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9th Grade

 

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English/Literacy

9th Grade

All entering ninth graders are required to take a grammar placement test to determine whether they need to take a grammar skills course.  Grammar workshops review and remediate grammatical concepts with an emphasis on sentence structure, usage, and effective communication.

 

9th GRADE GRAMMAR SKILLS COURSE

Students will master three sentence types:

                                    Simple

                                    Compound

                                    Complex

Students will practice usage skills

Students will practice punctuation skills

                                    Master: end marks, capitalization

                        Review: commas, semi-colons, colons, hyphens, dashes,

                                        and quotation marks.

Students will practice formats for specific writing tasks:

                                    Title pages

                                    Research--footnotes, citations, bibliographies, etc.

 

Students will demonstrate mastery or proficiency by submitting written work, from various other courses, that accurately proves their competence.

 

9TH GRADE ENGLISH

READING:   

The Princess Bride

Inside the Walls of Troy

Mythology: Cupid and Psyche, Orpheus and Eurydice, Pygmalion and Galatea, Echo and Narcissus, King Midas, Lady Godiva, David and Goliath, The Sword in the Stone, and Lancelot and Guinevere.

Assorted poetry as it relates to mythology (contains allusions to mythology.)

            Oedipus the King

Beowulf  (excerpts from the Raffel Translation)

Romeo and Juliet

A Guide to MLA Documentation

Students read four books independently from an approved list

 

LITERARY ELEMENTS:   

Structure of novel: lyrical, frame, chronological;

Elements of Rhythm: alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, repetition, iambic pentameter, dactyls, trochees rhyme;

Figures of speech/Figurative language: metaphor, simile, personification,

Plot: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, denouement;

Types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. society

Five stages of a hero

Epic poetry, Narrative poetry, Myth

Dialogue, Narration

General Literary devices: allusion, kennings, narrative poetry, tone, antagonist, protagonist, foil, plot, stereotype, mood, propaganda, prologue, epilogue

Point of View: third person omniscient, third person limited, first person

Elements of Shakespearean Drama: monologue, aside, soliloquy, blank verse, oxymoron, pun, wit, hyperbole, paradox, iambic pentameter

Elements of Tragic Drama: great man, tragic flaw (hubris), great fall, catharsis, pity and fear.

 

WRITING:    

Memorandum

            Major project on character, theme, or plot

            Persuasive Essay

Comparison/Contrast Essay

News Article

Short story

Poetry

Speeches

            Script/Dialogue

 

GRAMMAR:

            Comparisons in parallel forms

            Subject and object pronouns

            Non-restrictive clauses 

Pronoun agreement

Subject/verb agreement

 

MECHANICS:

Capital letters

            Numbers under one-hundred

            Spelling of common words

            Underlines vs. italics

MLA Research Format

Suffixes and prefixes

Citations (MLA format)

 

PUNCTUATION:

End marks

Capitalization (nine common rules of)

Commas in a series, commas in non-restrictive clauses, commas in compound

 sentences, commas for clarity

Apostrophes--possession and contraction

Quotation Marks--direct and indirect

Dashes

Colons

 

STYLE:

Coordination, subordination, and parallelism

Formal essay format: Title, Thesis statement, Introductions, Topic sentences, Transitions, Use of powerful details

Subordinating sentences

Sense of Audience

Parallelism

Sentence variety and its power

 

SPEAKING:

Presentation of major project—Voice projection, enunciation, eye contact, pace

Peer editing

Read aloud

Presentation of research

 

LISTENING:            

Appropriate audience behavior

Peer editing     

Questioning skills

Analytical viewing                    

 

STUDY SKILLS:

How to use a rubric

One-Foot voice (editing technique)

Note-taking

Creating and using study guides

Types of test questions

Multi-answer three part questions

Test strategies for multiple choice and short answer

Research

Note taking

Time management

Critical viewing

 

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

Computer research

Locating/evaluating credibility of internet and book sources

Computer formatting skills

Six Library Links units with the librarian

Move image and text between documents

Citations from a variety of sources

 

 

History

ANCIENT WORLD

GOALS

Ancient World examines the history and cultures of pre-modern peoples throughout the world.  In addition to a survey of Greek, Roman, and Medieval Europe, the history of China, Japan, and India is closely studied.  Attention is also paid to developments in Africa and the Americas.  Students are encouraged to find cross-cultural patterns and to compare the way institutions developed in different eras and areas.  Geography and its influence on events and individuals and individuals' influence and achievements are an important part of what students learn.  The course uses a variety of audiovisual techniques as well as reading and lecturing.  Students are expected to write a research paper during the second semester. 

