AP Spanish

AP Spanish Language students practice perfecting their Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. They study vocabulary, grammar, and cultural aspects of the language, and then apply what they've learned in extensive written and spoken exercises. By the end of the course, students will have an expansive vocabulary and a solid, working knowledge of all verb forms and tenses. The equivalent of a college-level language course, AP Spanish Language prepares students for the AP Exam and for further study of Spanish language, culture, or literature.

Prerequisites: None

Course Length: Three to four years of Spanish or equivalent native fluency

Required Materials: Microphone/headset, speakers/headphones, and a Spanish language dictionary

Course Cost: $350/student per semester + required materials

Course Outline

SEMESTER 1

Unit 1:

I. Vocabulary 
Nationalities of the world 
Family relationships 
Customs and traditions of the family 
Most common cognates (for the AP Exam)


II. Grammar 
Accentuation, punctuation and structure of correct sentences. 
Regular verbs in the present and how to use them 
Stem-changing verbs in the present and how to write them. 
Subject pronouns. 
Irregular verbs in the present. 
Agreement of nouns and adjectives, gender and number.


Unit 2:

I. Vocabulary 
Primary and secondary schools; universities 
School subjects and academia disciplines 
Professions 
In and out of the classroom vocabulary 
Student life


II. Grammar 
Conjugate and use regular verbs in the preterit 
Recognize grammatical errors 
Conjugate and use irregular verbs in the preterit 
Use adjectives correctly 
Recognize Latin and Greek roots in words 
Conjugate and use stem-changing verbs in the preterit 
Use reflexive verbs


Unit 3:

I. Vocabulary 
The human body 
Sicknesses and deficiencias 
Foods 
Hygiene 
Nutrition and physical fitness


II. Grammar 
Conjugate and use verbs in the imperfect 
Use correct subject-verb agreement 
Know when to use the preterit and imperfect 
To use pronouns and possessive adjectives


Unit 4:

I. Vocabulary 
Sports 
Travel and tourism 
Pasttimes


II. Grammar 
The use of the past participle 
Uses of pronouns and interrogative adjectives 
The use of prefixes and suffixes 
The use of the present perfect 
The use of the verb gustar and other similar verbs 
The use of verbals and adjective phrases in the present perfect 
The correct use of saber and conocer 

  

SEMESTER 2

Unit 1:

I. Vocabulary 
Art 
Literatura 
Music


II. Grammar 
The use of the progressive tense 
The use of adverbs and adverbial phrases 
The use of the future tense 
The use of verb infinitives and gerunds 
The use of the conditional tense 
The use of direct and indirect object pronouns


Unit 2:

I. Vocabulary 
Shopping 
Fashion 
Money


II. Grammar 
The use of the subjunctive and indicative moods 
The use of comparisons 
The use of superlatives 
The use of the subjunctive mood in noun clauses, adjective clauses and adverbial clauses 
The passive voice


Unit 3:

I. Vocabulary 
Technology 
Communication 
Transportation


II. Grammar 
The conjugation of the subjunctive in the past 
Prepositions, simple and compound 
The use of the prepositions por and para 
The use of the imperfect subjunctive 
"If" clause sentences and the use of the subjunctive with them 
Prepositional pronouns and prepositions with verbs


Unit 4:

I. Vocabulary 
Politics and government 
Community activities 
Social consciente


II. Grammar 
Commands, formal and familiar 
Relative pronouns 
Moods and tenses of verbs 
Negative and indefinite expressions 
Sequence of tenses 
Expressions related to time and weather

 

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