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Spanish L2: Level THREE overview

Chapter 1

Lesson 3-001:

• Practice the conjugation of 'SER' in present and preterit form
• Review of the uses of 'SER' to refer to a permanent condition:name/names, place of origin, occupation (profession), nationality, adjectives related to essential qualities (intelligent, handsome, beautiful)
• Introduce new uses of 'SER'
• Use 'SER' to express hour, day and date
• Answer questions: ¿Qué hora es?, ¿Qué día es?, ¿Qué fecha es?

Lesson 3-002:

• Practice expressing hour, day and date using the verb 'SER'
• Ask questions with information related with 'DAY, DATE, AND HOUR'
• Introduce the use of 'SER' to express relationship of one person to another
• Introduce the use of 'SER' to express religious or political affiliation

Lesson 3-003:

• Introduce people, friends, and family using the verb 'SER' (present and preterit form)
• Use verbs in preterit form to introduce people
• Introduce the use of 'SER' to express the material something is made of
• Answer questions: ¿Qué hora es en...?
• Vocabulary: madera, lana, vidrio, papel, plástico, metal

Lesson 3-004:

• Review of the conjugation of the verb 'ESTAR' in present and preterit tense
• Review of the uses of 'ESTAR' to express temporal condition and physical location
• Introduce the use of 'ESTAR' to express company
• Review the use of 'ESTAR' with progressive tenses: 'ESTAR + GERUNDIO'
• Introduce the conditional form of the verb 'GUSTAR' to extend an invitation: ¿Te gustaría...?
• Introduce the prepositional pronouns: conmigo/ contigo
• Use affirmative and negative sentences to answer invitations

Lesson 3-005:

• Review the feelings expressed in Spanish with the verb 'ESTAR':

• estar aburrido
• estar cansado
• estar preocupado
• estar estresado
• estar enfermo
• estar loco
• estar triste
• estar feliz

• Use expressions with the verb 'ESTAR' to answer invitations
• Practice with the conditional form of 'GUSTAR' to extend invitations
• Practice with prepositional pronouns

Lesson 3-006:

• Introduce new expression with the verb 'ESTAR':estar nervioso, estar asustado, estar contento
• Ask questions using the verb 'GUSTAR'
• Use the verb 'ESTAR' to express feelings and temporal conditions using the new vocabulary
• Ask questions to find out how others are feeling
• Answer questions about your present condition

Lesson 3-007:

• Practice with the expressions: estar nervioso, estar asustado, estar contento
• Introduce new expressions with the verb 'ESTAR': estar avergonzado, estar disgustado-furioso
• Practice with questions to find out how others are feeling

Lesson 3-008:

• Asking questions in a public place
• Ask about the location of specific places: el baño-la salida
• Describe people and talk about their feelings
• Introduce the use of 'SER' to express quantity
• Introduce the question Mesero, ¿cuánto es?
• Vocabulary: la barra, el baño, el menú, las bebidas, el mesero, los clientes

Lesson 3-009:

• Practice with the preterit and present form of 'SER-ESTAR'
• Use the preterite form of 'SER' to talk about the past
• Practice expressions with the verb 'ESTAR'
• Talking about the past

Lesson 3-010:

• Use the preterit of the verb 'SER' to talk about the past
• Use the preterit of the verb 'ESTAR' to talk about the past
• Ask questions: ¿Dónde estuviste ayer?
• Review the time markers: ayer, la semana pasada

Lesson 3-011:

• Express feelings talking about the past
• Practice with the verbs 'SER-ESTAR' in preterit form
• practice with the progressive tense in preterit form
• Talking about sad situations from the past
• Practice with time markers: el año pasado, hace dos años

Lesson 3-012:

• Review of the structure for progressive tenses: ESTAR + GERUNDIO
• Introduce the preterit form of the progressive tense: ESTAR (with the conjugation in preterit)+GERUNDIO
• Create sentences using the contector 'Y'

Lesson 3-013:

• Review the uses of 'SER' to refer to a permanent condition
• Review the new uses of 'SER' introduced during this lesson
• Identify WHEN to use the verb 'SER'
• What questions word do I use to identify the use of 'SER'?

Lesson 3-014:

• Review the uses of 'ESTAR' to express temporal condition and physical location
• Review of the expressions in Spanish with the verb 'ESTAR'
• Identify WHEN to use the verb 'ESTAR'
• What questions word do I use to identify the use of 'ESTAR'?