 

TOPICS

A brief consideration of prehistory and the distinctions of recorded history

The River Valley Civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Northern Indian and China

Mayan Civilization

Aztec Civilization

Minoan and Mycenaean civilization

Development of 5th century Sparta and Athens

The Hellenistic achievements of Alexander the Great and his successors

Republican and Imperial Rome; the coming of Christianity

Byzantine Culture and the emergence of Islam

 

SKILLS

    Students:

are provided with a working framework of knowledge so that they will have a context in which they can locate subsequently encountered information, and understand special words and concepts like civilization, dynasty, city-state, Socratic method, diaspora, etc.

develop coherent narrative skills through well-organized note taking and structured essay writing.

develop analytical skills more especially in identifying cause and effect, in comparing and contrasting societies and life-styles as well as in recognizing social change and continuity.

develop evaluative skills when reading and studying sources of information.  In assessing reliability, they learn to consider how well informed was the writer and what were his or her sources of information; for whom the account was written, when it was written, and by whom the writer may have been influenced; they learn to identify bias and propaganda.

inculcate the ability to empathize with societies alien to our own.  They learn to exercise the powers of imagination with a view to a better understanding of worlds and cultures of which we have no personal experience.

 

Beyond developing the skills listed above, we hope that at the end of this course our students will be better citizens.  They will better appreciate the origins from which their own civilization has emerged.  They will be better communicators and have a greater awareness of social structures and the forces that produce them.  They will be better equipped to evaluate the reliability of what they read and hear.  They will be aware that there have been, are and will be human beings who think very differently from themselves.  The course is conceived in the belief that in spite of the huge differences between ancient civilizations and our own, the problems of humanity are also timeless.  An inquiry into such matters as Hammurabi's code, the municipal ideals of Pericles, the expansionist ambitions of Alexander the Great and the tensions between citizens of Gaul and their Roman masters, can only enlighten our understanding of the legal, administrative, military and imperial developments of our own day.

 

 

Foreign Language

Coursework generally includes French I, French II, Spanish, I, Spanish II, or Latin II

 

FRENCH I

This beginning French course starts to build a basis of the French language with a strong emphasis on communicative skills.  The course starts to develop listening and reading comprehension skills, speaking proficiency, writing skills, and an appreciation for the culture of French-speaking countries.

The French I course demands constant and active participation from the students.  The usage of the French language in class increases as the course progresses.

 

GOALS

To acquire the basic pronunciation and intonation skills

To acquire the ability to read and to understand basic French in spoken and written forms

To foster the elements of writing proficiency

To use new vocabulary and grammatical structures in written and spoken French

To begin to communicate ideas effectively in French

To encourage an understanding and appreciation for culture of France and other French-speaking countries

COURSE MATERIALS

Allez, viens! - level 1 series

                        Student text

                        Practice and Activity Workbook

                        Vocabulary and Grammar Workbook

            In class use of audio CD's, video segments

French in Action video program (episodes 1-12)

