5:4 – Thursday – Pre-Spanish 1

Description

Instructor: Cynthia Salcido-Shara

Semester Pricing: $260 (Most Charters accepted)

Thursdays 9:00-10:15

7th-8th Grade

Jr High Pre-Spanish 1

This course is designed for Jr. High school students that plan to take Spanish 1 next year.

VOCABULARY
• Correct pronunciation will be emphasized
• Cultural greetings and common polite expressions
• Conversations, the weather, days, months, seasons, questions, affirmative and negative formats
• Numbers: 0 – 2,000,000
• Names of common foods, drinks, art and artists, famous people, family members and customs in Hispanic
culture, literature, music, etc.
• In class, with friends, at home, shopping for food, clothes, school supplies, eating out, sports, etc

GRAMMAR and PRONUNCIATION
• Reading, separation of syllables and pronunciation, diphthongs, accent rules
• Gender of Spanish nouns
• The definite and the indefinite article
• Personal subject pronouns
• Conjugation of irregular verbs in the present: to be, to like, to give, to go, to have, to have to, to want, etc.
• Telling time, make comparisons, question words: qué, quién, dónde, cuál, cuándo, porqué, cómo
• Conjugation of some regular, and stem changing verbs in the present indicative
• Singular/ plural. Capitalization. Adjectives, pronouns. There is, there are, etc.
• Students will be introduced to some Hispanic culture through readings, songs and games.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
• Bring an attitude of learning, respect, discipline and attention
• Attend class weekly and on time
• Maintain a three ring binder to hold material distributed in class, lined paper to take notes
• Review vocabulary orally on a daily basis to obtain a greater benefit from this class
• Cell phones must be turned off and put away. No gum or food in class
• Completing scheduled daily assignments will result in greater success

A syllabus is provided to follow and keep track of assignments, quizzes, and tests.
Required text: ¿Cómo te va? (green) ISBN: 0-07-876973-6
Required workbook: ¿Cómo te va? (green) ISBN: 0-07-860549-0
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