Lesson 3-015: Closing chapter 1


Chapter 2


Lesson 3-016:

• Introduce the reflexive (stem change) verb DIVERTISE
• Recognize the stem change in the verb 'DIVERTIRSE' (e change for ie)
• The verb 'divertirse'
• The adjective 'divertido'
• The noun 'diversión'
• Talking about hobbies
• Vocabulary: esquí, buceo, navegación, bosque, montañas, bosque

Lesson 3-017:

• Practice with the verb 'DIVERTIRSE'
• Express: advantage and disadvantage
• Express: To agree and to disagree ('ESTAR DE ACUERDO/ESTAR EN DESACUERDO')
• Use the conditional form of 'GUSTAR' to express desire to visit a place
• Introduce the adjectives: 'CAUDALOSO, TRANQUILO, CALLADO, SILENCIOSO'
• Vocabulary: acompañado, solo, compañeros, piscina, campo, lago

Lesson 3-018:

• Introduce the structure: IR + A + a verb in infinitive form to talk about future
• A verb or a noun? 'BUCEO/BUCEAR, ESQUÍ/ ESQUIAR, NAVERGACIÓN/NAVEGAR)
• Vocabulary: bote, Chile, estación de esquí

Lesson 3-019:

• Review the structure of the structure: IR + A + a verb in infinitive
• Practice with sentences in negative form using the structure: IR + A + a verb in infinitive
• Practice with questions using the structure: IR + A + a verb in infinitive
• Use the verb QUERER +IR + A to express desire of something

Lesson 3-020:

• Introduce expressions using: 'IR DE...'
• Introduce expressions using: 'IR A...'
• Practice with the structure: 'IR + A...with a verb in infinitive or with a noun

Lesson 3-021:

• Practice with comparisons: el más/ el menos
• Asking questions refered to quantities: ¿Cuánto/cuántos/cuánta/cuántas
• Ask questions about places, services, food and accomodation
• Introduce numbers from 500 to 2000
• Vocabulary: reservaciones, comparar, precio, temporada alta/baja

Lesson 3-022:

• Use of the verb 'VENIR' with the preposition 'EN'
• Introduce vocabulary related with Transportation
• Advantange and desadvantage to use different kind of transportation
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• Introduce numbers from 500 to 2000
• Asking questions related to quantities: ¿Cuánto?/¿Cuántos?/¿Cuánta?/¿Cuántas?
• Vocabulary: automovil, carro, coche, camioneta, metro, tren, camión, burro, caballo, elefante

Lesson 3-023:

• Practice with vocabulary related to groceries
• Expressions to use in communicative situations: ¿Puedes hablar más despacio?¿Me repites por favor?
• Introduce the Direct Object Pronouns: me-te-lo-la-nos-los-las
• Vocabulary: grocery items

Lesson 3-024:

• Practice with the Direct Object Pronouns
• Answer questions using the Direct Object Pronouns
• Position of the Direct Object Pronoun in question
• Position of the Direct Object Pronoun in affirmative or negative sentences
• Practice with the verb 'ENCONTRAR' in preterit

Lesson 3-025:

• Practice with the imperative form of 'PONER'
• The place of the DOP with 'PONER' in imperative form
• Practice with expressions of time to refer future
• Introduce the regular reflexive pronoun: 'ALISTARSE'
• Introduce the expression: 'ESTAR LISTO'
• Vocabualry:

Lesson 3-026:

• Introduce the regular verbs: 'arreglar, barrer, trapear' in present tense
• Introduce the irregular verb: 'TRAER'
• Practice with DOP
• Use the expression ¡Tener problemas!
• Introduce the adjectives: 'limpio-sucio'
• Vocabulary:lavadora, trapeador, recogedor, escoba, jabón, blanqueador

Lesson 3-027:

• To introduce the verb 'OLVIDAR' in preterit tense
• Use the verb 'OLVIDAR' with IOP
• Introduce the demonstrative adjectives: 'ESE, ESOS,ESA , ESAS, AQUEL, AQUELLA, AQUELLOS, AQUELLAS'
• Practice with the demonstrative adjectives: 'ESTE, ESTA, ESTOS, ESTAS'
• Giving instructions
• Vocabulary:

Lesson 3-028:

• Introduce the verb 'RECOMENDAR' in present tense
• Recognize the stem chage of the verb 'recomendar'
• Explain the use of the Indirect Object Pronouns with the verb 'RECOMENDAR'
• Practice with reflexive verbs and the verb 'IR'
• Practice with demostrative adjectives
• Vocabulary:

