Spanish 1.02

Students will learn the basics of present tense verb conjugation. The goal of this lesson is to introduce students to these major concepts. These ideas will be continually reinforced throughout he semester.

• subject pronouns
• regular -ar, -er, and -ir verb endings
• the terms person and number
• 1st, 2nd, and third persons singular and plural

Students will learn to conjugate -ar verbs.

They will be able to:

• Identify the subject for each verb conjugation
• Conjugate regular verbs in the present tense
• Identify an infinitive

Students will be assessed on

• What conjugation is
• Present tense -ar/-er/-ir endings
• -ar verb vocabulary and meanings
• How to form -ar verb conjugations (application)

In this lesson students will concentrate on learning the meanings of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. They will be conjugated according to the subject.

Vocabulary: abrir--to open, aprender--to learn, asistir a--to attend (to be present at), beber--to drink, comer--to eat, comprender--to understand, creer--to believe, escribir--to write, leer--to read, recibir--to receive, vender--to sell

-er verb endings: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en

-ir verb endings: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en

This quiz assesses basic understanding about verb conjugation. Students should study:

• -ar, -er, -ir verb endings and their corresponding subject pronouns
• 33 verbs and their meanings
• how to conjugate for each subject within the context of a sentence

This lesson emphasizes using verbs in natural speech. The lesson contains a review summary about regular verb conjugation.

Students will learn:

• Full conjugation of the verb hacer
• New words and phrases for making more dynamic and fluid sentences

Students will practice

• Listening to verbs and vocabulary in context
• Speaking and using new phrases in sentences
• Writing and listening comprehension
• Using context clues to put paragraphs together

Students will be assessed on Beach Activity Vocabulary and the verb hacer.

Students will learn a several expressions related to ser and they will learn to ask people what they are like and what they look like.

They will learn the complete present tense (indicative) conjugations of ser.

Students will review the applications of ser and estar.

Students will be able to express their age with tener.

Students will review conjugations of the verb ser, learn the 6 conjugations of tener, and begin to understand the difference in application.

Students will learn and practice physical characteristics descriptors within context as they describe monsters.

Students will learn:

• Typical questions used with the verbs ser and estar.
• How to ask and answer questions with estar and ser.

Students will review the conjugation and application of the verb ser.

They will describe physical characteristics.

Students will decide whether to use the verb ser or tener in context.

Students will review the applications of ser, estar, hacer, and tener.

Students will learn parts of the body, and how to describe the body with tener.

• This lesson includes:
• Quizlet practices and Speak the Word activities.

Students will practice using tener to describe the body.

1. They will continue practicing extensive body vocabulary.
2. They will create sentences and review grammatical concepts of creating sentences with correctly conjugated forms of ser and tener, as well as adjective-noun placement and concordance.
3. Students will practice using the correct definite article with body parts.
4. Students will take a pre-quiz so they are able to assess their readiness for the section quiz.

This lesson presents 10 different uses of tener beyond simple possession. Idiomatic expressions which do not have perfect translations are the focus of this blog-style lesson. At the end of the lesson you will be encouraged to practice pronunciation and review meaning of each idiomatic expression.

Students will learn to express:

• obligations
• sensations: hunger, thirst, heat, and cold
• shame/embarrassment
• fear
• desires/goals
• successes
• age

Students will learn the structures for making comparatives and superlatives in Spanish.

Students will learn to make comparisons of equality with tan, tanto/tanta/tantos/tantas and como.

Students will learn:

1. All conjugations of the verb ir
2. Contractions al and del
3. Places around town

Students will learn to talk about which activities can be done in each place around town.

They will learn:

• para + infinitive structures
• se puede + infinitive structures

They will review:

• conjugations of ir
• important verbs and verbal phrases in everyday life

This quiz is comprehensive and tests the following:

• conjugations of ir
• typical usage of ir and ir a +infinitive constructions
• meanings of 5 irregular verbs
• contractions al and del
• places around town
• the meaning and usage of the pronoun se
• the impersonal construction se puede

Students will learn basic vocabulary for telling time and be able to ask relevant time-related questions. Students will be able to decide when to use es/son in time-expressions.

Students will learn

• to speak in relative time
• to create basic sentences with voy a, va a, llegar, and estar

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to all the ways the infinitive can be used to create more in-depth sentences! Of course they have learned to conjugate, however, it is important to know that conjugating every verb in Spanish is not necessary.

These are the objectives:

• Infinitives as part of Modal/Auxiliary Verb Structures
• Infinitives in General Statements to Express Opinions
• Infinitives as Objects of Prepositions
• Infinitives for Giving General Instruction

In this section, you will learn and review vocabulary for the house and home. You will not only learn activities for living, but also how to give instructions regarding cleaning, doing laundry, making beds, and organizing.

Students will learn prepositions of orientation.

They will learn how to say them, how to listen specifically for them, and about the differences in usage between English and Spanish prepositions.