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NUMBER OF
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UNITS
TIME PER
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CLASS PERIODS (50 minute periods)
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paso 1A ISBN 2-921554-18-6
- Los países y sus capitales
- Mapas de Latinoamérica
- Mapas de España
Maps! Maps! Maps!
Clear,
well drawn, easy to reproduce! Each map provides essential information
so your
students can master the geography of the Spanish speaking world. Much
more than
just countries and capitals! The maps are contextualized: there is a
map of
different musical styles; another of the conquerors and the explorers;
a map of
the cities of Spain shows where some famous Spanish painters were born.
Subject
matter: geography of Latin America and Spain (11 different maps)
Vocabulary:
names of countries and capitals, names of cardinal points, names of
oceans, names of various famous people and places
Grammar:
ser, llamar, estar
Oral
practice: ¿Cómo se llama? ¿Es...?
¿De dónde es....?
Internet:
Key word list to facilitate a search
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paso 1B ISBN 2-921554-19-4
- Miguel de Cervantes y Sor Juana
- Pablo Picasso
- Juan Carlos I
Do
not wait to
introduce Cervantes, Picasso and the king of Spain,
Juan Carlos I until your students are «ready.» Writers,
painters and kings! What a combination! Introduce these Spanish icons
at the
very beginning level.
Subject
matter: introduction to Spanish literature, art and history
Vocabulary:
basic literary; basic art; royal family
Grammar:
articles; agreement; interrogative pronouns
Oral
practice: Cervantes; music and art; Juan Carlos' family
Homework:
book; change paragraph to 3rd person; my family
Internet:
Key word list to facilitate a search
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paso 1C ISBN 2-921554-20-8
- Deportes
- Maradona y Butragueño
- Música
- Julio Iglesias, Luis Miguel
Sports
and music! Two
subjects that both students and teachers like. Introduce your students
to the
World Cup. Have them do a logic exercise to determine who will win the
Cup.
Inductive and deductive skills are part of the learning process and the
Spanish
classroom is one more place to learn.
The
music of Spain and the Americas is rich and varied. Introduce your students to
the merengue, the chachachá
and the tango; learn the names
of the instruments and extend the vocabulary. Simple verbs like cantar, presentar and bailar
have
corresponding nouns. Content based means that the information comes
from the
text and the students make the connections!
Subject
matter: sports and music
Vocabulary:
names of sports; names of instruments; verbs related to music
Grammar:
ser / hay; jugar; interrogative pronouns, prepositions en and de
Oral
practice: sports, cartoon about sports in Spain; music
Homework:
sports figures; music, song and dance
Internet:
Key word list to facilitate a search
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paso 1D ISBN 2-921554-21-6
Preguntas sobre el mundo hispano
- La importancia mundial del
español
- ¿Por qué tienen
muchos nombres los hispanos?
- ¿Quiénes hablan
bien el español?
- El dólar no es la moneda
en todo el mundo
Students
tend to group
all Spanish speakers together. Here are four short units that point out
the
similarities and difference between the more than 20 countries where
Spanish is
spoken. Not only do they eat different foods, they also have different
money.
What a wonderful way to review geography, nationalities and the family!
Subject
matter: general information
Vocabulary:
names of money; nationalities; family; names of languages
Grammar:
ir verbs and stem changes; review of ar, er, ir verbs; prepositions de
& en
Oral
practice: languages taught in different countries; regional
accents; work habits
Homework:
countries where Spanish is spoken (map); weekly schedule; my language;
a family tree; languages taught at my school
Internet:
Key word list to facilitate a search
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paso 1E ISBN 2-921554-29-1
- El Perú y España
- Barcelona y México D.F.
- Las regiones de
Latinoamérica
Because
our students
are unfamiliar with the Spanish speaking world, here are three easy
units to
set them straight. Compare two countries, Spain
and Peru, two cities, Barcelona and Mexico City and finally, divide Latin
America into regions so they do not
get so confused. Remember
that our units are always contextualized. Thus, simple agreements are
practiced
with information about Mexico
City and interrogative
pronouns are used to ask basic questions about Peru
and Spain.
