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Spanish L2: Level FOUR overview

Chapter 1

Lesson 4-001:

• Use of the verbs: 'pensar, creer, opinar, parecer' to express opinion
• Introduce the cardinal points: norte, sur, oriente, occidente
• Recognize and locate names and cities of some Latin Amercan countries
• Introduce some indigenous cultures from Latin America

Lesson 4-002:

• Introduce indigenous cultures from Mexico
• Names, traditions and important places related to 'Maya's' culture
• Use new vocabulary and verbs to describe 'Maya's' culture: 'cultivar, sembrar, cazar' and 'constructores, inventores, valientes, trabajadores, honrados'

Lesson 4-003:

• Introduce indigenous cultures from Guatemala and Honduras
• Introduce the adverbs of place: 'Aquí, acá, allí, allá, ahí'
• Practice with the superlatives: 'El más...'

Lesson 4-004:

• Introduce indigenous cultures from Peru
• Describe Incas' traditions
• Practice with prepositions of movement: ' ir + a, ir + hacia, venir + de, venir + desde'
• Introduce the concept of: 'trueque'
• Practice with the cardinal points locating cities and touristic places in Peru
• Using nouns and verbs: 'VALER Vs. COSTAR - VALOR Vs. PRECIO'

Lesson 4-005:

• Practice with the adverbs of 'Aquí, acá, allí, allá, ahí'
• Expressing opinions about 'Los Incas and Mayas'
• Using superlatives to compare 'Incas and Mayas' cultures

Lesson 4-006:

• Introduce indigenous cultures from Colombia
• Uses of the verbs 'saber' and 'conocer'
• Culture and location of indigenous cultures from Colombia

Lesson 4-007:

• Practice with the verbs 'saber' and 'conocer'
• Expressing opinions about the indigenous cultures: 'Mayas, Chibchas, and Incas'
• Practice expressing opinions using: 'NO SÉ, NO ESTOY DE ACUERDO, NO ME PARECE, NO ME INTERESA, NO TENGO IDEA'

Lesson 4-008:

• Introduce possessive pronouns: 'MÍO, TUYO, SUYO, NUESTRO, SUYO'
• Introduce plural masculine and feminine possessive pronouns:'MIOS/MIAS, TUYOS/TUYAS, NUESTROS/NUESTRAS'
• Introduce indigenous cultures from Argentina and Uruguay.
• Practice with uses of the verb 'SEGUIR'

Lesson 4-009:

• Practice with the verb 'SEGUIR'
• Practice with possessive pronouns
• Using tildes with verbs and nouns
• Practice with the direct object pronoun: 'LO'
• Introduce indigenous cultures from Brazil
• Practice with preterite to talk about Brazil

Lesson 4-010:

• Practice with the imperative form of regular verbs
• Practice with negative and affirmative sentences in imperative form

Lesson 4-011:

• Express simultaneous actions using imperfect
• Using 'mientras' to describe simultaneous actions
• Introduce imperfect continuos to describe activities in the past
• Use of imperfect continuos and preterite to talk about past

Lesson 4-012:

• Practice with the content of chapter 4 using Myths and Legends from Latin America

Lesson 4-013:

• Practice with the content of chapter 4 using Myths and Legends from Latin America

Lesson 4-014:

• Practice with the content of chapter 4 using Myths and Legends from Latin America

Lesson 4-015: Closing chapter 1


Chapter 2


Lesson 4-016:

• Use vocabulary related to a reality show: 'concursante, juez, jurado, competencia, eliminatoria'
• Introduce the conjugation of the verb 'haber'
• Introduce the present perfect and its differences between English and Spanish

Lesson 4-017:

• Introduce past participles of regular verbs: 'bailar/bailado, cantar/cantado, tocar/tocado, vivir/vivido
• Introduce cultural information about 'flamenco'
• Use vocabulary related to 'flamenco'

Lesson 4-018:

• Practice with past participles of regular verbs
• Introduce cultural information about 'tango'
• Practice with the structure of present perfect

Lesson 4-019:

• Introduce past participles of irregular verbs: 'tener/tenido, estar/estado, ser/sido'
• Introduce cultural information about 'salsa'

Lesson 4-020:

• Practice with past participles of irregular verbs: 'tener/tenido, estar/estado, ser/sido'
• Introduce new past participles of irregular verbs: 'leer, ver'
• Introduce cultural information about 'rancheras'

