Semester 1:
Describe where I go and what I can do, want to do, and am going to do
Describe my family, including personality and physical characteristics
Understand the culture/information on Day of the Dead by reading Tumba
Recognize different verb endings for different subject pronouns
Semester 2:
Demonstrate understanding of the verb structures live, look for, and say
Describe weather and activities/clothing I wear during different seasons/weather.
Describe vacations I go on including details about what I put in my suitcase, things I see, and activities I do.
Essential verbal concepts:
Voy, puedo, quiero, tengo, soy (personality/physical/origin), digo, hace + weather expression, llevo (clothing), pienso (opinion), me gusta, veo, pongo
Verb usage:
Present - mastery of yo, tu, and el/ella/Ud. forms
Exposure:
Preterite/imperfect (exposure only - through readers and weekend conversation)
Simple Future