Spanish 1 Content

  • Key Concepts Covered in Spanish 1 are:

    Tenses

    • Present Indicative – e.g. I wash the car
    • Progressive – e.g. I am washing the car
    • Simple Future – e.g. I will wash the car

    Important Parts of Speech

    • Article/noun/adjective agreement
    • Pronouns – personal, object, possessive
    • Irregular Verbs – Stem-changers, “-go” verbs, others
    • Reflexive verbs – e.g. I wash my face
    • Prepositions and conjunctions – e.g. to, at, for, because, however, etc.

    Key Vocabulary Clusters

    • Self and descriptive characteristics 
    • Family, friends, relationships
    • Days, dates, time, weather
    • Daily routine – at home and in the classroom
    • Recreation – travel, clothing, food, shopping
    • Celebrations and holidays
    • Your neighborhood and your community
    • Technology

Spanish 2 Content

  • Key Concepts Covered in Spanish 2 are:

    Tenses

    • *Present Indicative – e.g. I wash the car 
    • *Progressive – e.g. I am washing the car
    • *Simple Future – e.g. I will wash the car
    • Preterit vs. imperfect – e.g. I washed the car yesterday vs. I always washed the car
    • **Imperative – e.g. Wash the car, please

    Important Parts of Speech

    • *Irregular Verbs – Stem-changers, “-go” verbs, others
    • *Reflexive verbs – e.g. I wash my face
    • Adverbs
    • Expressing opinions
    • **Expressing doubt and disagreement (simple subjunctive)

    Key Vocabulary Clusters

    • Health and wellness
    • Feelings, emotional and social attributes
    • Parts of the body
    • Around town, jobs and vocation
    • Food and drink
    • Celebrations and holidays
    • Arts and entertainment
    • Environment and global issues

     

    *These topics are also covered in Spanish 1

    **These topics will only be covered in Spanish 2 Honors