Week 1 - September 6 - 8
Learn how to introduce yourself, ask questions in class and say hello and goodbye
Pronunciation: the Spanish alphabet
Numbers from 1 to 10
Resources to develop your learning abilities in the Spanish class
Week 2 - September 13 - 15 - 16
Nosotros y nosotras (Unit 1): Get to know your classmates better
Communication resources: ask for and give personal information
Grammar resources: gender in nationalities and professions, the verbs ser, tener and llamarse, personal pronouns
Vocabulary resources: numbers, nationalities professions, workplaces
September 16 - MAKE UP DAY (for Thursday November 24)
Week 3 - September 20 - 22
Quiero aprender español (Unit 2): Talk about your relationship with Spanish and with Spanish culture
Communication resources: expressing intentions, explaining the motivations for what you do, talking about what you do in different languages
Grammar resources: gender, definite articles (el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas), the present tense (regular verbs ending in ar, er, ir), uses of por, para and porque
Vocabulary resources: languages, activities in language class, leisure activities
Week 4 - September 27 - 29
Cont. Unit 2 Quiero hablar español
Thursday September 29 - QUIZ 1
Week 5 - October 4 - 6
¿Dónde está Santiago? (Unit 3): Test your knowledge of the Hispanic world
Communication resources: descibing places, expressing existence and location, talking about climate and the weather
Grammar resources: uses of hay, the verb estar, the superlative, quantifiers (muy, mucho), interrogative pronuns (qué, cuál, cuántos, dónde, cómo)
Vocabulary resources: climate and the weather, geography, infrmation about countires, caldinal points, seasons
Week 6 - October 11 - 13
¿Cual prefieres? (Unit 4): Go shopping at a market
Communication resources: identifying items, expressing needs, buying in shops (asking for products, about prices, etc.), talking about preferences
Grammar resources: demonstratives (este, esta, estos, estas), tener que + infinitive, the verbs ir and preferir
Vocabulary resources: numbers over 100, colours, clothes and accessories, objects in daily use, uses of teh evrb llevar, combinations with the verb ir
Week 7 - October 18 - 20 - 21
Cont. Unidad 4
October 21 - Make up day (for November 1)
Week 8 - October 25 - 27
Tus amigos son mis amigos (Unit 5): Introduce and describe a person
Communication resources: talking about physical appearance and personality, expressing and comparing likes, dislikes and interests, asking about likes and disklikes, talking about personal relationships
Grammar resources: the verb gustar, the superlative, quantifiers (muy, bastante, un poco), possesive adjectives (mi, tu, su, etc.), también/tampoco
Vocabulary resources family, personality adjectives, music
Tuesday October 25 - MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - November 3
Día a día (Unit 6): Discover your classmates’ habits
Communication resources: talking about habits, expressing frequency, asking for and giving the time
Grammar resources: the presents tense of irregular verbs, pronominal verbs (-se), yo también/ yo tampoco, primero/ después / luego
Vocabulary resources: days of the week, times of day, daily activities
Week 10 - November 8 - 10
Cont Unit 6
¡A comer! (Unit 7): Create a set menu and chose the dishes you like
Communication resources: learning how to get by in bars and restaurants, asking for and giving information about food, talking about eating habits
Grammar resources:the verbs poner and traer, direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las), uses of de and con
Vocabulary resources: food, ways of coking, utensils and recipients typical dishes in Spain and Latin America
Week 11 - November 15 - 17
Cont. Unit 7 ¡ A comer!
Week 12 - November 22
Quiz 2
Week 13 - November 29 - December 1 - 2
El barrio ideal (Unit 8): imagine and discover the ideal neighborhood
Communication resources: discover villages, neighborhoods and cities, talk about what you like the most about a place, ask for and give directions, express tastes and highlight aspects
Grammar resources: quantifiers (algún, ningún, mucho), prepositions and adverbs of place (a, en, al lado de, lejos, cerca..)
Vocabulary resources: services and places in cities, adjectives to discover neighborhoods and cities
December 2 - Make up day (for December 8) - Final review
Week 14 - December 6
ORAL EXAMS/PRESENTATIONS
Final examinations (date to be confirmed)