
Juntos, Student Edition
Cengage Learning, Inc (Publisher)
Book
Spiral bound
352 pages
978-1-285-86896-7 (ISBN)
Description
JUNTOS provides everything you need to learn Spanish online, and a classroom manual full of activities and resources to support your progress. A five-step learning path -- Ready? Learn it! Practice it! Use it! Got it! -- makes it easy!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-285-86896-7 (9781285868967)
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INTRODUCCION: Greetings, the classroom, formal vs. informal address. Objectives: learning how to greet other people and how to introduce yourself using basic courtesies. Vocabulary: numbers 0-50, in the classroom, basic salutations and introductions, the alphabet. Grammar: Ser, estar and hay; article-noun agreement; introduction to subject pronouns (singular); tu vs. usted. Pronunciation: The Spanish alphabet. 1. LA FAMILIA Y LOS AMIGOS. Objectives: Talking about yourself and your family. Describing people's physical and emotional traits. Explaining and asking where someone is from. Vocabulary: family, colors, personal traits, feelings, and review of vocabulary from introduction; numbers 50-100. Grammar: Noun-Adjective agreement; ser and estar with adjectives; Questions: ?cuantos, como, quien, cual y que?, Regular 'ar, 'er, 'ir verbs; The verb tener to indicate possession and age. Culture: Naming conventions; the structure of Spanish-speaking families. Writing: Blog assignment (Introducing yourself). Writing strategies: How to go about posting to your blog (Outline ' write ' review ' rewrite ' reflect). Pronunciation: Syllable-final [e] and [o]. 2. ?QUE TE GUSTA HACER? Objectives: Describing one's pastimes and daily activities. Talking about what you and others like. Telling time. Indicating possession. Vocabulary: Pastimes, sports, hobbies, leisure, activities; additional -ar verbs and numbers; connecting words. Grammar: Use of gustar; telling time; possessive adjectives. Culture: Sports in the Spanish-speaking world. Writing: Blog assignment (describing your favorite free time activities). Writing strategies: Using connecting words to form a cohesive paragraph. Pronunciation: e, i, u. Project 1: Looking for a new roommate (Chapters P, 1 and 2). 3. LA COMIDA. Objectives: Expressing likes and dislikes regarding food. Describing and giving someone basic instructions on how to prepare a recipe; talking about future plans. Vocabulary: in restaurants, in the kitchen, food groups, food preparation. Grammar: Commands (informal); basic irregular verbs in the yo form (hacer, poner, etc.) in the singular; Expressing obligation (tener que) or necessity (hay que); Other expressions with tener; Expressing future plans (ir a). Culture: Food in the Hispanic world. Writing: Blog assignment (preparing a recipe). Writing strategy: Use grammar to achieve your communicative goals. Pronunciation: The pronunciation of letters b and v. 4. EN CASA. Objectives: Describing a house, rooms and furniture, appliances, etc. Talking about chores and routines in the house. Comparing different types of housing. Expressing location. Describing what someone is doing. Talking about daily routines. Vocabulary: Rooms in the house, appliances, chores, In the house, Around the house, Architecture styles. Grammar: present progressive; comparatives and superlatives; stem-changing verbs; prepositions of location. Culture: La casa Luis Barragan. Writing: Blog assignment (describing your house). Writing strategies: Organizing your ideas before you write. Pronunciation: [p], [t] and [k]. Project 2: Family reunion (Chapters 3 and 4). 5. POR LA CIUDAD. Objectives: Asking for and giving directions; indicating location; talking about immediate future plans. Vocabulary: The City, City Transportation, the University. Grammar: Personal a; Commands (formal); reflexive verbs; ir, ser and estar in the preterit; verb ir. Culture: Cities and urban spaces. Comparing urban life in the US and the Hispanic world. Pronunciation:/b, d, g/. Writing: The city of the future. Blog assignment (describing your city). 6. DE VIAJE. Objectives: Expressing travel preferences. Describing places. Talking about past travel experiences by describing a sequence of events in the past. Vocabulary: Weather, Seasons, Transportation, Travel. Grammar: preterite tense (regular verbs), demonstrative adjectives, adverbs, verbs like gustar, saber/conocer. Culture: Cultural festivals around the Spanish-speaking world. Writing: Blog assignment (past