Subject
matter: history and geography
Vocabulary:
basic adjectives; places in a city; nouns related to geography
Grammar:
placement of adjectives; hay; agreement; prepositions
Oral
practice: compare Spain and Peru; compare Barcelona and Mexico;
map work
Homework:
my home town; comparing two countries
Internet:
Key word list to facilitate a search
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paso 1F 2-921554-56-9
Andalucía
- Ganador(a) del premio "Visita
Andalucía"
- Granada: La Alhambra
- Una ciudad española:
Torremolinos
We
used to teach our
students about the Moorish influence at the advanced levels. Here is
the
opportunity not only to admire the architecture but also to counter
stereotypes
and racism. Your students will walk through the Alhambra and
practice gustar. They will choose a place to visit in
Andalucía and also
spend the day at one of Spain’s
most popular holiday resorts, Torremolinos.
Deductive thinking skills and important information about Muslim Spain
are the
corner stones of the three thematic units.
Subject
matter: Andalucía: places, people, history
Vocabulary:
house, hotel, tourism; numbers; meals
Grammar:
gustar, interesar, encantar, preferir; por la mañana, por la
tarde, por la noche
Oral
practice: interview, an exceptional building, the Alhambra;
visit Torremolinos
Homework:
Decision on place to visit; a postcard; visit Torremolinos
Internet:
Key word list to facilitate a search
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paso 1G ISBN 2-921554-63-1
México
- Los ambulantes
- El metro en la Ciudad de
México
- La independencia de México
Why
are there so many
street vendors in Latin America? What do they
sell? Find out the answers and review clothing!
Take
the metro and the
bus! Learn the words and their genders for different modes of
transportation.
Do some simple arithmetic to figure out the number of metro riders in Mexico City by
car, by day and by hour. Attractive
pictures make you feel like you
are there.
Miguel
Hidalgo
declared Mexico’s independence from Spain
from the steps of a church in a little town.
Have your students practice right, left and center by finding the
stores and
restaurants in that same town today. Practice the vocabulary of the
house with
Miguel Hidalgo’s home. Compare Mexico’s
independence to your own country. There are
many comparisons that can be made: dates, bells, heroes and more.
Subject
matter: street vendors; transport; independence
Vocabulary:
clothing; transport;
city and buildings
Grammar:
singular and plural;
articles; prepositions of place
Oral
practice: street vendors;
transport; independence
Homework:
describe a picture;
transport I use; draw a map
Internet:
Key word list to
facilitate a search
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paso 1H ISBN 2-921554-73-9
El Español en el mundo
- Más mapas de
Latinoamérica
- Más mapas de España
More
contextualized
maps! Practice the alphabet and geography, first with basic information
and
then with a game. Learn to recognize the shapes of different Spanish
speaking
countries! Practice the pronunciation of the names of the countries!
Analyze
and compare the size and population of different countries and compare
them to
your own country. Make logical conclusions with the information.
Combine lots
of content with very elementary language. Only with content-based units
is it
possible to introduce so much cultural information!
Subject
matter: geography; countries and languages
Vocabulary:
alphabet, countries, capitals, languages
Grammar:
es / no es; es / son; singular and plural of nouns
Oral
practice: names of countries, capitals; alphabet game
Homework:
indentify countries where different languages are spoken
Internet:
key words for Net search
Model
tests and teacher's guide
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paso 1I ISBN 2-921554-74-7
México D.F.
- La Ciudad de México
- La calle Madero
- Coyoacán
A
great city, a busy
downtown street, a famous neighborhood! Get a sense of the size of one
of
biggest cities on our planet. Discover how the past and the present are
visible
in the city. Walk down a street between two of the main plazas and
practice street
numbers for the different stores on Calle Madero. March around the
lovely
square in the neighborhood that Frida Kahlo called her own. Practice
the basic
vocabulary of the city, the times of the day and review the singular
and plural
of nouns. Basic language structure and vocabulary are well matched to
sophisticated ideas.
Subject
matter: city; one street; one neighborhood
Vocabulary:
city; street; meals
Grammar:
definite articles;
agreement; hay/ no hay; ar, er, ir verbs
Oral
practice: two pictures; a
street; two schedules
Homework:
my city; identify a given
street; two schedules
Internet:
key words for Net search
Model
tests and teacher's guide
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paso 1J ISBN 2-921554-75-5
Más personajes
históricos
- Carlos V
- Cortés y Moctezuma
- Simón Bolívar
Teach
the vocabulary
of the house with Bolivar’s home. His house had a large room to pray
and an
area for the animals. There were two dining rooms but only one small
bathroom. Compare
this house with the one your own. This is authentic cultural
information!
