SPANISH INTERMEDIATE

Overview -

Immerse yourself in the Spanish language and culture. Continue to develop your grammar and vocabulary skills to help build basic fluency and language proficiency while exploring more of the culture of Spanish-speaking countries.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS -

  • My life and me
  • Greetings
  • Basic geography
  • Importance of speaking Spanish
  • Where is Spanish spoken?
  • Introductions
  • Tú vs Usted
  • Alphabet
  • Numbers 0–30
  • Age
  • Days of the week
  • Months
  • Personality traits
  • Who am I in a global world?
  • Cognates
  • Ser: yo
  • Tener: tengo, tienes
  • Question words: ¿Cómo?, ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuándo?
  • Written and oral presentation describing self
  • Reading and listening comprehension
  • Describing likes and dislikes with gustar
  • School schedules
  • School systems in Spanish-speaking countries
  • Describe classes and teachers
  • State opinions
  • Ask questions
  • Identify and locate classroom items
  • Telling time
  • 24-hour clock
  • Ordinal numbers
  • Numbers 31–60
  • Ir: voy, vas, va
  • Subject pronouns: él, ella, usted
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Noun-adjective agreement
  • Written and oral presentation describing likes and dislikes
  • My preferences and me
  • Food and beverages
  • Describing a meal
  • Describing how often you eat a meal
  • How to order and pay in a restaurant
  • Mealtime practices in Spanish-speaking countries
  • Regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
  • Tener expressions
  • Prefiero, quiero, almuerzo
  • Numbers 0–1000
  • Describing rooms of a house
  • Household chores
  • Shopping
  • Preparing for a party
  • Metric system
  • Money
  • Written and oral presentation describing preferences
  • My house and me
  • Houses in Spanish-speaking countries
  • Characteristics of a home
  • Tener: tengo, tienes,
  • Estar: estoy, estás, está
  • Estar with feelings
  • Ser: soy, eres, es
  • Ir a vs Ir al
  • Household furniture vocabulary
  • Chores vocabulary
  • Numbers 0–1,000,000
  • Irregular yo verbs; pongo, salgo, hago, tengo
  • Creating a budget
  • Written and oral presentation describing home and chores

Grade Level

Grade 7, 8

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Duration

Annual

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Prerequisites

None

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Mode

 Online

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Ratio

1 Teacher : 9 Student (Standard)

1 Teacher : 15 Student (max)

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Exams & Assessments

Online via Learning Management System

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Academic Year

9.6 Months ≈ 10 Months

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Commencement of Academic Year

January

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End of Academic Year

November

Requirements

  • MJ Spanish Beginning Preferred, But Not Required