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The Spanish-Speaking World

Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World

This unit emphasizes the alphabet, greetings, numbers 0-59, dates,months, seasons, punctuation, and time

• Use appropriate gestures and expressions (i.e., body

language) to complete or enhance verbal messages

(FL.A.1.1.3)

• Express likes or dislikes regarding various objects,

categories, people, and events present in the everydayenvironment (FL.A.1.2.1)

• Use repetition, rephrasing, and gestures effectively toassist in communicating spoken messages (FL.A.1.3.4)

• Follow and give simple instructions (e.g., instructions toparticipate in games or instructions provided by the

teacher for classroom tasks) (FL.A.2.1.1)

• Restate and rephrase simple information from materialspresented orally, visually, and graphically in class

(FL.A.2.1.2)

• Organize information in spoken or written form about avariety of topics of academic and cultural interest (e.g., bymaking lists, categorizing objects, or organizing

concepts) (FL.A.2.2.3)

• Comprehend and respond to oral messages (e.g.,

personal anecdotes or narratives) based on familiar

themes and vocabulary (FL.A.2.2.5)

Culture

• Participate in age-appropriate cultural activities (e.g.,games, songs, birthday celebrations, storytelling,

dramatizations, and role playing) (FL.B.1.1.1)

• Recognize various activities and celebrations in whichchildren participate in the target culture (e.g., games,songs, birthday celebrations, storytelling, dramatizations,and role playing) (FL.B.1.2.1)

target-• Use target-language vocabulary or concepts to reinforceknowledge of a related topic studied in another class(e.g., geographical place names, parts of the body, orbasic mathematical operations) (FL.C.1.2.2)

• Use the target language to gain access to information that

is only available through the target language or withinthe target culture (listen to a story told in the target

language) (FL.C.2.1.1)

• Know that many people in the United States use

languages other than English on a daily basis (FL.E.1.2.1)

• Demonstrate an awareness of employment possibilities(and other applications) for those who are able to masterthe target language (FL.E.1.2.2)

Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World

Overview

Spanish is spoken by over 340 million people in the world today Spanish

is the second world language of international communication The first

Spanish-speaking country was Spain Spanish is also spoken in 19 Latin

American countries, in parts of Africa, and the Philippines In the UnitedStates, about one out of every 10 residents speaks Spanish

In this unit you will learn the following:

• numbers 0-59 (los números)

• alphabet (el alfabeto, el abecedario)

• punctuation (la puntuación)

• greetings and goodbyes (los saludos y las despedidas)

• months of the year (los meses del año)

• days of the week (los días de la semana)

• dates (las fechas)

• seasons (las estaciones)

• time (la hora)

Vocabulario (Vocabulary)

Use the vocabulary list below as a reference for this unit.

Los números (Numbers)

cero 0

uno 1

dos 2

tres 3

cuatro 4

cinco 5

seis 6

siete 7

ocho 8

nueve 9

diez 10

once 11

doce 12

trece 13

catorce 14

quince 15

dieciséis 16

diecisiete 17

dieciocho 18

diecinueve 19

veinte 20

veintiuno 21

veintidós 22

veintitrés 23

veinticuatro 24

veinticinco 25

veintiséis 26

veintisiete 27

veintiocho 28

veintinueve 29

treinta 30

treinta y uno 31

treinta y dos 32

treinta y tres 33

treinta y cuatro 34

treinta y cinco 35

treinta y seis 36

treinta y siete 37

treinta y ocho 38

treinta y nueve 39

cuarenta 40

cuarenta y uno 41

cuarenta y dos 42

cuarenta y tres 43

cuarenta y cuatro 44

cuarenta y cinco 45

cuarenta y seis 46

cuarenta y siete 47

cuarenta y ocho 48

cuarenta y nueve 49

cincuenta 50

cincuenta y uno 51

cincuenta y dos 52

cincuenta y tres 53

cincuenta y cuatro 54

cincuenta y cinco 55

cincuenta y seis 56

cincuenta y siete 57

cincuenta y ocho 58

cincuenta y nueve 59

El alfabeto or el abecedario (Alphabet)

The letters of the Spanish alphabet below are shown with the Spanish

pronunciation in parentheses ( ) and the English pronunciation in brackets [ ].

V (ve or uve) [veh]

W (doble ve or doble uve)

The CH and LL have officially been dropped from the Spanish alphabet; however,

dictionaries and glossaries published before 1994 will continue to show them as separate entries.

CH (che) [cheh] LL (elle) [ehyeh]

Los saludos (Greetings)

Responses to ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?)

Las despedidas (Goodbyes)

Los días de la semana (Days of the Week)

Los meses del año (Months of the Year)

Las estaciones (Seasons)

El tiempo (Weather)

Responses to ¿Qué tiempo hace? (What’s the weather like?)

La hora (Time)

Responses to ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)

Useful Time Expressions

Useful Time-Related Expressions

ayer yesterday

el año pasado last year

ayer yesterday

bien fine or well

buen good

chao bye

con with

los números numbers

Sentences

¿Qué día es hoy? What day is today?

Los meses del año son . The months of the year are .

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! Welcome to Spanish Class!

As you learn another language, you also learn about the people who

speak the language and where they live You learn about their traditionsand contributions to the world You also learn to reflect upon yourself andyour family’s way of life and traditions During this course, you will learn

a lot of new material It is important that you begin some good habits rightaway If you follow the suggestions below, you will learn more easily andremember longer Learning another language depends on how well youremember You learn in steps One step depends on the previous step If

you skip a step, the next step is more difficult Try the following strategies:

• Make flashcards to learn new vocabulary Write the

Spanish word on one side of the card and the English

word on the other side Practice the words both ways

Look at the Spanish word and say the English word

Then look at the English word and say the Spanish word

• Listen and repeat as the teacher models the Spanish

can

• Every day, spend at least 15 minutes reading over what

how much you remember if you just do this This also

saves you study time before a test or quiz

• After you learn something new, practice it with

you are not in the class but in the hallway, at lunch, or

after school This way you can both practice

• Do not skip any assignments If you do not understand

the assignment, please ask your teacher for an

explanation Solve problems immediately This way, the

next material you learn will fall into place

• Pay attention to the things you learn about the Spanish

picture can help give you an insight into language

Let’s begin! Remember the suggestions above and follow them Practice

every day and enjoy your time learning Spanish

¡Buena suerte! Good luck!