Breaking the Spanish Barrier for Middle School
Two levels, each ideal for a one-year course.
Book
¡Vamos! Beginner "A"
Designed for total beginners who are ready to immerse themselves into the beautiful language of Spanish, ¡Vamos! Beginner “A” presents essential vocabulary, key grammar, and important cultural information from many Spanish-speaking countries. It is ideal for students in middle school as well as for students who would prefer a more deliberate pace.
1. Lección uno
- ¿Cómo se llama usted?
- ¿De dónde es usted?
- Buenos días.¿Cómo está usted hoy?¡Adiós!
- ¿Es usted normal?
- ¿Qué es esto?
2. Lección dos
- Mi familia
- Le gusta el elefante azul? ¿Hay tigres en Asia?
- Uno, dos, tres
- ¿Qué día es hoy?...¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
- ¿Qué hora es?
3. Lección tres/México
- Vocabulario (People)
- A) Verbs in the present tense
- B) Subject pronouns
- C) Interrogatives
- Prueba de Repaso
4. Lección cuatro/España
- Vocabulario (Transportation)
- A) “Boot” verbs in the present tense
- B) Conjunctions
- C) Nouns: singular and plural forms
- D) Adjectives and the idea of agreement
- Prueba de Repaso
5. Lección cinco/Colombia
- Vocabulario (Body)
- A) Irregular verbs in the present tense
- B) The verbs“ser”and“estar”
- C) Definite and indefinite articles
- D) Negative sentences
- Prueba de Repaso
6. Lección seis/Argentina
- Vocabulario (In Town)
- A) The preterite (past) tense of regular verbs
- B) Prepositions
- C) Pronouns after prepositions
- Prueba de Repaso
7. Lección siete/Estados Unidos
- Vocabulario (Food and Drink)
- A) The preterite of “boot” verbs
- B) Direct object pronouns (DOPs)
- C) The personal “a”
- D) Idiomatic expressions that use “tener”
- Prueba de Repaso
8. Lección ocho/Perú
- Vocabulario (Sports)
- A) The preterite of irregular verbs
- B) Possessive adjectives
- C) Indirect object pronouns (IDOPs)
- D) The verb “gustar”
- Prueba de Repaso
Book
¡En camino! Beginner (B)
Designed to follow ¡Vamos! (Beginner “A”), this level is ideal for middle school students as well as those seeking a more deliberate learning pace. Students will review major vocabulary and grammar from ¡Vamos! (Beginner “A”), including present and preterite tenses, subject and object pronouns, adjectives, “ser” and “estar” verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions.
Immersive articles with audio recorded by native speakers, videos, and literary selections are also featured throughout.
1. Lección uno
- A) Subject pronouns and pronouns following prepositions
- B) The present tense of regular verbs
- C) Reviewing Vocabulary
- D) The present tense: “Boot” verbs and irregular verbs
- E) “Ser” and “Estar”
2. Lección dos
- A) Reviewing Vocabulary
- B) The imperfect tense
- C) Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
- D) Por vs. Para / Saber vs. Conocer
- E) Reviewing Vocabulary
3. Lección tres/Ecuador & Venezuela
- Vocabulario (Clothes)
- A) The imperfect tense
- B) Reflexive object pronouns (ROPs)
- C) Adverbs
- D) Talking about the weather
- Prueba de Repaso
4. Lección cuatro/Bolivia & Chile
- Vocabulario (At Home)
- A) Irregular verbs in the imperfect tense
- B) Double object pronouns
- C) Adverbs that end with “-mente”
- Prueba de Repaso
5. Lección cinco/Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panamá
- Vocabulario (At School)
- A) Choosing between the preterite and imperfect
- B) Choosing between“saber”and“conocer”
- C) Special expressions with “hacer”
- D) The construction with “acabarde”
- Prueba de Repaso
6. Lección seis/Cuba, República Dominicana & Puerto Rico
- Vocabulario (Outdoors)
- A) The progressive tense
- B) Reflexive and reciprocal constructions
- C) Equal and unequal comparisons
- Prueba de Repaso
7. Lección siete/Paraguay & Uruguay
- Vocabulario (Music)
- A) Formal command forms using Ud.and Uds.
- B) Demonstrative adjectives
- C) Some useful idiomatic expressions and proverbs
- Prueba de Repaso
8. Lección siete/ Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador
- Vocabulario (High Tech)
- A) The immediatefuture
- B) Uses of “por” and “para”
- C) More numbers
- Prueba de Repaso
