Preliminary Lessons

• greet people, say good-bye
• express yourself politely
• count to 100
• identify the days of the week and the months of the year
• find out and give the date
• ask and tell the time
• discuss the seasons and weather

Chapter 1:

• identify and describe people and things
• tell where someone is from
• tell what subjects you take and express opinions about them
• nouns, adjectives, and articles
• the verb ser
• tú vs. usted

Chapter 2:

• talk about families and pets
• describe a house or apartment including rooms and some furnishings
• the verb tener
• possessive adjectives

Chapter 3:

• tell what you do in school
• identify some school clothes and school supplies
• talk about what you and your friends do after school
• present tense of -ar verbs
• the verbs ir, dar, estar
• the contractions al,del

Chapter 4:

• identify foods and discuss meals
• talk about places where you eat
• order food or a beverage
• present tense of -er and -ir verbs
• infinitive expressions- tener que, ir a, acabar de

Chapter 5:

• talk about sports
• describe a soccer uniform
• identify colors
• present tense of stem-changing verbs
• verbs gustar, interesar, aburrir

Chapter 6:

• describe people's personality, conditions, and emotions
• explain minor illnesses
• talk about a doctor's appointment
• ser vs. estar
• indirect object pronouns

Chapter 7:

• talk about summer and winter weather and activities
• preterite tense of -ar verbs
• preterite tense of ser and ir
• direct object pronouns

Chapter 8:

• discuss concerts, movies, museums, parties
• preterite of -er and -ir verbs
• the verbs 0ír and leer in present and preterite
• affirmative and negative words

Chapter 9:

• talk about buying clothes
• talk about buying food
• large numbers
• present tense of saber and conocer
• comparisons and superlatives
• demonstrative adjectives and pronouns