Films:  Cross my Heart, Touring France

TOPICS

Conversation

Introducing yourself

Greeting people and saying goodbye

Asking how people are

Asking someone's name and age and giving yours

Things you like or don't like ; activities you like or don't like to do

Greetings and goodbyes

Hand gestures

Agreeing and disagreeing

Asking for and giving information

Asking for and expressing opinions

Getting someone's attention

Expressing thanks

Exchanging information

Question formation

Making, accepting, and turning down suggestions

Making and responding to requests

Asking others what they need and telling what you need

Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences about activities

Accepting and turning down a suggestion

Arranging to meet someone

Asking for an opinion; paying a compliment; criticizing

Asking for and expressing opinions

Asking for and giving advice

Asking for and giving people's names and ages

Asking for, giving, and refusing permission

Au téléphone

Conversational time

Expressing likes and dislikes

Expressing need; inquiring

Extending and responding to invitations

Hesitating; making a decision

Information questions

Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes

Inquiring about and relating past events

Introducing people

Likes and dislikes

Making plans

Making suggestions, excuses and  recommendations

Making, accepting and turning down suggestions

Offering, accepting, or refusing food

Ordering food and beverages

Paying a check

Responding to compliments

Sharing confidences and consoling others

Telephone call

Telling someone what to do

School life

Understanding classroom instructions

French classroom expressions

School subjects  and school-related words

Class times

Parts of school day

School supplies

Buying school supplies in French-speaking countries

Mechanics

Spelling

Counting

French alphabet, accent marks, and names

French gesture for counting

Numbers for telling time

Avoir besoin de

C'est versus il/elle est

Contractions with à

De with expressions of quantity

Possession with de

The direct object pronouns le, la, les

The object pronouns le, la, les, lui, and leur

The pronoun en

Using le with days of the week

Vocabulary

Colors

Weather expressions

Months of the year

Time expressions

Seasons

Celsius and Fahrenheit

Activities

Adjectives to describe and characterize people

Articles of clothing

Chores

Clothing sizes

Colors

Daily activities

Days of the week

Describing and characterizing people

Expressions of quantity

Family members

Food and beverages

Food served in a café

Food vocabulary

Identifying people

Meals

Numbers 20-100

Places to go

Sports and hobbies

Things to do

Grammar

Ne…pas

The definite articles le, la, l', les

The connectors et and mais

Subject pronouns

Using si instead of oui to contradict a negative statement

The indefinite articles un, une, des

The demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, ces

Adjective agreement and placement

De after a negative verb

The pronoun on

Adverbs of frequency

Adjective agreement

Adjectives used as nouns

Placement of adverbs with passé composé

Possessive adjectives

The imperative

The partitive articles

Verbs

-er verbs

The verb avoir

The verb aimer

The verb avoir

Expressions with jouer and faire

The verb faire

The verb aimer; regular -er verbs

Aller + infinitive

The future with aller

The -ir verb: choisir

The passé composé with avoir

The -re verb: repondre

The verb aller and aller + infinitive

The verb être

The verb pouvoir

The verb prendre

The verb vouloir

The verbs mettre and porter

Culture

The French-speaking world

Famous French-speaking people

Leisure time activities

The French educational system/le bac

L'heure officielle

Curriculum in French schools

The French grading system

Things you might buy for school and fun

Bagging your own purchases

French currency (euros)

Québec

Sports and hobbies

Old and new in Quebec City

Sports in Francophone countries

Abidjan

Arles, France

Dating in France

Family life

Fashion in francophone countries

Food of Côte d'Ivoire

Going out

History of Arles

Mealtimes in francophone countries

Paris

Pets in France

Québec

Shopping for groceries in francophone countries

Telephone habits of French-speaking teenagers

The French telephone system

The Ivorian market

The metric system

Tipping

Waitpersons as professionals

 

FRENCH II

This intermediate French course continues to develop a strong basis of the French language.  The class builds upon the material and goals presented at the beginning level of language learning.  The French II course is conducted primarily in French, which emphasizes the use of French as a means of communication.  The course demands active participation from the students in a variety of ways such as dialogues, presentations, pair activities, and interviews.  Several projects and presentations are included such as a unit on French food, a treasure hunt (giving and following directions), a presentation on Loire valley castles, and an awalé tournament.

 

GOALS

To improve the student's ability to speak the language

To improve the ability to communicate ideas effectively in French

To improve the understanding of oral and written French

To foster writing proficiency through directed and creative writing

To use new vocabulary and grammatical structures in written and spoken French

To recognize and understand the meaning of unknown words through context clues and cognates

To improve basic pronunciation and intonation skills

To continue to develop an appreciation for culture of France and other French-speaking countries

COURSE MATERIALS

Allez, viens! - level 2 series

                        Student text

                        Practice and Activity Workbook

                        Vocabulary and Grammar Workbook

                        In class use of audio CD's, video segments

French in Action video program (episodes 13-25)

