WCSD World Languages
Quarter 1
August–September
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 1: Getting to Know You
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.2.1 Greet and say goodbye to people
1.2.2 Introduce themselves and ask others their names
1.2.3 Answer questions about my name, age, origin, and phone
number
1.2.4 Tell the date
1.2.5 Tell when my birthday is
1.2.6 Tell how to spell my name
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.1.1 Understand basic personal information from
communications such as e-mails, personal profiles,
and short dialogues
2.1.2 Identify some cognates or characters that help to
understand meaning
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5
4.1.6
Greet people
Tell my age and birthday
Tell where I am from
Tell the date
Tell my telephone number
Introduce myself
Notes…
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.1.5
Writing
Write an introduction of myself
Write my age and birthday
Write where I am from
Write my phone number
Write the date
Listening
3.1.1 Recognize some common greetings and expressions
3.1.2 Understand someone saying a date
3.1.3 Understand others talking about their age, where they
are from, their phone number, and birthday
3.1.4 Understand when someone spells their name
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.1.1 Recognize the countries and capitals of the Spanishspeaking world
6.1.2 Identify and understand the different levels of formality
that exist in the Spanish language
6.1.3 Compare an important historical figure with someone
from your community
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 2
November-December
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 4: School Life
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
Speak with another person about their school day
Say what classes I have and when I have them
Say what materials I have and need for each class
Tell another person about what time I have my classes
Tell whether I like a class or not
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.2.1 Understand information about school supplies
2.1.3 Understand short readings that describe classes
and teachers
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.2.1 Talk about my school schedules
4.2.2 Tell what school supplies I have and need
4.2.3 Describe my classes and teachers
Notes…
Writing
5.2.1 Write information about my class schedule
5.2.2 Write a description of my classes and teachers
Listening
3.2.1 Understand what people say about schedules, subjects,
and school supplies
3.2.2 Understand when I hear people talk about locations
within a school
3.2.3 Understand when someone tells the time
3.2.4 Understand when someone tells whether they like a
class or not
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.2.1 Identify similarities and differences between the school
life (e.g., educational system, classes, schedule,
materials, etc.) of the Spanish-speaking world and the
United States
6.2.2 Understand the concept of time and timeliness in the
Spanish-speaking world
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 1
September-October
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 2: All About Me
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.3.1 Answer questions about physical characteristics, personality,
and simple likes and dislikes
1.3.2 Ask questions about basic information about another person
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.3.1 Understand some basic information found in short
readings
2.3.2 Understand some basic personal information
found in short readings
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.3.1 Describe myself including personality and physical
characteristics
4.3.2 Describe others including age, personality, and physical
characteristics
Notes…
Writing
5.3.1 Write about myself including my personality and
physical characteristics
5.3.2 Write about others include their age, personality,
and physical characteristics
Listening
3.3.1 Understand when someone describes themselves and
someone else
3.3.2 Understand simple questions about themselves and
someone else
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.3.1 Compare the social appropriateness of describing others
in Spanish versus English
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 2
October-November
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 3: I Like…
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.4.1 Answer questions about my likes and dislikes
1.4.2 Ask and answer questions about activities including when,
why, and with whom
1.4.3 Agree or disagree when someone else expresses their likes
and dislikes
1.4.4 Describe my daily activities in e-mails, texts, or conversations
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.4.1 Understand basic information about activities
people like or dislike and why
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.4.1 Express my likes and dislikes about activities
4.4.2 Express why I like or dislike activities
4.4.3 Say when and with whom I like or don’t like doing something
Notes…
Writing
5.4.1 Write about my likes and dislikes
5.4.2 Write about why I like or dislike activities
5.4.3 Write about when and with whom I like or dislike
doing something
Listening
3.4.1 Understand when someone talks about activities they
like or dislike
3.4.2 Understand simple questions about my likes and dislikes
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.4.1 Recognize viewpoints and attitudes about leisure
activities in the Spanish-speaking world versus my own
culture
6.4.2 Compare the types of sports, hobbies, leisure and extracurricular activities that are common in the Spanishspeaking world and my own culture
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 3
January–February
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 5: Meet My Family
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.5.1 Ask and describe my familial relationships
1.5.2 Ask and tell what members of my family do and why
1.5.3 Ask and describe my family members’ physical and personal
characteristics
1.5.4 Ask and tell about other people’s professions
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.5.1 Understand personal e-mails, notes, and other
short reading about families
2.5.2 Understand when I read about where people work
and what they do
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.5.1 Describe my family members’ physical and personality traits