Lesson 3-029:

• Practice with the verb 'recomendar'
• Practice with reflexive pronouns and the verb 'ir'
• Use of the verb: 'apurarse'
• Vocabulary

Lesson 3-030: Closing chapter 2

Chapter 3

Lesson 3-031:

• Practice with irregular verbs in preterite form
• Introduce vocabulary related to computers
• Introduce irregular gerunds with change: I>Y
• Use irregular gerunds with progressive tenses in present and preterit
• Vocabulary:

Lesson 3-032:

• Cultural information about Colombia (Bogotá).
• Introduce coloquial expressions from Colombia.
• Introduce the verbs 'mover,probar, encontrar, soñar, recordar' as irregular in present tense because the stem change o>ue
• Introduce the verbs 'mover,probar, encontrar, soñar, recordar' as regular in preterit
• Recognize the regular or irregular form of ther verbs: 'mover,probar, encontrar, soñar, recordar' depending on the tense (preterit or present)
• Recognize Colombian currency: 'el peso'
• Vocabulary: la altura, la población, las comidas típicas, ¡Rumbear!, ¡Camellar!, rolo, cachaco, bogotano, moneda, billete

Lesson 3-033:

• Cultural information about important Colombian´s cities: Cali
• Introduce irregular gerunds with the change: E>I : 'mintiendo, viendo, sirviendo, diciendo, siguiendo'
• Use the gerunds with progressive tenses in preterit and present
• Coloquial expressions from some regions in Colombia.
• Practice with 'HACE' to express time (ago)
• Introduce directios: 'norte, sur, oriente, occidente'
• Vocabulary

Lesson 3-034:

• Cultural information about important Colombian´s cities: Medellín

Lesson 3-035:

• Cultural information about 'La zona cafetera' in Colombia
• Cultural information about coffee in Colombia
• Practice with the verbs: 'recordar, recomendar' with the change 'o>ue'
• Introduce the verbs: 'CHARLAR' in present and preterit tense
• Practice with irregular gerunds E>I/ I>Y
• Vocabulary: vínculos, tinto, perico, café, pintao, amargo, café con leche, muy cargado, negro, claro, panela, hacienda cafetera

Lesson 3-036:

• Practice with the change stem verbs 'E>IE' (pensar/preferir)
• Introduce new verbs with the change stem E>IE: mentir, negar,entender
• Recognize the the change stem verbs 'E>IE' as irregular in present tense and regular in preterit
• Practice with Direct Object Pronouns
• Cultural information about Cartagena
• Vocabulary: correo electrónico, arroba, punto, bandeja de entrada, borradores, redactar, lotes de correo, muralla, castillo

Lesson 3-037:

• Practice with the preterit tense to talk about new people
• Introduce the expression ¡qué + adjective! used in English as: How+adjective!
• Introduce the present and preterit form of the reflexive verb: 'REIRSE'
• Introduce coloquial expressions from Costa Rica
• Vocabulary

Lesson 3-038:

• Practice with the present and preterit form of the reflexive verb: 'REIRSE'
• Practice with the expression ¡qué + adjective! used in English as: How+adjective!
• Introduce the preterit of the verb 'DAR'
• How to give phone numbers in Spanish
• Cultural information about Costa Rica
• Coloquial expressions from Costa Rica
• Vocabulary:nombre de usuario, abrir sesión, enviar, recibir

Lesson 3-039:

• Practice with gerunds to describe activities in preterit tense (progressive tenses)
• Use vocabulary to describe weather: 'ESTÁ LLOVIENDO''ESTÁ HACIENDO CALOR''ESTÁ HACIENDO FRÍO''ESTÁ SOLEADO'
• Practice with the verb 'DAR'
• Coloquial expressions from Argentina
• Introduce adverbs: 'ahora/ahorita'
• Introduce the adjectives: 'la misma/el mismo'
• Adressing people: 'señor/señora/niño/niña/señorita/don/doña/joven'
• Vocabulary

Lesson 3-040:

• Introduce the present tense of the verb 'DECIR'
• Use vocabulary to adress people:'señor/señora/niño/niña/señorita/don/doña/joven'
• Cultural information about Argentina
• Introduce adverbs: enseguida/otra vez'
• Vocabulary: archivo adjunto, mellizos

Lesson 3-041:

