OVERVIEW—Spanish 2

Topics

Saludos- Review

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Functions

Express basic courtesies

Talk about self and family

Express likes and dislikes

Foods, Meals, Ordering

Talk about daily routines

Talk about future plans

Talk about vacations/trips, what you did

Describe weather

Give directions

Celebrations

Tell someone what to do

Say what you and others are doing

Dates, numbers, time

Grammatical concepts

Review of concepts learned in Spanish 1-

“-ar”, “-er”, “-ir” verbs

Verbs: ir, ser, estar, gustar, tener, stem-changing verbs

Reflexive verbs

Preterite

Direct object pronouns

Informal “tu” commands

Indirect object pronouns

Present progressive

Unidad 1-COSTA RICA

Capítulos 1 y 2

Plan a trip by plane

Express preferences

Talk about the outdoors

Tell what people can/cannot do

Give directions

Say what you did in the past

Direct Object Pronouns

Verbs: pensar, querer, preferir

Formal commands

Preterite tense of “-ar”, “-er”, “-ir”

Unidad 2-MEXICO

Capítulos 3 y 4

Talk about news events, reactions, responses to emergency situations

Talk about the past

Compare present and past

Talk about past and present technology

Preterite of decir, haber, verbs with spelling changes

Imperfect

Comparisons

Unidad 3-NUEVA YORK, LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA

Capítulos 5 y 6

Talk about going out with friends, favorite activities

Make generalizations

Talk about childhood memories, relationships, events in the past

Preterite of reflexive verbs

Indirect Object Pronouns

Reciprocal verbs

Preterite vs. Imperfect

Unidad 4- ARGENTINA

Capítulos 7 y 8

Plan/prepare for holiday celebrations

Cooking, recipes, meals

Talk about farms and ranches, animals, crops, activities

Hace…que, Por vs. Para

Irregular verbs in the preterite

Past participles with estar

Future

Unidad 5-ESPAÑA

Capítulos 9 y 10

Get ready to go out

Go shopping

Talk about clothing, fashion

Talk about health, diet, exercise

Give advice

Demonstrative pronouns

Ser vs. Estar

Informal Commands