The Spanish-Speaking World Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World This unit emphasizes the alphabet, greetings, numbers 0-59, dates, months, seasons, punctuation, and time. Unit Focus Communication • Express likes and dislikes when asked simple questions (e.g., about toys or other objects). (FL.A.1.1.1) • Greet others and exchange essential personal information (e.g., home address, telephone number, place of origin, and general health). (FL.A.1.1.2) • Use appropriate gestures and expressions (i.e., body language) to complete or enhance verbal messages. (FL.A.1.1.3) • Express likes or dislikes regarding various objects, categories, people, and events present in the everyday environment. (FL.A.1.2.1) • Use repetition, rephrasing, and gestures effectively to assist in communicating spoken messages. (FL.A.1.3.4) • Follow and give simple instructions (e.g., instructions to participate in games or instructions provided by the teacher for classroom tasks). (FL.A.2.1.1) • Restate and rephrase simple information from materials presented orally, visually, and graphically in class. (FL.A.2.1.2) • Listen and read in the target language and respond through role playing, drawing, or singing. (FL.A.2.1.4) • Organize information in spoken or written form about a variety of topics of academic and cultural interest (e.g., by making lists, categorizing objects, or organizing concepts). (FL.A.2.2.3) • Comprehend and respond to oral messages (e.g., personal anecdotes or narratives) based on familiar themes and vocabulary. (FL.A.2.2.5) Culture • Participate in age-appropriate cultural activities (e.g., games, songs, birthday celebrations, storytelling, dramatizations, and role playing). (FL.B.1.1.1) • Recognize various activities and celebrations in which children participate in the target culture (e.g., games, songs, birthday celebrations, storytelling, dramatizations, and role playing). (FL.B.1.2.1) Connections • Use simple vocabulary and phrases to identify familiar objects and concepts from other disciplines. (FL.C.1.1.1) • Participate in activities in the language class designed to integrate content-area concepts (e.g., mathematical calculations or cause-and-effect relationships) into target- language instruction (e.g., about countries or cultures). (FL.C.1.2.1) • Use target-language vocabulary or concepts to reinforce knowledge of a related topic studied in another class (e.g., geographical place names, parts of the body, or basic mathematical operations). (FL.C.1.2.2) • Use the target language to gain access to information that is only available through the target language or within the target culture (listen to a story told in the target language). (FL.C.2.1.1) Comparisons • Use simple vocabulary and short phrases in the target language. (FL.D.1.1.2) • Recognize the similarities and differences between his or her native language and the target language in terms of the pronunciation, alphabet, and forms of written expression. (FL.D.1.2.2) • Distinguish the similarities and differences between the patterns of behavior of the target culture related to recreation, holidays, celebrations and the patterns of behavior of the local culture. (FL.D.2.2.1) • Recognize forms of the target language evident in the local culture (e.g., signs, symbols, advertisements, packages, displays, murals, songs, and rhymes). (FL.D.2.2.2) Experiences • Know that many people in the United States use languages other than English on a daily basis. (FL.E.1.2.1) • Demonstrate an awareness of employment possibilities (and other applications) for those who are able to master the target language. (FL.E.1.2.2) Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 5 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World Overview Spanish is spoken by over 340 million people in the world today. Spanish is the second world language of international communication. The first Spanish-speaking country was Spain. Spanish is also spoken in 19 Latin American countries, in parts of Africa, and the Philippines. In the United States, about one out of every 10 residents speaks Spanish. In this unit you will learn the following: • numbers 0-59 (los números) • alphabet (el alfabeto, el abecedario) • punctuation (la puntuación) • greetings and goodbyes (los saludos y las despedidas) • months of the year (los meses del año) • days of the week (los días de la semana) • dates (las fechas) • seasons (las estaciones) • time (la hora). Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 7 Vocabulario (Vocabulary) Use the vocabulary list below as a reference for this unit. Los números (Numbers) cero . 0 uno . 1 dos 2 tres . 3 cuatro . 4 cinco . 5 seis . 6 siete 7 ocho . 8 nueve . 9 diez 10 once 11 doce 12 trece . 13 catorce . 14 quince 15 dieciséis 16 diecisiete . 17 dieciocho . 18 diecinueve 19 8 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World veinte . 20 veintiuno 21 veintidós . 22 veintitrés . 