The
animals of the Old World! The foods of the New World! Today we cannot imagine Europe without tomatoes or the American west without
cattle! And what about those invisible animals, the viruses and
bacteria that
killed the indigenous population? Only through content based units can
you
transmit so much information and promote culture understanding with
simple
vocabulary and beginner grammar.
We
have all done different
versions of family trees in class. Try working on the family tree of
Charles V.
Introduce his grandparents, Isabel and Ferdinand, the Catholic kings.
Compare
his family to yours and practice the vocabulary of the family. Check
out a map
of Charles V’s world and practice the names of the languages then
spoken.
Subject
matter: family and empire; New and Old Worlds; independence
Vocabulary:
family; plants and animals, house
Grammar:
posessive adjectives; tener; ¿dónde? ¿qué?
Oral
practice: family; domestic and wild animals; house
Homework:
tree of royal families; animals of two worlds
Internet:
key words for Net search
Model
tests and teacher's guide
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paso 1K ISBN 2-921554-76-3
Las culturas indígenas
- Copán: una ciudad maya
- El calendario azteca
- Las misteriosas Líneas de
Nasca
The
fact that some
calendars are round and others are rectangles shows the diversity of
our world.
It does not matter whether we divide the year into 20 months or 12
months, we
will end up with the same number of days. How is this possible? This
unit
underlines the fact that we are all inhabitants of the same planet.
Learning
about the many views of diversity is important!
The
indigenous
cultures of Central and South America allow you to
practice basic vocabulary and grammar. The unit on the Maya reviews
numbers in
two different formats: the Maya and ours. The unit on the Nasca Lines
deals
with animals and the body.
Subject
matter: mayas, aztecas; nasca and other cultures
Vocabulary:
numbers; days, weeks and year; body
Grammar:
adverbs of place; tener; articles
Oral
practice: other calendars; extraterrestrials
Homework:
other calendars; mysteries
Internet:
key words for Net search
Model
tests and teacher's guide
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2-921554-78-X
Tres artistas españoles
The
teacher’s favorite
unit in the Level 1 copy masters! Teach the vocabulary of the family
with
Goya’s painting, La familia de Carlos IV.
In the picture find the parents (the king and the queen), the three
sons, the three
daughters, the kings’ brother and sister, even a little baby, the
grandchild.
And what are they wearing? Great fun!
Walk
through Barcelona in search of the Gaudi sites. First visit the
Casa Mila, then on to the church of the Sagrada Familia and finish the
day at
the Parque Güell. The metro maps and the street map serve as a
great way to
practice giving directions!
Subject
matter: painting, music, architecture
Vocabulary:
family, clothing; music, giving directions
Grammar:
agreement; gustar; subir, bajar, tomar
Oral
practice: student presentations of other paintings; musical
taste; compare 2 houses
Homework:
a painting; family tree of Carlos IV; fiestas in Spain; give directions
Internet:
key words for Net search
Model
tests and teacher's guide
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paso 1M ISBN 2-921554-79-8
El nuevo milenio
- Adiós peseta
- La computadora / el ordenador
- El fútbol
Spain
moves into the new millennium! Now part of the European Union, the Euro
permits free access to all the countries. Students compare the old
bills with
the new ones. Numbers!
Not
only will the
students learn the vocabulary of the computer, they will find out that
there
are words that are said differently in Spain
and in the Americas. The unit gives excellent information on
search engines in Spanish and allows the students to write emails in
Spanish.
Soccer!
What a
wonderful game! The whole world plays soccer. All you need is a ball!
Get your
students to talk about the World Cup, about other sports and all of
this using gustar, interesar and encantar.
Subject
matter: money; computers; sports
Vocabulary:
money (caro / barato); computers, sports
Grammar:
verbs, gustar, interesar, encantar
Oral
practice: prices, a poll
Homework:
literary, mathematical or artistic options; Net search; ID card
Internet:
key words for Net search
Model
tests and teacher's guide
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