Spanish III
High School
World Languages
Course Description:
Students continue to develop their proficiency in speaking, listening, writing and reading by interacting with other speakers of Spanish. Students will understand oral and written messages in the target language and will make level appropriate oral and written presentations. Students communicate on a variety of topics using complex structures, moving from concrete to more abstract concepts. They will comprehend the main ideas of authentic materials that they read and hear, and are able to identify significant details when topics are familiar.
Semester 1
Lección Preliminar
Review of Spanish 1 and Spanish 2
En el consultorio
Topic 1: Health, Medical and Past Experiences
Topic 2: The Past Tense (Preterite and Imperfect)
La tecnologÃa
Topic 1: Technology in the home and outside world.
Topic 2: Familiar Commands and Por VS Para
Semester 2
Note: if the following section is blank the course is 1 semester long
La vivienda
Topic 1: The home
Topic 2: Formal Commands and the Subjunctive
La naturaleza
Topic 1: Nature and the Environment
Topic 2: The Subjunctive
En La Ciudad
Topic 1: Daily life in the city
Topic 2: Nosotros Commands, the Subjunctive (with adjective clauses), and Past Participles as Adjectives