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| Cap?tulo preliminar Chapter Theme?Mucho gusto | |
| Goals | |
| Greet others, introduce yourself, and say good-bye | |
| Exchange personal information (name, origin, address, etc.) | |
| Identify quantities of objects | |
| Ask and answer questions | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Greetings and good-byes | |
| Numbers 0 to 30 | |
| Interrogative wor... MORE | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Subject pronouns and the present tense of the verb ser | |
| The verb form hay and numbers 0 to 30 | |
| Culture - Viajemos por | |
| Hispanic countries and regions | |
| Sim?n Bol?var | |
| Teotihuac?n, M?xico | |
| La Alhambra, Espa?a | |
| "Mami me gust?" | |
| Chapter Theme: "En una clase de espa?ol" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Bienvenidos a Los Estados Unidos | |
| Goals | |
| Identify classroom people and things | |
| Indicate relationships and specify colors | |
| Describe everyday activities | |
| Talk about academic courses and university buildings | |
| Tell time and specify days of the week | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| In the classroom | |
| The colors | |
| Foreign languages and other academic courses and majors | |
| University places and buildings | |
| The time and the days of the week | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Definite and indefinite articles, gender, and how to make nouns plural | |
| Present tense of regular -ar verbs | |
| Telling time and talking about the days of the week | |
| Culture - Viajemos por | |
| Jaime Escalante | |
| La escuela de madera, San Agust?n, Florida | |
| El domin | |
| "Cumbia de los muertos" by Ozomatli | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver | |
| Chapter Theme: "En una reuni?n familiar" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: M?xico | |
| Goals | |
| Define and ask about family relationships | |
| Indicate ownership and possession | |
| Describe people and things | |
| Indicate nationality | |
| Describe daily activities at home or at school | |
| Express possession, age, and physical states | |
| Count from 30 to 100 | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario, The family | |
| Physical features and personality | |
| Nationalities | |
| Numbers 30 to 100 | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Possession with de(l) and possessive adjectives | |
| Common uses of the verb ser | |
| Agreement with descriptive adjectives | |
| Present tense of -er and -ir verbs | |
| The verb tener | |
| Culture - Viajemos por | |
| Felipe Calder?n | |
| La civilizaci?n maya | |
| Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera | |
| "Labios compartidos" by Man | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver! Reading -?A leer! "Una celebraci?n de quincea?era" | |
| Chapter Theme: "El tiempo libre" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Colombia | |
| Goals | |
| Express likes and dislikes and feelings | |
| Describe leisure-time activities and express plans | |
| State locations and activities in town | |
| Express knowledge and familiarity | |
| Talk about the months, seasons, and the weather | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Sports and leisure-time activities | |
| Places | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Gustar + infinitive and gustar + nouns | |
| Ir a + destination or infinitive | |
| Irregular yo verbs | |
| Saber, conocer, and the personal a | |
| The months,the seasons, and weather expressions | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Actores y actrices colombianos | |
| El Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona | |
| Cantantes y m?sicos colombianos | |
| "F?jate bien" by Juanes | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver | |
| Chapter Theme: "En la casa" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Espa?a | |
| Goals | |
| Describe the features of your home or personal residence | |
| Talk about furniture and appliances | |
| Describe household chores | |
| Make commands | |
| Count from 100 and higher | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Home and furniture | |
| Appliances and household chores | |
| Numbers 100 and above | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Present tense of stem-changing verbs (e> e,o> ue,u> ue,e> i) | |
| Affirmative t? commands | |
| The verb estar | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Antonio Gaud | |
| El Palacio de la Zarzuela | |
| Las tapas | |
| "Buler?a" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver! Reading -?A leer! "La casa de Bernarda Alba" | |
| Chapter Theme: "La salud" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Bolivia, Ecuador y Per | |
| Goals | |
| Identify parts of the body | |
| Describe daily routines and hygienic practices | |
| Talk about what you have just finished doing | |
| Talk about illnesses and health conditions | |
| Point out people and things | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| The human body | |
| Health care (illnesses, symptoms, and medical treatments) | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Reflexive pronouns and present tense of reflexive verbs | |
| Acabar de + infinitive | |
| Ser vs. estar | |
| Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Operaci?n Sonrisa | |
| Hierbas y hojas de coca | |
| Los Kallawayas | |
| "Tambores paganos" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver | |
| Chapter Theme: "?Quieres comer conmigo esta noche?" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Venezuela | |
| Goals | |
| Talk about foods and beverages for breakfast, lunch, and dinner | |
| Make comparisons | |
| Order food in a restaurant | |