23 veinticuatro 24 veinticinco 25 veintiséis . 26 veintisiete . 27 veintiocho . 28 veintinueve 29 treinta 30 treinta y uno . 31 treinta y dos . 32 treinta y tres . 33 treinta y cuatro . 34 treinta y cinco 35 treinta y seis . 36 treinta y siete . 37 treinta y ocho . 38 treinta y nueve . 39 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 9 cuarenta . 40 cuarenta y uno . 41 cuarenta y dos 42 cuarenta y tres 43 cuarenta y cuatro . 44 cuarenta y cinco . 45 cuarenta y seis 46 cuarenta y siete 47 cuarenta y ocho 48 cuarenta y nueve . 49 cincuenta . 50 cincuenta y uno . 51 cincuenta y dos 52 cincuenta y tres 53 cincuenta y cuatro . 54 cincuenta y cinco . 55 cincuenta y seis 56 cincuenta y siete 57 cincuenta y ocho 58 cincuenta y nueve . 59 [...]... 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 15 Las estaciones (Seasons) el invierno winter la primavera spring el verano summer el otoño fall 16 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World El tiempo (Weather) Responses to ¿Qué tiempo hace? (What’s the weather like?) Hace buen tiempo The weather is good Hace mal tiempo The weather is bad... practicar mucho It is necessary to practice a lot Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 31 Introduction ¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! Welcome to Spanish Class! As you learn another language, you also learn about the people who speak the language and where they live You learn about their traditions and contributions to the world You also learn to reflect upon yourself and your family’s way... follow the suggestions below, you will learn more easily and remember longer Learning another language depends on how well you remember You learn in steps One step depends on the previous step If you skip a step, the next step is more difficult Try the following strategies: • Make flashcards to learn new vocabulary Write the Spanish word on one side of the card and the English word on the other side... Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World Useful Time Expressions ¿Qué hora es? What time is it? Es medianoche It is midnight Son las tres y cuarto en punto It is 3:15 on the dot Salimos a las nueve We leave at 9:00 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 19 Useful Time-Related Expressions de la mañana in the morning (de la = specific time) por la mañana in the morning... vocabulary Write the Spanish word on one side of the card and the English word on the other side Practice the words both ways Look at the Spanish word and say the English word Then look at the English word and say the Spanish word • Listen and repeat as the teacher models the Spanish words and phrases Imitate the accent as closely as you can • Every day, spend at least 15 minutes reading over what you have... Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World The months of the year are Hace calor en los meses de It is hot in the months of Hace frío en los meses de It is cold in the months of Los meses del año son María tiene un examen el martes Maria has a test on Tuesday Ella tiene que estudiar She has to study No es fácil aprender matemáticas It isn’t easy to learn mathematics Hay que... practice it with someone else in the class This may be easier to do when you are not in the class but in the hallway, at lunch, or after school This way you can both practice Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 33 • Do not skip any assignments If you do not understand the assignment, please ask your teacher for an explanation Solve problems immediately This way, the next material you learn will... (Srta.) young lady (Miss) Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 27 sí yes la suerte luck la tarde afternoon el tiempo time or weather tu your (singular) viento wind el vocabulario vocabulary y and 28 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World Sentences ¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!... Normal 12 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World Las despedidas (Goodbyes) Adiós Goodbye Bueno, tengo clase Well, I have class Chao .Bye Hasta luego See you later Hasta mañana See you tomorrow Tengo que irme I have to go Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 13 Los días de la semana (Days of the Week) el lunes ... tomorrow morning pasado mañana the day after tomorrow 20 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World el año pasado last year anoche last night la semana pasada last week el año que viene next year el domingo que viene next Sunday la semana que viene next week Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 21 Words el acento . The Spanish-Speaking World Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World This unit emphasizes the alphabet, greetings, numbers. able to master the target language. (FL.E.1.2.2) Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World 5 Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World Overview