| Units |
Target Vocabulary Cluster |
Grammar Structure |
| TPR |
TPR (Total Participatory Response): Students learn commands, classroom objects, days of the week, numbers, clothing, greetings, etc. |
Students learn 3rd person plural commands and conjugation of verbs "ser" and "tener". |
| Chapt. 1 |
Students learn verb gustar, subject pronouns, and definite articles. |
Students learn conjugation of verb "gustar" and subject pronoun/verb agreement, and the gender of nouns. |
| Chapt. 2 |
Students learn classroom materials, bedroom vocabulary, indefinite articles, and "necesitar" and "querer". |
Students learn conjugation of verbs "necesitar/querer" and regular vs. irregular verbs. |
| Chapt. 3 |
Students learn school subject and time-telling vocablulary, and "estar". |
Students learn conjugation of "estar" and noun/adjective gender and number agreement. |
| Chapt. 4 |
Students learn regular "ar" verbs, names of city buildings, and prepositions of location. |
Students learn to conjugate regular present tense "ar" verbs and when to use "dónde" vs. "adónde". |
| Chapt.5 |
Students learn additional "ar" verbs, present indicative "er/ir" verbs, seasons, and date vocabulary. |
Students learn to conjugate regular present tense "er/ir" verbs, and to use prepositional phrases to modify indirect object pronouns "le" and "les". |
| Chapt. 6 |
Student learn family and domestic animal vocabulary, possessive adjectives, personal characteristic adjectives, and verbs related to domestic chores. |
Student continue to develop their understanding of noun/adjective # and gender agreement, the conjugation of present tense irregular "go" verbs ("hacer", "salir", "poner"), and the use of the "personal a". |
| Chapt. 7 |
Students learn telephone conversation, recreational destination, and personal hygiene vocabulary, "querer", "pensar", and reflexive present indicative verbs related to personal hygiene. |
Students learn the conjugation of stem changing present tense e → ie verbs, verb phrases, reflexive verbs, and "tener" idioms. |
| Chapt. 8 |
Students learn food and table setting vocabulary, "almorzar", and 200-100,000. |
Students learn o→ue present tense stem changing verbs, distinguish between the use of "ser" and estar" and additional "tener" idioms. |
| Chapt. 9 |
Student learn additional city building and clothing vocabulary, demonstrative adjectives, and "costar". |
Students learn the use of "ser + de + material/pattern" and "más + adjective + que" and "menos + adjective + que" and "tan + adjective + como," and demonstrative adjectives. |
| Chapt. 10 |
Students learn holidays, party preparation vocabulary, how to reference time in the part, and verbs that use indirect pronouns. |
Students learn, present progressive, informal commands, preterite tense of regular "ar" verbs, and direct object pronouns "lo" and "la". |
