• SPANISH 2 COURSE OUTLINE

     

    Course Description: Students in Spanish 2 will learn vocabulary and grammatical concepts in order to communicate (speak, listen, read and write) and broaden their knowledge of the Spanish-speaking peoples and cultures of the world.

     

    Text: “¡Así se dice!” –( Level 2) Glencoe-McGraw-Hill 2012

     

    Workbook –Workbook and Audio Activities and/or Pre-AP Workbook

     

    Course Outline:

     

    Repaso chapter:

    Brief review of material learned in “¡Así se dice!” (Level 1). These include:

    friends, students, and relatives

    personality and health

    sports

    shopping for food and clothing

    summer/winter vacations and activities

     

    ¡Así se dice!” (Level 2). 

    Chapter 1:

    Vocabulary – Packing fora trip, getting to the airport, boarding a plane at the airport.

    Grammar – Verbs that have g in the yo form in the present tense and the present progressive tense

     

    Chapter 2:

    Vocabulary – Parts of the body, daily routine, backpacking and camping

    Grammar – Reflexive verbs and commands with favor de

     

    Chapter 3:

    Vocabulary – Train travel in Peru and Mexico

    Grammar – Preterite verb tense of irregular verbs, the verb decir and prepositional pronouns

     

    Chapter 4:

    Vocabulary – Restaurants and types of foods and eating utensils

    Grammar – Stem changing verbs in the present and the preterite tenses, adjectives of nationalities, the passive voice with se

     

     

     

     

    Chapter 5:

    Vocabulary – Various festivals and traditional carnival costumes

    Grammar – Regular and irregular forms of the imperfect tense

     

    Chapter 6:

    Vocabulary – computers and e-mail, Cameras and MP3s, making and receiving phone calls, technology in Hispanic countries

    Grammar – The preterite and imperfect tenses

     

    Chapter 7:

    Vocabulary – Checking into hotels and or hostels in Spanish speaking countries

    Grammar– The present perfect tense and double object pronouns

     

    Chapter 8:

    Vocabulary – City life,transportation in the city, country life, farm animals

    Grammar – The future tense, object pronouns with infinitives and gerunds

     

    Chapter 9:

    Vocabulary – Driving on the highway, driving in the city, cars, gas stations

    Grammar – Tú affirmative commands, the conditional tense

     

    Quizzes/Test:  Most chapters are divided into 2 vocabulary lessons = 2 vocab quizzes and 2–3 grammar lessons = 2 or 3 quizzes. There is one listening test and reading/writing test per chapter.

     

    Weighted Categories:

     

    Tests                        40%

    Quizzes, Writing, Projects   35%

    Communication                15%

    Homework                     10%