Cultural Unit 1: City, Country Life & Transportation

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1 Cultural Unit 1: City, Country Life & Transportation unfamiliar and personal reactions with others. Linguistic Functions Grammatical How to describe life in the city How to describe life in the country transportation How to describe what people do for a living in the country and the city places in the city and the country cars and driving How to ask for and give directions How to ask for clarification grammatical structures levels I-III The future tense- regular and irregular The conditional City life Transportation and modern conveniences Country life Farm animals Professions City and country architecture Places in the city and country Driving on the Highway Driving in the City Modes of transport (cars, buses, taxis, trains, etc.) Gas Stations Traffic Signs Public transportation Country Study- Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia Farms in the Spanish speaking The commonalities and the differences among city and country life in the Spanish speaking versus the United States The commonalities and the differences among transportation in the Spanish speaking and the United States. Traffic in the Spanish speaking 1) What will life be like in the future? 2) How do you get from place to place and how does that affect your livelihood? 3) What would life be like without modern technologies and transportation? 4) How does city life in the Spanish Speaking World differ from country life in the Spanish speaking? 5) How does city and country life differ in the Spanish speaking in comparison to the United States? 6) What types of jobs are offered in the Spanish Speaking World? 7) How does knowing Spanish increase your opportunities in a variety of professions?

the city and the country cars and driving How to ask for and give directions How to ask for clarification grammatical structures levels I-III The future tense- regular and irregular The conditional

2 Cultural Unit 2: In the Kitchen unfamiliar Linguistic Functions Grammatical foods and grammatical The kitchen Country Study- Chile and food preparation structures levels I-III Cooking Argentina recipes The subjunctive Types of food Good nutrition your diet Tú affirmative commands Using a Recipe How to give and follow Formal commands Food measurements directions Negative informal commands Diet How to ask for and give advice 1) How do you tell someone what to do in Spanish and how is this different in English? 2) How does food preparation differ in Spain, Latin America, and the United States? 3) How do food measurements and preparation compare and differ in the Spanish speaking and the United States? 4) What is considered healthy eating and how can you maintain such eating habits? 5) What traditional cuisine is found in Latin America and Spain? 6) What does traditional cuisine tell us about a society? 7) How can cuisine be considered art?

Diet How to ask for and give advice 1) How do you tell someone what to do in Spanish and how is this different in English?

3 Cultural Unit 3: Health and Exercise unfamiliar Linguistic Functions Grammatical How to identify all parts of the body staying in shape getting hurt How to check in at a hospital How to ask for and give healthful advice How to react to events grammatical structures levels I-III The subjunctive with impersonal expressions Ojalá, quizás, tal vez The subjunctive of stem changing verbs The comparison of like things Parts of the body Exercise and physical activity Medical problems (injuries and illnesses) The emergency room Treatments Country Study- Paraguay and Uruguay Hospitals in the Spanish speaking Doctors and Dentists who volunteer in Latin America The differences and similarities between health care in the Spanish speaking and the United States 1) Why is it important to maintain good physical and mental health? 2) How do you tell someone how you are feeling? 3) How are health care, doctor visits, and medicine different in the Spanish speaking than in the United States? 4) How does technology and science improve the medicine, health, and exercise? 5) How are healthy habits (such as exercise and diet) in the Spanish Speaking World similar to and different from health and exercise in the United States?

comparison of like things Parts of the body Exercise and physical activity Medical problems (injuries and illnesses) The emergency room Treatments Country Study- Paraguay and Uruguay Hospitals in the

4 Cultural Unit 4: The Environment 4. Comprehend and interpret information about the main idea and relevant details in authentic 2. Interact with others using culturally appropriate language and gestures on familiar and some unfamiliar and personal reactions with others. Linguistic Functions Grammatical How to describe the outside environmental issues a place and its climate science and technology in the How talk about the effects of science and technology on the environment grammatica l structures levels I-III Subjunctive vs. indicative Natural disasters and events Natural phenomenon (land and water) nature Animals, insects, and plants Indigenous cultures Issues surrounding the environment Outdoor activities Science, technology, and the environment Country Study- Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico Indigenous cultures Tropical Rain Forests Legends The conquest Country Highlights: Spain, Mexico, Guatemala Argentina, Peru 1) What does nature and the environment look like in Latin American Countries and Spain versus the United States? 2) What activities take place outside? 3) How does the environment impact a society and its culture? 4) What are the current issues surrounding the environment and what possible solutions can save the planet? 5) What do you do in your daily life to decrease environmental waste? 6) What does it mean to be a Global Citizen? 7) Why is it important to have several different kinds of plants and animals on Earth? 8) What are the positive and negative impacts that technology has on Planet Earth? 9) Does life exist outside of planet earth? What does our solar system look like? 10) How does the past impact the present and future of a society and culture?

Linguistic Functions Grammatical How to describe the outside environmental issues a place and its climate science and technology in the How talk about the effects of science and technology on the

5 Cultural Unit 5: Careers unfamiliar Linguistic Functions Grammatical grammatical Careers and professions Country professions and structures levels I-III Job applications and Studyoccupations Sequence of all tenses interviews Spanish How to have a job interview including how to form, irregulars, how to use, when Second languages and the job market influence in the United to use and how to combine Making future plans States globalization and them in sentences Hopes and plans languages in the Life challenges workplace Volunteerism future plans and accomplishments Technology in the work place 1) What do you want to be when you grow up? 2) What education will you need in order to obtain your dream job? 3) What college majors require foreign language? 4) What careers are prevalent in the Spanish Speaking World? 5) Why is cultural awareness and diversity training necessary for success in the current and future job market? 6) How does knowing Spanish help you compete in our global society? In the United States? 7) How will technology be used to help facilitate the work you do for your job? 8) How does volunteering make you a hero in someone else s life? 9) What life challenges do you face and what steps can you take in order to overcome those challenges? 10) What are your hopes and plans for the future?

Making future plans States globalization and them in sentences Hopes and plans languages in the Life challenges workplace Volunteerism future plans and accomplishments Technology in the work place 1)

Unit 1, September TB Preliminary Lesson Unit 2, October TB Unit 5 Lesson 1 What do you and your family like to eat?

Unit 1, September TB Preliminary Lesson Unit 2, October TB Unit 5 Lesson 1 What do you and your family like to eat? Do you live in an apartment or a house? What do you do for fun when you are not in school?