Avancemos 1B Lorraine Sutherland Grade 8

UNIT SKILLS TYPES OF ASSESSMENT Fiestas: Dia de iindependencia, El 12 de octubre,

2. Unit 5

Bienvenido a nuestra casa

November-December

� Describe people and locations � Describing a house and household items � Indicating order � Plan a party � Talk about chores/responsibility � Say what you just did � Tell someone what to do

Vocabulary: House, household items, party, chores, clothing, colors, location words

ADD: Weather and seasons

Grammar: Ser vs. estar, irregular verbs(decir,venir, yo forms), ordinal numbers, acabar+de+infinitive, tener que, interrogative words, expressions of frequency, direct object pronouns

Themes: Ecuador

Culture: Houses in Ecuador, geographical locations, birthday party, textiles in Otavalo, dancesFiesta: Día de los muertos Las Navidades

� Flashcards � Speaking activities � Listening activities � Reading activities � Writing activities � Video & activities � Conversations and questions � Realia � Skill integration (listen, read and write) � Skill support/Speaking activities for units 5 p.

NYS25 � Skill support/Writing activity for unit 5 p.

NYS33 � Proyectos pp. 243a-b/ Bulletin board, games-

optional� Other projects: House poster

Avancemos 1B Lorraine Sutherland Grade 8

UNIT SKILLS TYPES OF ASSESSMENT 3. Unidad 6

Mantener un cuerpo sano

January-February

� Talk about sports � Talk about whom you know � Talk about what you know � Talk about parts of the body � Make excuses � Say what you did � Talk about staying healthy

Vocabulary: Activities and sports, equipment, locations, staying healthy, body

ADD: Telling time & Clothing

Grammar: Jugar, gustar w/ nouns, saber vs. conocer, personal a, comparatives, o-ue stem changing verbs, doler, preterite of ar verbs, preterite of –car,- gar, -zar verbs

Themes: República Dominicana

Culture: Baseball, Caribbean series, representative art, sports club, beaches, artistists, world-class athletes, Merengue festival, gestures and proverbs Fiestas: Año Nuevo & Carnaval

*Proficiency Exam listening and reading form old exam*

� Flashcards � Speaking activities � Listening activities � Reading activities � Writing activities � Video & activities � Conversations and questions � Realia � Skill integration (listen, read and write) � Skill support/Speaking activities for unit 6 p.

NYS25� Skill support/ Listening p. NYS286 � Proyectos pp.297a-b/Web search, game-

optional� Other projects: Sports poster

4. Unidad 7

Una semana fenomenal

� Talk about technology � Talk about series of events � Say what you did � Talk about indefinite or negative situations

� Flashcards � Speaking activities � Listening activities � Reading activities

Avancemos 1B Lorraine Sutherland Grade 8

UNIT SKILLS TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

March� Talk on the phone � Say where you went, how it was, and what you

did� Extend invitations

Vocabulary: Sending e-mails, talk about when events occur, making a phone call, places of interest, time, foods and beverages, places around town

ADD: Professions & Shopping

Grammar: Affirmative and negative words, Qué + adjective, pronouns after prepositions, preterite ofir, ser, and hacer, noun adjective agreement, affirmative tú commands Themes: Argentina

Culture: Mate, el lunfardo, beaches of el Mar de Plata, computer virus questionnaire, Argentinian food, non-traditional museums, el Puerto de la Boca, names Fiesta: Las Fallas

� Writing activities � Video & activities � Conversations and questions � Realia � Skill integration (listen, read and write) � Skill support/Speaking activities for units 7 p.

NYS25 � Proyectos pp. 351a-b/Web search, internet

hunt-optional� Other projects: Beach poster

5. Unidad 8

Una rutina diferente

April-May

Proficiency Speaking

� Talk about a typical day � Talk about what you are doing � Talk about your daily routine while on

vacation � Talk about buying souvenirs on vacation � Talk about vacation activities

Vocabulary: Daily routine, vacation plans,

� Flashcards � Speaking activities � Listening activities � Reading activities � Writing activities � Video & activities � Conversations and questions � Realia

Avancemos 1B Lorraine Sutherland Grade 8

UNIT SKILLS TYPES OF ASSESSMENT Exams

Review

vacation and leisure activities, family, numbers 200-1,000,000, classroom objects

Grammar: Reflexive verbs, demonstrative pronouns, gustar + infinitive

ADD: Geography

Themes: Costa Rica

Culture: Plant life in Costa Rica, art and landscape, using tú, ud and vos, transportation,coffee production, local markets Fiestas: Semana Santa Cinco de Mayo

� Skill integration (listen, read and write) � Skill support/Speaking activities for units 8 p.

NYS25 � Skill support/Writing activity for unit 8 p.

NYS33 � Proyectos pp.405a-b/Scrap book using the

present tense, pantomimes-optional

6. Review

June

� Practice for Proficiency Exam � Proficiency Exam & Final Project

Students need 85 or better will have 1.5 years of Spanish

Avancemos 1B Lorraine Sutherland Grade 8