Spanish I Part 1 will provide the student with a strong foundation of the Spanish language and its cultural influences. Unit lessons incorporate pronunciation, basic grammar, and practical vocabulary components to give the student a fundamental understanding of written and conversational Spanish. Lesson topics include Spanish pronunciation sounds, greetings and introductions, questions, and present tense verb conjugation. Students will also learn how to describe people, school, and pastime activities in addition to likes and dislikes. Lessons are presented in a fun, interesting format that promotes learning and draws a link between the classroom and real-world situations.

These courses include auditory comprehension assessments that require students to listen to audio files and to record themselves speaking. For these courses, it is essential that students have either a headset equipped with a microphone or access to an internal microphone within their computers.

Course Objectives

Unit 1: Essential Content and Skills

Identify and use greetings and introductions in Spanish.
Identify and use numbers and telling time in Spanish.
Discuss things in the classroom.
Tell about things related to the calendar.
Describe weather conditions and seasons.
Talk about activities you like and don’t like to do.
Ask and tell what people are like by using adjectives.

Unit 2: Essential Content and Skills

Discuss school schedules and subjects.
Discuss what students do during the day.
Ask and tell who is doing an action.
Compare an American student’s school with that of a student in a Spanish-speaking country.
Describe a classroom.
Indicate where things are located.
Tell about more than one object or person.

Unit 3: Essential Content and Skills

Discuss likes and dislikes.
Express how often something is done.
Evaluate cultural perspectives on meals.
Discuss foods and beverages for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Describe characteristics of people and things.
Discuss food, health, and exercise choices.
Evaluate cultural perspectives on diet and health.

Unit 4: Essential Content and Skills

Discuss leisure activities.
Discuss where you go and with whom.
Identify how to ask questions.
Discuss activities outside of school.
Extend, accept, and decline invitations.
Tell when an event happens.
Examine cultural perspectives on after-school activities and leisure activities.

Course Materials

Prentice Hall Realidades 1 (textbook and workbook)

*Available as an iText course

**NCAA approved

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