1 | P a g e Bexley City School World Language Program Overview
Communication
• express needs, feelings, and opinions.
• provide and obtain information.
• understand spoken and written language.
• function in authentic situations.
Cultures
• gain knowledge and understanding of the target culture.
• identify ways in which the target culture has influenced the home culture.
• develop sensitivity to cultural differences.
• recognize regionalisms in the target language.
• recognize the major artistic contributions of the target culture.
Connections
• explore music, art, history, and literature of the target culture.
• use the target language to discuss interdisciplinary topics.
• use authentic resources to discuss current issues.
Comparisons
• demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the target and primary languages.
• examine and explain similarities and differences between the home and target cultures.
Communities
• use the target language in and beyond the school setting.
• use the target language for life-long enjoyment and enrichment.
• explore careers in which proficiency in a second language is beneficial.
Skills and Strategies
• Communicate information, ideas and opinions
• Demonstrate comprehension of specific factual information and attitudes, expressed in spoken and written contexts
• Identify main ideas and supporting details and draw conclusions from spoken and written texts
• Understand and appropriately use structures and vocabulary
• Request and provide information in both spoken and written contexts
• Engage actively in oral production using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation
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Lección preliminar ¡Hola!
• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can greet people and say goodbye.
o I can introduce myself and others.
o I can ask for and say names.
o I can say where I am from.
o I can exchange phone numbers.
o I can say what day of the week it is.
o I can describe the weather.
o I can respond to classroom instructions.
o I can explain the difference between using tú and Usted.
o I can create and make flashcards to use to study vocabulary words.
o I can describe at least 5 ways I can study Spanish.
o I can describe the process of how I am learning Spanish.
o I can identify other ways I can study effectively.
Unit 1, Lesson 1: ¿Qué te gusta hacer? • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk about after-school activities I like to do.
o I can tell where I am from.
o I can say what I like and don’t like to do.
o I can use infinitives in expressions of likes and dislikes.
o I can use gustar expressions to talk about likes and dislikes.
o I can use ser forms correctly to say where people are from.
o I can use subject pronouns correctly with forms of ser.
o I can create and use flashcards to study vocabulary words.
o I can describe the process of how I am learning Spanish.
o I can describe what I have been doing to study Spanish and some additional ways I can practice.
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• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can use forms of ser correctly.
o I can use subject pronouns correctly with forms of ser.
o I can describe myself and others using adjectives.
o I can identify people and things using nouns.
o I can use ser to describe what someone is like.
o I can use definite articles in sentences.
o I can use indefinite articles in sentences.
o I can use correct noun-adjective agreement.
o I can identify how nouns and adjectives show gender and are masculine or feminine.
o I can identify how nouns and adjectives show number and are singular or plural.
o I can make nouns and adjectives plural.
o I can use subject pronouns, forms of ser, definite and indefinite artlcles, nouns and adjectives in sentences.
o I can create and use flashcards to study vocabulary words.
o I can describe the process of how I am learning Spanish.
o I can describe what I have been doing to study Spanish and some additional ways I can practice.
Unit 2, Lesson 1: Somos estudiantes • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk about daily schedules.
o I can name my school subjects.
o I can ask and tell time.
o I can use the numbers from 0-101.
o I can say what items I have.
o I can say what I have to do.
o I can say what I do in my classes.
o I can say how often I do things.
o I can use the verb tener correctly.
o I can use the expression tener que infinitive correctly.
o I can use the present tense of –ar verbs.
o I can tell the days of the week.
o I can talk about my after-school activities.
o I can discuss how technology has changed the way we interact with others.
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Unit 2, Lesson 2: En la escuela
• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can name my school subjects.
o I can describe my classes.
o I can name classroom objects.
o I can describe classroom objects.
o I can say where items are located.
o I can say where I am going.
o I can talk about how I feel.
o I can use the verb estar with feelings and location.
o I can use the verb ir to say where I am going.
o I can use the conjugated verb before the subject to ask a question.
o I can tell at what time I have my classes.
o I can compare school life at BMS with school life in Spanish-speaking countries.
o I can discuss how technology has changed how we interact with others.
o I can explain how human ingenuity has affected us as life-long learners.
o I can discuss some ways people demonstrate their ingenuity, such as through architecture, writing and artwork.
