Spanish 9, version 02

It is recommended that students complete:

• Grade 8

Module 1:

Section 1: Pronunciation; Spanish alphabet; Greetings; Grammatical terms
Section 2: Money, shopping; Pronunciation; Time; Days; Weather, temperature, seasons
Section 3: Cognates; Subject-verb agreement, -ar verbs; Or/and; Pronunciation
Section 4: “En el Suroeste”; Present tense; Questions; Pronunciation
Section 5: “En Los Angeles”; Familiar and formal you; Infinitive; Interrogative; Pronunciation; Querer;
Section 6: “En Miami”; We and you (plural); Gustar; Pronouns with prepositions; Review of -ar present tense verbs and vocabulary; Pronunciation
Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.

Module 2:

Section 7:  “En un Cafe”; Noun and definite article; Gender; ser and estar
Section 8:  Origins of the Spanish language; “Los Amigos Ideales”; Solo/s—lo; Adjective position; Primeras Lecturas: “una Palabra Util”; Pronunciation
Section 9: “En la fiesta”; Tener; Plural of nouns, Adjectives; Pronunciation; Primeras Lecturas: “El Nombre de un Hotel”
Section 10: “Un Club Internacional”; Expressions with tener; Venir; Countries, nationalities; Relative pronoun que; Pronunciation; “Los Secretos de la Cara”; Primeras Lecturas: “En el aeropuerto Norte-americano”
Section 11: “El Mundo de los Estudios”; “Y Ahora...ÁMŽxico!”; The personal “a”; Al and del; Pronunciation; Primeras Lecturas: “El Eco”
Section 12: “Un Fin de Semana”; Estar; “La Ciudad y el Campo”; Expressions; Pronunciation; Ir
Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2.

Module 3:

Section 13: “Correspondencia”; Ser/estar; Present participle; Adjectives; Primeras Lecturas: “De Texas a la AmŽrica del Sur” pronunciation
Section 14: Direct object pronouns; “Turismo”; “Transportes”; Pronouns with the infinitive; Accents; Primeras Lecturas: “La Ni–a de Segovia”
Section 15: er and -ir verbs; “Olivia Ortiz”; Present progressive tense; “La Lectura”; Ver; Possession; Pronunciation; Primeras Lecturas: “Un Cr’men Perfecto”
Section 16: “Las Fotos de Amalia”; Possessive adjectives, Mi and tu; “La familia”; Noun+de+noun; Hacer; “Los Animales Domesticos”; Pronunciation; Review
Section 17: “El Edificio de Apartamentos”; Decir; Possessives, su, nuestro; “La Casa”; Review; Pronunciation
Section 18: “ÀEres Servicial?”; Indirect object pronouns, le, les; Pronunciation; Review
Module 3 Test covers the WHOLE COURSE.

You must have an audio tape recorder for this course. There are 10 audio tapes that accompany this course.

The textbooks and resources for this course are:

Spanish for Mastery, Bienvenidos
Primeras Lecturas
10 Audio Tapes