Spanish 1

Welcome to class!

By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

· Use subject pronouns and match them with conjugated verb forms; use adjectives and articles and match them (by gender and number) with nouns.

· Construct and comprehend, orally and in writing, sentences in Spanish in the present tense with a variety of regular and irregular verbs.

· Know when to use the verbs estar or ser (to be), conocer or saber (to know) in several situations.

· Ask and answer questions about people's names (using the reflexive verb llamarse) and national origins, and to discuss dates and time of day.

· Count and recognize the numbers in Spanish up to 1,000.

· Use verbs like gustar, encantar, and disgustar to express likes and dislikes.

· Make comparisons and express agreement and disagreement.

By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Use regular verbs in the preterite (past) tense.

• Use direct-object pronouns and the preterite of leer (read), sacar (take out), and prestar (lend), along with direct-object pronouns.

• Construct and comprehend, orally and in writing, sentences in Spanish in the preterite tense with a variety of regular and irregular verbs.

• Use the present tense to describe weather conditions and the associated food, clothing, and activities.

• Use the verbs hacer and estar to describe weather conditions.

• Use ir + a to talk about what is going to happen in the future.

• Use future tense to talk about weather forecast.

• Use subjunctive mood with para que (so that or in order that).

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