• Practice with the conjugation of the verb 'DECIR'
• Cultural information about Argentina
• Introduce new verbs with the change stem 'E>I: competir,pedir,medir,sonreir'
• Recognize the the change stem verbs 'E>I' as irregular in present tense and regular in preterit
• Vocabulary:tango, churrasco

Lesson 3-042:

• Introduce the FUTURE tense for regular verbs
• Recognize the endings to conjugate regular verbs in future
• Recognize the uses of the the future tense
• Vocabulary:

Lesson 3-043:

• Practice with the future tense of regular verbs
• Introduce the future tense of the verbs 'SER/ESTAR'
• Introduce coloquial expressions from Peru
• Review of the uses for future tense
• Cultural information about Lima, Peru
• Vocabulary: compras en línea, transacción,ceviche,

Lesson 3-044:

• Practice with the future tense of the verbs 'SER-ESTAR'
• Introduce the future tense of the irregular verb 'PODER'
• Recognize the stem change in te future form of 'PODER'
• Recognize the ending in the future form of the verbs 'PODER'
• Peruvian food (The chef gaston acurio)

Lesson 3-045:

• Practice with the future tense of the verb 'poder'
• Introduce the future tense of the irregular verbs 'TENER-IR'
• Recognize the stem change in te future form of 'TENER-IR'
• Recognize the ending in the future form of the verbs 'TENER-IR'
• Introduce culture information about Peru
• Vocabulary: navegar en Internet, Inca, ruta

Lesson 3-046: closing chapter 3

• Introduce the expression:'HAY+ QUE + Verb in infinitive form'
• Recognize the uses of the expression: 'HAY+ QUE + Verb in infinitive form'
• Introduce the expression: 'TENER CUIDADO'
• Practice with regurlar and some irregular verbs in future tense
• Vocabulary: riesgo, navegar, prudencia, virus, pornografía, gente con problemas mentales

Chapter 4

Lesson 3-047:

• Esta parte del contenido, usualmente describe la gramática que se va a trabajar.
Luego que esté lista tu lección 1 el contenido serán las expresiones y vocabulario que tú decidas utilizar de estos tres países.

Lesson 3-048:

• Practice with preterite
• Introduce some coloquial expressions:fregar/molestar/joder/regones
• Recognize the use and the situations to use specific expressions depending on the country.

Lesson 3-049:

• Introduce the 'imperative'
• Use of the 'imperative' in negative sentences
• Introduce coloquial expressions with different meanings depending on the country
• Recognize the use and meaning of some coloquial expressions in: Colombia, Spain and Mexico.
• Expressions: 'bola' 'cuadrado' 'borrachera' (otras dependiendo del desarrollo que le des a la lección)

Lesson 3-050:

• Cultural information about Spanish
• "Spanish-speaking countries"
• Main difference between American and Castilian Spanish
• Using 'VOSOTROS/USTEDES'

Lesson 3-051:

• Cultural influences in Castilian Spanish
• Cultural influences in American Spanish
• The 'VOSEO'
• Uses of the subject pronoun 'vos' and his conjugation
• Spanish-speaking countries with 'VOSEO'

Lesson 3-052:

• Cultural and statistic information about Colombia, España and Mexico
• Comparing information about countries
• Practice with comparisons o equality, inequality and superlatives

Lesson 3-053:

• Cultural difference uses of future tenses in Castilian Spanish an American Spanish
• Practice with the structure: 'ir+a+verb in infinitive form' to express future
• Practice with future tense
• Vocabulary:chino, pelao, sardino, chaval, crío, chavo, chamaco, escuincle, computador/computadora, bombillo, nevera, ordenador, bombilla, frigorífico

Lesson 3-054:

• Festivals in Colombia
• Cultural information about: 'Rock al parque' and 'El festival internacional de Teatro'
• Information about places, dates and seasons related to the festivals

Lesson 3-055:

• Festivals in España
• Cultural information about: 'La Tomatina' and 'Los encierros de Pamplona'
• Information about places, dates and seasons related to the festivals

Lesson 3-056:

• Festivals in Mexico
• Information about places, dates and seasons related to the festivals

Lesson 3-057:

• Typical food from Spain
• Vocabulary: Paella, Mediterranean food

Lesson 3-058:

• Typical food from Mexico
• Unusual dishes and traditional food from Mexico
• Vocabulary

Lesson 3-059:

• Typical food from Colombia
• Vocabulary

Lesson 3-060:

