Middle School

Spanish

The study of Spanish focuses on the development of aural comprehension and oral expression. Reading comprehension and written expression are practiced with increasing degrees of complexity. Importance is placed on students’ incorporating the language into their daily lives at school and at home.

Grade Six

Communication
* greet people * carry on basic conversation * identify places * describe people * name objects in the classroom and in the home *

Grammar and Written Work
* present tense of regular –ar, -er, ir verbs * nouns: people, animals, objects * adjectives: descriptive and limiting * verb Ser *

Culture
* learn about the food, people, and location of Guatemala, Mexico, and Central America * identify some aspects of the geography and culture of Spain * identify some aspects of the geography and culture of South America *

Resources: Para Servirle, Amsco School Publications

Grade Seven

Communication
* introduce yourself * ask for and give personal information * use adverbs of frequency * tell sequenced future plans * order food * give commands * express feelings * name objects in the classroom * identify professions and nationalities *

Grammar and Written Work
* subject pronouns * acabar de, necesitar, desear, quisiera + infinitive * informal future + infinitive * agreement of adjectives in gender and number * definite and indefinite articles * possessive adjectives * possession using de * formal and plural commands * contractions:
del, al *

Culture
* Spanish-speaking countries * knowledge of foods and traditions from various Hispanic cultures * food, people, and location of Guatemalan city, Quetzaltenango *

Resources: Ya Veràs A, textbook, workbook, compact disk