Instructional Design and Professional Learning Division — K–12 World Language Quarter 1 August–

September

SPANISH I—3840 Teacher Guide

UNIT 1: Getting to Know You

By the end of this unit, students will be able to…

Interpersonal Communication Interpretive Communication Presentational Communication Culture, Connections,
Conversation Reading Listening Speaking Writing Comparisons, and Communities
1.1.1 Greet and say goodbye to people 2.1.1 Understand basic 3.1.1 Recognize some 4.1.1 Greet people 5.1.1 Write an introduction of 6.1.1 Recognize the countries and capitals of the
1.1.2 Introduce themselves and ask others their personal information common greetings and 4.1.2 Tell their age and themselves Spanish-speaking world
names from communications expressions birthday 5.1.2 Write their age and 6.1.2 Identify and understand the different levels of
1.1.3 Answer questions about their name, age, such as e-mails, 3.1.2 Understand someone 4.1.3 Tell where they are birthday formality that exist in the Spanish language
origin, and phone number personal profiles, and saying a date from 5.1.3 Write where they are
1.1.4 Tell the date short dialogues 3.1.3 Understand others 4.1.4 Tell the date from
1.1.5 Tell when their birthday is 2.1.2 Identify some talking about their age, 4.1.5 Tell their telephone 5.1.4 Write their phone
1.1.6 Tell how to spell their own names cognates or where they are from, number number
characters that help to their phone number, 4.1.6 Introduce themselves 5.1.5 Write the date and time
understand meaning and birthday
3.1.4 Understand when
someone spells their
name

What will students know by the end of this unit?

Vocabulary Language Structures and Conventions
• Greetings and leave-taking expressions • Telling and asking names [F]
• Expressions of courtesy • Telling and asking dates [F]
• Numbers • Telling and asking a person’s origin [F]
• Date Expressions • Telling and asking a person’s age [F]
• Months of the year • Telling and asking a person’s phone number [F]
• Days of the week • Simple addition and subtraction [F]
• Weather Expressions
[F] = Full Control [P] = Partial Control [C] = Conceptual Control
What universal concepts should I teach throughout this course?
7.1.1 Identify and use cognates that exist between Spanish and English
7.1.2 Compare language structures between Spanish and English
7.1.3 Compare and contrast the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world with their own culture
7.1.4 Recognize opportunities to use Spanish outside of the classroom setting
7.1.5 Recognize and use gestures, manners, behaviors, greetings, and idiomatic expressions of the Spanish-speaking world
7.1.6 Recognize similarities and differences in the Spanish-speaking writing system and use it with increasing accuracy
7.1.7 Recognize and use the Spanish sound system with increasing accuracy
  
Curriculum and Professional Development Division — K–12 Foreign Language Quarter 1 August–
September

SPANISH I—3840 Vocabulary Guide

UNIT 1: Getting to Know You

Greeting and Leav e Taking Introductions Numbers

Hola. Hello. ¿Cómo te llamas? cero
Adiós. Good bye. What’s your name?
¿Cómo se llama Ud.? uno
Buenos días. Good morning. Me llamo… My name is… dos
Buenas tardes. Good afternoon. el nombre name tres
Buenas noches. Good evening. el apellido last name cuatro
Hasta luego. See you later. Él/Ella se llama… His/Her name is… cinco
Hasta mañana. See you tomorrow. ¿De dónde eres? seis
Hasta pronto. See you soon. Where are you from?
¿De dónde es usted? siete
¿Cómo estás? Soy de… I’m from ocho
How are you?
¿Cómo está usted? Él/Ella es de… He/She is from… nueve
¿Qué tal? How’s it going? Eres de… You are from… diez
bien fine ¿Cuál es tu/su número de teléfono? What is your phone number? once
mal bad Mi número de teléfono es… My phone number is… doce
muy mal very bad Su número de teléfono es… His/Her phone number is… trece
muy bien very well ¿Cuándo es tu/su cumpleaños? When is your birthday? catorce
así así so so Mi cumpleaños es el…de… My birthday is… quince
  Su cumpleaños es el… de… His birthday is… veinte
¿Cuántos años tienes? treinta
Days of the Week Months ¿Cuántos años tiene usted?
How old are you?
cuarenta
lunes enero Tengo… años. I am … years old. cincuenta
martes febrero sesenta
miércoles marzo   setenta
jueves abril Date Expressions ochenta
viernes mayo el mes month
noventa
sábado junio el día day cien
domingo julio el año year mil
agosto la semana week un millón
septiembre el cumpleaños birthday más
octubre ¿Qué día es? What day is it? menos
noviembre ¿Cuál es la fecha? What is the date? es
diciembre Hoy es el … de … Today is… son
Mañana es… Tomorrow is…
hoy today
mañana tomorrow

 
UNIT 1: Getting to Know You

Expressions of Courtesy Weather and Seasons

por favor please ¿Qué tiempo hace? What’s the weather?
gracias thank you Hace sol. It’s sunny.
de nada Hace calor. It’s hot.
You’re welcome.
mucho gusto Hace frío. It’s cold.
igualmente Same to you. Hace buen tiempo. It’s good weather.
es un placer It’s a pleasure. Hace mal tiempo. It’s bad weather.
señor (Sr.) Mister (Mr.) Hace viento. It’s windy.
señora (Sra.) Ms. Hace fresco. It’s cool.
señorita (Srta.) Miss Está nublado. It’s cloudy.
Está lloviendo. It’s raining.
Está nevando. It’s snowing.
Llueve. It rains.
Nieva. It snows.
el invierno winter
el otoño fall
la primavera spring
el verano summer