Spanish II

Español II

Overview & Syllabus

2011-2012

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is the continuation of what will hopefully become a lifetime love of Spanish! It is designed to improve upon skills the students already acquired in Spanish I with more of an emphasis on listening and speaking skills.  Grammatical structures will be enhanced through simple reading and writing. We will spend most of this course in the past tense.

 

COURSE SEQUENCE

The primary text of Spanish II is Realidades 2.  The following is the material we will cover in this text per each trimester as well as cultural elements that the teacher will bring to the classroom using a variety of sources including personal experiences, collection of music and realia, and guest speakers.

 

1st Trimester

Grammar

  • Re-cap of Spanish 1
  • Affirmative & negative words
  • Making comparisons
  • "Hacer + time period" to express how long it has been since...
  • Reflexive verbs
  • Possessive adjectives
  • Demonstrative adjectives
  • Past tense (preterit) of -AR, -ER & -IR verbs
  • Irregular past tense (preterit)
  • Spell-changing verbs in past tense (preterit)
  • Irregular "tú" commands in affirmative
  • Irregular present progressive

Vocabulary

  • Re-cap of Spanish 1
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Daily routines
  • Getting ready for an event
  • Shopping
  • Prices & money
  • Running errands
  • Places in a city or town
  • Driving terms
  • Modes of transportation
  • Directions

Culture

  • Independence Days of Latin American countries
  • "Travel" to the Spanish-speaking world
  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Día de la Raza vs Columbus Day
  • Día de los Muertos
  • Music & Dance
  • Food

2nd Trimester

Grammar

  • Imperfect tense
  • Object pronouns: direct & indirect
  • Describing in the past: preterit vs imperfect tenses
  • Reciprocal actions
  • Irregular preterit verbs with spelling changes
  • Irregular preterit verbs with irregular endings
  • Imperfect progressive
  • Preterit of "-IR" stem-changing verbs
  • Verbs that use the indirect objects
  • Present perfect

Vocabulary

  • Childhood activities, toys, terms
  • Expressions describing etiquette
  • Holiday & family celebrations
  • Natural disasters, emergencies, rescues, heroes
  • Body parts
  • Accidents
  • Events in the ER
  • T.V. shows
  • Sporting events
  • Making a movie

Culture

  • More Independence Days of Latin American countries
  • "Travel" to the Spanish-speaking world
  • Día nacional de Tango (Dec. 11th)
  • Navidad in Spain & Latin America
  • Parrandas & Posadas
  • Hispanic Flamenco Ballet Field trip (Dec. 8th)
  • Día de los Reyes (Jan. 6th)
  • Día de San Valentín & Latino Stereotypes of Passion & Machismo
  • Music & Dance
  • Food

3rd Trimester

Grammar

  • Negative "tú" commands
  • Impersonal "se"
  • "Usted" & "Ustedes" commands
  • Use of "por"
  • Present subjunctive, regular & irregular
  • Spell-changing verbs in subjunctive
  • Subjunctive with impersonal expressions
  • Future tense, regular & irregular
  • Present subjunctive with expressions of doubt

Vocabulary

  • Cooking expressions
  • Food & recipes (following directions)
  • Appliances
  • Camping
  • Cookout
  • Airport
  • Planning a trip
  • Traveling safely
  • Staying in a hotel
  • Tourist behavior
  • Travel in a foreign city

Culture

  • More Independence Days of Latin American countries
  • "Travel" to the Spanish-speaking world
  • Calle 8/Carnaval
  • Cascarrones
  • 5 de mayo
  • San Juan Bautista
  • Music & Dance
  • Food