| Describe past events in detail | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Food and beverages | |
| Dining out | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Comparatives and superlatives | |
| Verbs regular in the preterite and verbs with spelling changes in the preterite | |
| Verbs with stem changes in the preterite | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| El Salto?ngel | |
| Las hallacas | |
| PDVSA | |
| "Amparito" by Maracaibo | |
| 15 Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver! Reading -?A leer! "Do?a B?rbara" de R?mulo Gallegos | |
| Chapter Theme: "De compras" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay | |
| Talk about shopping for clothing | |
| Talk about singular and/or completed events in the past | |
| Make selections and talk about sizes and other shopping preferences | |
| Describe ongoing and habitual actions in the past | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Clothing and fashion | |
| Shopping | |
| Structures - Estructuras y uso Verbs irregular in the preterite | |
| Direct object pronouns | |
| Imperfect tense | |
| Culture - Cultura Los gauchos.?anduti | |
| Colonia del Sacramento | |
| "Santa Mar?a (del buen ayer)" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver | |
| Chapter Theme: "Fiestas y vacaciones" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Guatemala y El Salvador | |
| Goals Talk about holidays, events, and activities at the beach and in the countryside | |
| Describe changes in emotion | |
| Inquire and provide information about people and events | |
| Narrate in the past | |
| State indefinite ideas and quantities | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Parties and celebrations | |
| The beach and the countryside | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Interrogative words | |
| The preterite vs. the imperfect | |
| Affirmative and negative expressions | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Arzobispo?scar Arnulfo Romero | |
| La cultura maya en Am?rica Central | |
| Tikal | |
| "Mojado" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver! Reading -?A leer! "Flores del volc?n" | |
| Chapter Theme: "De viaje por el Caribe" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus | |
| Goals | |
| Talk about air travel, other types of transportation, and lodging | |
| Simplify expressions with indirect and double object pronouns | |
| Talk about getting around in the city | |
| Give directions and express desires | |
| Make informal requests | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Airline travel | |
| Hotels | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Indirect object pronouns | |
| Double object pronouns | |
| Prepositions of location, adverbs, and relevant expressions | |
| Formal commands and negative tu? commands | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Puerto Rico,?Estado Libre Asociado | |
| Santo Domingo | |
| Artistas y artesanos cubanos | |
| "Guavaberry" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver | |
| Chapter Theme: "Las relaciones sentimentales" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Honduras y Nicaragua | |
| Goals | |
| Talk about relationships and courtship | |
| Talk about receptions and banquets | |
| Describe recent actions, events, and conditions | |
| Qualify actions | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Personal relationships | |
| Receptions and banquets | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Present perfect | |
| Adverbs and adverbial expressions of time and sequencing of events | |
| The future tense | |
| The conditional tense | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Rub?n Dar?o | |
| Cop?n,Honduras | |
| Plantaciones bananeras en Honduras y Nicaragua | |
| "La danza del cielo" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver! Reading -?A leer! "Epigrama V" | |
| Chapter Theme: "El mundo del trabajo" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Chile | |
| Goals Talk about professions, the office, and work- related activities | |
| Describe the job hunt, benefits, and personal finances | |
| Make statements about motives, intentions, and periods of time | |
| Express subjectivity and uncertainty | |
| Express desires and intentions | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Professions and trades | |
| The office, work, and the job hunt | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Por vs. para | |
| The present subjunctive with statements of volition | |
| Culture - Cultura | |
| Michelle Bachelet | |
| Las tribus ind?genas chilenas | |
| La Patagonia | |
| "Me gustan los estudiantes" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver | |
| Chapter Theme: "El medio ambiente y pol?ticas ambientales" | |
| Country/Countries of Focus: Costa Rica y Panam | |
| Goals | |
| Talk about rural and urban locales and associated activities | |
| Express emotion and opinions | |
| Talk about the conservation and exploitation of natural resources | |
| Hypothesize and express doubts and uncertainty | |
| Vocabulary - Vocabulario | |
| Rural and urban geography | |
| Conservation and exploitation | |
| Structures - Estructura y uso | |
| Subjunctive following verbs of emotion, impersonal expressions, and ojala | |
| Subjunctive with verbs or expressions of doubt and uncertainty; adjective clauses and time clauses | |
| Culture - Cultura.?scar Arias S?nchez | |
| Jos? Figueres Ferrer,El Servicio de Parques Nacionales | |
| El Archipi?lago de Bocas del Toro | |
| "Pablo Pueblo" | |
| Review - Repaso | |
| Video -?A ver! Reading -?A leer! "?Qui?n paga la deuda ecol?gica?" | |
| Grammar Appendix | |
| Past (imperfect) subjunctive (plus activities) | |
| If clauses (plus activities) | |
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