Unidad 1
Empecemos con confianza
Here are links for quick access to specific concepts or topics that are addressed in this unit.
Unit Objectives:
In this unit students will review some of the basic concepts of Spanish that will help the student be successful in communicating in the language. At the end of this unit students will be able to:
Students will review the following grammatical concepts to be able to accomplish the above big ideas of the unit.
All of this will be accomplished through the resources provided below, as well as access and use of our online Language Lab, LINGCO. Click on the link below to access the login page.
- Develop the confidence to successfully pronounce the words in Spanish through an understanding of the Alphabet and the difference between the letter and the phoneme.
- Engage in basic conversational Spanish in regards to school and their current needs in the classroom.
- Communicate using complete sentences through an understanding of correct sentence structure.
- Identify the importance of the Spanish Language in the world today and where people live that speak it.
Students will review the following grammatical concepts to be able to accomplish the above big ideas of the unit.
- Students will review and practice differentiating English and Spanish pronunciation parameters, with specific progression of individual letters, syllables, two syllable and multisyllabic words.
- Students will review and practice two fundamental patterns in Spanish Grammar
- Number and Gender (specific to nouns, articles and adjectives)
- Subject/Verb agreement (specific to present tense -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs)
- Students will learn the basic structure of writing/communicating a sentence in Spanish.
All of this will be accomplished through the resources provided below, as well as access and use of our online Language Lab, LINGCO. Click on the link below to access the login page.
El Alphabeto
Why is the Alphabet so important? Because it it the foundation for any language and if students of a language are able to understand the sounds that the letters make in the target language, it will make it easier for the student to pronounce the words and understand what they are hearing when spoken.
The beautiful thing about Spanish is the way the words are spelled, is the way they are pronounced. All students will experience success with pronunciation when they take the time to learn the alphabet and understand the sounds they make. Below is a PDF of the Spanish Alphabet with their letter names and the sounds that they make. To the right are videos that can help students learn the names of the letters of the Spanish Alphabet. The first video is the best because it not only goes over the entire alphabet several times, but it has a special focus on the vowels and even puts them together with other consonants to demonstrate their sounds in syllables.
Below is a file with the alphabet with the letters, names and their phonemes.
The beautiful thing about Spanish is the way the words are spelled, is the way they are pronounced. All students will experience success with pronunciation when they take the time to learn the alphabet and understand the sounds they make. Below is a PDF of the Spanish Alphabet with their letter names and the sounds that they make. To the right are videos that can help students learn the names of the letters of the Spanish Alphabet. The first video is the best because it not only goes over the entire alphabet several times, but it has a special focus on the vowels and even puts them together with other consonants to demonstrate their sounds in syllables.
Below is a file with the alphabet with the letters, names and their phonemes.
With the Quizlet Flashcards, click on the letter and listen to the pronunciation of the letter, then repeat it. This will give you a basic understanding of beginning pronunciation. Spanish is very phonetic, so this makes it easier to pronounce and figure out how words are spelled because the way it is said is the way the word is spelled.