Film:  Au revoir les enfants

TOPICS

            Conversation

Describing and characterizing yourself and others 

Expressing likes and dislikes

Asking for and giving advice

Relating a series of events

Welcoming someone and responding to someone's welcome

Asking for and giving directions

Paying and responding to  compliments

Paying and receiving compliments

Making suggestions

Making purchases

Asking for, offering, accepting, and refusing food

Extending good wishes

Giving prices

Asking for information and describing a place

Asking for and making suggestions

Sympathizing and consoling someone

Giving reasons and making excuses

Congratulating and reprimanding someone

Asking for opinions Expressing enthusiasm, indifference, and dissatisfaction

Expressing disbelieve and doubt

Asking for and giving information

Formal and informal phrasing of questions

Expressing satisfaction and frustration

Telling time

Expressing concern for someone and complaining

Giving advice Accepting and rejecting advice

Expressing discouragement and offering

Encouragement

Telling how often you do something

Telling what or whom you miss Reassuring someone

Asking and telling how things were like

Reminiscing

Making and responding to suggestions

Describing places

Wondering what happened

Offering possible explanations

Accepting and refusing explanations

Breaking some news

Showing interest

Beginning, continuing, and ending a story

Explanations and apologies

Sharing a confidence

Asking for and granting a favor

Making excuses

Apologizing and accepting an apology

Reproaching someone

Apologetic actions

Talking about personal problems

Accepting and refusing advice

Mechanics and Usage

The adjective quel

Using tu and vous

Contractions with à

intonation

Contractions with de

Emphasizing likes and dislikes

The reflexive pronouns se and me

The relative pronouns ce qui and ce que

De with adjectives and plural nouns

The phrase c'était

The pronoun en with activities

Figures of speech

Si on + the imparfait

Avoir l'air + adjective

            Pronunciation

Pronunciation: liaison

Pronunciation: e muet

Pronunciation: the nasal sounds

Pronunciation: [y] versus [u]

Pronunciation: the [r] sound

Pronunciation: the [e] sound

Pronunciation: the nasal sound [a]

            Vocabulary

Travel items

Family vocabulary

Clothing and colors

Weather expressions and seasons

Furniture and rooms

Places in town

Places to shop

Food items to buy

Meals

Gift items

Special occasions

Expressions of quantity

Food vocabulary

Places, flora, and fauna

Vacation activities

School day vocabulary

Meals at school

Sports and leisure activities

Weekend activities

Health expressions

Parts of the body

Injuries

Staying fit

Childhood activities

Adjectives of physical traits and personality

Chores

Places in a city

Feelings

Personal happenings

Friendship

School-related mishaps

Accidents and injuries

Party preparations

            Grammar

The imperative

Question formation

Prepositions of location

The object pronoun en

The partitive articles

The indirect object pronouns lui and leur

Recognizing reflexive verbs

Connectors for sequencing events

Introduction to the passé composé with être

Connector words

Question words

Formation of imparfait

Object pronouns and their placement

Direct object pronouns with the passé composé

Object pronouns before an infinitive

            Verbs

The verbs avoir and être

Adjective agreement

Choisir and other -ir verbs 

Future with aller

Regular -er verbs

Adjectives that precede the noun

Courses of a meal

The verbs pouvoir and vouloir

Reflexive verbs

Adverbs of frequency

Daily activities

The passé composé with avoir

The passé composé with être

The verb ouvrir

Verbs that use être in the passé composé

Reflexive verbs in the passé composé

The verb devoir

The verb se nourrir

The imparfait of avoir and être

The passé composé vs. the imparfait

Using être en train de and the imparfait

The passé composé of reflexive verbs

            Culture

Travel documents for foreign countries

Studying abroad

Ethnic restaurants

French teenagers' bedrooms

Notre-Dame de Chartres

Houses in francophone countries

Neighborhood stores

Typical meals in the francophone world

The euro

La ville de Saint-Pierre

Places to visit in different regions

The Creole language

Carnaval

Music and dance in Martinique

Carnet de correspondance

French grades and report cards

School life in francophone countries

Types of châteaux in France

Studying historical figures in school

Buses and trains in France

Research and presentations on Loire Valley castles

Good and bad eating habits

Pharmacies in France

Teenagers' exercise habits

Mineral water

Côte d'Ivoire

Things to see and buy in Côte d'Ivoire

Village life in Côte d'Ivoire

Ethnic groups in West Africa

High school in Côte d'Ivoire

Félix Houphouet-Boigny

Game of awalé

The cours Mirabeau

Aix-en-Provence

Histoires marseillaises

Paul Cézanne

Roman ruins in Aix-en-Provence

Provençale cuisine

 

 

SPANISH I

The Spanish I students are introduced to the four skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Beginning with this level of the Spanish, the program places a strong emphasis on oral communication.  Reading and writing are initially used as a reinforcement of previously learned material.  Gradually, students are able to read stories and write short dialogues.

