Course Outline
Unit 1: Greetings and Farewells
| Lesson | Communicative Objective | Vocabulary | Grammar and Pronunciation | Culture | |
| 1 | The Mirror | Identifying yourself and others | Greetings | Pronunciation of vowel sounds | Names |
| 2 | The Office | Expressing how you are doing | Words to describe how you are doing | Subject pronouns: yo, tú, usted, él, ella | Greetings |
| 3 | The Olympics | Asking and saying where you are from | Countries | Present tense of the verb ser | Mexico |
| 4 | The Spanish Class | Asking and saying what language you speak | Languages | Present tense of regular –ar verbs | Spanish language |
| 5 | The Game Show | Saying what you do for a living | Occupations Cognates | Gender of nouns | Women in the workforce |
| 6 | The Airport | Saying good-bye | Farewells | The alphabet | Hand signals |
Unit 2: Family Life
| Lesson | Communicative Objective | Vocabulary | Grammar and Pronunciation | Culture | |
| 7 | The Photo Album | Introducing someone | People and acquaintances | Plural forms of nouns Possession with de Definite articles: el, la, los, las |
Nicknames |
| 8 | The House | Identifying rooms in a house. | Rooms in a house | Demonstrative pronouns: este, esta, esto | Spanish houses |
| 9 | The Family Tree | Asking who someone is | Family members | Possessive adjectives: mi(s), tu(s), su(s) | Family |
| 10 | The Family Picnic | Describing members of your family | People’s characteristics | Descriptive adjectives | Spanish family names |
| 11 | Pets | Talking about pets | Pets | Indefinite articles: un, una, unos, unas Present tense of the –er verb tener |
Llamas |
| 12 | The Fly | Describing where something or someone is located | Things in a room | Present tense of the verb estar Uses of ser and estar |
Día de los Muertos |
Unit 3: Numbers and Money
| Lesson | Communicative Objective | Vocabulary | Grammar and Pronunciation | Culture | |
| 13 | The Theater | Asking for a phone number | Numbers 0-10 Phone numbers |
Question word : cuál Word stress and accent marks |
Mayan numbers |
| 14 | The Lottery | Asking about age | Numbers 11-99 | Quantities: cuántos | Lottery |
| 15 | The Clock Store | Asking what time it is | Time words and expressions | Telling time Pronunciation of r and rr |
24-hour clock |
| 16 | The Calendar | Asking when something takes place | Months of the year | Question word : cuándo Pronunciation of II and ñ |
Birthdays |
| 17 | The Exchange Office | Exchanging money | Numbers 100-999 Currencies |
Present tense of –er verb querer | Mexican money |
| 18 | The Jewelry Store | Asking how much something costs | Numbers 1000 and up Jewelry |
Question word: cuánto | Bartering |
Unit 4: Everyday Life
| Lesson | Communicative Objective | Vocabulary | Grammar and Pronunciation | Culture | ||
| 19 | The Hospital | Describing aches and pains | Parts of the body | Ser and estar with adjectives Pronunciation: the letters c and z |
Famous expressions | |
| 20 | The Town | Saying where you are going | Places in a town | Present tense of the irregular verb ir Contraction: al and del |
Salsa dancing | |
| 21 | The Boutique | Talking about colors | Colors | Direct Object pronouns: lo, la Question words |
Día de los Reyes | |
| 22 | Having Lunch | Saying that you are hungry and thirsty | Food items | Present tense of the –er verb poder Expressions using tener |
Spanish cuisine | |
| 23 | The Telephone | Making a phone call | Telephone | Pronunciation of qu | Running of the Bulls | |
| 24 | The Weather Map | Expressing weather conditions | Weather conditions | Present tense of the –er verb hacer | Seasons | |
Unit 5: Leisure Time
| Lesson | Communicative Objective | Vocabulary | Grammar and Pronunciation | Culture | |
| 25 | Getting a Date | Inviting someone to go out | Days of the week | The preposition con | Dating |
| 26 | Going to the Movies | Accepting or rejecting an invitation | Affirmations and Excuses | Tengo que + infinitive Pronunciation of h, j and g |
Spanish film stars |
| 27 | Watching Television | Talking about TV listings | TV shows | The verb hay Infinitive + lo/la |
La telenovela |
| 28 | The Beach | Asking and saying what you are doing | Weekend activities | Present progressive tense | Beaches |
| 29 | Sports and Leisure | Talking about what you enjoy doing | Sports and leisure activities | Gustar + infinitive | Baseball |
| 30 | The Department Store | Saying what you like and don’t like | Clothing accessories | Singular and plural forms: gusta/n Demonstrative adjectives: este/esta and estos/estas |
Regional variations |
Unit 6: Travel
| Lesson | Communicative Objective | Vocabulary | Grammar and Pronunciation | Culture | |
| 31 | The Bus Station | Buying a ticket | Ticket options | Present tense of the –ir verb salir | Trains |
| 32 | Getting to Work | Talking about modes of transportation | Modes of transportation | Future tense using ir a + (infinitive) | Road signs |
| 33 | The Restaurant | Ordering at a restaurant | Menu items | Making polite requests using quisiera Pronunciation: v |
La siesta |
| 34 | The Hotel | Checking into a hotel | Hotel accommodations | Prepositions: por, para | El hostal |
| 35 | Getting Dressed | Talking about what you are going to wear | Clothes | Reflexive verb ponerse | The guayabera shirt |
| 36 | Asking for Directions | Asking and understanding directions | Words used to give directions | Prepositional phrases: a la derecha, a la izquierda, cerca de Formal (usted) commands |
Machu Picchu |