Lesson 4-021:

• Practice with past participles of irregular verbs
• Introduce past participles of the verbs: 'decir and hacer'
• Introduce cultural information about: 'vallenato'

Lesson 4-022:

• Introduce the past participles of the verbs: 'poner, escribir, volver'
• Introduce cultural information about 'samba'

Lesson 4-023:

• Introduce new past participles: 'abrir, resolver, romper'
• Introduce cultural information about traditional music in Latin America

Lesson 4-024:

• Introduce the past participle of the verb 'morir'
• Negative and affirmative sentences using present perfect
• Introduce cultural information about 'merengue'

Lesson 4-025:

• Practice with negative and interrogative sentences using present perfect
• Use of the adverbs of time:TODAVÍA/AÚN/NUNCA in present perfec
• Introduce cultural information about 'música llanera'

Lesson 4-026:

• Uses of the present perfect
• Using 'desde' and present perfect
• Introduce cultural information about 'el pasadoble'
• Practice with present perfect

Lesson 4-027:

• New uses of the present perfect
• Using 'siempre' and 'nunca' to talk about routines
• Introduce cultural information about 'música protesta'

Lesson 4-028:

• Introduce cultural information about 'cumbia'
• Using 'marcadores de tiempo' in present perfect

Lesson 4-029:

• Introduce cultural information about 'bolero'
• Practice with 'marcadores de tiempo' and present perfect

Lesson 4-030: Closing chapter 2

Chapter 3

Lesson 4-031:

• Introduce the verb 'tejer' in present and past tense
• Introduce the gerund and past participle of the verb 'tejer'
• Introduce the expression 'el día de tu santo'
• How to create diminutives of words ending with -o, -a, -te
• Uses of diminutives
• Introduce vocabulary related to lullabies

Lesson 4-032:

• Practice with diminutives and its endings
• Talking about people from Barranquilla
• Animal sounds
• Working with lullabies: 'Los pollitos dicen' and 'Pin-Pon'
• New vocabulary: 'pollitos, abrigo, acurrucar, apretón, peine, cartón, tirones, muñeco'

Lesson 4-033:

• Introduce traditional characters in Latin American lullabies
• Practice with diminutives
• Introduce the expression: 'sacar la lengua'
• New vocabulary: 'un chaparrón, cueva, vieja, pajaro/pajarito'

Lesson 4-034:

• Introduce the verb 'mojarse'
• Introduce the expression 'ponerse a llorar'
• Practice with reflexive verbs in present perfect

Lesson 4-035:

• A Latin American traditional story:'La cucarachita Martinez'
• Working with some verbs from the story: rugir, brioso, patear, relinchar, morder, ladrar

Lesson 4-036:

• Differences an uses of 'despertar' / 'despertarse'
• Practice with the Direct Object Pronouns
• Introduce the name of the fingers

Lesson 4-037:

• Introduce the expression:'ponerse a bailar'
• Practice with the verbs 'partir y pedir'
• Introduce the verb 'entretenerse'

Lesson 4-038:

• Explaining the verbs 'patear/cocear'
• Introduce the expression: 'mocho'
• Creating diminutives with words ending in 'co'/'ca'
• Using the ending 'quito'/'quita' to create diminutives
• Reviewing numbers from 90.000 to one million

Lesson 4-039:

• Practice with the verb 'conocer' and direct object pronouns
• Uses of 'curar and quebrar'
• Introduce synonyms of words like 'patilla' and 'coche'

Lesson 4-040:

• Practice with tongue twister
• Introduce the expression: 'estar empapado'
• New vocabulary: 'salar, cuesta, costar'

Lesson 4-041:

• Practice with the conjugation of the verbs 'sentarse, arrodillarse, decir, recoger, llevar'
• Introduce the expressions 'estar sentado' 'estar de pie':

Lesson 4-042:

• Listening comprehension with little stories

Lesson 4-043:

• Introduce new vocabulary using traditional songs

Lesson 4-044:

• Practice with the verbs 'caer and enamorarse'
• New vocabulary: 'chico/chica, beso, esquina'

Lesson 4-045:

closing chapter 3

Chapter 4

Lesson 4-046:

• Describing people using the verbs 'ser' and 'tener'
• Comparing physical appearance using superlatives and comparatives
• Introduce the use of 'por' to express a length of time

