Spanish
Canfield High School
LEVEL 1 (content curriculum)
Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic level 1 vocabulary and grammar and be able to express themselves in the target language.
BASIC SKILLS of speaking, reading, writing, listening
SPEAKING basic general conversations (ask and respond to questions)
WRITING basic writing (translation/free writing/journals) (ask and respond to questions)
READING basic reading comprehension (dialogues and stories)
LISTENING basic listening comprehension
BASIC VOCABULARY
- Family (10-15)
- Weather (5)
- Clothing and accessories (15-20)
- Places around town (10-15)
- Food, drinks, fruits, vegetables (20-25)
- Sports (5-10)
- Transportation (5-10)
- School (10-15)
- Emotions (5)
- Descriptive adjectives (30-40)
- Days of the week
- Months
- Seasons
- Colors
The students will be able to comprehend and apply the following basic grammar points.
Alphabet
Greetings
Nouns (referring to living things/referring to non-living things)
Articles (definite/indefinite)
Possessive adjectives
Cardinal numbers (0-100)
How to tell time/time expressions
Interrogatives (12)
Subject pronouns
Negations
Simple prepositions
Present tense of AR REGULAR VERBS
- Comprar
- Necesitar
- Cantar
- Bailar
- Caminar
- Cenar
- Desayunar
- Contestar
- Enseñar
- Escuchar
- Estudiar
- Hablar
- Visitar
- Ayudar
- Mirar
- Llevar
- Practicar
- Preguntar
- Trabajar
- Viajar
- Terminar
- Nadar
- Pasar tiempo
- Tomar
- Buscar
Present tense of ER and IR REGULAR VERBS
- Comer
- Beber
- Correr
- Deber + infinitive
- Comprender
- Aprender
- Leer
- Abrir
- Vivir
- Escribir
- Asistir + a
Present tense of “SER”
Present tense of “ESTAR”
Present tense of “SABER VS. CONOCER”
Present tense of “IR”/future tense
Present tense of TENER/ with some idiomatic expressions(5)
Present tense of GUSTAR (likes and dislikes)
Present tense of IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular “YO” (poner, hacer, traer, salir, ver)
E-IE (querer, entender, venir)
O-UE (dormir, almorzar, poder)
U-UE (jugar)
E-I (decir, repetir)
CULTURE
Food
Music
Currency
Current events
Geography-places of interest
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY
Computer (internet, PowerPoint)
DVD/CD
Projector
I phones
LEVEL II (content curriculum)
Review and expand basic vocabulary and grammar.
REVIEW AND EXPAND VOCABULARY
- Family (Expand)
- Weather (Expand)
- Clothing and accessories (Expand)
- Places around town (Expand)
- Food, drinks, fruits, vegetables (Expand)
- Sports (Review)
- Transportation (Review)
- School (Expand)
- Emotions (Expand)
- Descriptive adjectives (Expand)
- Days of the week (Review)
- Months (Review)
- Seasons (Review)
- Colors (Review)
House (20)
Body parts (20)
Personal care items (15)
REVIEW AND EMPAND BASIC GRAMMAR
(See level 1 content curriculum)
NEW GRAMMAR
Present progressive
Preterito (regular/irregular)
Imperfecto (regular/irregular)
Por and Para
Reflexive verbs (regular/irregular)
Prepositions/adverbs with “ESTAR”
Cardinal Numbers (101 and higher)
Ordinal numbers
Demonstratives Adjectives
Ser vs. Estar
Qué and Cuál
Commands (familiar)
Direct Object Pronouns
CULTURE
Food
Music
Currency
Current events
Geography-places of interest
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY
Computer (internet, PowerPoint)
DVD/CD
Projector
I phones
LEVEL III (content curriculum)
REVIEW AND EMPAND VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
(See level 1 and 2 content curriculum)
NEW VOCABULARY
Professions
Television and Theater
NEW GRAMMAR
Future tense
Conditional tense
Preterito vs. Imperfecto
Present subjunctive
Past subjunctive (If)
Indirect Object Pronouns
Double Object Pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Comparisons
Adverbs
Superlatives
Pronouns after prepositions
CULTURE
Food
Music
Currency
Current events
Geography-places of interest
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY
Computer (internet, PowerPoint)
DVD/CD
Projector
I phones
LEVEL IV (content curriculum)
Continue to review and apply material from previous levels. Students will continue to master all areas of communication: Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Listening.
REVIEW AND EMPAND VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
(See level 1, 2 and 3 content curriculum)
NEW VOCABULARY
Political
Business
Literature
Health
Travel
NEW GRAMMAR
Present and past subjunctive tenses
Progressive tenses
Present/past perfect tense
Usted and Ustedes commands
CULTURE
Food
Music
Currency
Current events
Geography-places of interest
MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY
Computer (internet, PowerPoint)
DVD/CD
Projector
I phones