SPA 5-6 HONORS COURSE DESCRIPTION : Students will be able to speak with somewhat longer utterances and begin to display an ability to connect phrases and sentences to show relations between ideas expressed. Although patterns of errors are still common, students will learn to speak and write extemporaneously in past, present and future tense using vocabulary related to their own lives and interests. Accent and intonation will generally begin to be accurate although pauses and false starts may still be common as students give simple instructions and directions, make comparisons, solve problems together, and engage in conversations on a range of topics including leisure activities, professions and current events. In written work, students’ spelling and punctuation will be mostly accurate; and they will learn to organize their ideas well.