Lesson 4-047:

• Describing someone's life
• Practice with 'por' to express a length of time
• Introduce the use of 'por' to express a length of time
• Using 'por' in mathematic operations: multiplication and division
• Expressions with 'por': 'por primera vez

Lesson 4-048:

• Practice with preterite and imperfect to describe someone's life
• Practice with equality and inequality comparative to describe someone
• Practice with the uses of 'por' studied in previous lessons
• Introduce 'por' meaning 'through, along, by or in the area'
• Expressions with 'por': 'por eso'

Lesson 4-049:

• Practice with imperfect and preterit to describe someone's routines
• Practice with uses of 'por'
• Introduce the expression: 'por ahora'

Lesson 4-050:

• Introduce expressions with 'ser'
• Using 'por' to express gratitude

Lesson 4-051:

• Practice with the expressions: 'ser malcridado/consentido/caprichoso'
• Introduce the verb: 'disculparse'
• Using 'por' to express gratitude an apology

Lesson 4-052:

• Describing someone's hobbies
• The difference between 'ser serio' and 'estar serio'
• Introduce the expression 'tener la culpa'
• 'Para' to show the use or purpose of something

Lesson 4-053:

• Describing someone's life: before and now
• The difference between: 'ser listo' y 'estar listo'
• Introduce the expression: 'estar harto'

Lesson 4-054:

• Introduce the use of 'por' to express an undetermined or general time
• Practice with the verb 'esconderse'
• Expressions with 'por': 'por ningún lado

Lesson 4-055:

• Practice with the uses of 'por' reviewed in this chapter
• Practice with 'estar listo' and 'ser listo'
• Introduce the use of 'por' to express a way of communication or transportation

Lesson 4-056:

• Practice with the use of 'para' to show the use or purpose of a thing.
• Introduce the use of 'para' to express a deadline

Lesson 4-057:

• Introduce information about id documents in Colombia for women and men
• Introduce the verb 'demostrar'
• 'Militar service' in Colombia

Lesson 4-058:

• Introduce the use of 'para' to mean in order to'
• Using 'para' to explain a process

Lesson 4-059:

• Expressing likes and dislikes
• Practice with the uses of 'por' and 'para' studied in the chapter

Lesson 4-060:closing chapter 4

Chapter 5

Lesson 4-061:

• Creating words with the prefixes 'in' and 'des'
• Introduce new superlatives
• Vocabulary related to 'news'

Lesson 4-062:

• Introduce the expressions: 'estar al aire' 'sa'lir al aire'
• Practice with superlatives

Lesson 4-063:

• Introducing news about politics
• Using gerund+llevar to express periods of time
• Using gerund+llevar or 'hace+ a period of time' to express the same idea

Lesson 4-064:

• Introduce vocabulary related to news papers and magazines
• Talking about tabloids
• Introduce direct and indirect style to express someone's opinion

Lesson 4-065:

• Introduce: ¡NOTICIA DE ÚLTIMA HORA!
• Introduce the structure: 'acaba de + verb in infinitive form'
• Vocabulary: 'una protesta'

Lesson 4-066:

• Practice with the structure: 'acaba de + verb. in infinitive'
• Practice with the indirect style to comment someone's opinion

Lesson 4-067:

• Practice with superlatives
• Introduce the expression: 'tragar entero'
• Practice with 'seguir' + gerund
• Vocabulary related to weather

Lesson 4-068:

• Practice with superlatives
• Introduce the expression: 'tragar entero'
• Practice with 'seguir' + gerund
• Vocabulary related to weather

Lesson 4-069:

• Vocabulary related to sports
• Practice with questions using 'hace' and a period of time
• Practice with 'acaba de...'
• Giving suggestions using conditional
• Introduce the expression: 'tener pecueca'

Lesson 4-070:

• Practice with the conditional in questions and negative sentences
• Practice with vocabulary related to weather

Lesson 4-071:

• Practice with gerunds and the verb 'seguir'
• Practice with predictions
• News and gossips

Lesson 4-072:

• Practice with conditional and the sentences structure

Lesson 4-073:

• Vocabulary related to food and recipes
• Following instructions in a recipe

Lesson 4-074:

• Vocabulary related to traffic report in the news
• Introduce the expression: 'tener ganas de'

Lesson 4-075:closing chapter 4