Spanish Classes At EHS ¿ Por qué estudias español? Porque es ¡ DIVERTIDO! Desfile de Moda • Create a Fashion Show in Spanish II Spanish Level 1 Learning Essentials • Students will learn to communicate using the following thematic vocabulary…….. • Countries and their locations • Basic phrases • Numbers 1 – 100 • School • City/transportation • Food/restaurant • Family Grammatical structures: • • • • Subject pronouns Noun genders/adjective agreement Present tense verb conjugation interrogatives/word order for present tense questions • The verb ir & future construction (ir+a+infinitive) • Possessive Adjectives • ser vs estar Field Trips Spanish I • Festival of Nations 2nd Semester in May Spanish Level 2 Learning Essentials • Students will learn to communicate using the following thematic vocabulary…….. • *Clothing & Body parts • *Holidays & weather • *Months, days, dates • *Numbers 100 – 1,000 • *Sports and activities • *House, rooms & Kitchen items Grammatical Structures • • • • • • • Direct object pronouns Stem changing verbs & tener & venir Gustar Beginning level past tense Demonstratives Present progressive tense Intermediate level of present tense verb conjugation Field Trips Spanish II • Festival of Nations 2nd Semester in May Spanish III Learning Essentials • Advance level of verb definitions • Increase vocabulary knowledge • Students will practice “real-life” communications using verbal and nonverbal in the Spanish language. • Restaurant & advance food vocabulary • Daily routine vocabulary Grammatical Structures * Advance level of stem changing and irregular verbs in the present tense. * Master Ser and Estar usage in sentences and conversations * Advance questions in sentences and conversations. * Intermediate level of regular preterite tense * Beginning level of all irregular verbs in the preterite tense & expressions * Advance level word order in present tense sentences Spanish III Field Trips & Activities • Visit a Spanish restaurant • Cook Spanish Food Spanish IV Quarter 1 Learning Essentials • Airplane Airport vocabulary • Advance daily vocabulary • Students will practice “real-life” communications using verbal and nonverbal in the Spanish language. • Airport skit Grammar Structures • Advance level of preterite versus imperfect tenses and expressions • Intermediate level of all verbs in the preterite tense • Intermediate level of IDOP, DOP and DDOP object pronouns • Intermediate level of Tú commands • Beginning level of Formal commands • Beginning level of Por and Para uses. • Advance level of Imperfect tense & expressions IMPORTANT INFORMATION! You DO NOT have to take quarter 1 Spanish IV before quarter 2! Spanish IV Quarter 2 Learning Essentials • Students will practice “real-life” communications using verbal and nonverbal in the Spanish language. • Hotel Vocabulary • Car/transportation Vocabulary • Computer/technology in • the Spanish language • Hotel skit • News broadcast Grammar Structures • Beginning level of Future tense • Beginning level of the present perfect tense • Beginning level of Subjunctive tense Why take 4 years of Spanish? • Take a FREE advance placement exam at the college level. • What does that give you? • Opportunity to receive retroactive credit. 8 credits for the price of 4 Advantages of 4 years of Spanish • What does that mean? • If you test into a 200 level Spanish class or higher at your college & receive a grade of a B or higher (depending on the college) • You could SAVE $800 dollars or MORE! Advantages of taking Spanish • Taking as much Spanish as possible in high school can SAVE YOU! • TIME! & • MONEY! In college • • • • Careers Medical field Business Education Military Law Enforcement Travel Industry Farming Government • Anyone who can speak Spanish is more employable & has a distinct advantage over someone who can not.