Spanish 1 A/B

In Spanish 1, Semester A, students will be introduced to several common situations in which people communicate, such as exchanging names and greetings, describing people by physical and personality traits, and describing family members and aspects of social life. Students will start with basic sentence structures and grammatical tools, and they will learn to communicate by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish as they learn new vocabulary and grammar. They will also learn about the regions of the Spanish-speaking world that the central characters in each unit visit.

In Semester B, students will be introduced to several common situations in which people describe how to earn, save, and manage money; modes of urban transportation; various seasons and their associated weather conditions; and food, clothing, and activities. They will also describe various art forms, plays, concerts, and movies. Students will discuss health and well-being and travel and tourism. They will build on what they learned to communicate in Spanish through listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they internalize new vocabulary and grammar. Students will also learn about the regions of the Spanish-speaking world that the central characters of each unit visit. They will build on this semester's work as they advance in their Spanish studies: everything that they learn about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for further learning.

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