Below is a list of goals for Spanish 1A student progress
in interpersonal language. Use this checklist as your "Progress Card"
to track your development in Spanish. As you learn to do each item, note
your confidence level in performing each task. You will want to practice
and review these objectives repeatedly on your own, with your native-speaking
conversation partner, and with your instructor.
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Language Learning Objectives:
Click on an objective for a list of key phrases to learn |
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Examples in context
(text, audio and video samples)
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Your confidence level:
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5 (high) |
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| Become acquainted with people: |
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introduce
myself and say my name |
2,
25 |
video and text: meeting someone new (Ecuador) |
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ask
someone his or her name |
3,
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introduce
others |
3-4 |
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ask someone where s/he is from |
2-3,
25 |
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say where I'm from |
2-5
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ask others questions to learn about them |
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45-46 115 143 149 184 |
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| address people appropriately according to their age and how well I know them: |
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greet
friends |
2-3
25 |
video and text: greet a friend (Argentina)
video and text: greet classmates (Ecuador) |
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greet
friends, strangers and acquaintances appropriately |
2-4
27
48 |
video and text files: greeting friends and professors at the university (México) |
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say
good-bye to friends |
3,
25 |
video and text: say goodbye to a friend (Argentina) |
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take
leave of friends, strangers and acquaintances appropriately |
3,
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ask
friends, friends, strangers and acquaintances "How are you?"
appropriately |
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video and text: greet an acquaintence (Argentina) |
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say
how I am |
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video and text: greet an acquaintence (Argentina) |
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| express politeness and gratitude: |
make polite comments to people |
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express gratitude |
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| express my... |
personal interests, likes, and dislikes |
10-12, 26
60-61
69-70
106
191-196
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academic interests |
7,
10-13
25-8 |
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intentions and future plans |
73-74 |
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wishes and preferences |
72 |
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opinions |
159 |
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| talk about ... |
my activities |
39-39
56-66
149-155 |
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family members |
112-113 118-123 |
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people's physical features |
139-141 |
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people's personalities |
14-16
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people's work and activities |
30-39
56-66
149-155
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the weather |
66-72 |
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the interests of others and of the community at large |
Vistazos culturales |
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the future plans of others and of the community at large |
Vistazos culturales |
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some interests of the Latino community in the U.S. |
Vistazos culturales |
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past activities and events |
81-100
170-175
238-240
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ask questions: |
ask questions to get information |
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45-46 115 143 149 184
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ask others for their opinions |
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make comparisons: |
make comparisons |
141-142
176-177
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use
the telephone: |
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answer
a phone call |
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say
whether the recipient of the call is at home |
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ask
for the person to whom I wish to speak |
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video and text: calling and asking for a friend (México)
video and text: calling and talking a friend(España)
video and text: talking with a friend's parent on the phone (Ecuador)
video and text: calling and asking for a friend, calling an office (Nicaragua) |
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tell someone it's the wrong number |
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say good-bye |
3,
25 |
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say when I don't understand |
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Participate in an open air market: |
make purchases |
17, 26, 161, 163 |
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get an attendant's attention |
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ask for prices |
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react to prices with exclamatory remarks |
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bargain for a better price |
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express satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a product |
10-12, 26, 70, 194 |
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Go to a restaurant: (231, 239) |
ask for a table for x people |
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order a meal from a menu |
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video: ordering a meal from a menu (México) |
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Call for the waiter or waitress |
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ask for the bill |
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extend, accept and reject invitations: |
extend an invitation |
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accept an invitation |
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reject an invitation |
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in conversation... |
say when I don't understand |
6 |
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sometimes correct myself when I speak |
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