Overview:

The purpose of this unit is to introduce content useful for immediate use in the Spanish classroom. Students will analyze the usefulness of learning a foreign language, specifically Spanish, in the real world today, and understand the impact of culture exchange on the world at large. Through this unit, students will learn the phonetics of the language, greetings, weather, numbers, and basic grammar rules of the language. The unit is meant to work in conjunction with Unit 1B. At the end of the unit, students will be able give their opinion on the need for learning foreign languages.

Unit duration:

Approximately 4 weeks

Unit essential questions:

How does Spanish language and culture enter our lives every day?

How do different countries create a cultural identity for themselves?

🎯 **Objetivos:**
Students will be able to...
Explain the long term impact of the settlement of Spaniards in the New World. Describe weather and geography of Spanish-speaking countries. Ask for what they need in a classroom. Greet each other and adults correctly. Introduce themselves and others, using appropriate formal and informal greetings. Explain some grammar rules such as gender/noun agreement, the “ñ” and the importance of accents. Give the time, date and day of the week in Spanish.

📓 Contenidos
Vocabulario	Gramática	Cultura
Spanish-speaking countries. Commands and greetings in Spanish. Classroom supplies. Numbers from 0-31 Days of the week Months of the year Time.	The difference between “tú” and “usted.” The differences between alphabets. The 8 articles in Spanish and their applications. The need for gender and number agreement. The existence of the letter “ñ” and the sounds of "rr, ll, ch, y"	The brief history of the settlement of Spanish in the New World. Differences in calendar design and first/last week day.

Unit 1A- Preliminary vocabulary list