• Vocabulary and coloquial expressions related to partys and celebrations in Spain, Mexico and Colombia
• 'El brindis' (toast) in Hipanic countries

Lesson 3-061: closing chapter 4

Chapter 5

Lesson 3-062:

• Steve Irwin's biography
• Practice with uses of 'ser' to talk about someone's life
• Practice with progresive tenses to describe someone's life
• Introduce the verb 'morir'
• Practice with numbers from 2000 to 2010

Lesson 3-063:

• Practice with 'ser' and progresive tenses to describe and talk about someone's life
• Celia Cruz's biography
• Practice with the conjugation of 'morir'
• Introduce the negation word 'NI'

Lesson 3-064:

• Introduce the imperfect tense
• Imperfect tense with regular verbs: -ar / -er / -ir
• Recognize the main use of the imperfect tense
• Practice with the endings for regular verbs in imperfect tense
• Use of preterite and imperfect tenses to talk about : Isabel Allende's biography
• Practice with the negation word 'NI'

Lesson 3-065:

• Practice with the conjugation of regular verbs using the imperfect
• Recognize the use of the imperfect to express actions that were repeated habitually
• Introduce the verb and uses of the verb: 'divorciar/divorciarse'
• Antonio Baderas biography
• Introduce the expression: 'CHISME/CHISMES'

Lesson 3-066:

• Practice with some uses of the imperfect: to express actions that were repeated habitually to describe Jennifer Lopez's life
• Practice with expressions to agree or desagree: 'estar de acuerdo' 'estar en desacuerdo'
• Introduce the imperfect form of the verb 'estar'
• Introdue and practice with new uses of the imperfect: to express simultaneous actions
• Use of progresive tenses in imperfect: estaba+gerund to express simultaneous actions

Lesson 3-067:

• Introduce the expression: ¡Me encanta!¡Me encantan!
• Recognize verbs to express 'likes' (gustar/encantar)
• Use progresive tenses with imperfect to talk about : Adrian Fernandez career
• Practice with uses of 'estar' to talk about someone's life
• Recognize the use of imperfect for telling time and stating one´s age

Lesson 3-068:

• Identify the basic difference between the use of imperfect or preterite
• Practice with preterite and imperfect tenses to talk about Maradona's life
• Introduce the preterite and imperfect of the verb 'jugar'
• Introduce the imperfect form of the verb 'SER'
• Use the preterite to express specifically when an action took place
• Use the imperect to express in general when and action took place
• Vocabulary: arbitro/réferi, cancha, estadio, jugadors, equipos, barras

Lesson 3-069:

• Practice with verbs to express 'likes'
• Use expressions to express 'dislikes'
• Use preterite, imperfect and progresive tenses to talk about Frda Kahlo's life
• Identify time markers to use preterite: 'desde el primer momento', 'entonces'
• Identify time markers to use IMPERFECT: 'con frecuencia/a menudo'

Lesson 3-070:

• Walt Diney's biography
• Identify time markers to use preterite tense
• Identify time markers to use imperfect tense
• Use and practice with time markers to talk about someone's life
• Introduce the imperfect form of the verb 'tener'
• Vocabulary: Los dibujos animados

Lesson 3-071:

• Practice with time markers to describe Gabriel Garcia Marquez's life
• Practice with the imperfect form of the verb 'tener'
• Identify new time markers to use preterite: 'el otro día/hoy en la mañana'
• Identify new time markers to use imperfect: 'cada año/cada día'

Lesson 3-072:

• Ernesto Guevara de la Serna's biography
• Practice with imperfect tense to describe someone's life
• Introduce the preterite of the verb 'IR'
• Introduce time markers to identify the use of imperfect tense: 'anualmente/semestralmente/diariamente/semanalmente'

Lesson 3-073:

• Practice with the imperfect form of the verb 'IR'
• Verbs with change meaning used in preterite or imperfect: ' '
• Laura Esquivel's biography

Lesson 3-074:

• Practice with verbs with change meaning depending on the tense
• Introduce new change meaning verbs:
• Talking about The pricess Diana's life
• Vocabulary: chismoso/chismosa, chisme/chismes, realeza, rey, reina, príncipe, princesa

Lesson 3-075:

• Cultural influences of 'Los Simpsons'
• Cultural influences of 'El Chavo'
• Creators of 'Los Simpsons' and 'El Chavo' biographies

Lesson 3-076:Closing chapter 5