4.5.2 Talk about what my family members like and don’t like to do in
their free time
4.5.3 Describe what my family members do in their free time
4.5.4 Talk about where my family members work and what they do
Notes…
Writing
5.5.1 Describe my family using photographs, etc.
5.5.2 Write about what members of my family like and
dislike doing in their free time
5.5.3 Write about where my family members work and
what they do
5.5.4 Write about what my family members do in their
free time
Listening
3.5.1 Understand what people say in short conversations
about family members
3.5.2 Understand basic descriptions of family members
3.5.3 Understand when people talk about where they work
and what they do
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.5.1 Discuss and compare the concept of family as it exists in
the Spanish-speaking world (i.e., family size, extended
family, living arrangements, practices, traditions, etc.)
and my own family
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 3
February–March
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 6: Home and Teenage Life
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.6.1 Ask and give details about what I do and where I go after school
or on the weekend
1.6.2 Invite someone to do something or go somewhere with me
1.6.3 Give and find out information about when and where to go
1.6.4 Accept or reject an invitation to do something or go somewhere
Interpretive Communication
Reading
Listening
2.6.1 Understand invitations such as cards, e-mails, and
texts
2.6.2 Understand an event announcement such as a
poster, flyer, or advertisement
3.6.1 Understand a phone message about when and where to
meet a friend
3.6.2 Understand a short audio announcement giving details
about an event
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.6.1 Tell what I do after school or on the weekend
4.6.2 Give details about my plans such as when, where, who, and
what
Notes…
Writing
5.6.1 Write about what I will do after school or on the
weekend
5.6.2 Write about my plans such as when, where, who,
and what
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.6.1 Discuss the viewpoints and attitudes of the Spanishspeaking world related to teenagers working and how
they spend their free time
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 4
March–April
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 7: Let’s Eat
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.7.5
Order food and drink in a restaurant or a market
Ask for the bill in a restaurant
Ask for and understand basic information about a menu
Ask for what I need in a restaurant
Ask for help from someone to locate food items in a store or
market
1.7.6 Ask how much something costs
1.7.7 Talk about what I eat
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.7.1 Understand some of what I read on a menu
2.7.2 Understand some of what I read about a
restaurant in an ad or review in a newspaper,
brochure, or online
2.7.3 Understand some of what I read in a recipe or
shopping list
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.7.1 Talk about a restaurant and its menu
4.7.2 Give my preferences and recommendations of what to order in
a restaurant
4.7.3 Tell the basic ingredients in certain dishes
Notes…
Writing
5.7.1 Write a description of a restaurant and its menu
5.7.2 Give my preferences and recommendations of
what to order in a restaurant
Listening
3.7.1 Understand when a waiter tells me the daily specials
3.7.2 Understand some of what people say about food
3.7.3 Understand what I hear in a restaurant advertisement
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.7.1 Understand the Spanish-speaking world’s view on meal
times, portion sizes, table etiquette, and tipping
WCSD World Languages
Quarter 4
April–June
SPANISH 1-2—4611/4612
UNIT 8: Around Town
Student Guide
By the end of this unit, I will be able to…
Interpersonal Communication
Conversation
1.8.1 Communicate with a salesperson while shopping
1.8.2 Ask for and give information about sales, sizes, quantities,
colors, and prices
Interpretive Communication
Reading
2.8.1 Understand most of an advertisement about
shopping in a magazine, catalog, newspaper, or
online
Presentational Communication
Speaking
4.8.1 Talk about my style including where I like to shop for clothes,
different sizes, and fit
Notes…
Writing
5.8.1 Write about what clothes to wear during different
seasons and/or for different activities
5.8.2 Write a thank you note
Listening
3.8.1 Understand what I hear in commercials, messages, and
other descriptions about shopping, clothes, and prices
Culture, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities
6.8.1 Understand the concept of size and measurement
6.8.2 Identify the currencies of the Spanish-speaking world