Spanish+IV++Units+of+Study

**Spanish IV Units of Study for 2012 - 2013**             **1. Vuelta al cole (Aug. 28 - 31) 4 days**

 **2.** **__ Chapter 4 __** **(September 4 - October 12) 29 days**  **Vocabulary: Family members and relationships, Family events, Caribbean food, complaints and excuses** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: future, conditional present progressive, present perfect, present subjunctive, past progressive, preterite** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: The Caribbean with special attention to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean food** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT: recipe, food preparation and presentation** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**Field Trip: Caribbean market and restaurant; Sunday, Sept. 30 Ballet Folklorico de México 7:00 George Mason University, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Prince William Campus**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **3. //__ Chapter 5 __// (October 15 - November 16) 23 days** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Vocabulary: opinions, suggestions, recommendations, invitations, arts and architecture, music and dramatic arts** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: comparatives, subjunctive, past perfect, passive voice** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahló** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT: research on Rivera or Kahló with mural or painting and presentation** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**Field Trip: Ward Museum; David Bisbal in concert Oct. 19 at the Warner Theater in D.C.**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **4. //__ Chapter 6 __// (November 19 - December 21) 22 days** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Vocabulary: electronic media terms, print media terms, certainty, doubt, disbelief, information, conversation** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: subjunctive, haber, subjunctive versus present indicative** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: Southwestern United States** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT: Newspaper** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**Field Trip: News station**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **5. //__ Chapter 7 __// (January 2 - February 15) 27 days** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Vocabulary: challenges, cultural heritage, hopes and plans, accomplishments** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: preterite and imperfect, reflexives, subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions, subjunctive with future actions, lo and lo que** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: The Andes, especially Perú** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT: Job research and job fair**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **6. //__ Chapter 8 __// (February 19 - March 15) 27 days** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Vocabulary: jobs and business terms, volunteerism, technology, professions, workplace terms** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: indirect object pronouns, uses of se, conditional, past subjunctive, "to become"** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: The Andes, Ecuador, Bolivia** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT: Job interview**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **7. Chapter 9 (March 18 - May 3) 31 days** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Vocabulary: legends, folk tales and fairy tales, historical events** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: preterite and imperfect in storytelling, preterite and imperfect contrasted, por and para, uses of subjunctive, sequence of tenses** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: Chile** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT: Legend** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**Guest Speaker**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **8. Chapter 10 May** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Vocabulary: natural diasters, environment** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Grammar: present and past progressive, haber, expressions of time, future tense, subjunctive** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **Culture: Chile and Argentina** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> **PBT**