Unit 1 Amigos y alumnos

Describing people and places Nationalities Numbers: 1-30 School subjects and courses

Unit 2 Mi familia y mi casa

Family relationships Telling Your Age Numbers: 31 100 Rooms in a house or an apartment

Unit 3 En casa y en clase

Activities at home Going to school Activities at school Numbers: 100 1000 Places you go

Unit 4 De compras
School supplies Shopping Numbers: 1,000 2,000,000 Clothing Color, sizes

Unit 5 En el caf y en el mercado

Foods and beverages Eating at a caf Shopping for food

Unit 6 Los deportes

Team sports Physical activities

Preliminary Lessons
Greet people Say good-bye to people Find out and tell the days of the week Find out and tell the months of the year Find out and tell the date Count from 1 to 100 Tell time Express simple courtesies Tell about the seasons and weather

Unit 1 Amigos y alumnos

Ask or tell who someone is Ask or tell what something is Ask or tell where someone is from Ask or tell what someone is like Count from 1-30 Describe people and things Tell what subjects you take in school and express some opinions about them Discuss differences between schools in the United States and in Spanish-speaking countries

Unit 2 Mi familia y mi casa

Talk about your family Count from 31-100 Describe your home Tell what you and others have Tell your age and find out someone elses age Speak to people informally and formally Tell what belongs to you and others Talk about families in Spanish-speaking countries

Unit 3 En casa y en clase

Talk about what you and others do at home Talk about going to school Talk about some school activities Talk about parties

Count from 100 to 1000 Describe where you and others go Describe where you and others are Discuss differences between schools in the United States and in Spanish-speaking countries

Unit 4 De compras
Identify and describe school supplies Count from 1000 to 2,000,000 Identify and describe articles of clothing State color and size preferences Tell what you are going to do and what you have to do Express amazement Tell what belongs to you and to others Talk about clothing preferences in Spanish-speaking countries

Unit 5 En el caf y en el mercado

Order food or a beverage at a caf Identify some foods Shop for food Talk about what you and others do Talk about foods of the Spanish-speaking world Talk about differences between eating habits in the United States and in the Spanish-speaking countries

Unit 6 Los deportes

Talk about sports Talk about what you begin to, want to, and prefer to do Talk about peoples activities Express what interests, bores, or pleases you Discuss the role of sports in the Spanish-speaking world

True competence in a foreign language cannot be attained without simultaneous development of an awareness of the culture in which the language is spoken. Culture is interwoven into the curriculum of Nivel verde in these ways:

Unit 1 Amigos y alumnos

Carlos Irizarry, a student from San Juan, Puerto Rico Maria Crespo, a student from Santiago, Chile Schools in Spanish-speaking countries Enrique Iglesias, a famous Spanish singer Gloria Estefan, A famous Cuban singer

Unit 2 Mi familia y mi casa

The Garza family, from Miraflores, Lima, Peru La quinceaera Different types of houses in Peru Las Meninas by Diego Velzquez

Unit 3 En casa y en clase

Daily activities in the Spanish-speaking world compared to in the United States Schools in Spain and in Latin America The liberator Simon Bolvar A famous leader of Puerto Rico, Luis Muoz Marn A famous Chilean poet, Gabriela Mistral Computer terms in Spanish
VELAZQUEZ, Diego Las Meninas 1656 Oil on canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid

Unit 4 De compras
Similarities between the clothes young people wear in the United states and in Spanish-speaking countries Discussing school uniforms A famous clothing designer: Oscar de la Renta Indigenous clothing in Central and South America

Unit 5 En el caf y en el mercado

The importance of cafs Different types of popular Mexican and Spanish foods Open-air markets, indigenous markets and supermarkets in Spain and in Latin America Eating habits in Spanish-speaking countries The metric system

Unit 6 Los deportes

The importance of sports in the Spanish-speaking world The World Cup of soccer A famous player from the Dominican Republic: Sammy Sosa

 A famous golfer: Sergio Garca Other famous sports stars from Spain and Latin America

Unit 1
Singular and plural forms of definite and indefinite articles el, la, un, una Singular and plural forms of adjectives Singular and plural forms of nouns Singular and plural forms of ser

Unit 2
Singular and plural forms of the verb tener T versus usted Possessive adjectives

Unit 3
Singular and plural forms of ar verbs Singular and plural forms of ir, dar and estar The contraction al

Unit 4
Ir a and Tener que Adjective agreement of colors Expressing amazement using Qu ms! The contraction del

Unit 5
Singular and plural forms of er and ir verbs

Unit 6
Stem-changing verbs e ie Stem-changing verbs o ue Interesar, aburrir and gustar