Unit 3, Lesson 1: Mi comda favorita • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk about foods and beverages.
o I can ask questions.
o I can say which foods I like and don’t like.
o I can use tener expressions for expressing hunger or thirst.
o I can use interrogative words correctly.
o I can use gustar with nouns.
o I can use the present tense of –er verbs.
o I can use the present tense of –ir verbs.
o I can use the verb hacer.
o I can use gustar with an infinitive.
o I can talk about foods and beverages from Spanish-speaking countries.
o I can learn about and compare foods from different cultures.
o I can discuss healthy and unhealthy food choices.
5 | P a g e Unit 3, Lesson 2: En mi familia
• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can name the relationships between members of a family.
o I can talk about my family.
o I can ask and tell ages.
o I can express possession.
o I can give dates .
o I can say the months of the year.
o I can use the numbers from 0-31.
o I can make comparisons.
o I can use de to show possession.
o I can use possessive adjectives correctly.
o I can use comparatives correctly.
o I can use the verb tener correctly.
o I can use adjectives to describe others.
o I can use the numbers from 11 to 100.
o I can discuss after-school activities.
o I can learn about and compare family traditions from different cultures, including celebrations.
o I can discuss healthy ways to take care of myself and others.
Unit 4, Lesson 1: ¡Vamos de compras! • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk about clothes I want to buy.
o I can say what I wear in different seasons.
o I can talk about the weather in different seasons.
o I can use tener expressions.
o I can conjugate and use stem-changing e-ie verbs.
o I can use direct object pronouns in simple sentences.
o I can learn about and compare shopping customs in Spanish-speaking countries.
o I can learn more about Spain.
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Unit 4, Lesson 2: ¿Qué hacemos esta noche? • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can describe places in town.
o I can describe events in town.
o I can talk about types of transportation.
o I can way what I am going to do.
o I can order from a menu.
o I can use the verb ver correctly.
o I can use ir a infinitive correctly.
o I can use o-ue stem-changing verbs correctly.
o I can use e-I stem-changing verbs correctly.
o I can use the present tense of –ar, -er, and –ir regular verbs.
o I can use tener expressions.
o I can use the verb ir.
o I can use direct object pronouns.
o I can discuss activities teens do on the weekend in different countries.
o I can discuss how people live and work together in communities.
Unit 5, Lesson 1: Vivimos Aqui
• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can describe a house and household items.
o I can describe people and locations.
o I can tell when to use ser and estar.
o I can use ordinal numbers.
o I can indicate the order of things.
REVIEW:
o stem changing verbs o-ue
o location words
o colors
7 | P a g e Unit 5, Lesson 2: Una Fiesta en Casa
• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can conjugate irregular verbs (dar, decir, poner, salir, traer, venir).
o I can talk about chores and responsibility.
o I can tell someone what to do (commands).
o I can say what someone just did (acabar de).
o I can plan a party.
REVIEW:
o "tener que"
o interrogatives (question words)
o expressions of frequency
o direct object pronouns
Unit 6, Lesson 1: Cual es tu Deporte Favorito? • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can conjugate and use the verb "jugar" (a).
o I can conjugate the verbs "saber" and "conocer".
o I can decide whether to use saber or conocer in different situations.
o I can talk about sports.
o I can use the personal "a" in the correct circumstances.
REVIEW:
o numbers 200 to 1 million
o gustar with nouns
o comparatives
Unit 6, Lesson 2: La Salud
• Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk about parts of the body.
o I can make excuses.
o I can say what you did in the past.
o I can use irregular "yo" forms in the past tense.
REVIEW:
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Unit 7, Lesson 1: En el Cibercafé • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk about technology, (use the appropriate vocabulary)
o I can talk about a series of events using words such as, later, then, last year, yesterday.
o I can use positive and negative words depending on the situation. REVIEW:
o past tense of AR verbs
o vocabulary from chapter 6 and before
Unit 7, Lesson 2: Un dia en el Parque de Diversiones • Objective 1 (TBD, under revision)
o I can talk on the phone.
o I can say where you went, how it was, and what you did.
o I can extend invitations.
o I can use expression ¡Qué + adjective appropriately.
o I can use past tense of ir, ser, and hacer.
REVIEW:
o Places around town
