3
Middle School
Gramática
Cultura
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The verb
tener
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Expressing possession:
– Possessive adjectives
– The preposition
de
•
The verb
estar
•
Mapa cultural:
Mexico
•
The deserts and cities in the north:
los corridos
•
Mexico City: Tenochtitlan
•
The central region: Guanajuato
•
The south: the indigenous
population
•
Lectura: Teotihuacán, ciudad
de los dioses
•
Regular -
er
and -
ir
verbs,
present tense
•
Expressing obligation:
–
Tener que
+ in nitive
–
Hay que
+ in nitive
•
Adverbs of frequency
•
Mapa cultural:
Puerto Rico
•
Old San Juan
•
El Yunque
National Forest
•
Salsa, the essence of Puerto Rico
•
The U.S. and Puerto Rico
•
Lectura: El Morro: Blog
de viajes
•
Demonstratives
•
Comparison. Comparative adjectives
•
Stem-changing verbs (
o
>
ue
)
•
Mapa cultural:
Guatemala
•
The great Mayan city of Tikal
•
The quetzal, national bird of
Guatemala
•
Rigoberta Menchú: the ght for
peace
•
The marimba: the sound
of Guatemala
•
Lectura: Desde
Chichicastenango
•
Direct object pronouns
•
Indirect object pronouns
•
Stem-changing verbs (
e
>
i
)
•
Mapa cultural:
Peru
•
The Incas, kings of the mountains
•
The Nazca lines
•
The
caballitos de totora
•
Arequipa: a European city
•
Lectura: Festividad inca
del Inti Raymi
•
English-Spanish glossary .................................. R22
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Grammar index ................................................ R32
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Asking questions ................................................ 12
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Days and dates .................................................. 14
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The school schedule .......................................... 16
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Weather and seasons .......................................... 18
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Three reasons to learn Spanish ........................... 20
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Spanish around the world .................................. 22
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Learning strategies ............................................... 24
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Review ............................................................... 28