 

GOALS

To begin to build a strong vocabulary and grammatical base

To develop students' communicative skills

To encourage students' daily participation in class discussions

To develop writing proficiency by means of directed exercises, short dialogues on a variety of topics, and a daily journal

To develop pronunciation skills

To develop listening comprehension skills and ability

To introduce students to Spanish culture and to the Spanish speaking world

To develop in students an appreciation and understanding of Spanish culture through reading, watching videos, and listening to music

COURSE MATERIALS

¡Ven conmigo! - level 1 series

Student text

            Practice and Activity Workbook

            Vocabulary and Grammar Workbook

            In class use of audio CD's, video segments

Destinos video series (episodes 1-6)

Short stories from Diálogos simpáticos, an introductory reader

Practice exercises from the website Learn Spanish (www.studyspanish.com)

TOPICS

Conversation

Introductions

Useful phrases

"Simón Dice" game to review commands

Greetings and farewells

Asking how someone is and saying how you are

Asking and saying how old someone is

Asking where someone is from and saying where you're from

Likes/dislikes

Hellos/goodbyes

Age expressions

"How are you?" and responses

Telling where you're from

Wants and needs

Describing your room

Telling time, being late, being in a hurry

Describing people and things you like

Tag questions

Describing people and things 

Telling where people and things are

How often you do things

Today's date

Getting together with friends

Discussing problems and giving advice

Talking on the phone

Extending,  accepting and declining invitations

Making plans

Telephone conversations

Declining invitations

Telephone expressions

Getting to know someone

Party invitations

Commenting on food

Making polite requests

Ordering dinner in a restaurant

Asking for/paying the bill in a restaurant

Polite requests

Paying the check in a restaurant

Expressing likes and dislikes

Discussing gift suggestions

Asking for and giving directions

Commenting on clothes

Making comparisons

Expressing preferences

Asking prices/paying

Asking for and giving an opinion

Asking for help and responding to requests

Telling a friend what to do

School Life

Classes and sequencing events

School classes

Grade scales in different countries

A typical school day 

Student course loads

School-sponsored activities

Spanish punctuation marks

Mechanics and Usage

Definite articles

Accent marks

Indefinite articles

Plural definite articles

Forming questions

el/los + days of the week

tú and usted

Negation

¿Quién/quiénes?

les, a ustedes, a ellos, a ellas

Frequency of activities

Gender

"personal a"

Diminutives

Hay

Forming questions

Future expressions

Use of estar to say how things taste

Comparisons

Gift suggestions

Describe past events

Informal commands

Direct object pronouns lo and la

Expressions for time in the past

Tú and usted

Vocabulary

Telling time

Alphabet

Colors

Numbers

Sports

School items

Items in your room

Time expressions

Activities

Locations

Days of the week

Activities with friends

Weather

Dates, months, seasons

A typical week

Days of the week

Describing a family

Describing people

Family members

Household chores

Colors

Descriptions of people

Pastimes and hobbies

Personal chores

Talking about meals and food

Meals

Foods

Numbers (0-200,000)

Vocabulary for shopping

Clothing

Family terms

Preparations for a party

Celebrations

Grammar

Subject pronouns: yo, tú 

Noun gender/agreement

Plural nouns

Agreement of cuánto and mucho with nouns

Subject pronouns: él, ella

Subject pronouns: yo, tú

Forming questions with cuántos

Adjective agreement

Possession with de

Noun/adjective agreement

Present tense

Uses of que

Subject pronouns

Present tense

Subject pronouns

Possessive adjectives

Encantar + indirect object pronouns

Expressions with tener

Indirect object pronouns

Es/son de + material/pattern

Demonstrative Adjectives

Present activities

Present progressive tense

Verbs

The verb ser

-ar/-er/-ir verb infinitives

Uses and forms of ser

tener

Necesitar, querer

-ar verbs

con, conmigo, contigo

The verbs estar, ir

tener

-er,-ir verbs

Hacer, salir, deber, poner

e to ie stem-changing verbs

Pensar + infinitive

ir + a + infinitive

Reflexive verbs

Tener expressions

gustar

o to ue stem-changing verbs

Forms of otro

estar and ser

Locations

Preterit tense of ar verbs

Culture

Common Spanish names

An introduction to the Spanish speaking world, including famous Spanish-speakers in sports, the arts, science, and politics

