Syllabus for Spanish I
Fall Term:
I. Lección 1 – Hola, ¿qué tal? – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Greetings and leave-takings
B. Identifying yourself and others
C. Expressions of courtesy
D. Lectura: Teléfonos importantes
E. Panorama: Estados Unidos y Canadá
F. Structure: Alphabet, nouns, articles, numbers: 0-30, the verb SER, &
telling time
telling time
II. Lección 2 – En la clase – Spanish Pod episodes
A. The classroom and school life
B. Fields of study and school subjects
C. Days of the week
D. Class schedules
E. Lectura: ¡Español en Madrid!
F. Panorama: España
G. Structure: Present tense of –ar verbs, forming questions, present
tense of ESTAR, numbers:30-100
tense of ESTAR, numbers:30-100
III. Lección 3 – La familia – Spanish Pod episodes
A. The family
B. Identifying people
C. Professions and occupations
D. Lectura: Gente…Las familias
E. Panorama: Ecuador
F. Structure: Descriptive adjectives, possessive adjectives, present tense
of TENER and VENIR
of TENER and VENIR
Winter Term:
I. Lección 4 – Los pasatiempos – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Pastimes
B. Sports
C. Places in the city
D. Lectura: No solo el fútbol
E. Panorama: México
D. Structure: Present tense of IR, Stem-changing verbs: e/ie, o/ue, e/i,
verbs with irregular yo forms
verbs with irregular yo forms
II. Lección 5 – Las vacaciones – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Travel and vacation
B. Months of the year
C. Seasons and weather
D. Ordinal numbers
E. Lectura: Turismo ecológico en Puerto Rico
F. Panorama: Puerto Rico
G. Structures – ESTAR with conditions & emotions, present progressive,
SER/ESTAR, direct object nouns & pronouns
SER/ESTAR, direct object nouns & pronouns
III. Lección 6 - ¡De compras! – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Clothing and shopping
B. Negotiating a Price and buying
C. Colors
D. More adjectives
E. Lectura: ¡Real liquidación!
F. Panorama: Cuba
G. Structures – SABER & CONOCER, Indirect object pronouns, preterite
tense of regular verbs, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
tense of regular verbs, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Spring Term:
I. Lección 7 – La rutina diaria – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Daily routing
B. Personal hygiene
C. Time expressions
D. Lectura: ¡Qué día!
E. Panorama: Perú
F. Structures – Reflexive verbs, positive and negative expressions,
preterite of SER & IR, verbs like GUSTAR
preterite of SER & IR, verbs like GUSTAR
II. Lección 8 – La comida – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Food
B. Food descriptions
C. Meals
D. Lectura: Gastronomía
E. Panorama: Guatemala
F. Structures – Preterite of stem-changing verbs, double object
pronouns, comparisons, superlatives
pronouns, comparisons, superlatives
III. Lección 9 – Las fiestas – Spanish Pod episodes
A. Parties and celebrations
B. Personal relationships
C. Stages of life
D. Lectura: Vida social
E. Panorama: Chile
F. Structures – Irregular preterites, verbs that change meanings in the
preterite, ¿Qué? & ¿cuál?, pronouns after prepositions
preterite, ¿Qué? & ¿cuál?, pronouns after prepositions
N. B. There will be frequent daily assessments and a major assessment at the end of each Lección.
