary Objectives
 Toys
 Animals
 Childhood activities
Grammar Objectives
 The imperfect tense: Regular verbs
 The imperfect tense: Irregular verbs
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico
 Illinois, USA
CAPÍTULO 4B – CELEBRANDO LOS DÍAS FESTIVOS – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Describe holiday celebrations
 Talk about your family and relatives
 Describe people, places, and situations in the past
 Talk about how people interact
 Understand cultural perspectives on holidays and special events
Vocabulary Objectives
 Special events
 Manners and customs
Grammar Objectives
 The imperfect tense: Describing a situation
 Reciprocal actions
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru,
Uruguay, Venezuela
Quarter 3
CAPÍTULO 5A – UN ACTO HERÓICO - 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Discuss emergencies, crises, rescues, and heroic acts
 Describe past situations and settings
 Describe weather conditions
 Understand cultural perspectives on natural disasters and legends
Vocabulary Objectives
 Natural disasters
 The news
 Rescues
Grammar Objectives
 The imperfect tense: Other uses
 The preterite forms of the verbs oír, leer, creer, and destruir
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Puerto Rico
 Colorado, USA
CAPÍTULO 5B – UN ACCIDENTE - 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Describe an accident scene
 Talk about injuries and treatments
 Talk about what you were doing when an accident occurred
 Understand cultural perspectives on health
Vocabulary Objectives
 Treatment for medical conditions
 Words related to an accident
 Parts of the body
Grammar Objectives
 Irregular preterites: venir, poner, decir, and traer
 Imperfect progressive and preterite tenses
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Mexico, Nicaragua
 Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Washington, D.C., USA
CAPÍTULO 6A – ¿VISTE EL PARTIDO EN LA TELEVISIÓN? - 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Talk about what you saw on television
 Explain how you feel about watching television
 Understand cultural perspectives on television programs in Spanish-speaking
countries
Vocabulary Objectives
 Sporting events
 Contests
 Emotions
Grammar Objectives
 Preterite of –ir stem-changing verbs
 Other reflexive verbs
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela
 Indiana, New York, USA
CAPÍTULO 6B – ¿QUÉ PELICULA HAS VISTO? - 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Discuss movie plots and characters
 Give opinions about movies
 Talk about activities you have done
 Understand cultural perspectives on movies
Vocabulary Objectives
 Movies
 Movie production
Grammar Objectives
 Verbs that use indirect object pronouns
 The present perfect tense
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico
 California, USA
Quarter 4
CAPÍTULO 7A - ¿CÓMO SE HACE LA PAELLA? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Talk about food and cooking
 Tell others what not to do
 Describe what people generally do
 Understand cultural perspectives on recipes and food preparation
Vocabulary Objectives
 The kitchen
 Recipes
 Cooking
Grammar Objectives
 Negative tú commands
 The impersonal se
Cultural Connection
 Spain
 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Mexico, Venezuela
 California, New Mexico, USA
CAPÍTULO 7B - ¿TE GUSTA COMER AL AIRE LIBRE? – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Discuss food and outdoor cooking
 Tell people what to do or not to do
 Indicate duration, exchange, reason, and other expressions
 Understand cultural perspectives on special foods and outdoor food vendors
Vocabulary Objectives
 Food
 The outdoors
 Eating outdoors
Grammar Objectives
 Usted and ustedes commands
 Uses of por
Cultural Connection
 Spain
 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Uruguay
 Texas, USA
CAPÍTULO 8A - UN VIAJE EN AVIÓN – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Talk about visiting an airport
 Plans for a trip to a foreign country
 Make suggestions about safe travel
 Read about travel destinations in Spanish-speaking countries
 Understand cultural perspectives on traveling
Vocabulary Objectives
 Making travel plans
 Airports
Grammar Objectives
 The present subjunctive
 Irregular verbs in the subjunctive
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico
CAPÍTULO 8B – QUIERO QUE DISFRUTES DE TU VIAJE – 10 DAYS
Chapter Objectives
 Discuss traveling in a foreign city
 Talk about staying in a hotel
 Explain how to be a good tourist
 Make recommendations for sightseeing
 Understand cultural perspectives on traveling in Spanish-speaking countries
Vocabulary Objectives
 Tourist events
 Staying in a hotel
 Tourist behaviors and activities
Grammar Objectives
 Present subjunctive with impersonal expressions
 Present subjunctive of stem-changing verbs
Cultural Connections
 Spain
 Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Puerto
Rico, Uruguay