First names and Saints' Days

Greeting customs

Spanish surnames

The school day in Spain and Latin America 

Apartments in Spain

Spanish currency

México

Free time activities:  where you go/what you do

Sports in Spanish-speaking countries

Greetings in Spanish-speaking countries

Florida

Seasons in South America

What a family does together

Privacy in Hispanic culture

La familia

Ecuador

Traveling without a car

La comida de las Américas

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and table manners in Spanish-speaking countries

Common Andean dishes

Tortillas

Texas

Specialty stores in Spain

Fashion

Tamalada

Currency

Festivals and holidays

Saints' Days

Quinceañera

Wedding Celebrations

Las Piñatas

      

 

SPANISH II

The Spanish II students continue to develop the four skills of language:  listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  At this level, the program continues to develop oral communication and place a strong emphasis on vocabulary.  Reading and writing skills continue to be developed and reinforced. Students are expected to prepare for various in-class presentations and dialogues.  Reading short stories is introduced at this level, as well as more focused writing exercises.

 

GOALS

To continue to build a strong vocabulary and grammatical base

To further develop students' communicative skills

To continue to encourage students' daily participation in class discussions

To further writing proficiency through directed exercises, dialogues on a variety of topics, and a daily journal

To enhance pronunciation skills

To improve listening comprehension skills and ability

To continue to expose students to Spanish culture and to the Spanish speaking world

COURSE MATERIALS

¡Ven conmigo! - level 2 series

Student text

            Practice and Activity Workbook

            Vocabulary and Grammar Workbook

            In class use of audio CD's, video segments

Destinos video series (episodes 7-18)

Short stories from Cuentitos simpáticos, an introductory reader

Practice exercises from the website Learn Spanish (www.studyspanish.com)

TOPICS

            Conversation

Introducing yourself and others 

Talking about what you and others do 

Saying what you like and don't like

Description of appearance of Hispanics

Talking about how you're feeling

Making suggestions and responding to them

Saying if something has already been done

Asking for and offering help

Describing your city or town

Expressing feelings

Talking about your daily routine

Talking about responsibilities

Complaining

Talking about hobbies and pastimes

Saying how long something has been going on

Expressions of agreement

Asking for help and responding to questions

Giving explanations

Asking for and giving opinions

Giving advice

Talking about things and people you know

Making comparisons

Making plans

Talking about staying fit and healthy

Telling someone what to do and not to do

Informal commands

Asking for and giving information

Relating a series of events

Talking about what you used to do

Saying what you used to like and dislike

Describing what people and things were like

Using comparisons to describe people

Talking about likes and dislikes using the preterit

Describing a past event

Saying why you couldn't do something

Reporting what someone said

Describing what you did

Asking for help in a store

Talking about how clothes look and fit

Bargaining in a market

Giving directions

Setting the scene for a story

Continuing and ending a story

Talking about the latest news

Reacting to news

            Mechanics and Usage

hace + quantity of time + que + present tense

deberías vs. debes

ser + adjective to describe people

para + infinitive

ser vs. estar

Comparisons: más...que, menos... que

ir + a + infinitive

Reflexives with verbs of emotion

Imperfect of ser to describe people and things

tan + adjective / adverb + como

Comparisons: más/menos + adjective + que

Superlatives

Verbs with prepositions

Formal commands with usted, ustedes

ser + de + material

            Vocabulary

Nationalities

Numbers

Colors

Family members

cafeterías

Calendar expressions

Places around town

Weather expressions

Clothing

Daily activities

Chores

Hobbies and pastimes

Household chores

Daily routines

Verbs of personal grooming

Vocabulary of household chores

Vocabulary for hobbies and pastimes

School and computer terms

Activities around town

After school activities

School subjects

Sports

Fitness activities

Health and fitness terms

Body parts

Injuries and explanations

Ordering in a restaurant

In the city

Places in the city

In the train station

In a restaurant

Birthday celebrations

Food vocabulary

Describing people and places

Conveniences

Descriptive adjectives

In the zoo, the amusement park, and movie theater

Running errands

At a festival

Describing things

In a clothing store

In a market

Clothing/shoe sizes

Expressions for shopping

Clothing material and pattern

Accidents, mishaps, and daily events

Science fiction and fairy tales

The latest news

            Grammar

Indirect obj