Niagara Falls High School

Intermediate Spanish 

Overview of Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing beginner Spanish~

(A guide: it will vary throughout the school year)

September & October:

Recycle Spanish 1 material: Ser, adjectives, tener, gustar, ir a, estar, present tense verbs, stem-changing verbs, daily schedules, descriptions, numbers 0- 2,000,000, locations, feelings, going places, telling time, adjective agreement, present progressive tense, 

Celebrations- El 12 de octubre, Day of the Dead. 

Writing & speaking: composition creation school year themes, pets, going on a trip, #1-6, 27 

Culture: Costa Rica, geography, Salsa, Cumbia

November:

 Reflexive verbs, sport, body parts, and daily routines 

Recycle: days of the week, sports, body aches, tener, stem-changing verbs and gustar. 

Celebrations:-Day of the Dead                     

Writing and Speaking:#7, 8, 32,   

Culture: Argentina, Merengue, Tango,

December & January:

Preterite tense regular and irregular verbs,(- car, -gar, -zar), Clothing, shopping, going places, tener, tener expressions, ir, after school activities.

Recycle: gustar, family and chores, Sports, staying healthy, parts of the body, jugar, saber, conocer, personal a, telling time, foods, beverages, expressing feeling, aches & pains 

Writing & speaking: #14-20, 28                              

Celebrations: Posadas, día de los Reyes   

Culture: Puerto Rico, Rock Latino, Son Cubano, Musica Andina,

February:

Imperfect tense

Recycle:    House and home, planning a party, chores, ser and estar, stem-changing verbs, irregular verbs, tener expressions, weather, telling time 

Writing & speaking:  legends, # 21-25 

Celebrations: Carnaval                                        

Culture:  Mexico, Mariachi, Bolero, 

March, April & May:       

Commands, Por vs. para, prepositions

Recycle: ordering food , family, activities, asking for directions, Daily routines, vacation plans, Ir a near future tense, Preterit tense of hacer & ir, reflexive verbs

Writing & speaking:       #26, 30, 31        #  29, 34-35                      

Celebrations:   Semana Santa, Cinco de Mayo, la Feria                              

Culture: United States, Hip Hop Latino, Bachata, Spain, Flamenco, Sevillanas

End of May& June:

Review. Final Exam and Speaking Tasks administered.